Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-11-03
Fairfax Harrison, President
of Southern Railway,
Suggests Return.
IN ARLINGTQ> COUNTY
City Council Appropriates $4,000 For
King Street Sewer-May Borrow
$4,000 For School Being Erected
Many Tax Delinquents.

Efforts will be made by the city
council to obtain valuable records Of
the Hastings court of Alexandra city
now in the Office Of the clerk of the
Arlington county court which are dat
ed from 1880 to 1899 and which con-
sist of seven volumes.
City council at its meeting yesterday
afternoon adopted a resolution that
the corporation attorney take up the
matter of restoration of the records
with Judge Samuel G. Brent, Of the
circuit court This action was taken
on the part of city council following
the receipt of a Letter from Attorney
James r. Cation in which the writer
stated that Fairfax Harrison, presi-
dent of the Southern Railway Compa-
nv had written him setting forth
the above facts which he had learned
when he had an examination made OF
old records in the office Of the clerk
of the court of Arlington county.
Il was Mr.. Harison's suggestion that
the records be restored to the city
of Alexandria. Members of the city
council were not aware that these rec
ords were in the county. If returned
they will be placed in the office OF the
clerk of the corporation court.
The sum of $4,000 was appropriated
bv the council for construction of
sewer on King street which will be
twentv-four inch oval shape concrete
sewer. This will be both storm and
sanitary sewer and will drain the
property Of the George Washington
Masonic National Memorial Asocia-
cost of construction win be paid by
the Masons it was explained.
a resolution that the authority vest
ed bv the old city council in the hnace
committee to borrow the sum OF $50.
600 to be used in the construction oil
the new public school building be best.
ed in the mayor was deferred uhtt
the next meeting.
Councilman Ticer explained that al
readv the sum of S43, 3,290 had been tax
en- out of the current receipts OIL the
citv for the erection Of the school:
An ordinance directing the WASH
inqton-Virginia Railway Company to
law improved grooved rails on Gamer
oy from West Street to a point when
or' o,.olsos - o.' tho tracks of the trolley COM
many at the south line OF Cameron
Street and also to pave between the
ra;Is and two feet on each side thereon
was adopted. 1t was stated ny Man
aoer Rich that General Manager
Stratton had agreed to lay the rams
at once in order that the work OF m
nrovinr Cameron street would not pe
retarded. :..I f,o,,,
Manager Rich relative to the city man,
are,,s convention which vii loe heid
in Topeka, Kan. November If-Io ~
which Manager Rich stated he "oulP
not be present at the next meeting VI
council. but he added the only thinS
of importance whicN will De presenter
~ ~ that meeting vi se the adoption
&c on ordinauce ~ letting the city
;n+o two zones 70 election OF SIX
scSool a,. trustees to take the places oil
The twelve trustees whose resignat,I.9,i!is
become effective December l. lhiS
There was a general discussion rela..
t;ya to the tardiness on the part OF
',,a,v NON in the payment Of license taxes
m,'J efforts will be made to speed up
tbe t collection. 1t was stated by. Man
oaer o,,T Rich that there are approximate,
" 700 automobiles in the city @ ana
ahont y NJ seventv-five per cent Of the own
ere % have paid the required city IL
cense tax which is $3.50 a year
resolution Of Councilman lIcer
providing that all money received , Wy Wy
the city from automobile licenses Dc
exnended for street or road improve
ments was adopted