Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-04
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDER. A
Committee of Business Men Asks for Special
Meeting of Council
Scheme of Municipal improvements to
Be Presented for CONFEDERATION
General and Personal.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 7o1 King St,


ALEXANDRIA, Va, September T. 1899
The special committee of the Business
Mems League appointed to consider plans
for street improvements this morning de-
cided to call on Mayor Simpson at once and
request that council be convened on some
evening this week for the purpose of con-
sidering the matter in hand. The meeting
will probably be called for the early part
of the week.
Monday evening last Messrs Isaac Eich-
burg and NJ. B. Harlow of the Business
Mems committee met the council committee
on streets and presented and explained the
scheme of street improvement recently Sc
ected by their committee. The street COM
mittee. has been stated in The Star
decided to recommend to council that the
work be commenced on Washington street
in accordance with the plan submitted by
the Business Mems League committee. The
street committee also decided to recommend
the construction of sewers in certain
squares on Washington street
As these recommendation, if adopted by
council, will mark the beginning of a rad
zeal change in the condition of the cty's
streets and also necessarily entail a con-
siderable expenditure of money, much inter-
est is manifested in the action council may
take.
Midnight Disturbance.
Residents on Cameron street between
Washington and Columbus streets were
aroused at a late hour Saturday night by
the violent and obtreperous conduct of an
unknown man, who loudly threatened to
take the life of a woman who was his COM
panion. Mrs w. b. Hudson fearing a
tragedy, secured a pistol and fired two
shots in the hope of attracting the police.
Instead she awakened Mayor Simpson, who
resides nearby. The mayor telephoned to
hAa dan No in xxyit n
Lieut.. Smith, who responded. made an in
ve<stigatton. Their search, however, re-
vealed nothing, as the parties had scurried
away.
Police Court Proceedings.
Mayor Simpson disposed of the following
cases in the police court this morning:
Spencer Jones and Caesar Baltimore. both
colored. We're arraigned to answer for their
contribution TO a street fight. Caesar was
assessed so and his companion So.
John Toliver, charged with disorderly con-
duct, forfeited So collateral by non-appear-
ance.
Clinton Haney and John Ennis, charged
with lighting on the street, We're dismissed.
Robert Ashby, colored, forfeited So col
lateral by non-appearance on a charge Of
assaulting Ida Baker.
Finest Travers, John Mumford, Leroy
Beach. jr.. and Samuel Madison were ar
raigned on charge of gambling on Sun
DAY Onlcer Knight, who made the arrest,
told the mayor that he caught the gang
and captured playing cards, but no money
Excepting Mumford, each prisoner was
fined So.
General and Personal.
Cotton Nelson and Frank Foster Of Jack
son City are under bond to appear before
Justice Walter Varney of Del Ray tomor-
row and answer charge of promoting and
coi42&sting gambling at their places of bus
mess in Jackson City. The men, who. with
several others, were gathered in by Sheriff
Palmer were given a preliminary hearing
August 10. The others were dismissed and
Nelson and Foster held under $500 bond
each fol their appearance.
The account which appeared in The Star
Saturday of Carbolic- acid being discovered
in milk left by country dairyman at the
home of Mrs. E. II. Boyer received atten-
ton from the police yesterday, and the
dairyman who supplied the milk made
satisfactory explanation. showing how a
small quantity of the poison had got into
one or TWO of his cans. The report cfrcu-
lated that Mr.. Chas. Frnks of West End
was the milkman involved Is stated by Mrs
Boyer and others concerned to be incorrect
A party consisting of Messrs Fred Biz
rell. George Haden. Joseph Burns and sew
eraI employees of the government printing
office In Washington left Saturday .er .