Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-10-13

\, VlRGlNlA, w EDNEoDE
| report on the proposition to pItelrast
ilot from Miss Margaret E. Smith a
Wolfe and St. Asaph streets and als.
( On proposition fixing the grounds a
/ tire h:eh school so they could be, uset
FIR athletic purposes and recon-
mendaticn for sidewalk in 'front.' q
shc scncol for coloreH children. liz
matter was referred The city schoo
board also asked its status regard
ing the school property, they setting
forth that an athletic field was being
Lu:Et without asking them and star;d
erected on the high school grounds
without obtaining permission. L was
referred to the joint committee 81
SCI ools and pebble property.
Councilman Ticer, chairman OF ;he
finance committee, presented res"lu,
tor that tie city be given PEI MISSION
:, borrow 100000 to meet .efci: and
1T was referred to the finance :Gn1-
r,4ttee.
Councilman Downham introduced
an ordinance to provide for the prop
ertv owners and the city sharing IN
t;is expense for he Improvement of
sl,:e walks ana alley: and j, was re. F..
ferred to the joint comm'tte" on
streets and general laws.
Mr.. Downham also introduced an or
dinance making it illegal 70 park cars
fish or loiter on Hunting Greek b-l ="
and this a.!so was referred.
E,.oiu,jon of Councn2lan l.awler
that lie corporation attorney inquire
Of city tax collector the narics Of
persons delinquent OH the tax list and
the TAX collector proceed against ;hom
was :Gapted.
Resolution that bids be obtained
ccr installing electric lights in both
chambers of council and they also be
al,ered was re,eTred.
O.'her matters presented follow: Re-
solution appropriating $1,000 for sur
face treatment on Washington street
between Queen and Wythe streets.
Captain George H. Evans. business
manager CT the chamber of commerce.
was granted permission to place hand
some metallic sign at King street and
Russell read as guide to motorists:
ordinance authorizing mayor to sign
deed for certain lots in Gecre Wash
ington Park. referred to general laws
committee. petition of jitney drivers
that they be given permission to stand
on the south side of the 1900 BLOCK
King street referred to the street
committee; petition for sewer in alley
south Of the 1000 block Duke street
referred to street committee; petition
for sewer on Lee between Duke ard
Wclfe streets. referred to conm2ttec
on streets and finance; resolution Of
Councilman Desmond appropriatinG
$1,000 for purchase of four automatic
bel ringers. one for city hall tower
and cne in each of the three fire en-
pine houses. referred 10 fire and fin
ance committees; permission NaIoEal
Fruit Product Company. Incorporated
to sitting cable across Henry street
between Pcndtatnn and Wythe streets !;
Burnett Ale given permission to move
hcusa from 1915 Duke 20 sos South Al
tted street. Standard Oil Company
granted permission to lay pipe hnc
south cf Oronnco street to its plam
and ordinance referred to corpo-
ration attorney. Mrs. Sutherland pro-
tested against grarting 0. Fl. Daniels
permission to erect frame addition at
Orcr,oco ard Alfred streets. it was
referred; w. L. Martin given pc'mS-
sion to construct shed at 6O9 North
Columbus street.
The joirt session cf council was pre-
sided over by F. F. Ma,ibury. prcsi-
dent of the beard of aldermen.
Permission was given any Of these
present to speak en- the sub
iect Of rakirg ever the roads
Those who addressed council on the
matter included Julian T. Burke. f. H.
Kemper. R. NJ. Much, Richard B,
Washington; Councilman T:cer, Pres
ifGent Burke. Councilman bawler. Car
roq Pierce, City Engineer E. c. Dunn
H. F. Kennedy and B. A. Ford and
others.