Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-25
Business Transacted at Meeting Of
the City Council.
CHOICE OF CITY ENGINEER DEFERRED
Local Physicians at Loggerheads
Over a Recent Diagnosis.
GENERAL AND PERSONAL
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ALEXANDRIA, Va, October % 1899.
Several matters of minor interest were
disposed of at the regular semi-monthly
meeting of the city council last night. A
communication was received from Mayor
Simpson stating that several unsuccessful
attempts had been made to convene the
board of health which was appointed by
council in July, and that, many of the
members had pointedly refused to qualify,
he had been compelled to name others in
their places. Those newly appointed were
Messrs. r. H. Havenner, w. II. May c. B.
Marshall, C. w. Howell and Nevelle Green
away. The communication was not acted
upon.
An ordinance was adopted increasing the
salary of the commissioner of the revenue
from $3.50 to 5000 per annum, the increase
to be operative from July /, 1899, and pay
able quarterly. A resolution was offered
reducing the salary of the city engineer
from $1,000 to $1,000 1t was referred to
the finance committee.
MIR. Burke from the first ward moved to
invite the board of aldermen into joint
sion for the purpose of electing a city en-
gineer. When the invitation was received
by the aldermen an animated discussion
followed The law governing in this case
was brought up. 1t provides that no APP
pointment shall be made until the applicant
has passed a prescribed examination and
as no examination had been given since
the one taken by Mr.. Corse, the board, for
the second time refused to go into joint
session. The application Of Mr.. l.. r. May
bill of Washington for appointment to the
position of city engineer, was presented.
The committee on light recommended
that the two electric arc lights be removed
from the country market and one of them
placed at Lafayette alley and the Strand.
Inc recommendation approved. On
application of Mr.. Trimyer the other light
was ordered to be placed at the corner of
Lee and Jefferson streets a petition for
an electric light at the corner of Payne
rolf
committee on light.
A resolution was adopted by the board of
aldermen directing the city auditor to
draw his warrant for $50 80 PAYABLE TO the
widow of DR.. ]. W. BechteI for services
rendered in the smallpox epidemic last
winter. The action was concurred in by
the lower board.
DR.. BechteFs Funeral.
The remains of DR.. J. w. Bechtel, who
died suddenly Saturday night while he was
en- route from Norfolk to this city, were
forwarded this morning to Newport Pa.
for interment. Messrs. J. r. \. Curtin and
j. H. Trimyer, as representatives of Alex
andria Council, Jr o. L. A. NJ, of which
organization the deceased was member.
accompanied the body. The funeral ser-
vices were held in Trinity NJ. E. Church
last evening Rev. N B. Masters officiating.
Alexandria Council and the Daughters of
America attended in body, and the church
was filled during the services.
Cupid's Conauests.
A quiet marriage took place last evening
at the parsonage of St. Mary's Church,
when Miss Oracle D. Powell, daughter of
Mr.. Sailie d. Powell, became the wife of
MIR. Charles II. holland, Rev. Father j. II.
Cutler officiating. Following the ceremony
a reception was rendered the bride and
groom at the residence Of the latter's sis
ter No 30S North Pitt street.
n Mgtf HatIr # hTr
Mott of Baltimore, and Clifford A. Wiley.
also Of Baltimore, were quietly married in
this city Monday evening, Rev. C. E. Ball
Of Grace Episcopal Church officiating.
Board of Health Meets.
Another secret session of the board of
health was held last evening. In accord
ance with the resolution previously adopted
to transact all business behind closed doors,
nothing has been given out. but it has been
CLEANED from other sources that Drs. Gu
lick and German We're summoned to give
opinion regarding the disease affecting a
little child of Mr.. Thomas Downey
DR.. NJ. w. O'Brien had been attending
the case. and, as before noted, DR.. CARING
ton of the United States marine hospital
service was called in to make expert dag
nosis. with the result that the disease was
pronounced to be smallpox in a mild form
Drs. Gulick and German, who have viewed
the patient lately. stated to the board it is
said that they discovered no symptoms of
smallpox. The child is now said 70 be we'll
Some Of the local physicians are at logger
heads over the matter.
General Notes of interest
In the police court this morning Mayor
Simpson disposed of the following cases:
Jessie Welby, charged with assaulting
Georgiana Kerby, forfeited So collateral by
non-appearance.
The case of George Parker coIored
charged with assaulting Ben Lucas also
coiored. was called, the parties having
sufficiently recovered from their injuries
to appear in court. After tedious exarni-
nation. In which 1t was found that Lucas
mad fired a gun and Parker had assaulted
Lucas. the mayor imposed a fine of 50 upon
each.
The sesqui-centennial committee has
drawn up about 100 resolutions conveying
the thanks of the committee to every in
diVidual and corporation that gave assist
ance to the celebration.
The funeral of Miss Mamie Patterson.
whose death occurred Monday evening. will
take place from st. Mary's Catholic Church
tomorrow morning,
Owing to a dense fog on the Potomac, the
Norfolk and Washington line steamer did
not reach here until 10 o'clock this morn
ing