Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-28
ALEXANDRIA.

The city council last night received from
the state senator and the delegate letters
announcing their purpose not to recognize
as binding any directions of the city coun-
Gil in regard to legislative business. Mr..
Bendheim wrote that he would present
and support amendments to the city char
ter when, in his judgment. it was right
and proper to take that course, but he
recognized no right or power in council
to direct him how he should vote as
member of the legislature. Let" he said,
the members Of council take care of their
duties l will continue to. take care of
mine / owe my election to the people and
to them alone am I responsible The
council adopted a resolution to have read
In the legislature the resolutions of coun-
ell relative to changing the charter.
The deficiencies in the city appropriations
require new appropriations for certain
branches of the city administration, and
last night $500 was appropriated to increase
the poor fund.- but appropriations of $1,000
for courts and jails, $3.50 for electric light.
$3.50 for chain gang and 500 for street tools
were laid over until the next meeting. The
attorney for the corporation reported that
there Is sufficient public dedcat ton of Pitt
street south of Franklin as far as Jefer-
son street. This will allow the city to open
that street one square to the south instead
of to the corporation line, as was at first
proposed. An appropriation of $40 to the
salary Of Mr. VIM Shock, overseer of the
outdoor poor, was made, and a proposal for
asking the railway managers to reduce the
time of watchmen at street crossings from
fourteen to twelve hours per day was laid
over, as was proposal to macadamize
certain streets in the southwest section
Of the city instead of laying them in shells,
as was ordered by the council some time
since.
The county court has just closed a single
days session. Jessie H. Wilson and r. %.
Gewell were admitted to practice In the
court. On the probate side the last Will
of Gilbert Vanderworken was proba ted, with
]. e. Cromwell, Emma Gewell and Ellen
Truitt as executives NJ. b. Harlow and
G. w. Glassbury were appointed commits
sion to view new road from -Four Mile
Run to portion of Mt. Vernon avenue. The
case of Edward Fox vs. e, Clement for
unlawful detainer. was determined for the
defendant by jury. The court will not
meet again until near the close of March.
The Ladies' Auxiliary to Lee Camp of
Confederate Veterans will be organized next
Monday at Peabody Hall.
Hereafter by a new act of the general
assembly, the circuit court Judge Keith.
viii hold three sessions in this city, instead
of two, as heretofore, in each year.
1t is understood that the order Of Judge
Keith in the case of Fletcher against the
Deis Manufacturing Company will be car
ried into effect, and that the case will not
go to the court of appeals.
About the first week in April, or soon
after the close of the Lenten season, num-
Der of the society ladies Of Alexandria
have In contemplation the giving of an en-
tertainment for the benefit OF the charity
fund of that city. A meeting was held yes
terday morning at the residence of Mrs.
Harold Snowden for the purpose of dis
cussing the affair and making arrange
ments for early rehearsals Of the various
features 1t was decided that the program
shall consist OF dramatic, historical and
musical selections, to be rendered by local
and Washington talent.
Lannan's Opera House has been secured
for the occasion and no pains or expense
will be spared in making 1t the most gor-
gous and interesting entertainment of the
kind given In Alexandria in the past few
years.
Among those present at the meeting
yesterday morning were Mrs. Benoni
Wheat, Mrs. Harold Snowden, Mrs. Henry
Dangerfield, Mrs. William b. Dangerfield.
Mrs. T. Marshall Jones and Mrs. J. D.
Cafewood