Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-25
AT FAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
City Council Hears Report Upon Smallpox
Situation.
One Additional Case DisrOvered-Re-
port of Committee on Water
Supply General Matters.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va, January %, 1899.
The regular semimonthly meeting of the
city council was held last night. After the
minutes of the last meeting hati been read
and approved d communication from Mayor
Simpson in regard to the smallpox situation
was read. 1t characterized the disease as
curious. mysterious and to many an in
compr ehensbie malady. Its mldness was
also emphasized. The opinion was given
that most of the cases could be traced back
to the case of Wallace Brown. coiored who
was the third reported patient. The provi-
sion of house for the detention CT sus-
poets and an increase in the hospital ac-
Communications was recommended.
Mi. Greene offered a resolution which
was adopted, authorizing the mayor and
health officer to take all necessary stems
for the purpose of stamping out the dis
ease. Claims of the health officer, DR.
Julian Miller. for professional services in
treating smallpox were referred to the
finance committee. The bill included TWEEN
ty-four vaccina lions at - cents each max
ing total of S317
The report of Messrs II. r. Burke and
Louis Craft of the committee appointed to
examine water furnished the city by the
Alexandria water works was submit ed
Accompanying this was a communication
from Mayor Simpson, in which the commit
tees work was highly complimented, and
attention called to the fact that the 500
appropriated for compensation had been e&-
pended in having the water analysed.
The report itself was then read 1t proved
to be lengthy and exhaustive. The plan fol-
lowed in conducting the investigation was
outlined. personal and thorough exami-
nation of the water works west of the city
had been made, it was stated, with the re-
suit that no pipe other than those used for
drainage DIIrDOSpS had hpaO
ing the reservoir with the marshes of Hunt
ing creek. Samples of the water, accordiny
to the report, had been submitted to Prof
h. A. De SchWeinitZ of Washington for
analysis. Several analyses We're made and
Prof. De Schweinitz pronounced the water
comparatively good.
AS further precaution, it was stated
samples had been sent to chemist in Bal
timore, whose report was unfayorable to
the water. His eXaminat ton however, was
incomplete, and for this reason the COM
mittee desired to submit Il supplementary
report later on.
Fever Rate High.
1t was further stated that the death rate
from typhoid fever in Alexandria was very
high. compared to that of other cities in
dicating, according to authorities, some i'm
purity in the water supply. An inspection
of public pumps. about thirty of which are
in use, recommended
The report embodied a statement of one
Of the committee to the effect that the
president of the Alexandria Water Com
pany had informed him that at a recent
meeting of the directors of said company
it was decided to sue the corporation of
Alexandria for libel.
A resolution offered by Mr.. White re-
questing the water company to adopt some
new method of filtering and cleansing the
water was laid on the table.
A heated discussion arose over the water
question, in which Messrs Burrill and
company was bitterly denounced as an OPP
pressive monopoly. Its methods were char
acterized as disgraceful.
Mr.. Herbert Snowden. president of the
common council, left the chair and entered
the discussion. explaining that he held two
shares Of the water company's stock, the
dividends of which did not pay his water
rent. He and his family he said were
drinkers of Alexandria water, and were a S
mucn interested in its purity as anybody
else. He defended the directors of the com
pany, showing that they We're all men of
high standing in the community.
An additional appropriation of $50 was
made to compensate the committee.
One thousand dollars was appropriated
for grading and graveling Gibbon street
from Henry 70 Washington.
Several resolutions appropriating small
sums for street crossings We're referred to
the committee on streets. An appropriate
of 500 was made to purchase cast iron
pipes for cross cutters. Several petitions
from property owners asking for certain
street improvements were referred to the
committee streets. A communication
from the Postal Telegraph Gable Company
in reference to its tax assessment was re-
ferred to a committee.
Additional Smallpox Case,
There appears to be no decided change in
the smallpox situatAn this morning, with
the exception of another new case dis
covered. The patient is Joseph Galloway,
living on South Columbus street Three
other suspected cases are under the sur
VIGILANCE of the health Office. The vaccina-
ton of school children commenced yester-
day.
Death Record of Today.
Mrs. Esther William Dempsey widow of
James Dempsey of this city, died this
morning about o'clock at the residence of
her son-in-law, Mr.. Thompson, on Prince
street. The deceased was one of the Oldest
residents of Alexandria. being in her eighty
eighth year. She lived here all her life and
was Tor many years member of the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church. Her death has
occaSioned general sorrow.
Mrs. Lawrence w. Woody died this morn
ing at her residence, on the corner of Queen
and st. Asaph streets. She was formerly
Miss Sherwood of this city.
General Affairs.
Miss Lillian Payne Entwsle and Mr.
Louis Magnus Kemper, son of Captain K
Kemper, will be married Wednesday even
ing, February s, at $50 o'clock The cere-
mony will take place at the bride-elect's
residence, No. 523 Duke street.
Prof. Stewart Marye of Washington will
give talk on Shakespeare in the Young
Mems Sodality Lyceum Hall next Thursday
evening at o'clock.
The funeral of Wallace Poland, whose
death occurred Monday afternoon, will take
place at 3 o'clock this afternoon from the
residence, 113 South Henry street, Rev. j.
T. Williams officiating. The interment will
be in st. Pauls cemetery.
Fannie Gibson, colored, residing on Pey-.
ton street, and Mary Lewis, at the infirm-
airy, died last night.
Mrs Mary E. Hall and husband have sold
to Mary E. Williams a house and lot on
Patrick street for $500.
The McLachlen Real Estate and Loan As
ISOLATION Of Washington met in this CITY
yesterday and elected the following direct
ors: T. H. Bean, J. F. Hood, r. W.
Duffey, H. c. Duffey, w. H. Owens, W. F.
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