Evening star., 1923-09-21
ALEXANDRIA.

Especially The city gas plant during
the past year increased it's revenue
$5,7S2.45. or 5.4 per cent over the past
year, according to a supplemental
financial statement submitted to the
city council yesterday afternoon by
City Manager Wilder NJ Rich. The
report is for the fiscal year ending
May 81, 1928. According to the re
port the total receipts for 1922-1923
were S118,16934, and in 1921-1922
were $135.195.29.
From the above figures the amount
deductible in obtaining the actual
revenue of the plant is s2s,144.Ss for
the year 1921-1922, and for 1922-ls23'
$5,336.49. The actual revenue in 1922
1928 was SIP, ,S32.S5, and in 1s21-1s22
S107,050.40.
Total Disburseme ents.
Total disbursements in 1922-1923
were S118,169.34. and in 1921-1s22.
S13519529 From the above figures,
however. must be deducted the fol-
lowing: For 1922-1923, construction,
$10.672.06, against $14.536.02 in 1921
1929; deposits refunded, $l,0S5, against
5000 in 1s21-1922; interest on loans,
$3.50 against 81 384.17 in 1921-1922;
principal on loans. $4,000, against
nothing in 1921-1922. Grand total for
1922-1923, $21,397.06, against S22,82O.l9
for 1921-1922.
The decrease in operating cost in
the fiscal year ending May 81, 1928, as
compared with the preceding year, was
S14,5S742, or 1872 per cent.
After the submission of the report
a general discussion of the condition
of the city gas plant followed, and the
members of the council were of the
opinion that what was needed at the
present time was the installation of ar
additional water gas set. This. 1t was
stated, would cost in the neighborhood
Of $4,000. A committee; composed OF
City Manager Wilder NJ. Rich and Coun-
Gilman Robert S. Jones, was named to
investigate the condition of the city
gas plant and reporting to city coun-
ell at the next meeting.
No Action on Banks.
Action on a communication signed
by the Alexandria National Bank, Cfti-
zens' National Bank and the banking
house of Burke s& Herbert, offering to
give the city per cent on daily bal
ances in bank on it's funds, provided
the city money is divided equally
among the four banks of the city, was
deferred until the next meeting.
The matter of taking over the streets
in the subdivision of Rosemont was
presented, and Corporation Attorney H.
Noel Garner advised that the proper
procedure would be to draft an ordi-
ordinance will be presented by the cor
poration attorney to city council Octo-
ber 4.
Communications were presented by
City Manager Rich setting forth that
deeds have been received by the city
from Richard NJ. Green. administrator,
for lot of ground near the Alexanria
High School building and from the Rich
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad Company, for 39-100 of an
acre east of Union railway station, be-
tween King and Duke streets.
The question of extending the sewer
westward on King street from the Ma
sonic Memorial Temple was discussed
and it was stated that some of the prop
erty owners along the street were not
willing at the present time to pay their
cost of construction and city council
simply deferred action on the PROPOSE
ton.
In the absence of Mayor Smoot, Vice
President Robert S. Jones presided over
the meeting.
Many See 'Human Fly.
A crowd estimated at 5000 persons
last night saw Harry Gardiner. the
human hy," scale the walls of the
of fifty feet, and afterward Gardiner
with his bare hands scaled the front
of the Alexandria National Bank
building. going about forty feet, to
the fourth floor. He told the crowd
that he would have gone to the top
were it not for the guttering. which he
said would not support his weight. A
collection was kenS~amountfng to
S240. and Gardiner will get half and
Alexandria Post, No. "a American
Legion, will get the other half, and
use the funds for the relief of dis
abled world war veterans. Gardiner
was introduced by Capt. George H.
Evans, business manager of the
chamber of commerce and member
of Alexandria Post, American Legion.
pT,,,
in the task of collecting, among
whom were members of the Ladies'
Auxiliary of the American Legion
and a number of volunteers from the
Salvation Army
Mr.. and Mrs. T. r. Simpson, resid-
ing at 1923 Duke street, were aroused
from their slumbers between and 4
o'clock this morning and found
negro In their bed chamber peering
at them. The intruder ran from the
room and soon was out of the back
window, by which he entered, located
on the first floor Nothing was
missing, according to Mr.. Simpson.
A report of the affair later in the
day was made to the police. The
negro is described as being very black
ana wore overalls.
George Washington in Court.
A man registered on the police
blotter as George Washington, colored,
today to answer a charge of the
larceny of an automobile from the
Boyd Motor Company. George w.
Boyd testified that Washington paid
$50 on the car May 26. and was to
pay the balance, or $205, in monthly
instalments of $50. On June 20 or
June 81 he telephoned to know if he
could sell the car and Mr.. Boyd told
him that the transaction would have
to be made here, instead of in Wash
ington.
ANYHOW, Special officer Long traced
the machine in Washington, and de-
cIared a woman named Eleanor
Gardner claimed she purchased the
machine from Washington, having
paid him $50 on account. Washing
ton was finally located at Hot
Springs, Va, and brought here and
held for the action of the grand jury.
His bond was fixed at $1,000.
A total of 81 500 has BEEN collected
thus far in the drive to raise $4,000
over a period of three years. for the
Children's Home Society of Virginia
THE fore going figures were made
nublic at a meeting of the committee
l., charge, held last night ip the lee
tIre room of the First Baptist Church.
Owing to the fact that less than
one-haIf of the amount sought was
realized, the work of collecting will
he continued, the drive to end Sunday.
The final performance of the his
toriaI pageant, entitled "a Dream of
Queen Esther" was presented last
night at the Cardinal Athletic Base
Ball Park. Only small crowd at