Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-05-11
CITY TO ISSUE
100000 BONDS
City Council to Retire $4,000
Each Year Begin
ming, 1924
JOINT SESSION HELD
L. j. McDermott Chosen Fire Chtaf
and F.. C. Dunn is Reelected City
Encineer-Other Matters Presented

Common counci! at its meeting lasl
night by a vote Of 10 to 3 adopted
an ordinance providing for bond IS.
sue in the sum of 100000 as recon-
mended by the finance committee
These BOMBS are to bear interest .:
the rate of six per cent and the n
terest is payable in April and October
and beginning in 1924 the sum OF
$4,000 is to be pair each year up to
and including 1855 and $4,000 paid
1856 iquidating the indebtedness.
The bonds are to be in the denom!
nation of $1,000 each and are to oe
known as gas works, streets and gen
eral improvement bonds. SlS0,000 Is
for gas and $4,000 for street M
provements.
A motion of Councilman Fletcher
to amend the ordinance to make it
read 5000 900 was lost by vote OF 10
to 8, Messrs. Downharn, Fletcher ana
Devers favoring the $780, 900 issue.
On the petition Of Russell Mitchell?
Post No. 609, Veterans of Foreign
Wars for the use of the OF Friend
ship Engine house and to charge
small admission, funds 10 be for the
benefit of disabled ex-service men,
the public property and finance Conn
amiStee recommended that special
be appointed to NEE. the
old members of the Friendship Eng7nc
Company and get their sentiments
and the report was adopted. President
Burke appointed on this committee
Messrs. Wattles, Kaufman and De
Devers.
It was stated that meeting Ct
the Friendship Veterans viii oe nela
Monday night at 7.45 o'clock at the
company's house.
A joint session OF council was he'd
a. which time Edward ]. McDernott,
a member Of the Columbia Fire Com,
pany, was elected chief of the FIRE
department. to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Fire Chief Ken
neth w. Ogden. Mr.. McDermott Will
assume the duties of the position June
i. He was nominated by councilman
Desmond
f. C. Dunn was reelected city en-
gineer fer a period Of two years -
the joint session and was nominated
by Councilman Ticer.
Alderman C. J. W. Summers preS:o--
ed at the joint session and in COM
mon council Councilman W. c. Bag
ge:t served as clerk.
Previous to electing Mr.. McDer-
mctt the resignation of Mr.. Osden
was acted on. Those who opposed a
cepting his resignation were Messrs.
Kaufman, Sullivan and Fletcher an!
those who voted to accept it were
Messrs. Devers, Hllenger, Desmond,
Watrles, Downham, Matter, Ticcr,
McCaffrcy, Baggett and Burke.
Council granted the Alexandra
County Lighting Company permission
20 continue the prevailing rate :1f
electricity for another year from June
!. 1921 by vote Of IL to |. Council
man Sullivan voting in the negative.
A resolution tnat the corporation
attorney prepare an ordinance amend
ing ordinance in reference to the city
health department which shall pre-
vide for health officer who sha(! he
q physician, bacteriologist and clinic
ian, a deputy health officer, a pl-:iic
health nurse and c.erk and designat-
ing their salaries and duties was re,
ferred
Resolution that the city engineer
Re authorized to make necessary re,
pairs to the armory was referred (,
the joint committee on finance and
public property.
Petition from E. j. Shinn. secre:Sry
Of the board Of Police Commissioners
in which the commissioners recva,,
mended an appropriation Of $50 tc:
expenses Of Chief Goods to the Ma
tioral Association of Police Chef
which meets in St Louis was referce,
to finance and police conittees.
The annual appropriation bill 20
the year ending May 81, 1922 va
referred to the finance committee.
The lower oranch adopted 8