Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-10
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
The City Council Meets and Transacts
Business.
Other Notes of m Interesting Charac.
ter From Down the Rfver-The
Corporation Court.

The regular semi-monthly meeting of the
Alexandria city council was held last night,
with a full attendance in both boards.
An ordinance granting the Occoquan and
Woodbridge Telephone Company the right
to establish a telephone exchange and run
its wires in this city was passed by
unanimous vote, with the proviso that the
work be started in eight months from date
and a. bond of 81 600 be given to insure the
replacing of the pavements where the poles
are put. This company proposes to put in
phones at greatly reduced rates, and it is
SAID that 1t is receiving a great deal of
encouragement from the merchants and
others.
andr1a lnfirmary for the election of trus-
tees to fill vacancies in the board was re-
cetved and held.
A resolution directing the collection of the
sew er tax was laid over.
A petition from sundry citizens for the
repaving of Prince street from Fairfax to
the Strand was referred to the committee
on streets. A petition from the Misses
henderson, asking permission to erect a
frame house within the fire limits, was re-
ferred to the committee on streets
An ordinance to reduce the price of gas
TO N2o per thousand was referred to the
committee on finance and light A resolu-
ton fnstructing the superintendent of DO
ice to build bulkhead at the foot of King
street was referred to the committee on
streets.
A recommendation from che committee m
streets that the committee on light be fur
nlsned with stone to pave the floor of the
gas house was introduced. The resolution
to purchase q street sprinkler was referred
TO the committee on Streets
A petition received from c. G. Smoot
J. Sons Company to put in switch in
front OF their property on Wilkes street
was referred to the committee on streets.
A resolution to repair the pump at the cor
rer or Franklin and Washington streets
was referred to the committee on streets.
washed Overheard and Drowned.
The sloop Daniel Sheets, with Capt. Posey
In charge, left here late yesterday after
noon en- route to the fishing shore of Mr.
Theophilus Ballfnger, on the lower river
When she arrived at Washington Reach, a
point just below Mount Vernon, she was
struck by a gale Of wind and nearly cap
sized. James Cliff, who was on the boat
with Capt. Posey, lost his balance and was
washed overheard and drowned. His body
was recovered.
Corporation Court.
In the corporation court yesterday the
following business was transacted: Com
monwealth agt. James Williams, Henry
Jefferson and James Baker, indicted for
felonies, and BERTHE Kyle and Cleveland
tered. Henry Turner agt. Eugene Kephart,
Reuben Redd agt. same and Christopher
West agt. same; final DEGREES entered. Ruth
Simpson agt. Olive Simpson; clerk ordered
to issue execution for costs. J.A.Marshall
agt. Washington, Alexandria and Mount
Vernon Electric Railway Company; dis
dismissed. J. B. Padgett agt. C. B. Pad
gett; decree for sale of one piece of prop
erty. No grand jury has been summoned
for this term Of court.
Notes.
Rev. Father McKeefry of Martinsburg
preached in the Lyceum last night.
Rev. W. H. McAllister will deliver the
Grafton on Decoration day at the National
cemetery.
Rev. T. E. Carson, with his family. left
for Roanoke today to take charge of the
M. E. Church there to which he was re-
Gently assigned.
Capt. K. Kemper has gone to Leesburg
to attend the Chesapeake Presbytery.
At the meeting of the board of SUPER
visors for Alexandria county held yester-
day only routine business was transacted.
Potomac Lodge, I. O. @. F., will pay q
fraternal visit to Mount Pleasant Lodge of
Washington tomorrow night.
At the meeting of the Royal Arcanum
held last night a reception was rendered
Grand Regent John ]. Jameson.
An experimental propeller wheel will be
placed on the Howard Cassard today and
she will be open for public inspection to-
morrow.
Three hundred thousand herring were re-
ceived at Fish Town yesterday
In the police court this morning there
were but two cases OF minor Importance.
No fines imposed.
Miss America Payne of Warrenton is the
guest Of Mrs. T. NJ. Jones'