Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-11
AT F AIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Smallpox Patients Removed to Hospital Out
side the City Limits.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. I2I King St.
Bell TelaDhopo No 1oc

Evening Star Bureau,
No. I27 King ST.
Bell Telephone No. LOG
ALEXANDRIA, Va, January II. 1890
There is now not a single case or y sus
pected one of smallpox within the CITY lin
its. All of the patients eXceptWallace Brown
who is pronounced cured, are lodged in the
smallpox hospital, situated on PAYNE street
extended, about one-half mile from the
city. Between IL and u o'clo, last night
they were removed from their homes to
TINS place. There are five in aii-NIary
LoVeIi, Rebecca bryant and Mary Lo.e-
man, who have smallpox, and Rose Scott
and Thomas Bryant, who have varioloid.
All the patients are colored
The premises where these people resid-
ed nave been fumlgated and are still quar-
antined. The other residents of the Lowell
Womans house. on West street, VINO have
been confined for the pas two weeks Will
De released, as they snow no symptoms of
the disease. AS an extra precautlon the
yellow flag is st.ll flying from Browns
house, on Wilkes street.
Officers Publicly Installed.
Lannon'S Opera House was filled last
night with an audience composed largely of
ladies, the occasion being the public install
lation of officers of Alexandria Council
No. 627, Royal Arcanum. Mr.. George Uhier
deputy grand regent, performed the cere-
mony, assisted by Mr.. Robert w Arnold
grand guide.
The new officers are: e. B. Kemp, re-
gent; George DIX. vice regent; Daniel Ru-
ben, past regent; Henry Hunter, orator;
Thomas l.. RisheH, guide; s. NJ. Pullman,
warden; H. Grllbortzer sentinel; James f.
Alexander, secretary; f. j. Pollard collect
or, and n. S. Greenaway, organist The
trustees are H. X. Field, A. @. Uh!er and
j. ]. Jameson. d. H. Appich is repre-
wit II K
Field alternate. Musical selections were
rendered by the Alexandria Mandolin and
Guitar Club Misses Blanche Wood and
Nellie McNulty and Mr.. J. II. Cathell. oil
of Washington. sang solos, and Mr.. VIM.
Conley of Washington aypeared as dialect
humorist, all eliciting appsause.Y
Addresses were deiivefed by Messrs. S.
L. Bloomberg of Richmoha, state grand re-
gent; Rev. Dr. E. n. Caiish, also of Rich
mond, and James B. Blanks -ofPetersburg,
Va, state grand secertary4g n.
City Council Proce e,Isn gs
The regular semi-monthly melting of the
city council was held last night The
finance committee submitted q report in
the matter of the corporation assessment
on the Washington and Southern railroad
rolling stock. together With an opinion of
Corporation Attorney Boothe. The COM
missioner of revenue had assessed the roll
ing stock of the company at S..3GD, figures
based on the valuation of S66,t00, as fixed
by the Virginia board of public works, upon
representations of the company'S real
tate agent. 1t now appears that the Wash
tngton and Southern Railroad Company
owns no rolling stock in this state.
The corporation attorneys opinion was
that Commissioner Callahan was right in
levyng the assessment, but that it should
have been for 1897 instead of 1898. He be-
lieved that much difficulty would be found
in an effort to collect the taxes claimed.
Final action in the matter was deferred.
rh..r too GtY sui, tod a
port recommending the appropriation of
81 80 for extending sewer on Royal street
from Wilkes street to Duke street.
An order was adopted directing the au
ditor to issue a warrant for $1,000 to be
paid TO A. Delagnel for erroneous assess
ment of taxes.
An ordinance was passed directing Cor
poration Attorney Boothe to institute legal
proceedings against the Washington, Alex
andria and Mount Vernon railroad to COM
pei the company to adopt the rail approved
by the council for use on King street.
Consideration of a resolution appropri-
ating 5000 for a sewer in Grace Church al
ley between Henry and Patrick streets was
deferred.
The sum of $50 was appropriated for the
expense of crossings at Patrick and Oro-
noco, Pendleton and Pitt, Alfred and Prin-
cess, Alfred and Queen and Wilkes and
Royal streets respectively.
request from the committee on poor
for 300 loads of coke to be annually set
apart for the poor was referred to the
committees of light and finance.
Reducing Price of Gas.
A communication was read from L. c.
Barley, attorney for clients versed in the
manufacture of gas and electricity, offering
the sum of $4,000 for the purchase of the
city gas and electric works, and for the
privilege of manufacturing gas and e-ec-
tricity for period of fifty years, the price
of gas to consumers to be put at $1.3o per
1,O00 feet, less per cent for prompt pay
ment. The matter was referred to joint
committee on light and finance.
The resolution offered at the councils
last meeting directing the committee on
light to ascertain the advisability OF re-
ducing the price of gas was reported on.
The committee advised that the price De re-
duced from 81 40 to Sl.30 per 1000 feet
An amendment reducing the price to S1.25
per 600 feet was adopted by the common
council and sent to the board OF aldermen
for concurrence, but when the messenger
reached the chamber that body had ad-
journed The matter was therefore de-
ferred until the next meeting.
1t stated this morning on the best
authority that the proposition made by Mr.
Barley would receive little attention, as the
city works are easily worth Sl5o,9o0 while
$4,000 was the sum named in his offer to
purchase.
General Matters.
Mrs. Thomas ]. Edelin, died last night at
her residence, S13 Oronoco street The de-
ceased was a middle-aged woman, well
known and esteemed. She leaves a hus-
band and several daughters, some of whom
are married. II
The funeral of Mrs. Thomas F. Bur-
roughs, whose death occurred Monday
morning, took place this afternoon at .
O'Clock from the residence on Patrick
street, Rev. j. Howard Wells officiating.
The pallbearers, including four brothers of
the deceased, We're: Messfs., A. "A. Warfield
Frank Warfeld, Edgar Warfeld and Will
liam Wartield, and Th9S. Cation and H.
Baker lnterment took place IN the Metho-
dist cemetery.
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