Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-23
Ordinance to Regulate
Signs Adopted by
Council
WILL BORROW $4,000
Seek Establishment Of
Camp For Touring Au-
tofnobiles-Want White
Wings on Street

ments of the new city council
since September, when it took
Office, to March /, 1923, is given
in report submitted by City
Manager Wilder NJ. Rich at n
meeting of the city council held
yesterday afternoon.
According to the report approx
imately $4,000 was collected by
the Office of the city manager from
general licenses and automobile Ii
ccnscs. The report sets forth
that four year paving program
is being prepared which will be
submitted to the council at an
early date in connection with the
budget for .he fiscal year ending
May 81, 1924.
Plans for a purchasing depart
ment have been prepared and will
be put into effect at the beginning
Of the fiscal year. Under this ar
raneement all purchases will be
under the control of the city
manager.
Cn April complete new ac-
counting and distribution system
will be installed under Capt. w.
H. Sweeney, who has been ap-
pointed assistant city auditor.
The present system of keeping
accounts will be continued for
the balance of the present fiscal
year under the direction of e. F.
Price, city auditor.
The regular routine work Of
the offices of the commissioner Of
revenue, treasurer, tax collector
and corporation attorney has been
carried on in the same manner
as in the past. No changes are
contemplated until the end of the
present fiscal year. The installa-
tion of the new accounting sys-
tenn will necessitate certain chang
es which will be made under the
direction of Capt Sweeney. a
review Of the street work done
under the direction of City Engl-
neer f. c. Dunn is given, in.
cluding street repairs, street inn
provements, sidewalks, repairs to
sewers, sewer improvements. It
is set forth that the division of
Gas. with the exception of rev.
enue collections and interest and
retirement of bonds, is under the
direction Of +. l.. Middleton. sup
erintendent of gas. The general
routine work of making and dis
tr;buting coal and water gas has
proceeded very satisfactorily. The
gas manufactured is above the
average in quality, containing an
average Of $50 2. T. Us. The
pressure maintained has also been
excellent together with the quality
of gas, and has kept the COM
plants from these sources prac-
tical!v to a minimum. a number
Of extensions of mains have been
made. the cost of which has been
paid out of the earnings. This
class of work should be financed
by a bond issue.
In connection with revenue col
lections it is set forth that 'un-
der the present system the finan-
ces of the gas department are
handled by the clerk of gas. When
the new accounting system is in
stalled all of this work will he
handled by the auditor and the
treasurer" ... ...
On September, 1922, there was
a temporary loan of $4,000 out
standing and unpaid bills in ex-
cess of $4,000. During the six
months period the temporary loan
has been reduced to $4,000 and
all bills have been paid to date,
On March |. 1928, there was i
, balance Of S1791.59 to the credi!
Of the gas department. While
| this, showing is excellent and is
I am informed, the irst time ir
a number of years that all bills
have been paid in. full it is not
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