The times., 1899-03-15
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

. The semi-annual meeting of the City
Council held this evening, was OF short
duration. and the business presented was
transacted without debate. The ordinance
providing for the prevention of the spread
of contagious diseases. which was passed
by the Common Council at its last meet
ing and laid on the table in the Board OF
Aldermen, was reported back to Council.
The aldermen had amended section .. by
requiring the city and not the property
owner to disinfect premises in which
smallpox had existed. Messrs. Strider and
Trimyer, from the lower board, and Bal
lenger and Smoot from the aldermen, who
were appointed committee on conference.
were unable to agree. and the matter was
laid over. bill was presented from Rose
Scott. coiored, claiming $i3S damages for
'urniture destroyed by the city. and s2S for
tendance upGn a smallpox patient. Rose
Scott. II will be remembered, was the oc-
cupant of a house in Braddock Alley. in
which one of the first cases OF smallpox
which appeared in the city was discovered.
The matter was referred TO the Committee
on Claims. On the recommendation of the
Committee on Streets $3.50 was apprOpriat-
ed for the extension of a sewer in Pitt
Street, south of Prince Street, with the
proviso that three or more persons agree
to tap the proposed new sewer. resolu
tlon providing for the appropriation of S23
for a tagging at Wilkes and Royal Streets
was referred to the Committee on Streets.
lengthy petition from \. W. Conway,
claiming S124 damages against the city.
was referred to the Committee on Claims.
The petitioner set forth that on the 9th
of January a Mr.. Keeny. who occupied
rooms at the Braddock House, OF which
Conway is proprietor, was taken i'll with
smallpox; that the Mayor and Health Off
GER were notified and requested to have
the patient removed from the premises.
This request the officials named refused 10
comply with, but caused a large section
of the building TO be vacated by tenants
and placed under quarantine. Air. Conway
further claims that keeny has refused to
pay for the use of the rooms occupied by
him during his sickness, and that a num-
Der Of other tenants left the premises and
| have not up to this time returned. The
petition was referred TO the Committee on
| Claims. The bills Of the physicians who
| were engaged in a house to house inspec
| tion and vaccination, by order of the
| Board of Health and which had been re-
! ported on adversely by the Finance Com
mittee, were reported back to council by
the Board of Aldermen. who refused to
adopt the recommendation OF the Finance
! Committee. and referred the matter to the
| Committee on Claims. The council con-
| Cured in the action of the Board of Alder
! men. A resolution to compensate Police
man Lyles for the time lost while suffer
| ing with broken ankle sustained in per-
! formance OF duty. was referred to the FL
nance Committee. The recommendation
! OF the Committee on Streets for certain
/ improvements to the roadway in Peyton
| Street, was referred.
A bitter fight has begun In Fairfax
county for the nomination for Common n
wealth's Attorney, the contestants being
| c. Vernon Ford, the present incumbent
and Lewis Machen. Both gentlemen are
we'll known here. and the friends OF each
are viewing the contest with great deal
/ of interest.
Judge Norton today granted charter
| to the Columbia Loan and Deposit Asso-
citation. the object of which is 10 DO a
( general building association business. The
capital stock carries from slOO, 900 to 500
! 100000. J. r. Van Mater. OF Hagerstown
Md, is named as president. and Gardener
L. Boothe agent in this city.
The funeral OF Mrs. Townley Sisson tool
place this morning from st. Marys Church
and was very largely attended. Rev. Father
Payne offlciated. The paIlbearers were
Thomas Lannon. NJ. Ahern, e. b. Van
Every. and ]. E. Clements. The inter
ment was in st. Mary's Cemetery.
In the Corporation Court today John
Lyles was appointed administrator OF the
estate OF the late William Lyles.
Captain Theodore BaIlenger this mornin:
sent his fishing crew to Freestone. where
they will shortly begin operations.
j. II. Ralston, OF Washington. has SOLD
to the International Building and LoaT
| Association a house and lot in this city
on the south side of Pendleton Street
between Henry and Patrick Streets
\ building permit was today issued &c
| T J. Fannon to erect building in Prime
Street, between Alfred and Patrick Streets
Willard Lee was also granted permission tC
erect frame house in Alfred Street, be-
tween Montgomery and First Streets.
Rev. James ". Clark, rector of St Jane!
Church. of Washington. will conduct ser.
vices in Grace Church, this city tomorrow
evening. at 1:30 o'clock, under the auspice:
OF the Brotherhood of ST. Andrew.
The remains OF Delilah Sutton. colored
were inferred in Bethel Cemetery this aft
ernoon. The deceased was probably tht
oldest resident of Alexandria. being ninety.
on the old steamer Phoenix. which many
years ago piled between this city an,
! Washington.
The sixtieth anniversary of Potomac
Lodge. No. 2S, !. o. O.. F. will be helC
in Odd Fellows Hall, on Monday eveninr
March 20. An interesting entertainment
has been arranged for the occasion. Marl
d. Brainard, past grand representative
will be the orator of the occasion.
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