Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-08
BOND ISSUE ASKED
TO PAY ANNEXATION
S7o0, 900 Proposed by Alex
ard7ia Manager to Cover New
Sf1
!. Territory and Other Costs.
special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
!. ALEXANDRIA, Va, November g.
An ordinance providing for 100000
bond issue was presented to the cit!
council by City Manager Lawrence a
the regular meeting held yesterday
afternoon in the council chamber. The
issue is principally to provide funds tc
repay Arlington and Fairfax Counties
for public improvements in the annexed
territory as ordered by the court, part
of which territory already has been IN
tcluded in the city and the REMAINDER
of which will be taken over January /.
1T also provides funding and public I'M
provement bonds for the city.
30 Tax Levy Proposed.
The measure proposes that direct
tax be levied to pay the principal ana
interest on the bonds, the interest rate
of which has not been determined. the
bonds will bear date of January !, 1881.
The measure will have to be taken up
at subsequent council meetings before
1t can be acted upon.
l.. Mayor w. A. Smoot, jr., in speech
before tho council explaining the meas
4 lire, said that the people OF alexandra
did not realize the fine condition OF the
city in regard to public debt. He SAID
that the average debt of Virginia cities
was IS per cent of the assessed valua-
.tion and that Alexandria now has but
10 per cent indebtedness in proportion
TO its assessed valuation. MOI more
than one or two Virginia cities nave
lower Indebtedness IN propoIIsioii "
their assessed valuation, he said.
He explained that the bond issue
was largely to cover the cost of the an
nexation of the new territory, and stated
that after the new territory is taken III
and added TO the present value OF the
citv. Alexandria would still be among
the strongest cities in the State IN SO iar
as bonded indebtedness compared Win
assessed valuation was concerned.
which, he said, is the only means Oh
arriving at comparison.
S5OO,OOO to Arlington.
OF the total issue proposed, 100000
will 90 to Arlington County as decreeo
hv the court to pay for public improve
nents in the annexed territory. EX-
penSeS and fees in connection Win the
annexation suit, including the amount
already paid to Fairfax County ty, p goo olrec-
The sum of $4,000 will go to funding
the cost of the annex to the Parker
Grey School and to additional work ON
the Maury School, both items OF which
already have been completed. Grading,
paving, repairing and improving streets,
constructing bulkheads and culverts, IN
Stalling fire MIGRANTS, construction OF
sewers and funding the outstanding OBJ
legations of the city will take $1,000
of the issue. Compilation OF city plans
of streets, highways, parks and districts
in the present city limits and the new
territories will take an additional 81 300
The remaining $4,000 will go to curtail-
ing the outstanding bonds and obliga-
tons of the Town of Potomac, located in
the new territory, which the city is
required to assume.
School Election Deferred.
The election of two members of the
city school board, whose term expires
December /, was deferred until the
next meeting. They are Gardner l..
Boothe and u. S. Lambert. 1t is pre-
dicted that these men will be reelected
without opposition at the next meeting.
The resignation of Mrs. Mary L. Wattles,
member of the school board, was re-
ceived and accepted. 1t is effective at
once, but successor will probably
not be named until after January /, and
some one is expected to be selected
from the new territory at that time.
1t is understood that the reason for
Mrs. Wattles' resignation was that she Is
not certain of remaining in the city.
Application for erection of a gas sta
ton at the southwest corner of Wash
ington and Franklin streets was received
from B. B. Ezrine. A similar applica-
ton asking for permission to erect a
gas station at the southeast corner
of Washington and Franklin streets,
made by M. E. GroomeS, was received.
The sum of $500 was appropriated for
a gas main on Summers drive between
Russell road and Junior street. An
ordinance calling for the expenditure Of
81 ,28255 for repairs to the street
sweeper was placed on its first read
ing. City Manager Lawrence was in
structed to order at once the parts
necessary for the repairs, The sum of
$3.50 out of next years budget was
appropriated for advertising the city in
the Northern Virginia edition of the
Alexandria Gazette to be published
January /.
Porch Permit Denied.
The petition of Robert F. Martin,
zoos Gibbon street, for a permit to
erect porch in front of his residence
was denied, as the proposed addition
would encroach on the sidewalk. A
communication from City Manager
Lawrence regarding the gas works val
uation that previous appropriation of
0AsOOO VIC fAANACdoOd W PAyCOO Woo AI-
ceived, but no action was taken.
The petition from lit residents living
in the neighborhood of the power plant
OF the Virginia Public Service Co. To-
Gated at the foot of Wolfe and Wilkes
streets, asking council to take imme-
date action to remedy smoke nui-
Sance from the plant was received.
Mayor Smoot told of conference he
had with officials of the company two
weeks ago, during which they advised
him that smoke arresters had been or
dered for all smoke stacks and that
they would be placed in position as soon
as they arrived. The council decided
to wait until these arresters were placed
before deciding whether or not further
action was necessary.
Application from the Shell Eastern
Petroleum Products, Inc, for permits
sion to install a gasoline and oil bulk
storage and distributing plant on the
square bounded by Fairfax, Madison,
Lee and Montgomery streets was also
received. Action on the application was
deferred until the council could satisfy
itself on several points in correction
with the proposed plant and until the