Evening star., 1924-02-08
ALEXANDRIA. :

ALEXANDRIA,. Va, February s;
(SpeciaD.--A city ordinance. paral-
leling in many particulars the state
prohibition law, was introduced and
advanced to its first. reading at q
meeting OF city council, held yeeter-
Day afternoon. The purpose Of this
bill Is to divert the huge flow OF fine
money from the state treasury to the
eity's Golfers in cases OF liquor vio-
!ations involving quantities Of less
than one quart.
: Heretofore when police have arrested
a man charged with drunkenness and
nave found on him even less than
q gill OF whisky he has been bound
over 10 the grand jury. With the
proposed ordinance in effect the case
added advantage that the police, paid
by the city. would materially add tG
the city,s revenues through the re-
sultant fines. -,
The ordinance would have no bear :
Ing on cases involving bootleggers
but, rather, would serve only to sim.
plify matters in the "hip-pocket'
A financial report covering the first
seven months of the current fiscal
year presented by City Manager Rich.
shows that the city has kept well
within the budget prepared at the be-
ginning of the year. June /. 1928. Lit
manifest by figures procured so faS
according to MIR. Rich. =,
+ While estimates have been running
rather irregularly. those going be-
low counterbalance well those running
the estimate of revenues. The city
had on hand at the beginning OF 1924
$113.727.30, having expended during
the first seven months OF the year
$5s1.1sS.11 out of ss74.s2s.41. total re-
ceipts.
city Manager Rich told the council
in presenting his report that he was
we'll pleased with the way the city
finances are turning out several
miscalculations will throw the ball
little out Of the way. The city can
live we'll within it's income. he said.
Marked improvement is noted in the
city gas plant operation, the planC
being about $1,000 ahead of its usual
James T. Preston has resigned as
secretary and treasurer of the OLD
Dominion Boat Club. a position which
he has held for many years. Inability
to devote a sufficient time was given
as his reason for retiring. =
Walter T. Belt. war veteran under
arrest here charged with violation or
the prohibition law, will be paroled
,eday in ordeT that he Ao
Belts case was investigated by Capt;
Hamilton. commander Of the local.
American Legion post, who TO-DAY
procured a medical examination OF
Belt, the result Of which was com
municated to Commonwealth's At
torney William p. Woolls and Judge
Howard w. Smith. The examination
disclosed the fact that Belt is suf--
ferer from active tuberculosis.
The veteran was arrested severaI
days ago with a gill OF whisky while
riding the rods" Of a freight train
through the city. He declared that he
was en- route from Richmond to
Washington. where he expected to
enter hospital The Investigation
conducted Immediately by Capt.
Hamilton disclosed that the ex-sol-
dier's story was straight.
A dance will be given in Elks' Hail
tonight by the Kiwanis Club, pro
ceeds going toward the liquidation Of
small indebtedness incurred by the
club last year.
Permission has been granted the
Alexandria Fairgrounds Association
to sell artificial cherries on the
streets Of the city February %. :
More than 500 delegates are expect"
ed to attend the state meeting Of the,
Order of Eastern Star to be held here
February 13. II and is.