The times., 1898-06-29
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
Semi-Monthly Meeting Of the City
Council.
Closing Exercises of the Lee School
Testerday-Alexun Man
Elected Colonel.

Alexandria, June 2s-A regular semi-month
ly meeting OF the city council held tonight
The finance committee submitted the annual re-
port of the city auditor ara city treasurer show
ing the operations Of ire municipal affair t.n-
ing the year just closed. The total receipts for
the year were sl3O.95f.7O; expenditures. sl27,-
II; balance hand. S2,a53.i4.
On the recommendation OF the committee on
streets the auditor was authorized to refund to
J. d. H. Lunt NJ. Ruben & Son, and B. Wheat
ley S25 each, excess sewer tax.
i resolution adopted directing the com
mitieo streets to IrIve the cutters and sets
| curbs at the southwest corner OF Payne and
! Prince Streets
recommendation of the committee Streets
TO appropriate $50 for improving entrances 10 al
leys on Alfred Street. between Prince and Duke.
and also to lay an iron pipe at the intersection
of West and Duke Streets.
on the application of Mr. John Callahan $50
was appropriated for the extension Of a sewer
from Fairfax Street south on Duke Street.
! On the application of William H. Smith, The
city engineer directed to pave the CUTTERS
and set curbing the side of Alfred Street,
/ between oronoco and PendetoI.
The committee on streets reported in favor
of an appropriation of $500 for graveling the
| roadway on Payne Street, between Cameron and
Queen Streets, which adopted
The same committee. TO whom the matter lad
/ been referred, reported an ordinance providing
for the paving Of King Street. from Fairfax
ito Royal Street with vitrifed brick. and author
izing the city auditor issue his warrants 10 the
sum OF 81, 900 for the work The Improvement
| will be made under the amended thrty-third
section of the city charter. which requires the
abutting property owners on the square to pay
| two-thirds of the cost Of the proposed improve
ment. An ordinance was also adopted requiring
the Mt. Vernon Electric Railway Company to
lay an improved rail on the square to be paved
and 10 pave between the raiss and two :eet on
the outside of its tracks.
The two boards of the city council convened
in joint session to receive the report of the COM
mittee on light of the operations Of the gas
works. The report read by Mr.. James Eayne,
the expert. who has recently made an exam nation
of the affairs OF the works. and his figures demon
strated clearly that the city had a profitable in
vcstment in its lighting department. For the
past fiscal year the receipts were S29.4ss2l and
the expenditures s2l, ,06os6 net profit 10 the
city of SS.SOO.ls. including a cash balance in
hand.
petition from, Mrs. Annie L. Moore ior re-
!
was referred to the finance committee
A resolution providing for tine creation Of the
Office OF lamp lighter" al a salary of s3s per
month. which reported adversely by the
committee on light at q previous meeting of
council, called up and the report of the
committee was adopted.
At Manassas today Judge Nicol, of the circuit
court granted writ of habeas corpus in the
cases Of Daniel Benton, G. Heath. Harry Riley.
and Frank Boswell, who are held in jail in this
city the charge OF assault and gambling. The
writ is made returnable before Judge Nicol at the
county court house in this city tomorrow at
noon. The application for the writ of habeas
corpus is based upon the ground that the county
court had jurisdiction OF the offence at the
time il is alleged TO have been committed. and
also that the justice OF the peace who tried and
acquitted the parties named charged with the
offense had competent jurisdiction in the prem
ises. The accused represented by Messrs.
Edmund Burke and John VI. johnson.
fire occurred this morning among several
barrels of oil in shed in close proximity to
the planning mill of J. H. D. Smoot, on North
Lee Street. general alarm was sounded, but
the flames were subdued by the employees of the
mill by the use of an extinguisher. Mig" the
pet dog of the truck company, was run over and
killed by the apparatus while responding to the
Alarm
Orange County has instructed its delegates to
the Congressional convention, which meets in
this city on Saturday, to vote for Hon John F.
Rixey.
The steamer Dennis Simmons. which arrived
here last night from Williamson, n c.. will
be hauled out the ways at the shipyard and
thoroughly overhauled.
Sarah Levi was fined $3.50 in the police court
today for disor icrly conduct
Tie closing exercises cf Lee School took place
today at Peabody Hail. In the higher grade, the
Carnc duty medal was awarded to Miss Leona n.
Pill, and the superintendent medal to Miss
Kate L. Smith. In Lee School No. l premiums
for perfect attendance awarded to Florence
L. Sullivan, May Sampson, Rena Fletcher. Stella
Moore. Agnes r. Travens, Edith Stansbury Mag
gle Pierpont, Minnie Forrest, Anna Taylcr, Irene
Nagel, and Esther Heisley. The five girls making
the highest per cent in studies were Florence
L. Sullivan, Rena Fletcher, May Sampson Agnes
r. Travens, and Stella Moore. In the normal
class teachers premiums were awarded to Pearl
Hoffman, Mamie Bontz, Ruth ]. Murray, Rosalie
Duffey, and Bessie D. Smith. The closing exer-
cises of Halowell School will be held tomorrow
1t is understood that Mr.. Gleason, of Baltimore
has closed his pool rooms in that city, and will
establish pool rooms at Jackson City. in Alex.
andria County, in opposition to the at st
| Asaphr
John r. Marshall, colored. formerly of this
city, has been elected colonel of the Eighth
Illinois Volunteers He has been living in Chi
cago for the past twenty years.
The remains OF Mrs. Carissa Martin, who died
in Washington on Saturday, were brought to thi
city this evening for nteIment.
BY direction of the Secretary of War Msjo
Arthur Snowden, of this city, brigade surgeon
1 A. fl..-
mauga tomorrow and report to Mai. Gen. james
II. Wilson. commanding Sixth Army Corps TO
assignment TO duty in that corps.
Alexandria Counci Royal Arcanum held in
teresting meeting tonight Grand Secretary
James B. Banks. of Petersburg, present. anC
delivered an interesting address
William II. Campbell died at the Alexandri;
lnfrmary tonight - ~ - 49,
Heurich's Maerzen beer will make man.
when verging into age, grow stronger.