Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-04
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
COUNCIL TO ELECT CITY ENGINEER
AT NEXT MEETING.
Candidate. for the Po.itlsn Recently
Examined-Early Closing of
Public schooIs-Briefs.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 701 King Street,
Bell Telephone No. 100,



ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 4. 1890
1t is expected that the city council, at its
meeting next Tuesday night will elect a
city engineer. The Office has been vacant
since the resignation of Mr.. E. c. Dunn.
about month ago. AS the list Of eligibles
was exhausted new examination was held
yesterday. as mentioned in The Star. The
examining board will submit its report to
Mr.. Marbury, president Of the board OF al
dermen, in time for the council meeting
Tuesday night
Those who took the examination were
Messrs. ]. G. Holcombe of Amherst, w.
Atlee. W. I. Boyd and J. F. Allender Of
Washington and c. F. Conrad of Winches-
ter. The suggestion to increase the salary
of city engineer, which is. now 81, 500 per
annum. may also receive attention at the
council meeting.
Song Recital.
The song recital given by Miss Rebeckah
Pollard at the Opera House last evening
drew a large gathering of her friends and
admirers. She was assisted by Miss Anna
Craig Hills, Miss Edna Doe and Miss Sa-
lone Wingate, the four constituting the
Mills ladies' quartet. Mr.. Angelo Fronani
was pianist and Mrs. Charles G. Lennon
presided at the organ. The audience found
reason to applaud each number on the pro-
presented with magnificent bouquet of
roses.
Schools to Close Earlier.
The city school board held its regular
monthly meeting last night and transacted
routine business. Superintendent K KEN
per announced that the schools would close
week earlier this year than the usual
time which is the latter part of June. The
reason for this is that the state superinten-
n n1h1iT met %la
examination of teachers to take place the
last week in June.
General Matters.
AT recent meeting the Alexandria Kin
dergarten Association elected the following
onicers Tor the ensuing year: Mrs. M. W.
. Brien, president; Mr.. K. Kemper, vice
president; Miss E. c. Mcknight secretary
MI. ROBERT D. Jones, treasurer, and Mr..
John w: Herndon press correspondent
tne 5E'hel Military Academy base ball
Team Team VIII play game with the Episcopal
f1lsh School team on the high school
grounds tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock.
II the IRE wardens will allow the Column
pa IRE engine to be taken to Baltimore the
Columbia fire engine company will visit the
monumental city next month and take part
IN the f1remen's parade and contest
Funeral services over the remains of Mr..
George w. d. Ramsay, whose death oc-
Cured Wednesday, will take ,ce this af-
ternoon at 4:30 o'clock at lie residence
of Mr.: G. William Ramsay, son of the de-
ceased, on Cameron street
Joseph johnson was fined 81 by Mavor
simpson in the police court this morning on
the charge Of drunkenness and Indecent
conduct. John Flaherty was assessed 81 40
for disordery conduct
Relatives and friends of the late Frank
Ennis, who was drowned in the Potomac
about month ago and buried while uni
dent1hed, on the beach near Mattawoman,
are arranging to have the remains exhumed
ana brought here for Refinement