The Washington herald., 1922-08-16

Burke, Councilman w. c. Baggets
was chosen president pro tenn.
Other matters disposed Of follow:
Appropriated $500 for sewer alley
on wythe, between Washington and
Columbus streets: 40o-watt light
ordered placed at the corner Of Lury
avenue and Cedar street, Rosemont;
Louis Breifus granted permission to
erect garage In rear Of SIS and $40
North Washington street; s. Levy
granted permission to erect garages
in rear of 1908 and 1910 Prince
street: $500 appropriated. on petit
tion OF Alfred Thomson. for i'm
provement OF Walnut street in Rose
mont; petition of Mrs. ]. A. Long
to erect four garages on st. Asaph
street in rear of 52S Queen street.
withdrawn; petition of Hamilton
Leftwick and W. n. jackson for two
underground 500-gallon gasoline
tanks on lot at. 1903 King street. re-
fused by street committee following
a petition of protest from adjoining
property owners and report of COM
mittee adopted: bill of Frank
Michelback for s263.55 for furniture
furnished Motor Companies Nos. /
and 5 ordered paid: bill of
Corporation Attorney H. Noel
Garner for $500 for codifica-
tion of city laws, authorised by
council March "a, 1917, was re-
ferred TO the finance committee;
petition for Improvement of square
on Pitt between Duke and Wolfe
streets. referred to the joint COM
mittee on finance and streets; ex-
tension OF city gas mains 400 feet
on King street road to connect
haN-
was adopted; petition of Dunbar
Floral Company for 4OO-watt light
at the overhead bridge at Brad
dock road granted: A. ]. Butcher
granted permission to erect
garage on Princess. between Pitt
and Royal streets; permission
granted Mrs. Mary Rodgers to ex-
tend size of the ten garages she
proposes to erect on Commerce
street between -Fayette and Payne
streets; 400-watt light ordered to
be placed on Alfred and Wythe
streets.
J. 2. Walker. representing the
Standard Oil Company addressed
the council seeking permission to
erect three storage tanks on its
property on Lee between Gibbon
and Franklin streets. which ex-
TENDS 10 the river.
The corner stone of the new
parish hall directly west of Grace
Episcopal Church. on the west side
of Patrick. between Prince and
Duke streets. was laid at o'clock
this afternoon by Andrew Jackson
Lodge. No. IL. Masons. The cere-
mony was conducted by the officers
of the local lodge. Chester A.
Gwinn. past master. delivered the
Grafton,
The new hall will be two stories
with basement. and is of brick and
concrete. and will cost $4,000. The
contractors. W. l.. Martin and Son.
expect to complete the building by
October.
Deposited in a METALLIC box in the
corner stone was copy of the
Bible. daily paper, coins of current
date and a list of the vestrymen OF
the church. Grace Episcopal Church
was organized in 1856. consecrated
in 1850. and the rectory was built
in 1896.
Owing to the coal shortage here
the Old Dominion Glass Company
closed it's plant. other manufac-
turering plants report that they
have several weeks coal supply on
hand.
Local coal dealers report that
they are practically out of coal and
the coal bins of the vast majority
| of householders are empty.
| Philip F.. Boyd's funeral was held
this morning at st. Mary's Catholic