Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-16
WILL REDUCE
SIZE OF PARK
At MONUMENT
Veto Of Mayor to Measure
Is Defeated by
Council
LIGHT FOR DARK SPOTS
Garage Petitions Granted-AnOther
Meeting of City Council Next
Tuesday.

When the veto of Mayor J. NJ. Dun
can to the resolution passed some time
ago by city council, appropriating the
sum of $3.50 to change the plot and
coping at the Confederate monument
at Washington and Prince streets,
was presented to common council last
night it was defeated by vote Of 8
to /, Councilman Ticer voting to sus-
tain the mayor The mayor in re-
turning the paper explained that his
failure to approve the measure was
due to the fact that the Confederate
veterans had been promised hearing
before final action was taken and this
had not been done them.
1t was contended by some of the
members present that the measure
was a law without further action, 1t
being pointed out by Acting President
W. c. Baggett that the law provides
that it should have been returned to
council by the mayor within three
days after it's passage by city council
and that the veto was only presented
last night.
Before the reduction of the parking
space around the monument is done
by the city in connection with the I'M
provements now being made on Prince
street it was explained by Councilman
Lawler that the street committee and
city engineer will consult the Conted-
crate veterans, and he said he thought
they would be able to get together on
the matter.
The original resolution adopted by
council provides that TIE change IS 10
he made provided and when the Con-
federate veterans give their consent 10
the proposed alterations.
Some of the members of city council
pointed out that the great amount oil
space taken by the fencing and coping
at this point is a menace to motorists
and many accidents have happened
and also that it is dangerous tor
the fire apparatus when they want 10
use Prince street in responding to hre
alarms.
J. z. Walker, representing the
Standard Oil Company, appeared be-
fore the council and explained
TO that body that petition VIII De
presented shortly for permission TO
erect two storage tanks on the com
panv's property on Lee between CID
SON and Franklin streets. Later the
company intends to place besides the
tanks a warehouse and office MI
Walker stated. -
R;U of Corporation Attorney b.
Noel Garner for $500 for codifcation
of the city laws, to begin with the
wear 1874, which work was authorized
bv city council March "a, 1917, was
presented by Councilman TIGER and
referred to the finance committee.
Other matters acted on follow:
The 's1 sum of $500 appropriated for
nine sewer in alley on Wythe. street
batween Washington and Columbus
streets; 400 watt light ordered to
be placed at the corner OF Luray
Avenue and Cedar street, braddocK'
Louis Dreifus granted permIisslon, !,
10 erect garage in rear OF 5l8 ana
52O North Washington street. per
mission refused Hamilton Leftwicn
and w n. Jackson to place two
underground 500 gallon gasoline
tanks and arrange service station on
LOT at 1903 King street, this oeing
refused following the receipt OF a
petition Of protest from prqper1S 21S
owners living nearby; oill OIL franz Franz
Michelbaeh for s263.55 for furniture
furnished for motor fire, companies
Nos. 1 and 5 was ordered paid; pc,
tition of property owners on PITT
between Duke and Wolfe streets
asking for the improvement of that
square. they agreeing to pay then
proportion of the cost. was referred
10 the ioint committee on tnancf
and streets: petition from irwin
Diener. f. F. Downham and hugo
| Herfurth, Jr., for extension OF gas
mains to their property IN George
Washington Park. distance OF 4ol
feet. was adopted; petition OF Dun,
barr Floral Company for 1000 watt
light at the overhead bridge a,
Rraddock road. upon motion ol
4 Councilman Fletcher, was adopted
permission granted s. Lew to erec'
four garages in rear of 1908 ant
] JZlU Brlnce STREET. PN''N
fred Thomson for improvement o,
/ Walnut street in Rosemont wa
adopted and council appropriated
$500 for the work on the recommen
dation of the joint committee OF
streets and finance: petitlon Of MRS
James A. Long to builf four. ga,
RACES on the east side OF 81. Asani
between Queen mad Cameron streets
was withdrawn; petition of prorort'
owners for 400 watt light at Altret
and Wvthe streets. was Granted; a
J. Butcher was granted permission
/ TO erect gsrsge on Princess stree
hetweer Pitt and ROYAL streets
Mrs. Mary Rodgers was granite
permission to make change IN tn
size If the ten garages she was re
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