Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-28
AT FAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Committee Appointed in the Funding of the
Oiys Debt.
Delegation Instructed to Vote for
Capt. Jos. e. willard for the
House of Delegates.
Evening Star Bureau.
; No. 727 King Street.
Bell Telephone. No. 106.

At the last meeting of the city council
held the 25th instant, a resolution was in
troduced in the board of aldermen and
| passed by both bodies, providing for the ap-
| pointment of committee for the purpose
| of comforting with the holders of city bonds
and ascertaining whether they would part
with their bonds at par; also ascertaining
whether the city could borrow enough
money on forty years at 8 (three) per cent
| to recall all outstanding bonds. Council
men George Appich and Alderman ]. NJ
| Hill, have been named to constitute this
committee. The movement has naturally
| attracted considerable attention among cit
liens generally. This morning a Star re-
porter called on city official we'll ac-
quainted with the city's finances and heard
from him the following statement, in part
| me citys debt is given as per official rec
ord at a total of $79S, 300. Thirty seven
| thousand five hundred of this amount,
| known as the issue of 1872, bears interest
at per cent, and $13, 400 of the total is held
by the commissioners Of the sinking fund.
Inc resolution of inquiry, said the Off
clal, can be of little service, because the
bonds issued in 1879 amounting now to
sio2,4oO are call bonds and can be paid
| at at the the pleasure of the city. AS to the
| $3I $50 bond issue of 1872, bearing per
| cent interest, 5000 is held by the sinking
| fund, and was purchased in 1895 from
colonel Arthur Herbert as a favor, upon
lhS iCdutSl Ol All OUlCer OIL ln6 CITY. Re-
peated efforts have been made he con-
tinued, to secure the whole or part of the
$32,500 issue of 1872 at par by the COM
| missioners of the sinking fund. as those
| who control that fund could carry it at a
| rate not exceeding per cent per annum
and perhaps pay the whole sum of So, 500
as early as 1905
Concluding. the official asserted that
lhere was no index to the residence of the
| holders of bonds issued in 1872.
Rase Rail Gomas
| The Alexandria Base Ball Club went to
Leesburg yesterday and played a game
| with picked team from that town, result
| ing in victory for the latter by score of
| Z to 3. Edwards and Breuner were the
| local battery while Carter of the Univer-
| sity of Virginia pitched for Leesburg Four
hits were made off Edwards and three off
| Garter The Alexandria team will play the
Falls Church club next Thursday On
| Monday the local club will cross bats with
| team from Boston Cross Roads, the
game TO be played on the fair grounds.
Democratic Meeting.
AT a recent meeting of the democrats of
Falls Church district held at Bailey's cross
roads six delegates We're chosen to the con-
Vention which meets here August to
| nominate a candidate for the state senate
and three delegates We're chosen to the
| county convention. They were instructed to
vote, respectively, for Capt. S. R. Dono-
| hoe for the senate and Capt. joseph +.
Willard for the house of delegates.
General and Personal.
The council committee on claims met last
| night and considered the bills of Drs
Snowden, Jones' Purvis, Gibson, Quacken-
bush, Mcclure, Howard and Health Officer
Miller submitted for services rendered in
connection dSth smallpox. The committees
action do h,,f will
probably be a called meeting of council
! early next week to consider the report and
also the matter of electing city engineer.
The board iof examiners for the office of
city engineer met here today and held an
examlnatl the result of which has not
been made known. w. b. Corse acting
| city engineer, took the examination
The Southern railroad has removed the
| block tower from Seminary station and
placed 1t nearer town, about the Telegraph
road crossing.
In the police court last evening Mayor
Simpson fined Israel WiIrich $40 for selling
goods without license.
Mr. VIM Rushman, while working al the
southern railroad shops yesterday, acct
dentaly cut large artery in his>erm. DIR.
O Brien gave. medical attention
Mr.. marlborough an employe of the
Southern railroad, had his IesSoroken while
attending to his duties yesterday. DIR.
O Brien attended him.
Charles Buckner was fined $40 by Mayor
| Simpson this morning for carrying con-
cealed weapons.
| Little Minnie We'll, daughter of Mr.
| Benedict We'll, had her hands badly cut by
| broken glass last evening.
! Engine No. I'll, drawing a through
| freight train on the Washington Southern
railroad, jumped the track this morning in
| the railroad yard. The train crew escaped
| without injury. The accident was caused
! by closed switch. Engineer VIM. Carter
/ was in the cab.
| Democrats of Alexandria county met last
r1ip md ala Nv ID
man. 1t decided that Capt. S. R.
Donohue should select his own delegates
| for the senatorial convention to be held
| here August the 9th. =