Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-06-29
City Council Designates
Corporation Attorney to
Fight Trolley Boost
ss5,152 FOR SCHOOLS
Increase in Annual School Appropria-
tion eff S25,0OG-Council Adjourns
Fer Summer Till September 27.

Cly council last night adopted a
7Glls. uiJc,a directing Corporation at
;I,Lnsy H. Ncel Garner to go to Rich
mcad Friday and appear Defore the
sta.4 ccrpcrattoh commission and re-
siSt the proposed increase in fares IN
THE stake on THE Washington Virginia
Railway. The railway company desires
to increase its fares in the state in
acccldaEce with the increase granted
thsm by the Interstate Commerce
Commission
Councilman Lalwler suggested that
TIE ahcmber of ccnmllea'ce be invited
to join city council and cooperate in
the move To prevent the railway COM
pany obtaining the Increased rates IN
Whginila and it was decided to send as
letter asking their cooperation.
Councilman Tfcer, chaiarnan of the
finance commirtee, presented the an
Elual budget for THE operating eNpens-
es of the puElic scho2ls fer 1922
carrying with It am appropriation of
500, ,152 cf (which amount the state pay
$4,000. 1t was expjaired that This
is an increase over last years APP
propriation for public schools of S25,-
900. A total of $73,100 is for the pay
off teachers. 1t was referred to the
Joint ccmlmi.tae on finance ard
schools.
Resolution eff Councilman Ttcer; aD-
propl.an;Dg $3.50 for each elf THE fhree
fine companies in the city to help de-
fray their expenses TO the state fire
mems corrven.slcn which VIII be held in
Lexington next mcnbh. was refer
red to the fire and finance commit.
tees.
An cid resolution, being in the form
cf a petition from the RosemcEt Clt!-
zens' Association, asking city council
Il, take over the North Rosemont
sti.r3cm ard convert same into d sub
police staltlcn was presented and DIS
GUESSED at length and it was referred
to the joint committee on streets and
finsulce.
Permission was granted Russe,i
Mitchell Post No. 609 Foreign War
Veterans to use the second flccr of
the old Relief Hook and Ladder fire
engine house ON Prince stpeet between
ROYAL ard Fairfax streets, fer c!uo-
rooms.
A large number of resolutions were
aGcpted directing the city engineer
to proceed with THE work of smprov-
ing isiewalks in various parts of the
city that ane IN bad condition. Many
Of these sidewalks are en- King street
The cost off the work will be bourne
by the property owners.
Councilman Dcwnham inlbroduced a.
RESOLUTION providing fen the Improve
ment eff the square ON Oroncco stree
between WaShfngto nard ST. AsaAph
streets and it is provided that cel.-
tain part of the cost viii be borne
by the property owners. The resolution
pncvaies that the corporation attorney
rrepare an, crdInance providing for
t!le pncIpcsed improvements. The mat
ter was nsfferred to the committee en-
STREETS and Finance.
Councilman McCaffrey called atten-
tJon to the fast that petition has
been long standing providing 10:
The Improvement of Royal street be-
tween Queen and Princess streets.
An Adverse report was made on the
petition presented at the last meet
frlg for the opening of cemetery for
TIL. burial of colcred persons on thu
nar;.h side of Wilkes between Payne
and West streets and the repent was
adopted. 1t was explained by Coun-
Gilman Lawler that the representa-
tives of the various cclored churches
eff The city are now making plans for
starting a larger cemetery west of
Ivy Hell and the location of this
cemetery would be within the ccrfo-
rate limits and. binder to. scnle extent
the plans new under way fer the
cenEtery ytaEhg: arranged fer:
..s-Qther matters. presented and actea
en- follow: Bel cf Agexa1sdr;a Light
Infantry for electricity used at ann.
o.,.,- ,.apra,rod r., conn njtIIox on firarTl.e