Evening star., 1895-04-24
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.
Regular Meeting Of the City Council
Last Night.

Last Night.
The regular semi-monthly meeting of the
Alexandria city council was held last
night,with fair attendance in each board.
There was no business of Importance trans
acted, and no bills Of great concern passed.
The committee on general laws. as antici-
pated in this correspondence several days
ago, recommended to council that the
owners of wharf property on the strand
be required to renew or remove those that
have tumbled down or are in a state of
decay; that the city engineer be required
to inspect wharves periodically and re-
qCire owners to give them attention within
ninety days or else pay a penalty. Inas-
much as the city owns some considerable
dflapidated wharves and it would cost
large amount Of money to attend to it the
discussion, and was finally laid over until
the next regular meeting. The finance
committee had no reports to make. The
committee on streets recommended that
the pump in O'Neirs court be replaced;
adopted. They recommended that permis
sion be granted, to erect frame house
within the fire limits, The petition of the
Alexandria Fertilizer and Chemical Com
pany to erect a bridge across Princess
stl eet to connect two Of their buildings
was granted. A resolution requiring the
Electric Railway Company to fix Royal
street south of Duke and King street west
of Peyton, which streets are used for their
tracks, was passed The petition of the c.
C. Smoot & Sons Company to put in
switch Wilkes street was held over
until the next meeting. Permission was
granted to r. H. Atkinson to erect
frame shop on Pitt street between King
and Cameron streets on the site of the old
Prettyman shop. The matter of repaVing
the east side OF Union street at the corner
Of King was referred. A petition asking
for decrease in the dog tax was referred
to the finance committee. A matter that
is of the greatest Importance to the city
generally and particularly to the mer-
chants who hang out shows" on King
street was killed very effectually.
For some time past a number Of the pro-
gressive members of the city council have
been endeavoring to have an appropria ton
made for street sprinkler, and last night
the committee on streets recommended that
the bill not pass, and the Recommendation
was adopted, and now the watering pot,
such as is used in ordinary flower gardens,
will remain in use. 1t is very comical
sight, indeed to see the man, who, by the
way, is paralyZed on one side, handling
about one pot full Of water on each half
square before the sweeping gang, with
brooms, have caught up with him. 1t was
suggested by a prominent member of the
council thaE each man sentenced to the
chain gang be furnished with watering
pot, but this did not take the form of a
resolution, and hence was not acted upon.
1t is matter of fact that the street clean
ing gang. under the present arrangement,
does more harm than good. as it is i'm
possible to walk along the streets when
they are at work without getting choked
up with the flying dust and also running
ones clothes. 1t Is hoped by many that
this matter will be reconsidered at another
meeting.
Thought to he Crazy.
A colored man, who gave his name as
Manuel Davis, and who was acting in
very queer manner, was picked up in front
of Gaines & Kraffts saloon, on Royal
street. by Officer Griffin. and locked up in
the station house. When seen he was
wandering around ina circle, and had kept
it up for about fifteen minutes He said
that he was from. Washington and was a
piano player.
TomOrrow's Democratic Primary.
Tomorrow morning at sunrise the polls
will open for voters, for the candidates for
the various city officers, and the tight will
probably be a hard one for the mayoralty
and city auditor. The following is the
official ticket:
Mayor. G. Beekham and L. II. Thomp-
son. e. o.,
Auditor-E. F. PRICE and F. P. vogelge-
sang y IT
Corporation attorneys. G. Brent.
Collector Of taxes-P. F. German.
Clerk of gas-R. T. Cook.
Inspector of lumber--James L. Adams,
S. C. Swaine and 2. Horatio Day
Measurer of wood and bark-Wesley
Makely, Charles Goodrich and A. f. Cox.
First ward-Alderman, r. H. Havener;
council, H. Snowden. E. +. Thompson, c.
N. Moore and H. Burke; magistrate, A. ].
Fair; constable, James Treakle.
Second ward-Alderman. w. H. Marbury:
council, F. Klaus, John H. Strider. Joseph
Beach, l.. Kraft and w. L. Latham;
magistrate, d. w. Whiting. H. C. Field
and S. c. Payne
Third ward-Alderman, George H. Hin
ken; council, John Harrison, George A.
Mushbach, John H. Green, ]. r. Cation
and I. V. Rishell; magistrate. H. E. Holt,
+. Lovejoy and c. L. Arnell.
Fourth ward-Aldermen. J. z. Tackett
and ]. c. Smoot: council, l.. E. Uhler, T. J.
Fannon, ]. NJ. White and James McCuen.