Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-04-28
Alexandria County Lighting
Co., Petitions Council
For Increase
PRESENT TRAFFIC LAW
Would Limit Fire Apparatus TO!
Twenty Five Miles an Hour-Drink
ing Fountain.

Permission was asked of City Coun-
ell last night by The Alexandria
County Lighting Company to in
crease lis rates. The proposed in
crease will be OH a sliding scale and
average about one cent per kilowat
per hour. The matter was referred
to the joint committee or finance and
light.
! 1t was set forth in the petition
that the present rate has remained
unchanged for the past thirteen years
while the Increased cost Of operating
and production has been doubled As
a result .hc company set forth that
their pats arc wiped out.
Councilman Lawler said it did mot
| look fair to sell the city gas at a re-
duction and then give the lighting
company permission to increase its
rate.
Councilman Ruben favored hearing
their side and also favored an in
crease in the price of gas.
a petition was read from the
Rosemont Citizens Association pro
testing against The erection Of bill
board n that Subdivision and a dele
eation Of members Of the association
appeared and F. II. Kcmpcr and
Julian r. Burke set forth their oh
icctions and asked that action, be
taken. Tie matter was referred 10
the io.nt comm ttcc on genera! laws
and streets.
The street labcrers petit:oned far
an Increase Of from thirty to forty
! ccnts-.sn hour. setting forth that
they cannot live on the present wages
! they receive This was referred TO
3! the ions r,tl:,.ittac CT streets ard
finance.
Resolution rat the city make .
temporary loan OF $4,000 to make
! repairs to the city gas plant and
also 10 meet Increased expenses for
oil and Goa! was adopted. il being
recommended By the joint committee
on finance and light
Richard Philpot submitted bid
! fer tho removal Of ashes and trash
from the households. His bid follows:
First year. $4,000; second year, $t0,-
2G0; third year, S10.400; fourth year,
$l0,600: fifth year. Sl0.S00. This
was referred to the joint committee
on streets AMI finance.
A new set Of traffic laws were
presented and read by Councilman
Fletcher and referred to the commit
tee on streets. This committee will
confer with the chief Of police and
fire chief q. meeting Thursday
night relative TO the laws and report
or them at the next meeting Of city
council
The law provides for a spcei Of Is
miles an hour and eight miles at eros
sings and twenty-five miles beyond
residential sections. 4 speed o.
twenty-five miles an hour is fixed for
the fire apparatus. 1t is provided
| that no motor vehicle shall come
closer than fifteen feet to a street
car when it is taking on CT letting
! off passengers; al vehicles on right
have right of way: no dazzling lights
are permitted and loud signals also
are tabcoei No one under sixteen
years old is permitted to drive car.
Bill Of Corporation Attorney II
Noel Garner for s254 from June ,.
1918. to neca:nher 20. .9l9 vas "c-
fcrreG e tie finance committee.
O:l.r .2a;~.rs n.e<entcti fniiow:
Application cf r. l.. Myc:S. f. :"
install hoxcS on sidewalk in front Of
lis North Pitt street referred 70
street committee: to ask for bids 81
printing $50 copie: Of license law and
merchants license taxes. referred: 10
purchase two car loads Of gravel 70
repair South Washington street from
Franklin 10 Catholic cemetery, streets
ard finance: J R. Howard - erect
frame building AZ 2l7 North Patric!;
street, street committee; 7. Louise
Madc!la 10 improve house SIS Duke
street, referred 20 street COMMITTEES;
permission granted ". ". Boyce 10
stall gasoline tank at l04 south Wash
irston street; H. V. Kelley for ga
rage ut 326 North Columbus street