Evening star., 1896-01-29
FALLS CHURCH.

The town council held an important meet
ting Monday night, at which all the nine
members were present, Mayor J. ID. Payne
presiding The committee on revision of the
town charter reported. making a large
number of material changes in the charter,
most of which were adopted. The effect
of the change is to leave only Councilmen
DePutron and Gould of present council in
at the end of the term July 1 next, and at
the election to be held in May seven out of
the nine councilmen are to be elected, these
to be elected by the voters of the respec-
tive wards instead Of the whole town, as
heretofore. The mayor is to be elected by
the people, instead of by the council, and
is not to be a member Of the council, and
have no vote except in case of a tie. Pro-
vides for the sale of all merchandise, is to
require the same to conform in weight and
measure to the esta blished standard of the
state In condemning land for street pur-
poses, procedure is to be had the same as
in the county court. Changes the section
providing for an increase of taxes, so that
the petition to council is confined to free
holders. Slightly changes the boundary line
Of the town. Councilman Gould offered
resolution to terminate the terms of all
councilmen, instead of a part, which was
not adopted Councilman DePutron pro-
posed to eliminate the provision prohibiting
license for the sale of intoxicating liquor
within a mile of the corporate limits. but
this was supported only by himself and
Councilman Erwin. An effort, however,
will be made to effect the change in the
legislature when the charter is considered.
The effort to distribute the road funds ac-
cording to the number of miles of street in
the several wards was decided in the mega
tive by the casting vote of the mayor. The
clerk was instructed to prepare the amend
mentS as adopted by the council and for
ward same to Mr.. Il. w. Moore, the attor-
ney for the corporation, to be forwarded to
the legislature. The town sergeant was in
structed to notify all parties assessed with
license tax for dogs that the same must
be paid within thirty days and tags pro-
cured, and he was directed to purchase five
hundred brass tags and stamping die
Councilman Erwin moved to change the
name of Forbes street to Great Falls street,
which motion was laid over until next
meeting.
The members Of the Baptist Church and
friends held an enjoyable socable Monday
night at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
V. Quick. The program of the evening
consisted of the following: Vocal solo.
"Laddie." Miss Lora Collar; recitation,
There is Little Maiden" Miss Bessie
T. Barber; violin solo, Yesterday and To-
day." Johnnie McKillen. Among those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. S. Roberts,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. d. Berry, Rev. and Mrs.
]. T. Barber, Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. North
rup, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Newton, Mrs. c. B.
Quick, Mrs. Chaplin, Mrs. Willis Gordon.
Mrs. Daniel Rhodes. Mrs. c. L. Blanton,
Mrs. @. F. McInturff, Misses Jennie Lam
ham, Estella and Eva Birch. Tillie Raw
!ings, Addie NJ. Spofford, Mary and Susie
Crossman, Ida Gordon, Grace Rhodes, Ma
bel McInturff, Pleasant Scanland Ida j.
Quick, Nellie Mabin, Bessie Newton, Mar
tha Byrne, Messrs. Henry Scanlan, W. F..