The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-10-26
JOINT SESSION
AT ALEXANDRIA
AGAIN DEFEATED
Selection of Four School
Trustees and Fire Chief
-.s' Postponed.
ALDERMEN DECLINE
GiIe-No Reason for Action.
Large Grist of Business
Transacted.
ALDERMEN DECLINE
The HERALD BUREAU.


TT King Street
ALEXANDRIA, Va. Oct 2S.-At
the session Of the city council tonight.
the b6ard Of aldermen again refused
to godnto Joint session with the com
mop scouncil for the election OF four
school trustees and a IRE chief. Terms
Of the trustees and chief expired some
time ago and action to MI the
vaoRRoies has been postponed from
tin1e 10 time No reason was given
by tho aldermen for their refusal
The'Sresigaation OF Herman Kauf-
mann, member of the common council
from the Second ward for the past
seven years. was read and accepted.
Resolution to reimburse the three
ba aEs-in the city for erroneous tax
assessment amounting to $1o.4s1.10,
including First National, S4.sS5.47 {;
Citlzaas' National, S4,256.96. and Alex
andriap National, S1.24s.74. was re-
ferfed to the finance committee.
Resolution appropriating $500 for
im1roFement Of road on North Fairfax
street. leading to the plant Of the Old
Dominion Glass Company, was
adopted. The aldermen wanted a
similar amount used for improvement
OF the road leading to the cemeteries
on eWtfke street, from Alfred street.
westward. II was later explained to
thenasby a special committee that this
woul4ke done, Whereupon they agreed
to ftT passage Of the resolution.
Thsium of S35 was appropriated
for fastalIation Of two electric lights
in iRetnickers lane adjoining Duke
strssEEextended. Petition for cutters
in sJehnstons subdivision in North
Ro4eant was referred to the joint
coralse on streets and finance.
RettHRon appropriating Sl,4oG to pay
out tanding bills OF the fire depart
mes..@the present appropriation being
eXf1aested. was referred to the fire and
fn3nse committees. The sum Of $4s7
wat-fpropriated to purchase tires for
the.ht6 apparatus.
Thkrcity school board petitioned
for lpprovement of the square on
wea Ststreet. between King and
Carnshsn streets, leading to the
hi gh School, and for auto speed
sigkG to be placed at King and
HeArN King and Patrick, and
PaFiEk and Alfred streets; 1t was
refkfEEd to the joint committee on
hnanG and streets.
PetSOn OF school board for gas
at the-high school and Parker Gray
SchsgN for laboratory work at the
first named and for domestic SCI
ence - the latter school, was re-
ferreG Resolution that the salary
of tbSvclerk OF the gas be increased
frompa1, 200 to $4,000 a year was
refsrusd to the joint committee on
light-9nd finance.
PeeSon of National Fruit Prod
uct epmps ny for sewer on the 900
and; 1Ae0 blocks, Pendleton. and 500
bloek--pn North Henry street was
referrnd TO the committee on streets
and zNnance. The health depart
ment-s Recommended a sewer for
and this was referred
to tks same committee.
Albert Lee. an old resident, was
stricken with a hemorrhaEe while
at the corner of Washington and
Cameron streets at 4:3O o'clock this
afternoon and died before he
reached the hospital. He was en-
rloyed as a carpenter at the Wash
ington Navy Yard. He lived in the
Market Space with his son. James
Lee. who, together with a daughter,