Evening star., 1895-06-12
AF FAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Regular Semi-Monthly Meeting of the City
Council.
Many Other Notes of General and
local Interest The Tables
Turncd-A Correction.

The regular semi-monthly meeting of the
city council was held last night, with a
fair attendance in both boards. Consid-
cradle business was transacted. A COM
munication was received from the mayor
notifying council of the removal of Capt.
w. II. Travers of the chain gang, for dere-
liction of duty, an account of which ap-
peared in The Star. The mayor also called
attention to the fact that the resignation
of the city health officer, DIR. ]. T. Miller,
had been handed him, that officer refusing
to serve further unless the salary was in
creased to such an extent as to pay for the
time necessary. The matter was referred
to the finance committee. The committee
on finance and the committee on general
laws had no reports to make. The COM
mittee on streets recommended that the
petition of Mrs. l.. Wolf for the removal
of the watch box at the corner of king
and Fayette streets be not granted. The
report of the corporation attorney was re-
ceived, showing that the city had not the
right to grant the use of its streets to
the c. c. Smoot Sons Company for put
ting in switch at the tan yard and the
matter was referred to a conference COM
mittee, who recommended that the report
be received. The matter of repairing Fay
ette street between King and Cameron
streets was referred to the committee on
streets. The chairman of the committee
stated that the grade of the railroad
raised about eighteen inches before the
repairs could be made. The street is now
in a very deplorable condition and has
been so for some time. The committee on
public property were instructed to fit up
room NO. in the city hall for the use of
the city engineer. communication from
Capt. Geo. A. Mushback to the city auditor
refusing to pay $35 for tapping a public
sewer was referred to the corporation
attorney. An invitation received from
Rev. Father H. j. Cutler to attend the re-
dedication services of st. Mary's Church
on Sunday next was received with thanks.
An amendment to the license laws, fixing
the telegraph and express company license
ct $50 each, so as not to come in conflict
with the interstate commerce law, was re-
ferred to the finance committee. Inc JOINT
committee on light, finance and general
laws were instructed to define the duties
of the clerk of the gas, now that the office OF
superintendent tof gas has been abollshed.and
an ordinance increasing the salary of the
clerk of gas to Si,Co0 per annum was re-
ferred to the finance committee. A petit
tion was received ard referred to the COM
mittee on light asking that an electric
light be placed at the corner of Columbus
and Oronoco streets. The appropriation
bill for expenses for the fiscal year ending
May 81. 1856. was passed.
The Police Court.
Mayor Strauss presided over the pro-
ceedings in the police court this morning
and disposed of the following cases: Re-
becca Quill, charged with disorderly con-
duct, was dismissed, and the complainant,
Mrs. Haywood, was fired $3.50 for the Of
fense; Eliza Allen, charged with assaulting
Ora Bell, dismissed; Frank Entwisle, Matt
Williams and Remus Beach, charged with
stealing a suit of clothes, were dismissed; ;
VIM. Lightfoot and - Richards, fined 81
each for disorderly conduct; Lizzie Fones,
charged with indecent conduct, was fined
s. or sixty days in the work house.
The Tables Turned.
white man named Haywood swore out
a warrant yesterday against colored wo-
man named Rebecca Quill. charging her
with disorderly conduct and abusive lam
guage toward his wife. When the case
was heard by the mayor the evidence show
ed conclusively that the Haywood woman
was the one who had been disorderly and
abusive, and she was fined by the mayor
and the Quill woman was released.
A Correction.
The final exercises at the Virginia Theo-
logical Seminary VIII be held on Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday. June 26, 27 and
2s. and not today, tomorrow and Friday, as
stated in The Star yesterday.
The Tan Yard Switch.
Notwithstanding the fact that the city
has no right to grant the use of its streets
to the c. c. Smoot Sons Co. for putting in
a switch into their tan yard property on
Wolfe street, it has been found that the
Southern Railway Company has, under
the charter granted its Virginia Midland
division by the legislature. the right to lay
this switch without consulting the city
council. and it is said it will more than
probably do this.
= General and Personal Notes.
Miss Esther Brookes has returned from
q visit to friends in Loudoun county
The family of Mr.. J. T. Beckham left
this morning for their country home, "Au-
burn" near Brandy station, Culpeper coun-
ty. where they VIII spend the summer.
Among the graduates of this years class
es at the University of Virginia from this
city are Messrs. Henry Elliott and Louis
Green, who took the NJ. d. degree, and
Lawrence Leadbeater, who took both B. A.
and Nj. A. degrees.
The body of Bernard Smith, who was
drowned on Sunday morning, was found
yesterday afternoon.
]. s. Gulick had his feet badly mashed
yesterday by heavy timber falling on
them.
Mrs. ]. I. Callahan is visiting friends in
Pelham, N. C.