The times., 1897-06-23
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
The Last Regular Meeting Of the
Present City Council.
The Municipality in Excellent FL
nancial Condition-1nterest
Ing News of the Day.

Alexandria, June 22.-The last regular
meeting Of the present city council was
held tonight, and after two hours ses-
sion adjourned until Monday night next
The reports of the finance conhmittee
recommending the appropriation OF 500
as contingent fund for the board OF ponce
commissioners, and $50 foT prolesslohai
services OF Corporation Attorney . u.
Brent, were adopted
The committee on streets supnitOeu q
favorable report on the petition o, IapO
HerneIt Bryan for permission 10 eleCe d
frame building on the site OF the Ieceu1
fire. at the foot of Duke street. Inc re-
mort met with considerable opposition anu
was lost. The vote, however, was recon
sidered. aud the petition was referred oacH
TO the committee.
ON the recommend dation of the committee
on streets. the following petitions received
Favorable action: From C. j. w. summers,
for curtlpe aud guttering at the southw est
corner OF Duke and Alfred streets James
f. Carlin, to erect a boathouse on the river
front. between Prince and Duke Streets
and the petition Of the Southern Railway
Company for permission to extend It's
tracks into the yards OF Dew. Aitcheson
on Unioa street.
The Joint committee OF streets and
finance, TO whom the matter had been
referred. submitted their report, recon-
uendins an additional appropriation of
5000 (S1, 200 having already been ap-
priated) for the work OF extending frince
street TO the corporate line, to connect
with the proposed new road to be built
in Alexandria county. The report was
adopted.
An ordinance was adopted, on the rec
ornmeudation OF the committee on streets,
fixing a legal grade on Columbus street,
between Wilkes and Gibbon streets, where
the CITY contempIates streetimprovementS.
resolution providing that, in future,
no fire apparatus be permitted to leave
the cfty. except for the purpose of ex-
tinguishing fires, without the permission
OF the city council, was lost. A motion
to reconsider the vote prevailed, and the
resolution was laid on the table.
The reports of the finance committee
show the affairs OF the city to be IN excei-
lent condition
The sinking fund commissioners informed
the council that since the 81 issue OF bonds
they lad retired S122, 900 of the city
indebtedness.
Miss Kate Connors, OF Philadelphia, who
is visiting at the residence OF Mrs. Butter
man. on North Patrick street, was badly
bitten by a dog while at the home or MI
John McGahcy, yesterday afternoon Ihe
wounds inflicted by the brute are serious
Elizabeth and Lizzie Ballard, colored,
who were arrested yesterday for felon-
io,sly asSaulting Harriet Lyles, also col
ored. were committed to jail by Mayor
Thompson this morning for further ex-
animation They were subsequently, ad-
nitted to bail in the sum of $500 each.
The condition of the Lyles womanis serious
Frank Hayes was sent on TO the gTanl
Jury by the mayor this morning to answer
for the larceny of a bicycle from Mr.. Martin
Green.
In the police court this morning Henry
Small, colored, charged with trespassinS
on the cars of the Southern Railway, was
sent TO the gang for ten days, and John
Doran. colorcd, was fined So for selling
unsound fish.
Alexand ria Council tonight celebrated the
twentieth anniversary of the Royal Ar
canum. a grand regents jewel was pre-
Secretary Blanks, of Petersburg Refresh
nents were served during the evening.
The Old Dominion Boat Club. whose boat
house was recently destroyed, las de-
terrnned to rebuild. The club owns the
ground. and had an insurance of $4,000
The Union Sunday school excursion win
take place at River View July 6.
j. H. Fry has sold the Hotel Fliseh-
mann. on Cameron street, 10 Sarepta Il.
Downs.
In the corpora ton court today, the case
OF the Commonwealth against John Nelson
was called. Nelson failed to appear, ami
his bond was declared forfeited A
uolle pros was entered in the case OF
the Commonwealth against George Burke
indicted for seduction under promise o.
marriage, Burke having since married the
woman.
Mrs. Jane Griffin, widow of the la!e
Cant. Griffin, died at her home on Prince
street at an early hour this morning. She
had been a member OF Trinity NJ. +.
Church since 1850.
Mayor Thompson, this morning, in ac-
oordance with the findings of the board
Of police commissioners, publicly repri-
manded Policeman Atkinson ''for rude
conduct toward Mt. E. B. Taylor
The joint final celebration Of the Black
ford ard Fairfax Literary Societies, OF
the Episcopal High School, was held to
night. A number of the friends of the
school from this city We're present The
address Of welcome was delivered By