The Washington times., 1922-12-22

HAS
LIGHT Rates
REDUCED
Council Passes Ordinance to
Control Hawking Goods BY
Street Peddlsrs.

ALEXANDRIA,. Va. Dec. S1.--At
the regular meeting Of the city coun-
ell Of Alexandria yesterday an ordi-
nance was passed which granted an
amendment to the contract between
the Alexandria Light and Power
Company concerning the rates to be
charged for electricity for restden-
tial and commercial use.
The amendment called for a
change In rates with a slight reduc-
ton. The reduction VIII favor the
small consumer the greatest and II
estimated that those who use only
rs kilowatt hours q month VIII De
benefited TO the extent OF . reouc-
ton Of 3S.per cent.
The rates as they now stand are:
First rs kilowatt hours per month.
10 cents per hour; next. 27b. cents
per hour; next 500, 7 cents per hour;
next 500, 6 cents per hour and all
over 1900 cents per kilowatt hour.
An ordinance was passed at the
council meeting which prohibits the
use of the street by so-caued
.'hawkers" as a place to display and
sell their wares. This ordinance.
while covering the sales Of lotions.
saives. medicines, jwelery. ETC.. does
not prohibit the sale Of green gro
ceries from wagons. It will not In.
terfere with the local dealers de-
livering their goods to the houses OF
their customers.
Gardner L. Boothe. representing
the school board Of Alexandria, en-
tered a plea that the school teams
who hold games at the Armory hall
should not be required to pay for the
use Of the hall. The regular amount
charged by the city for use OF the
hall being 40 per cent Of the gate
receipts. Mayor Smoot answered the
plea by stating that the matter OF
charging for the hall was in the
hands Of City Manager Rich, and
Rich stated that the city had no In
tention Of charging the school teams
for the use Of the hall. Mayor Smoot
also told Boothe that the city council
of Alexandria 10 willing to cooper
ate with the school board at any time
to further the athletics In the schools
of Alexandria.
Gardner L. Boothe, acting AZ rep
resentative for the three national
banks Of Alexandra stated that the
banks would pay the tax Of IS cents
on 500 as stipulated by the city
council at their meeting two weeks
ago. He also asked that the dis
count of S per cent allowed on pay
ment Of taxes before September I
be given to the banks, az they were
willing to pay tax at that date but
did not do 80 because they consid-
cred the present tax illegal. City
Manager Rich stated that arrange
ments had already been made to the
effect that the banks would receive
the discount.
w. ]. Greenan last night was
elected Commander of the Russell
Mitchell Post of the American
Legion, at the regular annual meet
ing Of the post.
Other officers chosen for 1873,
who will be installed on January II
We're: senior vice-commander. w.
H. Meeks; junior vice-commander.
II. d. Currier; quartermaster. Neal
O'Leary; chaplain II. l.. Armel. and
trustee, J. e. Nagie.
Confirmation of his selection as
Postmaster of Alexandria for the
next four years, was received last
night by r. Clinton Knight, present
incumbent, from John n. Bartlett.
first assistant.
Commendation of the postal
forces handling Of Christmas mails
was made last night by Knight.
Our force. despite its smallness.
has handled the present rush in q
commendable manner. Some idea
Of the task involved can be secured
from the fact that yesterday the
force handled $4,000 letters and
postcards and 201 sacks of bulky
parcel post" Mr.. Knight said.