Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-16
ALEXANDRIA.

Cry COUNCIL The mayor In calling meet
ing OF the city board last night, sent them a
communication urging the need of health
omcer and the filling 81 the vacancies in the
offices Of physicians OF the poor. He also urged
that the limits within which nude bathing in
the river should be permissible after sunset be
made north Of Princess and south Of Wolfe
streets. and he announced the designations of
Drs. O'Brien, Ashby and Gibson as physicians
OF the poor, the 30-day suspension of Officer
house steeple. Various references of these
matters were made. Repairs OF pumps on
Wolfe and Lee and on Madison and Washington
streets were ordered. resolution looking to
the election OF the police by police commits
sioners was referred. and the superintendent
OF police was authorized to expend $50 in abat-
ing nuisance i'll the marsh near Royal and
Princess streets.
The ELECTRIC LIaHT SErTLEMRNr.-A hitch
In the settlement for the electric light re-
quired, in the opinion OF the mayor, additional
action by the city council and he called them
together last night. 1t appeared that the coun-
Gil had instructed the mayor, treasurer and
auditor to sign and deliver ten notes to the
Electric Light Company as soon as that COM
pany had complied with its contract The
mayor called attention to the fact that there
was q controversy as to the contract and he de-
sired that that should be settled by the joint
committee on the subject before the notes
were given. Mr.. Cation, the attorney of the
Electric Light Company. having appeared, it
was agreed that additional arc lights be
furnished and put up on the return Of certain
lncandesccnt lamps now in the possession Of
the city, and that a portion of the notes be re-
tanned until certain suits against the company
should be settled. 10 the matter was ad justed
SENTENCED TO rHE PENirEyr1ARY.--The trial
OF Mary Smith, colored, for robbing Dan
Henry having resulted in conviction, she was
this morning sentenced to the penitentiary at
Richmond for one year.
NorEs.-The corporation court, Judge Nor
ton, Resumed Its session this morning and the
case Of Cox agt. the Electric Light Company
was called. The grand jury has been in SEES
laid before it by the attorney of the common
wealth.--W. E. Henkin has been installed as
u. I. OF Marley encampment, LO.OF.--Jas
McCnen has sold TO M. LAWYER q lot on Gibbon
near Pitt street for s10O, and W. Z. Price has
bought for $l25 a lot on Montgomery street
near Columbus street.-The license board
has not approved Of the application for H. b.
Pulman's restaurant opposite the Washington
Southern railroad depot Ashby Miller
has been elected treasurer of Christ Church,
Miring and Reduction Company held a meet.
ing here yesterday at the Office OF ex-Mayor
Kemper, and its officers were elected-Mr.
Jacob Brill has bought out Schneider restau-
rant at the WASHINGTON ferry wharf---Mr.
n McGrgde has bought IS acres Of land, the
Georgetown for e1oo per acre.
Credit for the Washington Monument.
letter in the New York Tribune today
signed Potomac says: A late editorial article
in the Tribune seems to give the entire credit
OF finishing the Washington National Mopu.
msnt TO Hsnator Sherman and Col Thomas L.
Casey. 1t 10 true, ~ stated, that after the nm.
finished sh aft WAS turned over to the govern
ment in 1879 the Monument Society acted only
in IAN advisory and cooperative capacity"
The building commission created by law had
charge Of the construction Of the shaft. The
commission consisted Of the President Of the
United States, who was president sx-ofiioio; W. w.
Corcoran, first vice president Of the Monument
Society, chairman; Edward CLARK, architect Of
the Capitol, also . member OF that society, the
chief engineer Of the army aud the architect Of
the Treasury Department The society, By an
earnest and able memorial, brought the matter
before Congress, and through the active efforts
Of it, committee, ~ well a. Of ell the members
personally, succeeded in getting tbs desired
action and appropriations. Senator Sherman
took leading part in securing the appropria-
ton AID Colonel (now GsneraD Casey, -
everybody knows, finally solved the problems
land made the monument triumphant sue
eew."
We may safely conclude, nevertheless, that
had there been NO Monument 6ooisty there
weuld In al probability have been no grand
monument 70 Washington sueh - now grsoes
the national capital