The Washington herald., 1921-06-15
ANOTHER SCHOOL
TO BE ERECTED
AT ALEXANDRIA
Council Authorizes Ac-
tiOn-Aldermen Over
ride Bond Veto.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
A. s. DOniphan,
-rT King street

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ALEXANDRIA,, Va, June a.
Common council tonight passed a
resolution authorizing the city en-
gineer TO prepare plans and speci-
fications for a new public school
school building. which will contain
sixteen rooms. to be erected on the
high school lot. and to furnish an
estimate Of the cost and advertise
for bids for its construction.
The board Of aldermen by vote
Of to 1 defeated Mayor Duncan's
veto Of the proposed 100000 bond
issue. The mayor favored 100000.
The ordinance for 030O, 900 will now
go into effect. Alderman Summers
voted to sustain the mayor.
A special cSlnmittee on the peti-
tion of the veterans of foreign wars
for permission to use the old
old Friendship engine house to ex-
hibit the old hand engine to visitors
in order to raise fund for the re-
lief of former service men and their
families. reported that the engine
house was the property of the city
but the engine belonged to the
company. The report was adopted.
II. L. Arnold on behalf OF Russell
Mitchell post veterans of foreign
wars addressing common council,
told of the purposes which they
proposed to use the fund.
A joint session was held and the
following health officials were re-
elected: DR.. L. Z. Foulks, city
health officer: DR.. ]. ]. Garvey, dep
uty health officer; DR.. W. Clyde
West. bacteriologist: Miss Margs-
ret A Davis. public health nurse.
Resolutions carrying appropria-
tions amounting to $35.OOO for street
improvements were presented and
referred to the joint committee on
q streets and finance as follows: Ten
thousand dollars, macadam road
way on Prince between Royal and
Henry streets: $4,000. macadam road
way on Duke between Royal and
Patrick streets; $4,000. macadam
roadway on washington zetween
Duke and Franklin streets
Councilman Desmond offered a
resolution apprOpriating his salary
Of $50 as fire chief for on8 month
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Truck company and Motor Engine
company. and it was adopted. A res
olution that the corporation attor-
ney ascertain if the new bond issue
will have to be submitted to the
people for a vote was adopted
The second trial of the suit for
$4,000 damages brought by william
u. Dixon, administrator. against
Arthur Bryant, trading as Herbert
Bryant's son. for the death Of John
A Fox. in November, 1920. in a mo-
torcycle-automobile collision. was
begun today before a jury in the
corporation court. Judge Robinson
Moncure presiding. When court ad-
journed late this afternoon the tax
ing OF testimony had not been COM
pleted. and the case went over till
tomorrow.
The Kiwanis club plans a big
time Thursday afternoon when they
will receive their charter. The char
ter will be brought here from Rich
mond by J. d. Hank, jr.. state at
torney general.
The directors of the chamber of
commerce will shortly arrange for
circulation of petitions among the
voters asking Judge s. G. Brent OF
the circuit court to call a special
election on the city manager plan.
The petitions will be presented at
the July term of court, and IL is
proposed to hold the election Octo-
Der 4. James r. Cation is named
chairman OF the committee of the
chamber OF commerce: Mayor James
NJ. Dunca( Howand W. Smith and
Kenneth W. Ogden.
The chamber has just received
sixteenth new members. bringing
the membership to 491.
Miss Margaret Wilson Green died
last night at her residence. 212
South Fairfax street. She was a
daughter OF the late Stephen and
Margaret Green and Is survived by
Two sisters. Misses Alice ]. and
Belle Green, and a brother, Rich
ard NJ Green. assistant vice presi-
dent at the Citizens National bank.
The funeral will take place at 9
o'clock Thursday morning at the
81. PauIs Episcopal church and
services will be conducted by the
REV Percy Foster Hall. rector.
Deeds of conveyance for follow
ing proper have been recorded
Percy W. Pickford and others TO
christopher Martin Krauder and
wlfe' mouse and lot 3. block "a, sec
tIon a. RosemOnt: NJ. e. Harlow To
Richard Chambers. house and lot
ia. South Peyton street; Carter
orothers to William Thompson and
E wie, mousse and lot BIG. North
Henry street.
me Business and Professional
Momens club held a meeting To-
nIsht IN the rooms of the chamber
oi commerce. preceded by supper
MISS Lucy Graves. president. pre-