The Washington times., 1923-03-23
REPORT SHOWS
ALEXANDRIA
GAINS
City Manager Rich DiscIoses
Success Of New Form Of
Government.

Rich read his report before spe.
cial meeting OF the city council:
The report dates from September /,
1922. when the council.manager
form of government was iHlaugu.
rated here.
One. of the high points Of the
report was the excellent physical
condition OF the city's people. The
division Of public welfare. under
the direction Of DIR. Il. 70. Toullks,
health officer; DIR. j. J.. Carney his
deputy; DR.. w. Clyde West, bac.
teriologist, and a visiting nurse. has
done very good work In cleaning
up the city. It IL particularly free
from communicable diseases. Stores
where food is sold have been found
clean, and the milk supplies are
pure.
yards OF roadway and 1870 lince1
feet of curling have been laid. Sur
veys for proposed sewer and street
work have been prepared by City
Engineer Dunn. Estimates for this
work are 100000 for streets and
$50, 900 for sewer work. A. four.
year program for paving Is being
prepared and will be presented at
the council at an early date.
Plans for a purchasing depart.
nnent have been formulated. and
will be put into effect June /.
The city gas plant was reported
to be in good shape. and 1t was also
said that for the first time in sew
eral years all bills In connection
with the department have been paid
in full.
Authority has been granted to
improve the high school athletic
field and provide playground.
The armory, which Is part Of city
property, has been opened to chill.
dren desiring roller skating or bas.
ketball. The city furnishes the
janitor service.
The total expenditures Of the
city during the fiscal year were
1903 ,56S.62, which leaves q balance
In the Improvement account the
expenditures were $751;, O37.3O, di.
vided, Jefferson school, So, 2S3.O4;
street improvements, $60.666.9S:
other improvements to March 1.
81. O1S.47; sewer construction, So
1881. OF the amount necessary to
finance this work, $4,000 has been
borrowed on q temporary loan, ana
the balance, $47,O37.3O, borrowed
from the general fund.
An ordinance forbidding over
hanging signs to be extended more
than ten feet from the building
line, and not less than twelve feet
from the pavement was passed unana
imOusly. The penalty provided for
violations are 500 fine, or sixty days
in Jail, or both.
The city manager was instructed
to consider a site for q tourist
camp with all conveniences. The
man Bryant.
At a luncheon held by the Kiwanis
club, City Manager Rich outlined
the work accomplished since the
council-manager city government
took hold OF the reins. Next Thurs
day will be Father and Daughter
day. when 1t is expected that each
member will be accompanied by his
daughter, and IL he has not one then
bring some ones else.
Col. Julian Y, Williams heads the
committee appointed to. make ar.
rangements for the awarding Of a
medal to the member having done
the best work for the club during
the year.
J. Randall Cation, president of the
club, who presided yesterday named
the following committees:
Kiwanis signs-Douglas Lindsey,
chairman: s. D. Shelton, Charles r.
Holden and H. II. Watkins.
Athletics-Cameron Roberts, chair.
man; David N. Hulfish and John g.
Graham.
Glad-hand and program-Urban s.
Lambert, Richard B. Washington,
Wallace Lindsey, and H. D. Kirk.
Arbor day.. Clinton knight, w.
chiffon Cunningham and o. Ashby
Reardon.
Survey Of proposed improvements
and recommendations-D. J. Howell,
c. e. Dare, George r. Buddin, e. A.:
FeIdtkelier and Robert Middleton.
Committee under division No I.
group Robert S. Jones, chairman:
J. M. Reed, r. G. Saunders, Edgar
Warfield, jr., ]. Kent White, Jerome
Kaufman, Alexander Kaufman,
E. Levy, George II. Railing, l.. D.
Christie, C. e. Dare, r. F. Down.
ham, DR.. F M. billiard, Richard
Gibson, John G. Graham, c. F.
Holden, 9. A. Jenkins, o. III.
Kirk, J. William May, DR.. c. r.
Outcalt, A. M. RemschelI, Richard
Ruffner, Aubrey N. Shuman, Harry
w. Wade and H. H. Watkins.
Program No. 2-Urban s. Lam.
bert, chairman; Chester A. Gwinn.
f. Clinton Knight, r. H. C. Bever.
ley, Harry B. Cation, w. G. Gun
ningham, c.. H. Davis, j. M. Dun.
can, jr., F. G. Duvall. B. B. Ezrine,
w. S. Grubbs, HI. Noel Garner, the
Rev. Percy Foster Hall, w. G. Illch,
E. Hellmuth, H. D, Kirk, Wallace
Lindsey, c. C. Lamond. c. r.
Nicholson, s. w. Pitts, the Rev. DR..
e. V. REGISTER. DIR. o. A. RYDER.
Charles B. Swan, w. Selden Wash.
Ington, c. Page Waller, tr.. and
John n Worthington.
Program No. 3-Harry Ham
mond. chairman: Carroll Pierce, M.
B. Harlow, o. A. Reardon, Carl
Budwesky, Hugh T. Clarkson, DIR.
T. B. Cochran, James M. Duncan,
l.. F. Dyson, the Rev. Ernest M
Delaney, D. G. Grillbortzer. DR.. ].
j. Hayes, Arthur Herbert, d. J.
Howell, David N. Hulfish, Charles
w. King. Wilder M. Rich, y, A.
Lindsey, r. L. Middleton, Joseph
H. Newell, John B. Phillips,
Cameron Roberts, w. A. Smoot.
s. A. Shelton and w. H, Thomas.
The school board announced yes
terday that r. c. Bowton, recently
appointed superintendent of schools,
will arrive in town in April, but will
not take up his new duties until July