The morning times., 1895-11-11
ALEXANDRIA HAPPENINGS.

All the street improvements in Alexandria
are held in check lay doubts IA ised as To the
consttutinnality OF the thiTty-thrd section
OF the city charter, which makes the
property abutting ON the improved street
responsible for twu-thirds of the cost or the
Improvement. Under the section all the
street work in the city has been done, nut
about a year ago some question as 10 the
right OF the city tu tax property for street
improvement was raised, and in order 10
have il settled Il test case was made. when
the city sued the estate of the late Robert
Violett for money due for street Improve
ments.
This case has now gone to the State court
OF appeals. the city having won In the
minor courts, and On Thursday next Mr..
S. g. Brent. the city's attorney, viii appear
before the court Of appeals and ask To have
the case put on The privilege docket, 50 that
81 can he heard next month. decision IN
favor OF the city Is confidently expected
and as soon as IL is obtained the paving OF
Cameron and other streets, which need at
tentiOn very badly, VIII be begun If the
decision should be adverse To the city some
other means Of making property reSpnnsi
bic for Improvements viii have to be de
vised. -
In the city council tomorrow night the
bin Increasing the pay of policemen 50 per
month Will he taken up. The measure win
be vigorously opposed by the police com
mIssiOneTs, who have asked for an Increase
OF the force, as it is wen known that the
cityinthe present state ofitsfinances, cannot
increase the pay OF the officers and the
force at the same time. The lower board of
the common council, at n previous meeting,
passed the incrcased-pay bill, but in the
aldermen it was laid over until additional in
formation could be obtained. The present
pay OF the force Is $40 per month.
The Young Mems Sodality Lyceum are
now making great preparations for the
tie production of a society drama, The
Woven Web by the dramatic association
OF the Lyceum, in the LyCeum HAN on Thurs
day next. The drama is under the mana &C.
ment of Mr.. George Hensey, Of Washington,
and will he very creditable production.
The petition to the Grand Council of the
Ir. Q. Q. A. NJ, of Virginia, for charter to
form a council at Vienna, Fairfax county,
now has, IL is understood, some eighteen or
twenty signatures, and the petition will be
sent to the headquarters of the order in a
lew days. 1t is also understood that the
new council of the order at Fairfax Court
House will be Instituted on the night Of No
vember 80.
Happy jack Morris, a well-known
character here, is locked up in the police
station ON charge of having stolen "A door
mat. Morris was found with the mat in
LIS possession, and when asked where he
got IT, declared that he sat down ON it and
IL stuck TO him.
The police about I:3O O'Clock Yesterday
morning found William, alias Buck TAYLOR,
who is under Indictment in the county for
burglarizing the Actors Club house at
-Four Mile Kun in March last, sitting i'll a
doorway on King street. He was taken
in charge by the Officers and will be turned
ever to the county authorities for trial.
Mrs. Martha Carlin and her daughters and
Mr.. William J. Han returned yestertia y
from a visit of two weeks to the cxposition
at Atlanta.
Capt. 7. I. Faulkn ner, of the Washington
and OHIO division OF the Southern Railway
will shortly remove with his family To Lees
burg.
The police have under arrest Cornelius
Johnson, Lewis Martin, W. c. Wyatt, and
J. 5 Key, white tramps, on suspicion Ol
being the parties who assaulted Mrs. James
Newton ON North Columbus street aud stole
her poCket-buok, containing 50. The men
Will have a preliminary hearing before
Mayor Thompson tomorrow morning, and
Mrs. Newton will be called on to Identify
tie men who robbed her