Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-05-24
WOULD CURB
NEWSBOYS ON
CRYING PAPERS
Propose to Limit Crying
Papers From 10 2. NJ.
To 8 A. NJ.
CHANGE IN LICENSE
Aldermen Adopt Appropriation Bill
Common Council Without Quorum
And Meet Tomorrow Night.

If an ordinance presented in the
| board of aldermen last night by
President F. F. Marbury, by request,
is adopted by the city council it
will be unlawful for any newsboy or
any other person selling papers to
cry paper, the name of any paper or
extra. between the hours of 10
o'clock Saturday night and s o'clock
the following Sunday morning and
it is provided that anyone who will
fully violates the provisions of the
ordinance shall upon arrest and con-
viction be fined not less than 50 or
more than so and it shall be the
duty of all police officers to arrest
any person violating the provisions
of the ordinance The matter was
referred to the general laws commits
| tee. Some of the aldermen declared
| that the boys are unusually noisy
on the streets at the foregoing hours
making sleep almost impossible.
Owing to the absence of quorum
common council did not hold a ses-
sion and that body will hold an ad-
journed meeting at o'clock tOmOr-
row night at which time the papers
acted on by the aldermen will be
taken up and disposed of.
The annual appropriation bill car
rying with it an appropriation II
$253,100, was adopted.
The following amendments to the
annual license law were adopted by
the aldermens. License tax of 800
year on all persons who sell and
deliver in the city ginger ale, ginger
beer, pop, mineral water or bottled
soda of any kind. and license tax of
500 year on what is termed near
beer. license tax Of S25 ON each and
every vehicle engaged in the delivery
and sale of milk in this city, but this
does not apply to the farmer who
produces and sells his own milk or
milk products. and license of 500
year on each and every vehicle
used in the delivery of groceries and
fruits, meaning peddling from the
same. 1t is provided that none of
the licenses are to be pro rated.
Russell Mitchell Post. No. 609,
Veterans of Foreign Wars petitioned
for the entire use of building 3l9
Prince street. formerly the old Truck
House. of which they now use the
second floor. The petitioners set
forth that they desire the use of the
first floor as a recreation room for
the eX-service men and also desire
to organize ladies' auxiliary This
was referred to the finance and gen.
raj laws committee.
Resolutions appropriating $500 to
repair streets in Rosemont, work to
be done under the direction of the
city engineer and street committee
was referred To the joint committee
on finance and streets.
Resolution providing for a sliding
scale for price of gas used for bust,
ness to be termed a commercial rate
was referred to the light committee.
An invitation was received from
Andrew Jackson Lodge of Masons
No. 120. inviting the aldermen TO
attend the laying of the cornerstone
of jefferson public school at o'clock
tomorrow afternoon. 1t was decided
that as many as could attend would
do so.
Communication from a number Ot
residents on st. Asaph street be-
tween Wilkes and Gibbon streets
asking tor sewer on that square was
referred to the street committee,
petitioners setting forth that in 1919
they presented similar petition.
Petitions Of Joseph Rodgers for
garage at the southwest corner Of
Duke and Royal streets. on property
Of r. s. Barrett, and Of Thomas Vi
olette for garage in alley in rear of
904 and 900 Queen street. were re-
ferred to the street committee Pc
tition of Clarence p. King for refund
s78.75 on taxes paid was referred TO
The general laws committee.
The aldermen adopted resolution
to hold its next meeting June 6 and
not to hold anv meeting at the next
regular term June 13 which will be
election night when five members Of
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