The Washington herald., 1922-04-26
COUNCIL LEVIES
ONluANGIBLE
AT ALEXANDRIA
Stocks and Notes to Pay
20 to S5 Cents Per
800 Of Value. =
INCREASES POLICE
Ordinance Passed by Both
Branches Adds Three
~ To Force.
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INCREASES POLICE
THE HERALD BUREAU.

THE HERALD BUREAU.
A. s. Doniphan.
727 King Street
ALEXANDRIA. Va. April 25.-In
order to increase it's revenue the
city will hereafter tax bank stocks
and other stocks. mortgages and
notes.
This tax. Il is estimated. will yield
$4,000 year taxation The fore
going intangibles Is provided in the
new annual bill. effective June l..
1874. and ending May 81. 1923. The
bill provides for a tax of IS cents
per 500 on bank stock; 20 cents on
500 on bonds. mortgages and other
evidence of Indebtedness and 30
cents per 500 on all railr Dad and
othe- corporation stock. National,
State, city and county bonds are
exempt.
Both branches of council adopted
a resolution providing for employ
ment of three extra policemen.
bringing the force up to twenty
one men, and fixing their salary at
800 month
A petition from the Alexandria
County Lighting Company asking
permission to continue the present
+ electric light rates for another year
from June 1, and a report submit
ted by Corporation Attorney II. Noel
Garner that the new contract may
De terminated in ninety days was
referred to the joint committee on
light and finance.
A resolution that the compensa-
tom of the commissioner of revenue
| be the same as that during the past
two years and that the quarterly
payments for current expenses be
increased from $3.50 to $500 per
quarter was referred to the finance
committee.
Ordinance directing the corpora
tion attorney to take steps to ac-
quire title to the vacant lot at the
northeast corner of Washington and
Franklin streets for back taxes
was referred to finance committee.
-Four hundred candle power lights
were ordered placed ct Franklin and
Columbus streets and one in the
center of the square on Commerce
between Duke and Prince streeS,
Petition of Moses Stevens to erect
six garages in the rear OF eos, ,207
and 209 North West street was re-
fc-red to the street committee.
The light committee reported
favorably on a resolution for the
extension OF gas mains on Russell
road to the city line.
A question involving the right of
a municipal service corporation to
remove the roots of trees without
first obtaining the consent Of the
property owner came up for hearing
in Police Court today before Act
ing Police Justice Nicol. when At
torney Leo p. Harlow, living at al
Prince street. appeared as COM
p1sinant against an employe of the
1 city gas works Mr.. Harlow claim
ed that the man had dug into the
roots OF tree fifty years old, and
the tree had probably been killed.
At request of Supt. r. l.. Middle
ton. OF the city gas plant. the court
continued the case until $3.50 to-
morrow.
State licenses expire April 80, and
business and professional men will
have to secure the new license for
1922-1923 before the close of the
present week from Commissioner OF
Revenue c. II. Callahan.
The civic bureau of the chamber
OF commerce has appointed a COM
mittee composed of James Bayne
J. william May and Capt George
II. Evans to see IL better fire pro-
lection cannot be obtained for the
northeastern section Of the city.
A committee composed of James
Bayne, +. 8. Jackson and Capt
George II. Evans also has been ap-
pointed by this bureau to urge the
city to arrange to have an under
ground pass from East Rosemont
to Oronoco street beneath the rail-
road, tracks constructed, so that
residents of East Rosemont may
have better access to the city.
The Old Dominion Boat Club will
hold a meeting Thursday night in
the rooms Of the chamber of com
merce, when arrangements will be