Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-04-27
Fire Chief Ogden Resigns
Post Effective April 80
S3OO,OOC BONDS ASKED
Repeal of Speed Law Tor Fire Appa-
ratus Observation-Disclosures Light
ing Co. Want Prevailing Rates.


for the Alexandria Water Company,
addressed joint session of the city
council last night relative TO the
proposed installation of new water
mains in order to provide more
adequate water supply for fire fight
ing purposes Mr. Howell afte.
reading two clauses from the char
ter of the company referred to the
report Of Chief Engineer Dickersor
Of the state corporation commission
relative to the supply Of water fur
n;Shed by the company for fir"
fighting purposes. 1t would be I'M
fair Mr.. Howell said to have the
consumers pay for w.ter furnished
for fire fighting purposes. Mr..
Howell said the water con1 o. 'as
ne exclusive franchise here, anG
'h@ CIV could ia~tal j: W. plant
If it desired. he favored rror r
regulations for n'triic uti;;i-s 2rA
favored cne Of each If properly regd
lated. Tie Water Company h" sac
has a sacred duty 10 its stockho'd-
ers bat he declared il has absolutely
nothing to conceal. The speaker
rave figures Of ret receipts for year
ending June 80, 1920, which ne
said showed only n net revenue Of
s15.2O %. This he said on a dep
reciated valuation netted only two
and half per cent to the stockhold
nrs
The company he said should get q
fair return on the extension Of its
mains on the outs kirtS Of the city
and he suggested that tt. commit
tees having the matter in charge
make up statement Of the streets
where they want ncw mains together
with size Of sane and the Wate'
Company would make IN estimate
Of the cost.
The Water Company Mr.. Howell
said is not getting something for
nothing inasmuch as they furnish
about 100 fire hytlrs1ts to the city
with no cost for the water and in
other places about $40 a year would
be charged which would yield about
$4,000. The Wafer Company he said
wants TO co operate with the city
/ d i willing to 90 teh limit.
The supply Of water and qualitk
ago " the Reliance and Relief Fire
state and the water is pure and
"Acquate. Mr.. Howcll was thanked
for his address.
The i'int session elected W.
Clyde West city bactcriclogist, and
Miss Maragret Davis public health
nurse for the city health depart
mcnt.
The joint committee on fire,
finance. streets and geenral laws, on
the petition presented some time
ago by the Rliance and Relief Fire
Companies, recommended that The
speed laws for FIRE apparatus res
ponding to fire alarms he revoke!
and the entire control Of the 7re
department be put in the hands Of
the fire commftee Of city councn
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1t also was set forth that an ordl
nance would be drawn by the corpo
ration attorney fixing TIE speed ~
thirty FIVE miles an hour. After
gcme discussion vote was taken on
the measure and It stood s for the
proposition and s against it. Presi
cent Burke declared it passed. The
point was then raised that tackled on
to the speed regulation was q paper
in addition to the report cf the com
mittee that should not have been
pl cscnted with the paper regulating
the speed Of fire apparatus. Presi-
dent Burke then held the speed
measure was defeated declaring
it Required nine votes. Mr. Ruben
appealed from the decision of the
chair on this point and the chair
as sustained by vote Of 10 TO 4.
the char rot voting.
Immediately afterwarG Fire Chief
Kenneth W. Ogden submitted his
resignation as chief engineer Of the
fire department effective April 3,
and on motion Of Councilman I.awlcr
the resignation was laid on the table
Fire Chief L~den submitted 4
proposition Of the American La
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