Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-26
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MEETING OF THE FIRE WARDENs. "A meet
ing Of the Fire Wardens was held last night at
which it was ordered that the necessary repairs
to the roof Of the Columbia Engineer House
be made aud that some needed repairs
to one of the wheels of the steamer Columbia
be made. Several bills for supplies and repairs
were audited and the hose belonging, to both
the steamers was ordered to be creased
An election for officers Of the two steam
engines was then held resulting in the re cleo
ton of the old officers. as follows: = Hydraulion,
j. H. Young. engineer and T. d. Dix, driver
Columbia, Richard Purcell, eng neer aud Cas-
sius Bremen, driver
The Beard then adjourned
OUTSIDE LINE TO PnILADEIplllA.- MIR. L.
A Reed, agent for the Philadelp hia line OF
steamers gives notice in to-day Gazette that 10
consequence Of the break in the Chesapeake aud
Delaware Canal, steamer will, Tor the present
leave here every Wednesday for Philadephl
ADD returning leave Philadelphia every Satur-
day, going and coming by sea, aud thus keeping
UP the regular weekly water communication be-
tween the two places and preventing any 10
terrupiou or delay in transportation. The line
is safe and pleasant one, and Mr.. Reed, the
agent here obliging and accommodating
L,BRARGAN.-Mrs. Emma j. Young having
been elected teacher of Columbia School, in
the county, the position she has held as Libra
riau of the Alexandria Library with SO much
credit to herself and satisfaction to the Board
of Directors and the public, with whom she
| has been thrown 10 contact by reason ot her
| position, will become vacant, for which, how
ever there are already several applicants, aud
the Board will be Fortunate If IN Mrs. \. sue
| ccssor they secure the services Of one who will
do as much to advance the interests OF the
Library.
THE CASAL-Nolhiug has been heard from
IN the canal for two days, and the boats which
were to have reached here yesterday have not
come, or are there any udlngs OF them. Ihls
delay is not ualy provoking, but very detrlmen-
| tai to the coal trade, and 1t IS suggested that
the interests of the canal are being sacrificed
by IMPROPER management Those well quail
fed to Judge think that with proper diligence
navigation could have been resumed week
ago, and arc loud 10 their instrumentation oil the
! delay aud uncertainty now existing.
TEACHERS !ApPolNTED-M Mrs EmmaJ. u Dung
of this city, has been elected teacher Of Colum-
bia school, No. |, Arlington District and Miss
Alberta Y. Slsson, of Rulfuer school, No. ,,
jefferson District near the AIMS House, her
former school at Prospect Hill, having been
abandoned on account Of the small attendance
there All the other schools in the county. OF
Alexandria will have the same teachers as last
year except Arlington, the coored school at
Freedmen Village, for which no appointment
has yet been made.
PERMITS FOR PUBLIC SCHoOLs.-A number
of persons, both white and colored called at
the former office of the City Superintendent of
Public Schools, III Prince street. yesterday, to
get permits to enter school. As stated last
week, none will be issued until ncyt Monday,
as the tax bills will not be in the Treasurer 5
hands until that day, and they must be paid
before permits can be granted. All school bust
ness is now transacted ut the new Office No. ,,
Market Building Cameron street entrance.
POLICE REpowr There were but two cases
reported at police headquarters this morning;
Michael Ryan, a soldier from Fort Footc, who
had been locked up for drunkenness and dis
orderly conduct aud who was dismissed upon a
promise to return to the Fort and Benjamin
Blcndhiem, for diSordcry conduct and resisting
and abusing an officer, who was lined SI.33 and
discharged.
There were no cases at the Magistrates
office
AWARD. The committee on Public Proper
ty OF the city council, Joseph Hopkins, esq ,
chairman, met last night, when the bids for
digging a we'll in the ccal cellar under the
Market House were opened, and the contrac t
awarded to Henry Johnston at - % per foot,
that being the lowest bid.