The Washington herald., 1922-03-15
COUNCIL MEETS
ATALEXANDRIA
Commits Ordinance Re-
quiring Moving Vans
To Make Reports.
ACTS ON WHITE WAY
Councilmen Concur With Al
dermen In Referring II TO
Joint Committee.
ACTS ON WHITE WAY
THE HERALD BUREAU.

A. 3. Doniphan.
TT King Street.
An ordinance requiring all moving
vans and trucks to make a report
to police, headquarters OF all per-
sons whose household goods they
move and that a record Of such be
kept by the police was presented
tonight at a meeting of the city
council and referred to the commit
tee on general laws.
1t was explained that the purpose
Of the measure Is to keep. track OF
persons moving out Of the city. E.
The lower branch OF council con-
cured In the action Of the board
of aldermen at its last meeting in
referring the two ordinances pro-
viding for . white way" to the
joint committee on light. finance
and streets. It is expected q re-
port will be submitted by the COM
mittee at the next regular meeting
Of council March %.
An ordinance fixing the crown
Washington street betwee Duke and
franklin streets was adopted.
The sum Of $3.50 was appropriated
for general repairs to streets; $3.50
for new tires for No. 1 pumping
engine and sas1 for the purchase Of
six batteries for the fire DEPART
ment
The Alexandria Trades Council
petitioned that the moving picture
houses have two operators At each
house, one to be an apprentice, to
protect employees and patrons; II
was referred to the committee on
general laws.
Petition OF L. X. Recker to move
certain houses on Fayette between
Prince and Duke streets. was OPP
posed by W. II. Robinson and mat
ter was referred to the street COM
mittee. Petition Of Charles venner
20 move a frame house to north
east corner Of Pitt and Oronoco
streets alSs was referred to street
committee.
In the absence Of President II. r.
Burke. c. W. wattles, vice presi-
debt, presided.
Alexandria lodge OF Elks has
elected these Officers: DR.. J. J.
Garvey. exalted ruler; W. e. Moore,
esteemed leading knight; Howard
ID. Carter. esteemed loyal knight;
ing knight; J. Gettys-Myers. trus-
tee for three years; George ".
Bontz. jr., secretary. They will be
installed April 10.
A social session will be held be-
ginning at o'clock tomorrow
night at the lodge home. The COM
mitee in charge OF the entertain
ment Is headed by e. J. McDermott.
The work Of constructing the
highway between the west cor
porate limits OF Alexandria and
Fairfax Courthouse, . distance Of
fourteen miles, Is expected to be
started by May 1. At q meeting
Of the board Of directors Of the
chamber of commerce yesterday aft
ernoon, the committee in charge OF
the work of pushing the project,
announced that II has completed
Its work, the city having agreed to
pay to Fairfax County one-half of
the interest charges on the loan.
The work Of improving North
Washington street extended will be
started this spring and efforts will
be made to have sidewalks laid.
This work, it was explained, would
be done under the direction of the
state Highway Commission and the
United States Bureau of Public
Roads. The following new mem
bers were elected: Premier Clean
ers and Dyers; Alexandria Laun-
dry. Inc; J. s. Blackwell and
Charles d. welch.
Final arguments in the divorce
probe conducted before seven MEM
bers of the Alexandria Bar Asso-
citation will be started at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning. On behalf of
Judge Robinson Moncure, Attorney
John 8. Barbour. of Fairfax, will
speak. and Attorney Frank Stuart
also will make an address. The
arguments probably will be COM
pleted late in the afternoon, and
the committee will then begin the
work OF drafting its report.
oficers chosen for the Methodist
Protestant Church Sunday school
are as follows: F. W. Ebhardt,
president. sixth year: Howard Ar
mold, assistant superintendent; Mrs.
Charles Jett, superintendent OF pri-
mary department.: Mrs. william T.
Penn. superintendent OF home de-
partment: Mrs. F. W. Ebhardt, su-
perintendent of cradle roll depart
ment: Frank w. Deeton. field su-
perintendent: Thomas Simpson, sec
retary emeritus: Milton Penn, active
secretary; Hammond Newton. as
sistant secretary; Paul Lindsey,
secretary of association; Norman