Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-27
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
tHJH
Regular Meeting Of the City Council and
Business Transacted.
Break Down Of n Fire Ensine-Cir-
cult Court Cases and
Other Local Notes.

was held last night. Considerable business
Of importance was transacted. An act to
prevent the spread Of scarlet fever ard
diphtheria was passed The act requires
all practicrg physicians to report to the
health officer inside Of tWenty-four hours
from the time the disease Is known under
penalty of a fire Of not less than SIS nor
more than $50, and Imprisonment of not
less than five nor more thar thirty days in
Jail. The committee on public property
recommended an appropriation of 81, $50 for
the purchase Of q lot of ground on Patrick
street between King and Cameron streets,
on which to erect the proposed engine
house for the Hydraulion steam fire en-
CINE. The recommeE datien was unanimous
ly passed. The following appropriations
were then made, after which council ad-
journed: For salaries, 5000; the police
force, $11 $50; public schools, $13 $500; re-
pairing streets, $500; cleaning streets, 81, 900;
pumps and repairing. 500; chain gang, ST.
200; poor and work house and outdoor
poor, 1900: printing and advertising, $500;
fire dc partn ent, s6.7G0; fire plugs, $780, new
building, Hydraulon Engine Company, 3d.
600; public property, $500; city council and
offices, $3.50; contingencies, $780, board Of
health, $500; election expenses, $500; ground
rents. 500; electric lights. 5000: courts
and Jail, $4,000: law eXper ses, $500 interest
on public debt, $4,000: coroner's inquest,
$3.50; Alexa nGrfa In1irmary, $500; King and
Pitt streets sewer. Sl2ooo.
Fire Engine breaks Down.
There was an alarm of fire sounded yes
terday afternoon at 5:45 o'clock. caused by
the burning Of chimney near the corner
Of King and Columbus streets While the
Hydraulon engine was responding AMI
was going around the corner of King and
Str bo Left tn ba
electric railway track and was badly dam
aged Engineer Booty" Bo1tz and Fire
man Herbert Price, who were upon the en-
CINE, were thrown violently to the ground
and painfully injured. Mr.. BontZ's left leg
was badly mashed, while Fireman Price
had several ribs broken. They were taken
to the engine house and physician sum-
moned, who dressed the injuries Both
parties are doing well today.
Circuit Court for the County.
The following business was transacted
by the circuit court for Alexandria county
yesterday: Frederick l.. Cox, on motion of
Mr.. Edmund Burke, was admitted to prac-
tice before the court Verlinda A. Bull agt
w. H. Brown; case referred to commits
sioner, E. b. Taylor. and leave granted de-
PENDANT to file answer, etc, and case con-
tinued. w. A. Law ct al agt. Mary E.
Law; report of commissioner. E. b. Tay-
lor. filed; exceptions of Mary f. Law to
report filed and sustained; death of Fred
erick NJ. Law suggested, and cause revived
in name of Mae c. Law. administ ra trix
cause referred to Commissioner Taylor to
ascertain dover interest OF Mary e. Law
Mccartney agt. Thetcher; argued and sub
mitted.
Police Court.
Mayor Thompson this morning disposed
of the following cases: 81
Andrew Lomax and William Dudley, col
ored arrested by Lieut. Smith: charge dis
orderly conduct; fined s. each, in default of
which they go to jail, subject to the chain
gang for ten days. 80
Samuel Napier, eelored, arrested by Off,
Ger Young: charge. disOrderly conduct at
the colored ball at odd Fellows Hall on
South Columbus street last night; fined So
or ten days.
George Lewis. John Daniel. Henry VIII
liamS and Oscar Clark, four negro "hoboS,
arrested by Special Officer I4oven; charge,
trespassiHg property of Southern Rail-
way Company. Sent to jail for ten days
under the vagrant act
Decoration Day Exercises.
Decoration day will be observed in this
city Saturday next, and preparations for
the occasion have been about completed by
Thomas P. Davis Post, G. A r.. under
whose auspices the ceremonies will be con-
Quoted. The post will meet at their hall
and march to the cemetery In body, head
ed by the Friendship Drum Corps. The fol-
lowing is the program of exercises, which
will commence at o'clock:
Sounding assembly. bugle; calling to
order, Post Commander Travis; To-day
This Hallowed Place We Seek" chorus;
Invocation, Rev. II. T. Benson ;n"Nearer,.
My God. to Thee" Leonada Quartet; read
ing Lincoln's Gettysburg address. w. p.
Graves: America chorus; grafton. Capt.
Thos. H. Mckee Of Indiana: "Sleep, Sacred
Dust of Noble Dead" chorus: Cover Them
over" chorus; strewlng flowers; benedic
ton, Rev. F. T. Benson: taps, bugle; firing
salute, Alexandria Light Infantry.
The committee on streets has approved
the bond furnished by Contractor Howell.
who will build the King street sewer, and
the work will be commenced in a few days.
Neville. the little son of Mr.. Joseph Rog
ers, fell through the rafters Of the house
of Mr.. Charles Lennon yesterday after
noon and WAS quite painfully, but not seri-
ously, injured.
Mr.. and Mrs. James r. Cation have re-
turned from Kansas City, where they went
to attend the NJ. 2. general conference
The Potomac Ferry Company has leased
Lannon's old wharf and Is having it re-
built FOR the use of its steamers.