The Washington herald., 1922-05-24
Alexandria Ordinance Is
Proposed in Board of
Aldermen.
LOWER HOUSE QUIET
No Quorum Causes Adjourn
ment - Appropriation
Bill Adopted.
THE HERALD BUREAU.
A. 8. Doniphan.
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ordinance making II unlawful for
any newsboy OF any other person
selling papers to cry paper. the
name Of any paper or extra. between
the hours Of 10 p. m. Saturday night
and a. m. Sunday morning was
presented tonight by request In the
board of aldermen by President F. F.
Marbury, OF the board.
The ordinance makes the offenss
punishable by a fine of from IS to
$40. II was referred to the general
laws committee.
Tho common council was not In
session owing to absence of a
quorum and an adjourned meeting
will be held Thursday night at s
o'clock.
The annual appropriation bill car
ryinG s253,100 for operating ex-
penses for the coming fiscal year
was adopted by the aldermen.
Russell Mitchell Post. No. sos,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, peti-
toned for the en1e use OF the old
Relief Hook and Ladder House at
3ls Prince street. II being explained
that they already use the upper
floor.
They propose TO establish a
ladies' auxiliary. This was referred
to the joint committee on finance
and general laws.
An invitation was received from
Andrew Jackson Lodge of Masons
to attend the laying of the corner
stone of Jefferson public school at
o'clock Thursday afternoon and
II was accepted.
Amendments to the annual license
law adopted by the aldermen fol-
low License of SIS a year on all
vehicles selling milk. this not to
apply to farmers selling their own
product: license OF 500 a year on
all persons who sell and deliver in
the city by truck or otherwise
ginger ale. ginger beer. pop. min
eral water or bottled soda water
Of any kind; license tax of $50 on
near beer, and tax Of 800 a year
on every vehicle peddling groceries
or fruit. These licenses shall not
be pro-rated.
A resolution appropriating $500
to repair streets in Rosemont was
referred to the joint committee on
streets and finance.
ing price for gas for commercial
purposes was referred to the light
committee. Petition of Clearance
P. King for refund of taxes amount
ing to s7s.75 was referred to the
general laws committee Petition
of y. s. Barrett. through Joseph
Rodgers, to erect garage at south
west corner of Duke and Royal
streets, and petition for garage in
rear of sO4 and s06 Queen street,
presented by Thomas Violette, were
referred to the street committee.
Letter signed by sevtral property
owners for sewer on st. Asaph be-
Atween wilkes and Gibbon streets.
was referred to the street commit
tee.
Resolution was adopted providing
that inasmuch as June IS will be
ELECTION night. council meet instead
June s. was adopted.
Arran-ements are being radA b~
the -tvic bureau Of the chamber Of
commerce for cleanup and paint
up week. Dates for its observance
will be set later. The bureau ex-
poets to secure the cooperation of
khe retail merchants bureau Of the
chamber of commerce and has
named the following committee to
Formulate plans: c. Page Waller.
r.. chairman; F. Clinton Knight.
bames Bayne. Thomas E. Dyson, S.
n. Jackson, Capt. George H. Evans.
Mrs. Mary Virginia Padgett, of
his city. wife Of Ernest 1. Padgett,
hied yesterday afternoon at the resi-
Hence of her daughter, Mrs. W. II.
ntrfpcv Plaza nnrthwpst.
Washington. Besides her husband,
she is survived by three children,
Mrs. Rose Thaylor. Bernard c. Pad
Kett and Joseph W. Padgett. The
body will be brought here Friday
morning and the funeral Will be
held at St Mary's Catholic Church
1t $40 o'clock. Rev. Louis Smet. Of
ficiating. and burial will be in St
hary's Cemetery.
-Four lots in George Washington
Park. Nos. IS, IS, 81 and 2s, have
been sold by j. Frank Myers and
wife to the George Washington Ma
sonic National Memorial Associa-
tion.
The purchasers will use these lots
for the erection Of the proposed
temple.
Liberty Rebekah Lodge Of Odd |
Fellows tonight celebrated the |
tcuith anniversary of the institu-
tion Of the lodge at Odd Fellows |
Hall Reports on the recent State |
tonvention in Lynchburg were sub |
nItted after which there was an |
initiation of candidates.
Funeral services for Mrs. Eliza |
beth Adams. a former resident of
his city. who died Sunday at Prov
dence Hospital, Washington, were
ED this morning at wheatley's
Fhapel. conducted by Rev. L. F.
kelly. assistant pastor Of ST. Mary's
catholic Church. Burial was in the
Methodist Protestant Cemetery.
Several hundred school children
his afternoon participated in the
istorical pageant given by the
chools.
z. x wholley, president of the
Washington Ad Club. tonight deliv-
red an address before the local ad
uo In the rooms OF the chambers
commerce.
Ascension day services will be
cid at St. Aary's Catholic Church
thursday and masses will be cele-
rated at s. and 8 o'clock.
Members of the Business and Pro-
essional Women's Club will be
uests Of the Kiwanis Club at the
feekiy luncheon. which will be held
1880 o'clock Thursday.