Evening star., 1899-03-01
AFFAIfsItN ALEXANDRIA
Meeting of the City Council to Discuss Small
pox Situation.
Board of Health Wants It's Powers De-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AdOpted-Gen-
~
eral and Personal News.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 127 King Street.

| <ahcAANDtIA, va, Marcn L, 1888.
In addition to a complement of members
the councl chamber was crowded last night
by citizens anxious to hear the delibera-
tions of the citys legislative body on mat
tiers pertaining to smallpox After the
minutes OF the last meeting had been ap-
! proved, the first business taken up was the
| reports from various committees. The
committee on general laws reported a meet
| ing to consider data in regard to the inves-
tlgation of water furnished the city by the
alexandria Water Company. Col. F. L.
smith, representing the company, it was
stated, had promised that the report of an
| Independent investigation would be submit
ted by the company later For this rea-
son the committee advised the suspension
OF !urtner action, not to exceed thirty days
"nlch me-, recommendation was adopted.
Inc resignation of Worth Hulfish as
| cepted
DR.. Julian Miller submitted bills con-
tracted by him on the authority Of the
| follows: DR.. Miller, s456.5o; DIR. T. s. Glib
son, Sl1l.75 DR.. T. NJ. JONES' s73; DR.. l..
| r. Quackenbush, $3.50; DR.. Arthur Snow
den' $l0S.23; DR.. Hugh Mcclure, SIC. and
Dr. II. P. Howard, $S1 so. These bills were
referred to the finance committee.
A lengthy communication was received
from the board of health. 1t discussed
| smallpox and embodied the resolutions re-
Gently adopted.
Wants It's Powers Defined.
In closing, the council was requested to
define the powers of the board of health,
that body refusing to take any further ac-
ton until this was done. The communica-
tion was referred to the committee on gen
eral laws.
Several ordinances prepared by Corpora
ton Attorney Boothe. directed by the
city council, were submitted. Those adopt
ed We're: First, to prevent the spread of
smallpox in Alexandria: second, to require
the health officer to keep a tabulated rec
ord of all cases of smallpox any other
contagious disease, with the name, age,
color and residence of the patients: third,
to require all cases of chickenpox to be
reported to the health officer within TWEEN
ty-four hours after discovery.
An ordinance requiring the compulsory
vaccination of all citizens who had not been
properly vaccinated within the past five
years was defeated by a united vote.
An ordinance presented by Mr.. Greene
appropriating 81 600 for the purpose of as
sisting the board of health in dealing with
smallpox was referred to the committee on
general laws.
An appropriation of 5000 was made to
construct sewer through Grace Church
alley from Henry to Patrick streets.
An appropriation of $3.50 was made to
construct a pipe sewer on Pitt street run
ming southwark to Prince street.
An appropriation of So was made for lay
ing fagstones at the intersection of Queen
and Alfred streets.
At 9:3O O'Clock the body adjourned.
one Additional Case.
One additional case of smallpox was re-
ported to the health office last evening. The
patient Is little girl in the family of
James Smith living at S12 Queen street.
The premises have been quarantined in the
usual manner, Several houses have been
released from quarantine since yesterday
morning. IT,.
Among them are the premises of George
Petit on Fairfax street between King and
Cameron street: Harriet Edmonds, No. 525
South Columbus street; VIM. Wood, No.
I'LL Wythe street and Galloway at No.
904 Queen street
The bodies Of the two coiored children
who died of smallpox Monday night have
been inferred in Penny. HILL
Henry j. hewitt Buried.
Funeral services over the remains of
Henry J. hewitt We're held this morning
at 10 o'clock in ST. Mary's Church, and
were jointly conducted by Rev. Father w.
CASTOR Payne of Warrenton and Rev.
Father Richard Carne of Richmond.
The attendance of friends and relatives
was large. R. E. Lee Camp c. ", of
which the deceased was a member, attend
ed in body, and also members of the Hy-
drauion fire engine company. The pail
Ahern, w. H. Hammond Edgar Warffeld
and two friends of deceased from WASH
ington. The remains were inferred in St
Marys cemetery.
j. A. CrowIey's Condition.
J. A. Crowley, an account of whose ar
rest for supposed insanity appeared in The
Star yesterday, was removed from the sta
ton house to the infirmary last night. The
police had succeeded in locating his friends
in Del Ray and Mr.. Ray of that village
appeared and caused his removal. Crowley
was very violent last night, it recurring
the combined strength of two guards to
keep him from injuring himself. This morn
ing his condition is reported much improv-
ed. He will be kept at this institution tenn
porarily.
1t was learned from his friends that he
had been employed at the Washington and
Ohio junction as telegraph operator.
General and Personal.
The remains of William Wills. who re-
Gently died at Arlington, were brought to
this city and, at o'clock this afternoon.
inferred in ST. Mary's cemetery,
w. NJ. Brown, who has been visiting in
Nelson county, has resumed his duties at
the Royal street railroad office.
An infant child of Officer William Ferou
son died last night at the officers resi-
dence on South Lee street
The Lincoln Republican Club recently or
ganzed, will meet tomorrow night and
probably take some action in regard tn
placing candidates for city offices in the
field. " e