Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-04-12
ALEXANDRIA
TOHAVEFLOAT
IN PAGEANT
Appropriation Made by City
Council at Meeting
Last Night
SUSTAIN MAYORS VETO
Will Decide at Next Meeting on Ques-
ton Of Three More Policemen
Higher Tax Rates is Predicted

City council last night adopted a
resolution appropriating the sum OF
S925 to help defray the expenses OF a
float of this city for the Virginia His
torical Pageant to be held in Rich
mond the week of May y. The
appropriation was made at the re-
quest of Miss Helen n. Cummings
who in her petition set forth that the
sum of $17l had been raised by
means of loan exhibit held last
January in the parish hall OF Christ
Episcopal Church.
The design of the float prepared by
Mrs. Robert Powell and Charles n.
Callahan, Of this city. will depict
George Washington receiving his COM
mission as a major in the British
army which event took place at the
historic Carlyle House in the pre-
sence of the FIVE Colonial governors.
The adoption of the report follow
ing q debate was adoDted by vote OF
9 to 3. Councilman Lawler said that
he was afraid that that amount asked
for would not be sufficient to place
Alexandria i'm a favorable light where
so many expensive floats would be
shown.
Councilman Wattles stated that the
costumes would be furnished in Rich
mond. Finally on motion of Council
man Ballenger the report OF the COM
mittee recommending the approprla-
tiOn was adopted.
Councilman McCaffrey asked what
had become of the resolution provid-
ing for the appointment of three ad-
ditiOnal policemen. Mr.. Lawler eX-
plained that the matter was still in
the hands of the finance committee of
city council whereupOn Mr.. McCafrey
asked that il be taken out of the hands
of the committee and q report made
Immediately by city council on the
proposition Mr.. Lawler said that
this was rather unusual method of
procedure. He added that il Mr..
Ticer. chairman of the finance COM
mittee. would say definitely that the
city has the money with which to pay
the extra policeman he would gladly
vote for the measure at this meeting
otherwise he thought it would be use
less TO take such action. However,
ha predicted that if the matter was
taken out of the committees hands
il would mean a death blow to the re-
solution.
Councilman Ticer stated that the
employment of the three extra men
means an additional expenditure of
$4,000 a year. The salaries Of the
police force for this wear he said totals
$4,000. and Greensboro. ~ C. with a
population twice as much as AleXan-
dria there are 20 policemen, anC
Alexandria has Is. He contended that
the city has a sufficient number of
policemen to safeguard the city and
direct the attention of council that
they devise ways and means to raise
the revenue, and, he added, the city
is not now getting enough money tc
pay off. He stated that the new public
school when completed will cost about
$4,000 and that the proposed road tC
Fairfax Courthouse will mean the
city'S interest charges will be about
$4,000.
Councilman DeverS stated that h,
thought the will of the people shOulc
be taken into consideration, but hC
added that if there was no money II
sight he did not think il could bu
done.
Councilman Ruben said that unless
the city has money he did not see how
il could get along. Our tax rate h,
said must be raised. There is he sal,
only one way out and that is to raiSt
the taxes. Finally, Mr.. Ticer said i
the cost of the extra policemen is pu
on something must be left unpaid
Councilman Downham expressed him
self as favoring more policemen.
Finally. on motion of Councilman
Ballenger the committee having II
hand the matter of additional police
men was directed TO submit report o,
the proposition at the next meetin
of the city council.
Mayor Duncan returned with0u
his approval the ordinance adopte
at the last meeting by both branche
of council requiring that all driver
report TO the chief of police the name
and new addresses of all persons the
move and that the chief keep recor
of same. In his return of the pape
without his approval the mayor eN
planned that the chief of police Ia
enough business to attend to and faN
ored the record being kept by the bal
iff of the civil and police court o
Motion of Councilman Lawler III
MAYORS vote was sustained and IN
council will have new papers Pre-
pared and the mayors recommends
tion embodied in the same.
Communication from Counciima
Ruben relative to the extending of III
sewers at the King and Prince street
docks further into the river was re