Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-26
What Was Done at the Session of the City
Council.
Various street improvements Sug-
fund the Bonded Debt.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 101 King Street,
Bell TelenhOne No. LOG.

Tered by Mr.. Smith to dispense with an
examination for city engineer, and appoint
Acting Engineer w. B. Corse by virtue of
former examination which he had
passed. Illegally was given as the reason
for the committees report which was APP
proved.
Clerk Stansbury then read a lengthy
document from Corporation Attorney
Boothe, in which he gave opinion on
resolution offered by Mr.. Greene June %,
respecting legal relations between Alex
andria city and the Alexandria Water Com
pany.
On the first question, as to whether the
state legislature could amend the COM
pany 5 charter, opinion was given that as
the charter contained no repeating clause
and was granted at a time when the state
law provided for no amendments or a1tera-
tons, 1t could not be amended, altered or
repealed unless its terms had been vio-
lated
As to whether the city council could i'm
pose a special tax on the water company,
Attorney BOTTLES opinion was that it
could not except by general act of the
legislature covering all water companies in
the state. The opinion was also rendered
that council had no power to regulate
prices charged by the water company ex-
cept when such prices were detrimental to
the public good. Attorney Boothe's paper
was turned over to the committee on gen
eral laws.
The City's Bonded Debt.
In TIE board of aldermen Mr.. Hill intro
duced the following: Resolved, That a
committee of three be appointed, two by
the preside 1T of the common council and
one by the president of the board of alder
men, who are hereby authorized to COM
T1unicate with the bondholders of the city
of Alexandria end ascertain if they will
accept par for their bonds, and at the same
tir,,n t.;, H. z;t, H.
money on forty-year bond at 3 per cent
interest with which to pay off the entire
present Indebtedness Of the city
The resolution was adopted by both bod
les.
Street improvements.
The street committees report embodied
recommendations for the appropriation of
$3.50 for crawling twenty-foot roadway
on Pitt street between Duke and Wolf
streets. and $500 for crawling twenty
foot roadway on Gibbon street between
Washington and Pitt streets.
Mr.. SnoWden wanted to know If section SO
of the city charter, providing for street
was to be altogether ignored
and substituted by the 20-foot roadway
plan. Mr.. Smith replied in the negative
and the report was adopted
ON Recommendation of the street COM
mttee an appropriation of 1915 was made
to complete the Pitt street sewer That
ton OF a sewer on Columbus street between
King and Prince streets on petition of
Messrs- Samuel Lunt, Julian T. Burke Dr.
Purv1s, W. b. Smoot, Helmuth Bros. and
St. Mary's Academy, the estimated cost be-
ing $500. The matter went back to the
street committee.
A recommendation for terra Gotta
sewer On an alley between South Royal
$500, was adopted. $50 was appropriated
to lay pipe gutter at the corner of King
and West streets.
resolution directing the committee on
streets to submit a plan for the paving
of Washington street was adopted
resolution providing for $500 to con-
struct a roadway on Henry street and a
resolution directing the city engineer to
remove the fence on West Gibbou street
west of Patrick street, back to the build
ing line, We're referred to the street COM
mttee, as was also petition from prop
erty owners on West Duke street for the
of a frame building at Duke and
Payne streets. which, it was claimed was
erected without authority.
j. A. Bergman was granted permission
to reFair his frame residence on North
Patrick street.
smallpox BILLS Presented
Mr. Smith introduced a resolution pro-
vidins for the payment of several bills con-
tracted by physicians during the prevalence
of smallpox last winter. The bills were as
follows; DR.. Snowden, s1Os.25; DR.. Nc
Guire, SIC; DR.. Jones, S74: DR.. Quaclcen-
bush, $500: DR.. Gibson, s117.75, and Dr.
Howard, Ss1 so
Mr.. SnowdeH thought that the matter
should go through the usual channel, the
claims committee, ald 50 moved His mo-
ton was carried and Mr.. Smith withdrew
the resolution, which was in turn offered
by Mr. Snowden, with the proviso that it
be submitted 10 the committee on claims
with instructions to make an early report.
The bill of DR.. Miller health officer for
S1,oJ4, was also committed along with the
rest The next regular meeting will be held
October 10.
Mistaken Identity.
Sergt. Smith last night arrested John
Jones, cOiored, on suspicion of being the
man who was wanted by the Baltimore po-
lice for striking a woman, who shortly
thereafter died Jones corresponded to the
description of the Baltimore man in almost
every particular, but he protested ignorance
of the alleged offense. A communication
vas received from the Baltimore authOri-
ties this morning stating that the man
they wanted had been captured and was
awaiting trial whereupOn the Alexandria
Jones was released.
General and Personal.
A largely attended social entertainment
was given last evening at the residence of
Miss Alice Thomas rendered several piano
solos, and young Mr.. Helwig. the soprano
singer sang selections accompanied by MIR.
Sherman Fowler, Miss Blanche Rockford
sang and Mr.. Louis Bohraus accompanied
her with the violin. Miss Bette Pollard
also rendered several solos. After the
musical program was over refreshments
were served.
The Alexandria base ball team has a
game scheduled with the Leesburg team at
Leesburg tomorrow. and one with the Fails
Church team, which will be played on the
fair grounds in this city Friday afternoon
Rain stopped the game with the Falls
Church team which was to have been play
ed yesterday.
Motor car No. 1 of the train due here at
800 pm. over the Washington, Alexandria
and Mt. Vernon railroad plunged over a
declivity at the head of King street yester-
day and narrowly escaped upsetting. The
car was loaded with passengers, but no one
was injured. Motorman Burke and Con-
ductor Picket were in charge.
Capt. James +. King of the Alexandria
Light Infantry has received books and
forms relating to the local company from
Adjutant General Male IN Richmond. The
company's equipments are expected to be
furnished soon.
Rev. E. V. Register of the NJ. f. Church
South and family left here today for a
short stay in Loudoun county.