Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-03

WEATHER PROBABILITIES-Jul 5, 1913.
For the Middle States increasing southeast
winds, stationary and higher Temperature. pos.
sibly followed by cooler northerly winds, cloudy
weather and numerous rains with rising baro-
meter.
The FIRE DEPARTM ENT--Hs Operations
During the past Xear.-Edward 8. Leadbeater,
eus., Chief Engineer of the Fire Department,
whose executive ability and long experience
have made him one of the best officers 10 the
country, and by those exertiops the department
of this city has been brought to the highest
degree of efficiency, has Just completed his re-
port for the year ending on the 3Oth uIt., CIV.
log the plumber and causes of fires, the time OF
service Of the department., u.s., from which we
extract the folIowng:-
lS77-July 6. II IS M, Mr. G Walkers dwell
ling, Wilkes st; chimney and roof.
July g. p m, Portner's brewery steam WIS
tie out Of order.
July %. 80 m, cornor Royal and Hoile
streets; burning old bedding
July 20. II q m, Mr. Gee, Hutton's dwelling
st Asaph street; defective fue.
August l. a m, Mrs Dawson's dwelling,
Wilkes st; incendiary; insurance $1,000 amount
paid 1862 g; Columbia, Hydraulion and
relief in service u hours. Also, st the same
hour Capt Websters dwelling. on Wilkes st ;
caught from above; valued at ST. .UO; loss SlOo;
not insured.
Aug 20. $50 p m. bonfire.
Sept %, II 45 p m, Mrs Neale's property, cor
King and Washington SITS; burning tar in tho
cellar Colum bia in service minutes.
Oct q, 6 20 m, Cameron street, near Royal !;
chimney.
Nov'r 20. 215 m, car at V N L * depot
csreegsnnss Columbia in service minutes.
NoV'r23, 335 pm, & w Francis dWellng
King st; accidental burning Ct lsTd
Dec II 90 M south ST Asaph st; chimney.
1875-Jsn 7, 2 Is m. upper Duke ct; bed on
fire.
Jan Is, 8 so m false alarm.
Jan 16. so N !; false alarm
Jan 20, 800 m !; false alarm.
Jan 81, 9 81 m. Messrs Dixon and Burke's
properly. south Washington st; accidental In
surance 81. 0JO; amount paid 1908 IA; Columbia.
Hydraulion and Relief in service hours.
Feb l. IL 90 10. Eli Petty's property; south
Union ct; lncendiary; Insurance ~ 90, amount
paid S775; Hydrauliou, Columbia end Relief Ia
service hour.
Feb 10, 7 p To- south Columbus 1t; chimney.
Fob %. l Is m, south Henry street; burning
brush slao. at Ill, south Washington street;
chimney.
Mar 4. 40 IN. Captain Webs:crs dwelling,
Wilkes st; ssI:o unknown; Insurance iHsa,?o s4Vo
Relief 10 service half an hour.
Mar IL. 10 so p m false alarm.
Mar II. ii rs m, north st Asaph st; up,ot-
ting kettle Of tar.
Mar 20, 80 m false alarm.
April q, 45 p m, Pulmans row, Franklin st;
clothing in store.
April "a p ID, Thomas " Brion's dwelling.
corner Prince and Patrick ste; nceudiary; in
surance $500; amount paid $500; HydrauIlon,
Columbia hose and Relief in servica ! h ~
April 30 & IN, POrtnef'S leo house; outside
city limits.
May !, 9pm, Kingst between Washington
and Columbus; chimney.
May 8, STOP M. Walter Lsngley's dwelling,
cor Cameron and Lee SITS; lamp explosion
May g. 10 10 p m, bon fire.
June IS. ii 55 m, family row.
As will be seen from the above, the depart
ment was in service during the past year upon
such occasions, total of six and oGc halt hours
The loss of property was about So ,262. 96-thc
same being insured and valued OF SIS. 900.
During the year ending July l 1877, the de.
partment was ia service fourteen ard bali
hours and during that year the lose was SIG. 900,
insured and valued at $4,000.
The total cost of the Fire Depart meut for tho
past year was 81 .229. S9-a less cost, We venture
to say, than any similar organizaticu IN the
country.
The steamer flydraulion was also IN service
on the 24th Of September at the fire at the
Patent Office 10 WASHINGTON two aud three
quarter hours, and the Relief Hook aod Lad
der Company, at q fire near the Patent Ottce,
on tho same day, for about ona and halt
hours.
The QUANTICo RoUrE.-At . mcttirg Of
the stockholders of the r. f. l. p Il. Il.
Co., held in Richmond, yesterday, arcsolutlon
in opposition 10 a steamboat connection at
QuaDtico was voted down by large majority.
lhe following resolutions were offered. but &C
ton on them was postponed until TO day.
Resolved, That in the opinion Of the stock
holders Of this company, one OF The lines Tor
mail and passengers from Washington TO Rich
moud, by way cf Fredericksburg, should DC 10
tho day. and connect with the line leaving
New ork at or about y. u.
Resolved, That 10 tho opinion OF the stock
holders of this company there should be an ar
rangement with the Potomac Steamboat Com
pany to run by steamboat, to and from the
wharf at Qusnlico, that part OF day line be
tween Washington aud Richmond. upon the
terms that the receipts derived from passen-
gers, tho mail and freights by said day
line from Washington to Richmond, and
vice versa are to be divided, between
this company and such steamboat com
psuy in the ratio 10 which such receipts have
been divided between this company aud tho
Alexandria aud Fredericksburg Railroad Com
pany; and upon the further terms that as soon
% practicable the service shall be performed by
90 iron bort or boats. guaranteed BY the bulloer
to have an average rate OF speed CT eighteen
miles per hour. and built to Iuo through Ice
three lccncS (nlCRS anu thbt luz slcaupont
company shall have from this company 20
greater or other compensation than is provided
By this resolution.
One ofthe Philadelphia stockholders threat
ened that if these latter resolutions were
adopted, the minority would apply for an 10
junction to restrain the officers from carrying
them cut.
TEAHERs' INSTITUTE -The second session
"a mag halS
about fifty persons being 10 atteudauce.. Mr.
VIM. f. Carne was callod of to WASHINGTON
early in the morning end MIR. L. II. Fick,lo
was too upwe to lecture, 30 the bulk of the
work fell upon Prof Newell. who was, however,
more than equal to it. At 9 80 be pavo very
Instructive lecture 90 Primary Reading. in con;
tinua,ion of that of yesterday, aud was followed
by Superintendent Carnc. 10 a short lecture 90
the teaching Of Primary GeOgraphy.