Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-14
SUBURB AN NEWS.
ALEXANDRIA.

As was anticipated in The Star the lily
charter amendment went into the common
council last night to receive its death blow;
and there now only remains of 1t the ma
terial for a coroner's inquest and funeral
expenses When the act for amending the
charter came in from the aldermen, it was
at first proposed to amend in an unimpor-
tant particular; but it was decided that the
only question before the board was that of
concurrence or Inconvenience with the
aldermen; thereupon the board voted to nom
concur. and appointed a committee Of con-
ference. The committee of conference re-
ported an amendment, which was agreed to,
and upon the question being taken, with the
passage of the bill anew, the vote stood
yeas. Z. nays, B: and the chair held the ma
tority 90 of the whole board was required
to pass the act. and on an appeal from the
decision of the chair the board voted five
to sustain and six not to sustain the decision
Of the chair. Twelve members were present
and as the rule declares that the decision of
the chair should stand unless reversed by a
majority of those present the decision was
sustained: and so the matter ended. The
question OF street and sewer Improvement
was not, however, abandoned. and the bill
to expend 5000 on improvements was taken
up and made ready for consideration at the
next meeting.
The city council last night declined to
give financial assistance to the rebuilding
OF Hunting Creek bridge, and received and
referred a communication from the Penn
sylvania Sewer Company in regard to grant
ing the company the right of way for sew
ers under the streets of the city, with au-
thority to charge a sewer rent on property
which made sewer connections. The board
requested the general assembly not to pass
the amendment of the charter. which pro-
vides for using the words public printers
instead of public printer" in the charter
$2UO was appropriated to improve a portion
OF Queer str@"t with oyster shells. and 500
10 mn a he md of INN liant on
Wolfe street between Fairfax and Pitt
streets. and other routine business was
transacted.
The doomed men, White and Robinson
brought here from Prince William county
last night, are held safely in the city jail
They are very much depressed and spend no
little time in weeping Their case will be
taken before one of the judges of the court
OF appeals in a short time.
The appointment of Mr.. T. W. Robinson
as collector of customs here, mentioned in
The Star some days ago. will secure the ap-
pointment of Mr.. NJ. p. Vincent as deputy
collector.
8. Dreifus. Harry Poss, James Richards
and Mat Williams were brought before the
mayor yesterday. charged with being en-
gagged in robbing the store of Hutchinson
Brothers in Washington of sundry cook
knives. &c Williams. Richards and Poss
were discharged and Dreifus held
Chas. Wilson, colored, Is held by the
mayor. charged with stealing various arti-
cles from St. Johns barracks belonging to
the cadets there.
Corporation Attorney Brent has decided
that the commissioner of the revenue Is not
obliged to conform to the state assessment
In making assessments for the city
Miss Fannie Hollinsberry died yesterday
at her home on Queen and Pitt streets
where she has resided for more than sixty
years.
The county supervisors held a meeting at
the court house yesterday to audit bills,
and difficulty occurred between two gen.
temen there. which was speedily settled.