Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-12
OFFICIAL.
Common Council

A. a regular meeting of the Com
mon Council of the City OF Ale ,ona
dria. Va, held January lotn 43zI'
there were present H. r. Burke, ESQ.,
President and Messrs McCafterS'
Matter Ruben, TIGER, bowman
Reed Wattles Desmond Drurry, SUI
Ivan Baggett, Ballinger LAWYER
Fletcher and beavers l6).
1Jnon motion OF Mr.. Baggett, the
,,riv;lepe of the floor was gran'su
H. / s. Oliver who addressed the
Conncil in the interest of the Virginia
His+or;cal Pageant to be held in ken.
nnnd in MAY, 1922. Upon motion OF
NJ Raqeett. it was decided to lon
the old oil painting OF George Has,;l
inqton. now on the walls OF the c .,.. =.
Chamber for temporary, eSnlo15 a.
Christ Church, Parish Hall: MI. Day
pett was appointed special commit
fee to supervise the removal ana re-
turn of the picture.
"An act to regulate and fix the
nr;ce If GAS" was offered by Mr.. Bag
gett and referred to the committee on
light.
1rnon motion of Mr.. Lawler, pc
t;t;on from Mr.. f. l.. Allen, to erect
window on third floor OF bnlldlng'
corner of King and Washington otS''
east side, was granted.
communication from the Alexan-
dria Trade Council, requesting pei
tor accommodations and increase III
the school facilities in the city was
referred to the joint committee OH
Schools and Finance.
A resolution apnropriating $3.50 TO
construct sewer, North WASHINGTON
St. South of Queen Streets to Cam
eron St. was recommended bV the
Joint Committee on Streets and rln-
ance and passed-ayes, l6; noes, U.
A petition from G. R. Smith to erect
garages at Nos. 119 and III ooulh
Henry St., was referred to the COM
mittee on Streets.
A communication from Mr.. Alfred
Thompson, relating to the CONDITION OIL
Walnut Street between Mt. Vernon
Avenue and Russell Road. in Rose
mont. was referred to the Joint Com
mittee on Streets and Finance. ;.
An ordinance to repeal an ordin-
ance entitled "An Ordinance, au-
thorizing the Finance Committee TO
issue to the commissioners Of the
Sinking Fund the obligations OF the
city in the form of interest bearing
certificates in lieu of coupon bonds OF
the issue of 1908, purchased with the
receipts of the Sinking Fund and sur
rendered to the City," was referred
to the Finance Committee and the
Sinking Fund commissioners.
A bill from Graham and Ogden. ST.
OSLO estimated premium on Work
ingmen's Compensation Policy was
referred to the Committee on Finance.
A communication from Columbia
Engine Motor Co., No. 4. recommend
ing Mr.. E. ]. McDermott for election
as Chief of the Fire Department, was
received.
The following was received and
ordered spread upon the minutes:
To The City Council OF Alexandria
Virginia:
Pursuant to an order entered py the
Circuit Court of the City of Alex
andria, Virginia, on December Bird,
1921, appointing the undersigned com
mission, and directing it to fix the
salaries of all the councilmen, includ-
ing the salary of such person as may
be designated as Mayor of this City
under the "City Manager Plan of
Municipal Government" we respect
fully report that after organization
this commission fixed the salaries OF
councilmen at Two Hundred and Fifty
Dollars per annum each, and the
salary of the councilman who shall be
designated as Mayor at Five Hundred
Dollars per annum instead of Two
Hundred and Fifty Dollars per an
num-.
Given under our hands, this twenty
first day of December. 1921.
ARTHUR SNOWDEN