Alexandria gazette. [volume], November 24, 1920, Page FOUR, Image 4

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? - - OFFICIAL r?
Board of Aldermen ?'
At a regular meeting' of the Boar
of Aldermen held. Tuesday, Nevem
ber 2?. 1920, there were present:
F: F. Marbury, es-q., president an
Messrs. Robinson, Ballengcr, Witkins
* Batuhelicr. ?
Resolutions appropriating $1601
for the automatic bell, ringers in th<
f.'re engine houses, laid on the tabl<
November 9. 1920, was taken up an(
passer* by the following vote. Ayes
5; Noes 0.
The fo,licking papers received fro Ti
the lower board anci their action con
curred -m:?*
Ordinance to prohibit the sale-, ex
change apd delivery of. bread in the
city of Alexandria, Ya.. unless the
same shall be closely wrapped1 and
sealed, passed, Ayes 5; Noes 0.
Ordinance regulating the sale, ex
change and delivery of milk and
cream providing for the cleansing of
milk and cream within the city of
Alexandria.
Petition granting Carter Bros, per
mission to repair ho.usc 310 South
Pitt Street.
Petition from the Alexandria Hos
pital for relief of taxes on the lot on
North Colurr.bus street, laid over.
Petition from sundry citizens ob
jecting to the. stable of the Mt. Ver
non Dairy.
Petition from Reid and Popkins re
garding the removal of stable of Mt.
Vernon Dairy.
Bill of Mrs. Baggett for $13.00 for
cleaning out sewer running through
her premises.
Ordinance regulating the price cf
gas.
?Resolution making a loan to the
city gas works of $25,000 to pay for
r?w water set, coal and other inciden
tal expenses.
Petition from W. J. McCaffrey re
garding the poor gas furnished.
Resolution appropriating $335 to
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" [ pay" balance due on two motorcycles.
Petition fronr '-the Mt. Vernon
d chapter cf the Daughters of. the Ame
rican Revolution.
I. Communication from Mr. W. J. Mc
^ ' Caffrey regarding' the 'efficiency- cf
the pel ice department. v ! ^
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D to prepare; UrsLiiSfafeh epch dealer
r. with a copy of the new ordinance re
^ gaming the wrapping of bread also
I * ordinance regarding tJic delivery of
milk.
'j Petition from P L.. Laxlue for per
( mission to erect garage at 12G North
Fayette Street.
Petition from L. W. Recker to in
crease size of garage No. 20b South
Fayette Street.
Common Council
At a regular meeting of the Com
mon Council of the City cf Alexan
dria, Va., held November 23rd, 1U20,
there were present:
H. R. Burke, esq., president and
Messrs. McCaffrey, Matter, Ruben,
I Ticer, Downhain,1 Wattles, Desmond,
prutv, Sullivan, Baggett, Ballcngcr,
Lawler, Fletcher and Devers.
An ordinance to prohibit the sale,
exchange and delivery of bread in
the city of Alexandria, unless the
same shall be closely wrapped ar.d
sealed as herein provided for, and
; providing a penalty for a violation,
was recommended by the committee
on health and read the second and
third time and passed. Ayes 14; Noes
0.
An ordinance regulating the sale
exchange and delivery of milk and
cream, providing for the cleansing of
milk and cream bottles, within the
! City cf Alexandria, Va.. was recom
mended my the committee on health
I and read the second and third time
!and passed. Ayes 14; Noes 0.
j A resolution offered by Mr. Flet
jcber instructing the health officer to
furnish dealers in bread a copy of
f"t}ie Kread wss"passed."'
u "'A resolution by Mr.. Fletcher in
structing the health officer to furnish
milk dealers a ccpy cf the milk law
was passed.
A resolution Wy Mr. Fletcher appro
the sum of' $3,50 to pay bal
A n ce' outT on ' t"?o m o toriiycles, was
passed-; ? Ayes Messrs. McCaffrey,
Matter, Ruben. Tieer, Dcwnham, Wat
i tics, Desmond. Drury, Ballanger, Law
j ler. Fletcher, Reavers and Mr. Presi
dent?13; Noes Messrs. Sullivan and
j Raggett?2.
A communication ."rem the B.oard
of Trustees of the A lexandria Hos
; pitsl requesting ?that taxes assessed
for the Columbus Street property
ugair.s't" the hospital, amounting to
$542.-12 be remitted', was received.
And a resolution offered by Mr.
Tieer appropriating the sum of
$542.42 to remtburse the hospital for
the amount of taxes assessed, was
passed, Ayes 14 Noes 0.
The following permissions were
granted:
To the Daughters of the Ameri
can Revolution to erect mile stone on
the east side of Russell Road.
Also to Carter Bros, for alteration
to porches rear of 310 South'-Pitt
Street.
Also to L. W. Rccker to widen gar
1 age at No. 20(5 South Fayette Street.
An act to regulate and fix the
price of gas was read the first time
and referred to the joint committee
on light and finance.
A resolution to make a loan of $25,
000 to construct water set and other
expenses c.f the city gas works was I
offered by Mr. Wattles ar.d referred j
to the joint committee on light and |
finance to be reported at a speciai
meeting to be held Friday night, i
November 20th at 7.30 o'clock.
A ccmmunidation from Mr. McCaf-'i
frey relating to the condition at the
city gas works was referred to the
committee on light.
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I A communication from Mr. McCaf- J
jfrey relating: to the polfc'e 'force andj
! the health department was referred j
to the joint committee or. police and j
health. .
A communication from <Jarr.es K.
Caton, attorney for Mrs. Baggett, re
lating to a sewer running through {
f her premises used by property own- j
icrs in the sub-division of her land |
j was referred to the joint committee j
I on streets and finance,
i A petition from R. L. Ladue, to
erect {ravage at No. 42f> North Fay
ette street was referred to the Com
mittee on Streets.
A petition from property owners!
protesting against a shed used for a
I stable by the Mt. Vernon Dairy at
I the corner of Prince and Alfred
j Streets was referred to the commit
i tee on streets.
j A petition from W. F. Reid and
j L. A. Popkins, owners of the Mt. !
j Vernon Dairy, at corner of Alfred t
and Prince Street, requesting that
they be allowed to retain a shed erect j
od on their property without a'permit
was referred to the committee on ?
streets.
The board then adjourned.
H. R. Burke,
President i
Teste: Daniel R. Stansbury, Clerk of j
Common Council. -
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District Agent I
King Stieet Alexandria. Va. j
REFUSE JAIL BATH:
SEARCH NETS $1,200
Roanoke. Va., Nov. 21.?William
Porter, alias William Harris, anrl
Charles Carter, held here in connec
tion with the robbery of the Glasgow,
Va., bank early last Friday, upon re
fusal to take baths, aroused suspic
ions of jail attendants last night,
and a search of their persons result
ed in the finding of $1,200, the police
announced today.
Seven $100 bills were discovered j
in a bandage on Porter's abdomen, j
which, according t() the police, the j
prisoner claimed was placed there j
following a recent operation. An- i
other $100 bill was found sewed in ?
the lining of Porter'es vest, the po- '
lice said. They added that four $ 100 j
bills were discovered in Carter's uu- |
denvear.
This money, with $450 found on
the body of James B. Rogers, who j
was killed in a gur. fight with local |
police Friday, makes a total of
$1,050 in currency taken from the
trio, in addition to $06,253 in liberty
bonds and secUriti'eSV'discovefed" In a
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Chief of Police Rigiiey 'announced j
last night that a thor'Odgh rccxdmt- ?
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nation " will be made of tlie seven j
?passcti'ger antotnobite',* in' which' "thtr
trio were halted Friday. * .? ? -' if
Identity of the three men and
wfieffier they were connected with
robberies at' point's other thT Glas
gow has not been definitely estab
lished, the police said.
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Wednesday, Dec. 1st
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By a special arrangement, we have been able to get an extra al
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