Evening star., 1896-12-22
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
The Council Considers Sewers and
Street Improvements.
SOME OPINIONS EXPRESSED
Preparing for Many Christmas Gel
ebrations This Week.
INTERESTING LOCAL NOTES
INTERESTING LOCAL NOTES
Evening Star Bureau,
No 121 North Washington Street

At the special meeting of the city coun-
Gil, which was called by Mayor Thompson
last night, to consider the request of the
United States government to lay sewer
down ST. Asaph street, to connect with the
King street sewer, the former action of the
city was agreed to, and Mayor Thompson
was instructed to advise the government
that If the United States government .
willing to pay the city the estimated cost OF
an eght-inch sewer the city would lay a
.welve-inch sewer, paying the additional
cost, and guarantee to keep it in order for
ever flowing the government the use of
it always, without further cost and make
it public sewer, which could be tapped by
the citizens along the square. AS this :
sewer would only run a little over square,
and there are but few residences on this
square, it i said that the government
should have been given the desired per-
mission, as it would at once have given
employment to a number of Alexandrians,
and would have been the means of putting
into circulation some five or six hundred
dollars. AS it is, there is no immediate
prospect of a sewer of any kind being built
along this street, and it is said that the
government will have well dug on its
property to carry off the sewerage.
Christmas Celebration.
The Christmas celebration of the Sunday
school at ST. Johns Chapel, West End, will
take place at the chapel tonight at 1880
oclock. very interesting and highly en-
tertaining program, consisting of music,
recitations, etc, has been arranged, and the
public is cordially invited to attend.
Will King Street BE Paved:
well, well, WELL" said a prominent citi-
zen to a Star reporter today, $50 the city
fathers made bluff at street improvements
at the special meeting of the council last
night. There is no such good luck as Its
going through to amount to anything.
The bluff referred to was resolution
offered by Mr.. Hubert Snowden, president
of the lower board, directing the committee
on streets to ascertain and report the cost
of repaving King street with some i'm
proved material 1t is thought that the
work could be done at much less cost now,
and the electric railway, whose tracks run
down the center OF the street, would have
70 pay at least one-third of the cost, while
the balance could be taken from the general
fund. Street Improvement is being agItatec
by public-spirited citizens, and it is though
that good STREETS will finally be the result.
Police Court.
Mayor Thompson this morning disposed
of the following cases:
John Bright; charge, assault on Lev.
name; dismissed for want of evidence.
Alexander Anderson; charge, assault O..
william Sisson; find $3.50. Arthur Mankil.
charge, gambling; dismissed. Ida Freeman
and Netue Harris, colored charge, dis
orderly and lighting; fined So. Sarah
Alexander, colored; charge, oisoraerly con-
uuct; fined 50.
Richard Burnett Again.
Richard Burnett is again in the tolls, and
for the same offense, selling liquor without
license. Some weeks ago he was con-
Sicted Of this offense, and a large fine i'm
posed, part of which he served out in jail.
A few days ago he managed to raise the
cash for the balance, and was released only
10 commit the same offense last Sunday.
When tried before the mayor the case was
clearly proved, and fine of $50 imposed.
burnett noted an appeal to the corporation
court, but the case was reopened, and
Will be tried by Mayor Thompson Satur-
Jay night.
Christmas Pound Party.
Wednesday evening at the Methodist
Episcopal Church there will be a large
pound party from 10 o'clock. Those
attending are expected to bring anything
IN the shape of food or clothing, which will
he distributed to the poor.
This is a worthy entertainment, and it is
hoped that it will be largely attended.
O'kane Council, Benevolent Legion.
A largely attended meeting of O'Kane
Council, No. 434, Catholic Benevolent Lee
gicn, was held in st. Mary's Hall Sunday
evening. Two new members were elected
and three applicants for membership re-
ceived. The election Of officers for the en-
suing year resulted as follows: Chancellor,
James P. Quinn; president, NJ. B. Harlow;
vice president, William Desmond; orator,
John D. Normoyle: secretary, Thomas Bur-
roughs; treasurer, Robert L. Wenzel; col
McGowan: guard, Michael Igo; trustees,
Edward Quinn, Thomas Lannon and Ed
ward e. Lawler. The new officers will be
Installed at the first meeting In January.
Sunday School Workers.
At the Second Presbyterian Church this
evening at 7:3O o'clock there will be a
union meeting of Sunday school workers,
under the auspices of the Virginia State
Sunday School Association. Prof H. NJ.
Hammil Of the Illinois field workers will
deliver an address. The meeting will be a
most interesting one, and Will be partici-
pated in by all, regardless Of religious de
nomination.
Thomas Hilleary died at the Alexandria
Infirmary yesterday.
Christmas services will be held by Mr..
Dickinson of the Theological Seminary at
the railroad reading rooms Sunday after
noon.
Samuel L. Monroe has rendered his resig-
nation as first lieutenant Of the Alexandria
Light Infantry.
The Christian Endeavor Society of the
M E. Church held conservation services
last night.
Mr.. Samuel Pullman is extremely Ill at
his home on upper Prince street.
Belle Haven Council, Junior Order U. A.
M held regular meeting last night.
Growth of Cornell University.
The new Register of Cornell University
has appeared. 1t shows that the number
of stucents Is 1.T63. as against 1.664 last
year. The faculty numbers It's. as against
les last year. Another graduate scholar
ship. the twenty-second. has been founded,
to be known as the Oliver mathematical
scholarship. The college Of law course will