The Washington herald., 1921-10-12
ALEXANDRIA CITY
COUNCIL DISPOSES
OF FMUCHBy!SlNEs's !
Hampton Man Enters Ap-
plication for City
Manasership. 81
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ALEXANDRIA. Va. Oct. 1l.-A
plea for the construction Of pass
able roadway on North Fairfax
street. leading to the plants Of the
Old Dominion Glass Company, the
Bryant Fertilizer Company and the
General Shipbuilding Company was
made tonight before the city council
by Attorney Howard w. Smith In
behalf of the chamber of COM
merce. Mr.. Smith told OF the value
of these plants to the business in
terests Of the city. and of the DIM
Guilty in reaching them in case Of
fire, owing to the bad roadway.
President Burke referred the
matter TO the committee on finance
and streets, with Instructions to
report at the next meeting.
George L. Rinkiff. business man.
ager of Hampton. Va, submitted to
council his application for, the POSI-
ton of business manager of the
city Of Alexandria He stated that
he has had seven years experience.
five and q half ID that, capacity be-
ing in Springfield, Ohio. -
A resolution 10 extend the fre
limits on King street westward to
the corporate line was referred 'to
the committee on FIRE and the city
attorney.
Proposition of Beach Brothers re.
lative to sanitary boxes was re-
ferred to the health committee!
Resolution of . Councilman Des-
mond, of the fire committee, appro.
priating s1,375 to purchase pneu-
matte tires for engine companies
Nos. 1. and was referred to the
committee on fire and finance
The automobile . bureau, Of the
chamber Of commerce petitioned for
signs at Alfred and Franklin and
Patrick and Franklin streets and
IL was referred to the commitaee
on streets.
A report of work, accomplished
by the health department dur
ing the past month was submitted
to council by DR.. L. e. Foulks, city
health officer, and referred TO the
health committee. The report
showed the health Of the city to be
generally good, with, only fifteen
cases of typhoid reported during
the past month.
| alexandria may clean up for the
disarmament conference. A letter
on this subject from the Washing
ton Board of Trade to its members
| and sent to the chamber of COM
merce here by Leo p. Harlow was
read and referred to council, and
Councilman Fletcher moved that
the street committee confer with
the city engineer relative to the
proposed cleanup.
Ordinances directing the repair of
sidewalks to fifty-two pieces Of
property. the property owners to
pay part Of the cost unless they
do the work within ten days after
being notified by the city engineer,
were adopted.
Bill of costs in case of Mrs. Daisy
Datona Burton in her suit against
the city, amounting to SASS, was
referred to the finance committee.
The sum of $4,000 was appropri-
ated to purchase broken stone for
repairs to streets.
Petition of Sands and Company to
erect garage in rear of 1922 Prince
street was referred to the street
committee.
Communication from Capt. Gard
ner, Of the A. L. l., calling attention
to the fact that a carnival will be
held at the armory during the last
two weeks in October was referred
to the finance committee.
The steamer Majestic was sold at
public auction at noon today, and
purchased by a committee repre-
senting>the sbondholders for $50, 900.
The sale was made for Charles H.
st. John. Charles L. Douglas, Of
Washington, and Gardner L. Boothe,
of Alexandria, receivers.
A committee shortly will be
named by President w. A. Smoot,
Of the chamber of commerce, to
confer with the officials of Arling-
ton County, and get them to en-
deayor to have the heavy traffic
diverted: from the present Wash
tngton road to the river road. This
was decided upon by the commerce
directors at a meeting held yester-
day. "a committee also will be ap-
pointed to confer with the authori-
ties relative to the bad places in
the roadway at the south end of the
Highway Bridge. The Trent Anal
gam Company and George p. An
derton have been elected members
Of the chamber
Ernest. J.. BGmpass; So years old.
who lived at 500 Pendieton street.:
died last night at the Alexandria
Hospital. The body was taken to
Wheatley's chapel; and will be
shipped tomorrow morning at s:17
o'clock to- Bumpass; Va, for burial.