Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-01
Mayor Simpson Declares He Will
Veto Street Appropriations.
REASONS STATED FOR This ACTION
Little Frank Lloyd Drowned in
Hunting Creek.
GENERAL NEWS OF INTEREST
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 7o1 King St,
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ALEXANDRIA, Va, August j, 1899.
Mayor Simpson this morning stated that
he would veto all the measures providing
for street appropriations which We're passed
al the last session of council His reason
for his intended action was that there was
no city engineer to superintend the work.
Mr.. w. B. Corse, who has been acting in
the capacity of engineer under an ordi-
nance empowering the council street COM
mittee to employ an assistant, has not been
certified by the board appointed TO ex-
anime applicants for the office of city en-
gineer. Mr.. Corse had an interview with
Mayor Simpson this morning in regard to
an unfinished sewer on South Pitt street,
and the mayor decided that II was so near
completion that it too would be included
in the list of measures which he would
veto. Other appropriations under this head
are as follows: The sum of $3.50 for gray
cling a twenty-foot roadway on Pitt street
between Duke and Wolf streets; $500 for
graVeifng a twenty-foot roadway on Glib
bon street between Washington and Pitt
streets, and 800 approximately for the
construction of a terra Gotta sewer in an
ally between South Royal and Fairfax
streets. A special meeting of council to
take action in the premises will be called
by the mayor for Wednesday or Thursday
evening.
small BOY Drowueu.
Frank Lloyd, the seven-year-old son of
Mrs. Laura Lloyd of this city, was drown
ed in Hunting creek about ) o'clock yester-
day afternoon. The little fellow was cross
ing the Washington. Alexandria and Mt
Vernon railroad bridge spanning the stream
and fell in when near the Alexandria shore
Although the water there was shallow, the
boy was drowned before aid could reach
him. His body was recovered about an
hour later and brought to the home of his
mother, on North Fairfax street. Coroner
Puryis deemed an inquest unnecessary. The
funeral will take place this afternoon.
Examination for Teachers.
Examinations for the position of teacher
in the public schools of this city We're COM
menced in Peabody Hall today by Superin-
tendent X. Kemper, assisted by Mr.. VIM.
II. Greenwell. Those who appeared to be
examined We're Misses Mamie Davis Mary
Bontz, Katie Smith. Mary Payne, Virginia
RoNbury and Miss Simpson of Alexandria ;
Miss Mary I. Johnston of Loudoun county
and Miss Louise Cockerville of Takoma
Park, District of Columbia. The examina-
ton viii continue tomorrow, and on the Sd
and 4th applicants for positions in the col
ored schools will be examined.
General and Personal.
Information reached police headquarters
today that an old soldier, Robert Caywood,
an inmate of the Soldiers Home at Hamp-
ton, Va, had been seen in this city late
last week. In view of the prevalence of
yellow fever at Hampton, Mayor Simpson
gave orders for ascertaining the where
abouts of Caywood, and If found here to
keep him under surveillance.
In the police court this morning Mayor
Simpson fined Alice Jones, colored So
with the alternative of thirty days in the
workhouse. Annie Lyles, charged with dis
orderly conduct, forfeited 50 collateral by
non-appearance.
Miss Florence Thomas and Mr.. Ernest
Vernon, both of this city, were married
in Washington yesterday, Rev. Mr.. War;
rem officiating. Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon will
reside in this city.
Miss Rosa Spinka and Mrs Martin Bush
of Washington We're married Sunday at
the parsonage of the German Lutheran
Church in this city, Rev. Mr.. Eberlein
officiating.
The Alexandrians defeated the Ballston
base ball team on the home grounds yes
terday afternoon by score of II to 8.
large crowd witnessed the game.