Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-25
ORDINANCE FOR
v HlTE v AY
BEFORECOUNCIL
Resolution Offered to Pro-
vide Additional School
Facilities
$4,000 GAS PLANTL0AN
To Improve Sidewalks Leading to
High School-Couhcil Invited to Vir-
ginia Historial Pageant

The first step toward securing for
the city the proposed white way on
King street was taken at a meeting
of city council last night when an
ordinance was introduced authorlz.
ing the mayor to enter into a con-
tract with the Alexandria County
Lighting Company to furnish light
the proposed white way and this was
referred to the joint committee on
light finance and streets.
The second. paper introduced IN
connection with the proposition au-
thorizes the Chesapeake and Poto>
mac, Western. and Washington Vir.
ginia Railway to replace wires on
poles. of the Alexandria County
Lighting Company on King street
between Fairfax and Patrick streets
and this was referred to the joint
committee on light and streets.
In the board of alderman Robert
F. Green introduced resolution
providing that the city council school
board procure additional space and
additional teachers to take care of all
of the pupils who desire to attend
the public schools in order that they
attend full days session of the
schools and not be hampered as they
now are bv attending but part Of the
time. This was referred to the com.
mittee> on schools and finance and
common council concurred In their
action.
Councilman McCaffrey suggested
that they use auditorium of the
school sometimes used for dancing be
used temporarily for school purposes;
and he was advised by President
Burke to make this suggestion to the,
city. school board.
A communication was received from
the Virginia Historical Pageant AS
sociation inviting citv council to take
part in the affair to be given next
May N Richmond, Va, and it was
received. It was set forth that Miss
II. N. Cummings is the local repre-.
sentative.
Resolution authorizing the city to
make loan of $4,000 to nay in
debtness of the city gas plant for
loans and improvements in 1920 and
1921 and the proceeds of such notes
to ba credited to the gas flnd and
paid back at the rate of 1000 per
month. The entire indebtness with
interest Councilman Baeeett explain
aa in round figures will he nearly
100000 and he added that the plant
is now on q payine basis as a re-
suit of the installation of the new
pas holder. This was referred to
the finance and light committee.
An ordinance renea)ing an ordi-
nance authorizing the finance com
mittee to issue TO the commissioners
Of the sinking fund the ohlioationo
of the citv in the form Of interest
hearing certificates in lieu of coupon
bonds of the issue of 1903 was
adopted. President Burke EXPLAINED
this would result in the CITY havino
about S2.700 more to spend each
yen".
The sum of $4,000 was appronria-
ted for twentv-seven foot macadam
roadway on Pitt street between
Prince and Duke streets. Deed from
L. Morgan Johnson granting the city
quit claim deed to certain streets
in section 5, Rosemont, was re-
ceived and deed ordered to be placed
on recrod.
An ordinance providing for the inn
provement with granolithic sidewalks
and granite curbing certain parts OF
King street near Harvard street,
North West street. Payne and Cam
eron streets, leading to the AleXan-
dria High School building, the prop
erty owners benefited to pay their
proportion of the cost was adopted
It was explained that the property
owners already had been interviewed
and agreed to pay their proportion OF
the cost.
A report submitted by Councilman
McCaffrey regarding the pistols pur-
chased recently for the members OF
the police force showed that the cost
OF pistols holsters, etc., was S470.7C
and the dealer allowed SIPS for the
old pistols making the net cost
S345.7O. The report was accepted.
Attention was directed to the bao
condition of the city hall property
by Councilman Ruben and there was
a general discussion. Councilman
Ticer served notice that shortly hi
would present plans for the genera
improvement of this building befor,
the old city council goes out an,
the new form of city government
comes in September /.
Other matters disposed of: Bill o
Graham and Ogden for S1,0S5.lo fo
worken's compensation insurance ac
ordered paid; G. r. Smith granite
permission to erect buildings i'll rea
of 1921 South Henry street; pc
tition of w. NJ. Penn asking tha
Washington Terrace road, Georg
Washington Park, be improved, wa
referred to committee on streets an
&nanna netitinn of Citizens Welfar