Evening star., 1923-07-25
BONDS
FOR ALEXANDRIA
Council Passes Ordinances
for Issue for Public
improvements.
Special pispatch 10 The StQr

Special Dispatch to The Star
ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 25.-Two
ordinances providing for a total bond
issue of s295,000, to bear interest at
the rate of 5 per cent q year, were
adopted by the city council at an
adjourned meeting held yesterday
afternoon, which was presided over
by Mayor w. A. Smoot. The bonds
are 20 be dated August ]. 1923.
A resolution also was adopted en-
powering City Manager Wilder NJ.
Rich to obtain bids for the bonds
and submit same with his recon-
menuations to the city council.
First Ordinance Amended.
The first ordinance taken UP pro-
vtded for bonds in the sum of s20J.-
coo. and on motion ofCouncilman Bry-
ant this was amended to read $4,000.
the sum of $4,000 being stricken off
the $4,000 provided in the list for
improvements at the city hall build
ing, anu $4,000 was added to the
ordinance carrying $4,000 for
schools. bringing that up to 100000.
The $4,000 bond ordinance is de-
signated public Improvement and
funding bonds and the money Is
proposed to be spent as follows:
$4,000 for funding and paying out
/ grading, paving. curbing and i'm
proving the streets; $4,000. sewer
construction; 100000, purchasing
equipment and apparatus for the
streets; $4,000 for improvements at
the city hall building. .Ah
A motion Of Councilman H{er to
make the total bond issue $3.50, 900
was lost for want of r second. and on
the $4,000 bond ordinance Council
| man Ticer voted no, End on the school
bond ordinance all present voted in
| the affirmative.
Money Asked for Schools.
Attorney Gardner L. Boothe, member
OF the city school board. appeared be-
fore council and requested an ap-
propriation of 1900 for the schools.
! teachers and for the installation of
modern toilet facilities in the schools
1t was explained by Mr.. Boothe that
at the coming session of the schools
posed to try the co-educational sys-
tenn. and both boys and girls will
hereafter be taught in the same
classes. Action on this recommenda
; tion will be taken up by council at
its next meeting
The work of surfacing the Belgian
block roadway from Addition. Airing
ton county. to point south of the
Highway bridge will be started next
| week. according to word received to-
day by Capt. George H. Evans. bust
ness manager of the chamber of COM
| merce. from Corson & Gruman. con-
| tractors. Washington. D. c.. The dis
tance to be surfaced is nearly a mile.
and when completed 1t will give a
! fine easy riding road practically all
\ the way to Washington. 1t was
! through the efforts of the chamber Of
| commerce of this city that the state
! highway commission made an appro-
priation for the work.
/ During the progress Of the work
IL Is expected that motorists will be
| compelled to detour and use Russell
road. which is the long road between
! here and Washington.
Dies Of Wound.
| Samuel Newman. colored, twenty
! nine years old. who lived at PIG G
street southwest, Washington. en-
ployed as purser on the steamer f..
Madison Hall who was shot Sunday
night while on the grounds at River
| View, Md, died at 11:40 o'clock last
| night, at the Alexandria Hospital.
Newman had been unconscious since
brought to the hospital. The bullet
| entered his brain.
DIR. T. Marshall Jones' coroner. to-
; day decided that he would waive an
Inquest. providing the Maryland au-
thorities would hold one. and the
Maryland authorities have been so
! Wheatley's Chapel. 1t is stated that
| Newman endeavored to prevent a
fight at River View. and was shot.
His assailant escaped.
A novelty in the shape of cartoon
takes the place of the weekly letter
sent out by President J. Randall Ca
ton to the members of the Kiwanis
| Club for their luncheon at 1880
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon. A pic
ture in the center at the head of the
table depicts President Cation presid-
ing over the Kiwanians, with his arms
Ioutstretched, as IL delivering a
. .speech, and beneath this is printed
Fiction. as he sees them" and below
are the pictures of four members. sit
! ting. facing him, and under this is
printed Truth, as they see him"
PInn Boosters Club.
; During the coming week fifty mer-
] chants of tho city will organize a
| boosters club All are members of
the chamber of commerce. 1t is pro-
posed to give away an automobile and
cash prizes amounting to $500. The
awards will be made October 13.
! w. w. Simpson and wife have sold
to George L. Nails house and lot on
| the north side of Prince between
Union and Lee streets, and Nelson T.
F.! Snyder, jr., trustee. has sold to Susie
A. Love lot 8, block 26. section 4,
Rosemont Deeds of transfer today
were placed on record In the office of
! the clerk of court.
|SEES STAMPEDE TO RAISE