The Washington herald., 1922-06-28
COUNCIL HOLDS
FINAL SESSION
] AT ALEXANDRIA
Next Regular Meeting to
Occur Under New
Body.
THE HERALD BUREAU.
A. 3. Doniphsn.
TT King Street


ell was held tonight and the usual
summer recess was taken, subject
to call by the presidents of each
board.
At the joint session. n. r. Burke.
president OF common council, was
presented with a basket of pink
roses as a token OF appreciation
OF his services.
A review of achievements of the
present city government. which on
September 1 will be superseded by
the council manager regime, was
given by Councilman Baggett. A
rising vote of thanks was given the
presidents of both boards. F. F.
Margury and Mr.. Burke. Council
man Ticer asked that the citizens
refrain from expecting too much
from the new council.
d. r. Stansbury, clerk of common
council for the past twenty-six
years, also was given a rising vote
of thanks for his services.
The joint session reelected the
following officials of the city health
depart ment without opposition:
Or. L. E. Foulks. city health officer;
DR.. W. Clyde West. bacteriologIst; /;
Miss Margaret A. Davis, public
health nurse. On the recommended
tion OF Dr. Foulks his appointment
of DR.. ]. Garvey as deputy health
officer was confirmed
The report of the clerk of gas
showed a net profit during the past
year OF ss.335.5s and with interest
End other expenditures IT was stat
ell this would mean the gas plant
earned about $4,000 during the
year.
The report OF the health depart
ment for the month of May was
read and received. Bill of Graham
and Ogden for wOrkmen's compen-
sation Insurance for city employees
amounting to s1.3O6.94 was ordered
paid. Petition to Odd Fellows
Joint Stock Company to erect a
building adjoining its hall IN South
Columbus street was granted
Other petitions were granted as
follows. II. Herfurth. jr., to change
front at 112 South Fairfax street:
Miss Shinn. to erect four garages in
rear of 200 North Payne street; F.
NJ billiard. to eect six garages in
rear of 319 North Alfred street
Charles T. Blunt. to erect ten gar
ages on lot on Peyton between King
and Prince streets. Petitions from
property owners on Prince between
Henry and Fayette and Prince be-
tween Payette and Payne streets.
for improvements. they to pay part
of the cost. and petition of property
owners for sewer en- st. Asaph be-
tween Wilkes and Gibbon streets.
were referred to committee on
streets and finance.
Mrs. Mary E. Rice was granted
permission to erect sshed at the
northwest corner of Fairfax and
Princess streets: John A Cowling.
to erect shed in front of 1922, 324.
326 North Fairfax street: Mrs. Will
lam Rodgers, to erect ten garages
on lot on Commerce between Pay
cite and Payne streets; Hubert NJ.
Struder. to erect three garages in
rear of 215 GibbOn street. Petition
signed by a number of residents
protesting against erecting vinegar
tank by the National Fruit Produc-
ing Company on Pendleton street
between Patrick and Henry streets,
referred to street committee.
Bill of U. S. Rubber Company for
$4,000 for hose furnished the fire
department was referred to finance
and fire committee; petition of po-
lice commissioners for three new
motorcycles. referred to committee
on police and finance: bill of Albert
Potts for S4O9.50. for services as
stenoSrapher in the divorce probe
before grand jury, referred to
finance committee and cooperation
attorney: petition of shoemakers
having machines for doing work
asking that the license tax of 500
a year be made s25. referred to
finance committee; petition of city
laborers for 40 cents an hour. re-
fered to the joint committee on
streets and finance.
Henrietta Spoonhoward, 16 years
old, who claims to have been kid
mapped by an unidentified man at
the point of a pistol last Wednesday
night and who slipped away from
tire man in Philadelphia yesterday
and reached home last night. is suf-
fering from shock. The girl mar
rated her story to the police today.
Her mother thinks the kidnapper
mistook her for another girl. she
says. The police have found no
trace of the man.
The sum of s1,1s3.33 was raised
here in the drive for the Children's
Home Society of Virginia. Mrs
Charles C. Carlin was chairman of
the campaign committee. The
amount turned over by the various
ward captains follows: First ward,
Miss Lucy Graves. s4S.25; second
Miss Alice Gronau, sI54.61: third,
Mrs. Carroll Pierce. S42.50; fourth.
Miss Elsie SnOwden. sS5.66: Rose
mont, Mrs .. A. Reardon, s21254;
West End. Mrs. Walter Roberts,
$3.50: Braddock, Mrs Ernest,
s44.27; churches. $500.
DR.. l. E Foulks. city health Of
ficer, reports that not a single case
of typhoid, scarlet fever, diphtheria,
measles, chicken pox or other COM
municable diseases has been found
within the city during this month.
The lawn fete given tonight at
the Xaverian Brothers School will
be repeated tomorrow night.
A picnic will be given Thursday
by the Second Presbyterian Church
Sunday School to "Oakton," the
home OF Mr.. Gibbs, near Mount
Vernon.
street has been completed and
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