The times., 1899-06-14
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

Alexandria, June 13.-At a regular meet
ing of the city council. held tonight. the
annual appropriation bill and the license
law for the fiscal year beginning June 1.
1899. were presented by the finance COM
mittee and adopted. The appropriations
for the year aggregate s103,25 The
license law Is the same which has been
in operation during the past year, except
in the section licensing yenders of mineral
waters. This tax is reduced from $50 to $25
per annum.
The committee on streets recommended
an appropriation for grading and graveling
the roadway in South. Fairfax Street. from
jefferson to Franklin Streets, which was
adopted. The same committee reported
that the amount appropriated for con-
structing a sewer in South Patrick Street
had been exhausted, and asked for an ad-
ditional appropriation OF 1928. to complete
the work. The appropriation was made.
On the recommendation of the commit
tee on poor the sum of Si25 was appro-
priated to make necessary repairs to the
aims and workhouse.
A resolution directing the committee on
general laws to report on the feasibility
of amending the city charter so as to in
crease the representation OF the Third
ward in council was introduced. IL was
said that the Third ward had population
twice as great as any other ward in the
city. The matter was referred to the COM
mittee on general laws.
bill of J. T. Miller. health officer. for
attendance upon smallpox cases from
March 2S to April II. and from April IL
to May /, for $3.50, was referred to the
committee on claims. Mr.. Brill, Chairman
of the committee on claims, introduced
resolution directing that all bills of ply
sicians which had been presented TO the
council on account of smallpox should be
referred to the corporation attorney for
his opinion as to their legality. President
Snowden ruled that the bills heretofore
spresented to the council had been PASSED
upon, with the exception of those in the
hands of the committee, and declared the
resolution out of order. After some debate
the resolution was Withdrawn.
Mr.. Brill introduced a resolution provid-
ing for an increase in the salary of the
chief engineer of the fire department from
$50 to $3.50 per annum, and Mr.. Snowden
presented a resolution providing for an
Increase in the salary of the city auditor
to $500 per annum. Both measures were
referred to the finance committee.
j. T. Nails was granted permission to
reshingle the residence at PIC South Wash
ington Street, and the petition of George
Meade to be allowed to erect frame addi-
ton to his residence in South Patrick
Street was granted.
A petition for a sewer in Columbus
Street. between King and Prince Streets.
signed by ]. d. H. Lunt, DR.. Purvis, and
others, and a petition of George r. Hill
and others for improvements to the road
way in Columbus Street between Gibbon
and Franklin Streets were referred to the
committee on streets.
The Court of Appeals, in session at
Wytheville, has reversed the decision of
the circuit court of this city in the case
of the city council of Alexandria against
the Washington, Alexandria, and AIr. Yer
non Electric Railway Company. The city
council adopted an ordinance requiring the
railway company to lay grOoved rails in
King Street, between Fairfax and Royal
Streets which portion of the street was
ordered to be repavcd with vitrihed brick.
The railway company declined to comply
with the terms of the ordinance relative
to the groOved rails. and the corporation
attorney was directed to institute manda-
mus proceedings to compel such comph-
ance Judge Nicol rendered a decision in
favor of the city. and the railroad compa
ny took an appeal to the Court Of Appeals.
which reversed the decision of the lower
court.
The stockholders of the Eastern Solar
Gas Machine Company met in this city
today and elected the following directors:
j. Dewitt Warner, A. J. Stewart, John
T. May. F. a. Glidden. Charles A. Wempf-
heimer, Calvin Thompkins. Walter But
Ter, ]. S Charleson, and NJ. NJ. Rodgers.
City Engineer Corse. while super
intending street work at Alfred and Gibbon
Streets yesterday evening. was struck on
the head by baseball which had been
thrown with considerable force by youth.
Mr.. Corse was dazed and fell to the ground,
but soon recovered.
Pichard Murphy and John Alexander.
charged with selling liquor without
license. were fined SO each by Mayor
Simpson Iodcy.