Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-06-21
MAYOR VETOES
ANNUAL BUDGET
Veto viii Be Presented to
City Council Tuesday
Night
CITES FAULTS IN BILL
Calls Attention to Need CT School an.
Sewers-Figures in Appropriation
Bill Given

! Mayer Duncan WI lrsturn to city
council his veto to the annual appro-
| priat!on bill for the city aEprop:.At-
ing a part cf the city revenue for the
fiscal year ending May 81. 1922. This
! will De presented to the city counc:!
at its next meeting which Wi. be he'll!
/ next Tuesday night.
HIS veto follows:
e June goth, 1921.
To the City Council of the City Of
Alexandria. Va.
| Gentlemen:-
/ return herewith without my ap-
proval the ordinance passed by the
Common Council, May Oath, 1l2l, en-
titled An Act to appropriate part OF
ne City's Revenue for the Fisca!
| Year ending May 31st, 1922. This or
d;nance contains a notation on the
back to the effect that the action OF
the Common Council was c1ncurred
| in By the Board of Aldermen, June
h, 1921, and is signed by the Clerk,
/ ;sut the ordinance has not been signed
by the President Of the Board of Al
| dermen.
| i am rot able to lend my approva!
| tC this ordinance for the reason that
| It purpor-ts to be an appropriation OF
aprt of the city's revenue for the
| wear. eming May 31st, 1922. 1t actual
" appropriates two hundred and sixty
nine thousand (S269,00O) dollars
three thousand dollars more than tbs
estimated annual income of tie city
| which is two hundred and sixty six
thousand ($266.000} dollars. While |:
exceeds. the income, it fails TO take
care of five thousand dollars due in
December, 1921. The City nas az
| overdraft of several thousand dollars
for the month of June, figures not yeZ
available, which no mention 5 made
of.
1t is the duty of the Council to con-
duct the City's affairs as economical
" as possible, which was one Of the
reasons given for opposing ne bonc
issue formerly recommended by me-.
Il seems to me that this ordinance
providing for appropriations, signal
| " fails in an attempt to carry ou;
that purpose especially cali your al
ten.:cn to the. estimate OF twenty
thousand (S20,OO0) dollars for th'
cleaning of the city streets, which 's
very much in excess for the service
we get. and especially SO il II were
done by contract, which ! reccAi-
menGed some months ago. The facts
ha;np that for the year ending May
31st. 1921, it actually cost 10 clear
.he streets and remove the ashes of
the city the sum of twenty four thou
md and seventy five dollars. | max"
! 20 reference to the condition OF the
streets, as every citizen will know for
himself what the condition IS. but !
do not hesitate in saying that the
condition of the streets with regard
70 cleanliness has not in mr. opinion
warranted an expenditure Of so large
an amount of money.
especially call attention also to
the sum Of thirty five thousand ls3a,-
O0O) dollars to De spent for street
work. | would recommend hat this
be appropriated to pay the shortage
| referred to above.
There is an estimate for cham gang
and board cf prisoners of ore thou
sand $4,000 dollars. There is nc
chain gang.
There is also appropriations Tor
moor house, outdoor poor, associated
! charities. and home for the .agea.
which amount in all to Sixty-two hun
bred (s6200} dollars. No. citizen OF
this town is more interested in or
syntpathet;c, with the unfortunate no:
more ready 10 give assistance to ther;
than am, but it is necessary for mt
to have more information OF .tae pro
! possd disposition and -distribusion Of
! the money thus.to ,,oe appropriated be,
fore /. can agreeto the amount name1.
/ In addition to this / find the furthe-:
i fautt with. this appropriation bill.
that there is but forty thousand (s4O,.
0oO) ! 5olla Is appropriated for publi.s:.
schools. This I assume is fa- salaries