Evening star., 1898-02-10
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Street Improvements Hoped for Under the
Amended City Charter.
Given Virginia TheolortcaJ
eraI and Personal News.
Evening Star Bureau.
No. 529 King street
fBell telephopo 1Ocl

ALEXANDRIA, Va. February 10. 1898
Gov. Tyler has signed the bill introduced
in the Virginia legislature amending the
3Sd section of the charter of the city of
Alexandria in regard to street improve
ments. Heretofore whenever the question
of street improvements has come up in the
city council the 33d section of the charter
as it then stood was brought forth as a
"bugbear," and on this account there> has
always been a delay in action In fact. IT
has been decided that under the 33d sec
ton no work of improvement could be sue
cessfully dcre.
At meeting of the city council some
weeks ago a resolution was introduced and
passed directing the corporation attorney
to prepare an amendment to the 33d sec
ticn, so that in the future the work could
be carried on as it is done in other cities.
This amendment having been passed by
the legislature and signed by the governor.
It Is now suggested that the CITY council
shall take some radical steps in the matter
of street improvements, as there are many
streets in the city sadly in need of repair
There is now before the street committee
a resolution appropriating the 3,0SS direct
tax refund for repairs to Washington
street, and at the last session a resolution
was introduced In council appropriatng
5000 for repairs to Princess street but
these
resolutions will be passed. and that the en-
tire amount Of the direct tax refund will
be put on King street repairs, especially so
as the charter, as amended. provides for
the manner in which street improvements
can be made, and for the further reason
that a number of property holders on King
street have signified their willingness to
pay their proportion of the expenses
What Alexandria nceGs,' said q. promi-
nent citizen to The Star reporter today
''is new and complete system of street
improvements. All of the principal thor
oughfares of the city should be placed in
strictly first-class condition, and then it
would cost but little each year to keep
them So"
Chairman Smith of the committee on
streets has been very active in the matter
Of street improvements, but he has not
been upheld by the city council.
To Confer Degrees.
For a number Of years past 1t has been
the desire Of the professors at the Virginia
Theological Seminary to confer degrees on
Its graduates, and that wish is now to be
gratified. Gov. Tyler has signed a bill
granting them this right 1t will go into
effect at once, and those students who
successfully pass the required examina-
tions this session will have the degree of
batcheior of divinity conferred on them.
Charters VIII Conflict.
Senator Mushbach introduced bill in the
Virginia legislature yesterday to inccrpor-
ate the MARY Custis Lee Children of the
Confederacy." This bill, it is said, con-
f1icts with charter which Is held by the
Children Of the 'Confederacy," which was
incorporated May 9, 1887 in the corpora
tion court of the city of Alexandria. MIR.
d. Harry Appich is the president. The
matter will be brought to the attention of
Senator Mushbach.
Married Last Evening.
Miss Mary E. Peverill Of this city and
Mr.. William I. Slater Of Baltimore were
married at the parsonage Of Christ Church
last evening at $50 o'clock. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. Bergman
Green, and was Witnessed by the immediate
relatives and few intimate friends of the
bride and groom. Mr.. and Mrs. Slater will
make their home in Baltimore.
Ten Days ON the "Gang."
Moses Rowe and Randolph Gregory, the
two negroes who were arrested by the AL
exandria police for setaling coal at Alex
exandria police for stealing coal at Alex
Company, were yesterday afternoon tried
before Justice Salisbury, who was assisted
by Squire Lovejoy. The sentence of the
court was ten days in Jail, and, as the
county has no chain gang, 1t was ordered
that they serve ten days On the chain gang
Of the city.
Lee MOy Causes CommotiOn.
A Chinaman named Lee Moy. yelling lit
orally like a heather Chinee," caused con-
siderable excitement on King street about
0 o'clock last night. 1t appears that a num-
Der Of small boys had been throwing stones
into the door of his laundry at the corner
of Prince and st. Asaph streets, and he
set out to catch them, yelling at every
Jump. He was unsuccessful in this, how
attracting
crowd. The Chinameni who live in this city
appear to be harmless lot and never
bother any one, but they are very much
harassed and annoyed by small boys, who
think they are having fun.
Fined for Disorder.
Shortly after o'clock last night there
was some little excitement near the corner
Of King and Alfred streets, caused by a
difficulty between Oscar Cook and 4-rthur
jackson. Jackson claimed that as he was
passing Cook struck him with stick and
that he got a cobble stone with which to
defend himself. Officer Knight saw jack
son with the stone and placed him under
Mckinney: In the police court this morn
ing Cook and jackson were fined $3.50 each
and Mckinney was dismissed.
Pay the Penalty.
For some time past the employees of the
Southern Railway Company have been
greatly annoyed by gang of boys who in
fest the freight yards and who secretly
send cars adrift. Yesterday afternoon a
number Of them cut eight fat cars loose
on 'the hilP' and allowed them to run
down on the Pennsylvania tracks. Fortu-
nately no serious damage was done. Officer
knight succeeded in capturing Dallas Ben
zette, Robt. e. browns, ]. C. browns and
French Jones, who were identified by the
railroad authorities az having been in the
gang, and this morning Mayor Simpson
fined each of them $3.50 or. in lieu thereof,
ten days In the work house.
Brevities.
There were twenty-three dodgers at po-
lice headquarters last night.
There was meeting Of the Old Dominion
Boat Club last night
The funeral Of the late Mrs. James T.
F1nnel took place this afternoon.
The steamer Belle Haven has resumed
her trips on the ferry route.
Knocked senseless.
A disturbance arose In the Garfield Bap-
tiSt Church durfpr no carvfcea T1iesdav