Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-23

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/ Attention is directed to tn
fact that Oh March l, 1923. Pau
! Morton was appointed director Of.
public safety to have charge q
/ the police and fire departments
and the city pound.
! Other matters discussed in tn
report include traffic regulations
fire department, city pound, rou-
tine work Of corporation court
commission to inspect jail, aims
house charities, school building.
and grounds. deficits and tom
porary loans.
In connection with the Gas de-
partment on October /, 1922, the
cash on hand was $1,229.S3, while
the unpaid bills totaled $A2Gl.6S
and On March l, 1923, all out
standing obligations had been
paid and there was cash balance
IN hand of $1.791.59.
According to a statement pre-
pared by City Auditor z. F. Prize
the total revenue collected IRON
all sources TO March /. 1925
amounted to S28IS43.72, Of which
amount $lS3,OiS.15 was from city
taxes and $4,000 in city taxes
has not vet been collected. The
expenditures totaled s2G8,iG@.'2.
leaving balance Of approXimat" y
| $4,000 on March T.
In addition to the forcgoinc
there was borrowed from the e,o
cral fund for permanent improve
mcnts S132 ,O373O, which included
ne following amounts for pGnre-
nent Improvements; $57,2S3.ol fo'
jefferson school; $G9.555.9S few
street improvements; e2,ols.i1
for improvements at the city hail A..
! S3.17g.S1 for sewer work.
Since borrowing $l7OCO ont o.
! .he general fund $4,000 addiiora'
vas borrowed from the general
fund, making a total eff $4,000
taken from the general faud q,
this work,
A resolution to make a temper
'l7ry loan Of $4,000 for nincby
days to repay the money to the
general fund pending an anticipat-
I'd bond issue was presented and
lnder the rules laid over un =
| the next meeting City Manag''
told council that jefferson schoa'
when completed will have cost Il
city 100000, which is $4,000 nor
han anticipated.
The city manager also toif
,ouncil that after June ] he WI
give a monthly report Of th2 j
1ances of the city to city council
An ordinance 20 regulate IL
placing of sions was read f.
he third time and adopted. a
;icns not conforming to the pro-
isious Of the ordinance, which
las the Endorsement OF the resell
| Merchants Of The chamber Of
ommerca. Will have to cor1e down
oy July l..
! Among other things the ordi-
lance provides that all ovcrhane-
ng signs of non-combustibi' u9-I
erial electrically lighted mus.
rot extend more than ton feet
rom the buildin~, and must le
It least twelve feet above tE,
idewalk. No signs that is u.-i
lightly or detrimental to the
leighborhood or dangerous eel
rattle can be erected.
Permits for the erection %
:igns must be obtained from tte
.ity MANAGE anG they mus. Pc.
! 'rected under The direction Of tho
ity engineer.
Under the ordinance hi.ibo.,U,
lo&rd fences oY structures Of any
lind used for advertising Nur-
loscs are prohibited on the streets
nd sidewalks within the oorpor
lte limits eXceTt those structure
conforming to the provisions ci
he ordinance.
Another provision Of the ord
nance reads as follows: NO sign |
)lacards, or posters OF any nature !
Whatsoever shall be erected in OF
N the streets. sidewalks on pr
ate property by person, firm err
corporation which shall display I
my advertising other than the /
lass Of business which soii per /
son. firm or corporation is cu-i
.agcd in, but nothing in this ord.-I
nance shall apply to electrically /
lighted signs approved by the city .
manager"
On motion of Councilman Bry- /
INT Che city manager was author /
-ed 90 investigate the question .
1T the establishment Of tours, /
amp here for autobiliSts passing |
through the city. Mr.. Bryan, |
said this is one of the PRESSING +
needs Of the city and suitable .
ste in the northwestern section of /.
he city should be procured ana /