Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-15
RECORD T0BE
kept OF ALL
v HO MOVE
Ordinance Presented to City
Council at Meeting
Last Night
WHITE WAY GOES OVER
Final Action Expected March Is
TO Improve Four Squares on South
Washington Street.

An ordinance making it obligatory
on the part OF owners Of all vans
trucks and the like engaged in moving
household goods from one house td
another report Immediately to the po-
lice department and that the police
keep a record at headquarters OF all
such persons moving, whether IN or
out of the city, was presented to Cl1y
Council last night and referred TO the
committee on general laws. 1t is pro,
vided in the ordinance that fine VIII
be imposed for failure to make such
report.
One of the principal reasons Tor
this ordinance, it was explained D!
Councilman Fletcher, is to protect
merchants who sell goods, especialiy
those who sell on the installment plan:
Councilman Lawler expressed hlmse!1
as favoring the proposition, ana de-
clared it had worked success1uil! III
Richmond for many years past.
Common Council receded from its
former action on the two ordinances
for the proposed white way on hing
street between Fairfax and PatrlcK
streets, distance of seven squares
and concurred in the action OF the
aldermen at their last meeting IN re-
ferring the ordinances to the Joiht
committee on light, finance ana
e4rr and now the ordinance VIII
.nyr for final action, unless otner-
wsse dvanccd, at the next regular az
-r.nts,.r of common council March Is
rrha Il lermcn at their last meeting
catss he street committee to the ilst
III MI, ,,ittees to which the ordinance
.a erred. This was why the lower
E-aprh IF Council had to act again on
The e'.sure.
.;a,1a .ilman' McCatfrey wanted
r.3 %sss ss..-,;i nan Revers placed on the
.ou..1!t,ee of reference, but this was
.:oemed out Of oxder.
The sum of $3.50, or as much there
.,E - may be necessary, was approprl-
.,la - purchase new tires for NO. /
nEa,.u engine, and the sum oil
aG9I NJ appropriated for the pur-
c,.asa six batteries for the fire
leo@rt mt.
4Ar nance fixing the crown and
I'D les OF ths roadway on Wash
..r,." rect between Duke and
H.. streets, distance of four
z~t.. which is to be improved this
err vas adopted = A resolution
I ,.rI.,e ting 1890 for general re-
lir. ar streets was adopted.
sr} ltion appropriating 5000 10
tide 5. ealth department over for
he recent fiscal year was referred to
hc ION. committee on finance and
leal!h -. :,
u. Eaa Waller Barrett petitioned
{bai Ci, Council appropriate the
.,.r - s, O for the Children's Home,
-. ~ VI lifton. Fairfax County.
4ich nas formerly given by Council
her he ONE was located on Duke
aee., ~ referred to he joint COM
tee u! nance and poor.
;he Az andria Trades Council Pc
<7ed Culncil to adopt an ordinance
) ,nririrg II moving picture estab-
l;,nmen.s - have two operators, m
,,Iudnq an apprentice, at their places
,orroiect -fe welfare of employees and
atrons. II was referred to the COM
=. ran an .gneral laws.
Petlll,.. of / X. Recker to move
house at 2l3 South Favette street -
feet west and to move houses at 200
and 2OS South Favctte street from the
east to the west side Of that thorough
fore was presented. w. Fl. Robinson,
of 215 South Fayettc street, who lives
nearby, was given the floor, and he
.,,o..a1 b;n,cn1f ne OppOSed to the
reouest being granted The matter
was referred to the street committee
A petition of Charles venner to raze
onc-story frame building in alley
on Pitt street ard move it to the
southeast corner of Pitt and Oronocc
streets, was referred to street com
mittec. as was also petition of MRS.
Mary G. Fawrett to reshingle part
Of house at SIT Prince street. In the
nhscr"o OF President Fl. f. Burke
Vice President c. W. Wattles pre-
sided.