Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-10
AT FAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Meeting of the City 0odncil and the Bust
ness Transacted.
Another Garbage Stow Sunk - Other
Local Notes of General Interest
to Ar Residents.

The regular semi-monthly meeting of the
city council was held last night with a
large attendance in both boards. A COM
munication In regard to an electric fire
alarm system for the city was received
from the old board of fire wardens, and 1t
was referred to the joint committee on
finance and public property. MIR. Edgar
thompson. who was absent when the new
council was organized, on the 1st of July,
was sworn In as member of the common
council from the first ward. A resolution
appointing E. c. Dunn city engineer for
the month of July, as his term does not
commence until August l. was laid on the
table. The following committees were an
nounced: On finance, L. E. Uhler, N. p. T.
Burke, John T. Harrison and R. H.
Moore j. T: Sweeney and F. kans; on
poor, 7. j. Fannon, Geo. H. Hlnken, Ed
gar r. Thompson and L. NJ. Davis; on pu5-
lie property, j. NJ. White ]. H. Strider
lheo. Bailenger; on general laws, George
A. Mushback, James r. Cation, N. p. T.
Burke and j. T. Sweeney; claims, ]. H
Greene and w. E. Latham; on streets, j.
Z. Smoot, H. r. Burke, L. NJ. Davis and
James McCuen.
The Police Commissioners
The two boards, in accordance with the
amended charter of the city, then went into
Joint session for the election of board of
police commissioners, of which Mayor John
G. Beckham is to be president In the first
ward the candidates were: Noble Lindsay,
IA; R. E. Knight, 3, and Albert Moore, 4.
Second ward, ex-Mayor Henry Strauss, IA;
l. NJ. Kell Z. Third ward, Charles B. Mar
shall. 8; Herbert Bryant, 49, Fourth ward
VIM. f. Vincent, 4; John F. Tacketf,s Is.
lhere is one commissioner from each ward,
ana new commissioner is elected every
year. The first ward man elected last
night serves one year. the second two, the
tblrd three. and the fourth four. Mr.. Dew.
Aitcheson was elected weigher of hay; Mr..
y: +. Adams Keeper of town clock; Drs.
VIM X. Purvis and Julian T Miller,
physicians to the poor; Dr. Julian T. Miller.
health officer, and Mr.. Edgar WarfieId
chief engineer of the fire department. An
effort was made to elect a board of fire
Wardens but 1t resulted in a hans-up in
Inc hrst ward between j. NJ Hill and
Benoni Wheat and in the second ward he
tween Jno. Cosan and John Harlow and.
as IL was found impossible to change the
vote AFTER repeated ballots, the joint ses-
sion adjourned and the wardens will he
elected at the next regular meeting
Another Garbage Sco,v Sunk.
Yesterday the garbage haulers of Wash
lnSton anchored another scow load of their
rotten NTH just off this city, and the disa-
greeable odors were waited over the city
for several hours. Capt. Charles Kauss
OF the chain gang took four of his men
qtHetiy to the scow and without ceremony
dispatched 1t to the bottom of the river.
George Schafer and man named Swallow
VINO were or the scow. were taken off and
put ashore. Mayor Beckham SAYS ne did
not order the sinking of the scow, but it is
said to have been done by Superintendent
Dobie.
Shoe Factory to Reopen.
The Delany Shoe Company. who recent
ly purchased the Potomac shoe factory, in
this city, will resume operations there
next week, after bling idle for long while.
The company owning the factory is COM
posed Of business men of Baltimore, Wash
ington and this city. All the old hands
will be taken back If they will apply at
the office of the company in this city. This
Will give employment to large number.
Police Court.
Mayor Beckham had but one case before
him for trial in the police court this morn
ing, that of q small boy named French
Jones, charged with trespassing on the
property of the Washington Southern rail
way. The mayor ordered that he be whip
ped by his father, or else pay fine of $50,
or go to jail. Aaron Jackson, Harrie Jack
son, John Williams and Samuel Tucker,
charged with breaking into the store of NJ.
S. Lee were held for examination Saturday
morning.
Notes.
Mr.. Martin Greene has gone to Baltimore
for a short stay.
Rev. Father Mccarthy, the new assistant
at st. Mary's Church, arrived here yester-
day.
Sarepta Lodge I. O. o. F., held a regular
meeting last night.
An electric fire alarm system is being
aSitated.
Alexandria Council. Royal Arcanun,, held
an interesting meeting last night and
transacted considerable business. r-I'-~
The tug Juno is on the ways at the ship
yard for repairs.
Capt. Robert F. Knox left last night for
Massanetta Springs.