Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-04-27
WATER FOR FIRES -
J. q. BEFoRE COUNCIL
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. France Fires Engine Company to- Pnr
: chase the city Service truck Of the
Relief Company for $1,000 Tor the
city of Haifiisonourg, Va, provided
the city would purchase an aerial
truck fQrlsi4,7Go. -
VI ,erdinlsance proyidipg for flagmen
TO ~prscesde all transact tn, Southern
Railway Company operating on
Henry street was defeated, TIE
Alexandria County Lighting Cor.
pany asked council that hey be
permitted to continue the RATES now
in operation which expire June l.,
i9o1. In their commune atom hey
-: forth that il is imperative chat
The present rates be continued They
also set forth that the a,'Lal ret
revenue of the company last year
had decreased s6,o97.S1, as compared
with March 81, 1920.
1t was referred t. the joint COM
1ilttee on finance and lir-.. Ccun
c'iman Baggett Introduced an frdi-
nance fixing a license tax o. :ln a
ear on each bus operating between
here and Washington an. it was
adopted.
Councilman Downham submitted
report from Cor. grafton Attorney
Il. Noel Gaec>r relative to panla.
mus proceedings to compel the Alex
andria Water Company to ay
mains to George Washington Park
and the matter was referred to a
sGecial committee composed of Mr.
Downham and the finance commit.
tee. Communication fro mthe city
engineer relative to r1Sewal of rails
ard cross ties on King street. 1t
andria Waetr Company to lay
was referred to the street committee
A supplemental assessment
against the Alexandria County Light
ing Company covering electric me-
tcrs committed from returns n
1917, 1918 and 1919, was presented
and referred to the. finance commit
tee
.s. An. ordinance to provide for the
sal of 100000 of bonls was rec
commended by the finance committee
and referred to that committee. 1t
provides for sinking fund. The
:, Mayor at the last meeting OF com
ION council recommended the issu
ing of 100000 of bonds.
"A nordinance to compel the South
: crn Railay Company to place flag
] men preceding all trains on Henry
7 street. @as dfeated.
- Resell Mitchell Post, Veterans
of Foreign Wars, petitioned coun
eli for the use of the Friendship
; Fire Engine House and it wa re.
ferred to the public property and
france committees.
< The sum of s720 was aporopria-
ted for construction of sewer on
Fayette street between Queen and
Princess streets.
Other matters presented follow
Wiiiiam Priest granted perm sion
Tor garage in rear Of H..023 Queen
street; William R. Smith grated
permission for garage in rear of
S05 Cameron street: ocrnicsi5n
granted Colonial Pretzcl Company to
ect shed in rear of 1926 Duke
c'rcct; resolution Of Councilman Me-
frey to place hiai- schpo' grounds
- der troll Or school board adopt
ed and tbs also amended t lr"ilde
Parker Gray School; pc.itiore of ].
D.. Normoyle to erect addition to
he Sc SIS North Colur:l1 s s'-ce;
'si..~ 4 to street comn'. 80: reso.
luton to borrow $4,000 to tide city
ever :or fiscal year was adopted:
o-dinai 20 amending an ordinance
:elative to curbs and cutters was
adopted ordinance amending traffic
oriinauct. for parking OF autom :
biles on King street was reported or
adversely and the report was adopt
eG.
Supreme Council to Mark