Evening star., 1900-04-16
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
CITY COUNCIL TO ARRANGE FOR
FILING A VACANCY.
Resignation Accepted and No Eligf-
bles-Democratic Meeting to
BE He1d-Briefs.
Evening Star Bureau.
No. 701 King Street,
Rell TelephOne No. lO6.

Bell Telephone No. 1O6,
ALEXANDRIA. Va. April 16, 1900.
Mayor Simpson this morning stated that
he would probably call meeting of the city
council for tomorrow right, to make provfs-
ions for filling the office of city engineer,
which was recently made vacant by the res
ignation of Mr.. E. C. Dunn. There is now
no name on the eligible list since the with
drawal of the application of Mr.. Graybill.
and. according to the corporation laws, an
examinatio will have to be held. Foreman
Harrington, who appointed by Mr..
Dunn. is in charge of the street gang, but
without an engineer there Is no one author
lied to employ horses and carts for street
work Street Improvement is, consequently.
at practical standstill.
In conversation with reporter for The
Star today a prominent city official ex
pressed himself in favor of increasing the
salary of the city engineer. The sum Of
800 Is at present allotted to that office.
and this. it was pointed out, is amply suffi-
cient for the routine work of repairing
streets and cutters, but the official believed
it would be decided economy to provide a
sufficient salary for the employment of
highly competent engineer, so that when
ever the proposed extensive plan of street
Improvement Is inaugurated it might be
properly and satisfactorily conducted.
Democratic Meeting.
A meeting of the city democratic COM
mittee will be held one day this week, vet
to be selected, to name date for holding
ward meetings for the election Of delegates
to the Norfolk state convention May 2.
Another matter for the consideration of
the committee at present is that of holding
convention or primary election to nomi-
nate candidate for Congress- Mr. A. A.
lIipscomb has been fndorsed for Congress
by the Alexandria county democrats.
To Select a Pastor.
The congregation Of the First Baptist
Church will hold meeting Wednesday
evening, when the committee appointed to
nominate a pastor will make it's report.
1t is expected that Rev. G. L. Hunt of New
York. whom the committee will recon-
mend will be elected. The pulpit of this
church has been without regular pastor
since the resignation of Rev. ]. H. Butler,
March l.
General Matters.
An Easter hop, under the auspices Of the
Terpsichoreans, will be given this evening
a: McBurney's Hall. Numerous Invitations
have been issued, and it is expected that
many guests from Washington and other
points will be present The hall will be
handsomely decorated, and Prof Schroe-
der's orchestra will furnish the music.
In an unintereSting and One-sided contest
the Episcopal High School base ball team
defeated the nine representing ST John s
College of Annapolis, Md. Saturday after
| noon on the high school grounds by a
score of 50 to TO-
The handsome residence of Col. Thomas
II. Leacham, near Wellington, Prince Will
liam county, was destroyed by fire yester-
day morning with most of its contents.
The house was old Virginia mansion,
we'll known as a landmark in that section
of the county.
In the corporation court today the grand
Jury reported indictments against Frank
Payne, colored. charged with the murder
of Thomas Bryant. also colored, and
against Richard l.. Clark and James Barry,
charged with circulating counterfeit silver
dollars.
Mayor Simpson. in the police court, today
fined Thomas Kelley $50 for selling liquor
on Sunday, information leading to the ar
rest being secured by Officer Atkinson.