The times., 1897-07-02
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
Organisation sf the New City Coun-
ell Perfected.
The I,yles Sue the Baiiards for Dam
ages-A Motor Car Knocked
from the Track.
Alexandria, July The new city soun-

Alexandria, July 1.-The new city coun-
board of aldermen MIR. w. II. Marbury
was re-elecsed president and nir. X.
Knight reelected clerk, his only opponent
being Mr.. w. L. Hoy, who received three
Votes Mr. William Rndd was re-eiected
messenger.
Mr. ferbert anowkien, president fend
Mr -JulEn Craven, messenger OF the COM
unm coHpnil, were re-elected withouO op-
posilitn Tine caItest for the cierkshlp Iii
THIS boa1d prewed very interesting, and
ten Dallsdh @eae fatsn before The ilnia
result The can I'll Gssbes were MeSsrs. John
It. johnson. the Tormer clerk, X. ~
Latham D. T. Stmasblny, j III Mansfield,
it,, William F. CaTne, 81, c. f. Bfadley
an d. Thomas Risheill Twice kiI. johnson
Iece,yed eight votes, but a eonibin ation
uT the optsesing forces .on the tenth DitdIt
ga9e Mir SLansanry nine votes, which
,elrEtet firn.
| Tue basrd of aldermen was da4en IN
yitetit TO the ceun eli haniiseT 10 witness the
| installation of Mayor-elect Simpson. 4
| few minutes latter AIR. Simpson entere dthe
| Chamber, escorted by Mir JhsDtI ssh, the
| retiring mayor, and Councilman Green and
| Alderman Smoot.
| Before taking the oath OF office Mr
| Simpson addressed the meeting, thanking
| the citizens Of Alexandria for the
| honor conferred upon him, and promising
| to be inst, frank and unprecedented IN
| his official acts de congratulated hifli
1 self upon having the aid ant assistance
s.fft nj an11g
1 Hesaxpressedi himself asopposedto themaynl
or police receiving anything for services
save anc except the amounts stipulated
/ In the salary bills of the city council.
Mr Simpson S remarks were greetedwitf
applause
i After Mayor Simpson qualified, he ad
InnistereG the oath of office to Audito
| Price Commonwealth Attorney Bootile
Collector OF Taxes German, Clerk of Ga
/ Cook, and Afeasurer OF Lumber Adams
/ He was then escorted to the mayors OF
/ flee by Mr.. Thompson, and the keys Q
the office We're turued over to him.
At O'Clock the entire police lore
was addressed by Mayor Simpson. H
/ urged upon them the Importance OF Work
ing in harmony, and of showing tina
respect to their superior officers whic
they themselves should receive in simila
positions. He stated that he fayore'
changing the manner or working tn
force his idea being to work five me-
during tie day and ten at night, an
three, instead Of two, at The poll @
station. He announced that officer Fel
= guson would take the place OF Office
Hail at the station-house, winch wa
the only change to be made at the pre-;
sent time, except that ne would bol
his court at j O'Clock.
1 sdr. George D. JolfnSton, as uttor1fes
has brought suit III the corporation cour
for Henry l. yles and wife against j ohm "
Ballard and Wife. All the parties are co
ored. Mrs. Lyles was assaulted by Mrs
Ballard and her daughter on June z
and was seriously injured, and fer sex
.eral days her life was in danger.
A motor car on the Mount Vernon EIes
tric Railway Y was rua Inie and knocked fror
the track by a freight train OF the Peng
sylvania road, near Arlington junction, til
morning. The motor was hauling sever.
freight cars, which, however, receive
little damage. Mr. Bernard Crook, th
1notornian, was thrown from Ills car, br
i escaped serious injury