Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-09
OFFICERS ELECTED FOR ENSUING YEAR
Cases Tried This Morning in Mayor
Simpsons Court
GENERAL AND PERSON AL
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OF the association, northeast corner hlHg
and Washington streets. Many matters of
| interest to Alexandria from business point
| of view were brought up and thoroughly
discussed, and the election Of officers for
the ensuing year was held. The balloting
resulted in the choice of the following: NJ.
B. Harlow, president; Julian T. Burke, first
vice president; J. Clinton Smoot second
vice president William F. Carne, secretary,
and John w. May, treasurer. The follow
ing We're chosen directors: Messrs. Henry
F. Robertson, Park Agnew, Gardner L.
Booth, Clarence c. Leadbeater, William NJ.
Reardon and Judge J. X. NJ. Norton.
After the secretary had read several let
tiers and papers pertaining to business in
| terests in the city. Mr.. Isaac Eichberg
spoke in favor of having Alexandria in
cluded in the bill to be offered in the state
legislature providing for the use of under
ground trolley wires for electric railways
operating in cities of 10000 inhabitants and
more. Mr.. Leadbeater Endorsed Mr.. Eich-
berg's plan, but Judge Norton thought it
would be bad policy, as there was now only
one railroad in the city, and the desidera-
| tum was to induce other companies to To-
cate here. The discussion waxed warm and
Mr.. Eichberg wanted to know of what ben
eft the Washington, Alexandria and Mt.
Vernon railroad had. been to this city.
Owing to the small number present it was
decided to defer definite action on the mat
| ter until next Monday, when a special
meeting of the league will be held.
Mt. Vernon Avenue.
Mr.. Eichberg spoke briefly on the pro-
| posed Mount Vernon avenue, and thought
| it advisable to urge the state to appro-
pirate about $4,000 in the interest of the
| highway. The prospects for the construc-
| ton of Memorial bridge were also dis
cuSSed in connection with Mount Vernon
avenue.
| Mr.. Harlow discussed the Parks bill,
| which provides for taxation on mortgages.
He thought 1t unjust and suggested that
| influence be brought to bear in legislative
| quarters looking to the repeal of the bill.
Accordingly the secretary was directed to
| confer with the state senator and delegate
representing Alexandra and ask them to
! Use their influence for repeating the meas
| ure. The meeting adjourned at late hour.
Union Veteran Buried.
Funeral services over the remains of ].
1 c. Calhoun, the Union veteran who died
| yesterday morning, took place today from
| his late residence in Del Ray, Rev. F. NJ.
| Day of the NJ. E. Church officiating. Mem
| bers of Thomas P. Davis Post, No. 46, G.
| A. R., in which the deceased held member
| Ship attended in a body. The pallbearers
| selected from the post were William T.
| Emerson, William Graves. John NJ. Young,
| Charles Irving. Thomas Dalton and Edward
|
tional cemetery.
| Police Court Docket.
| Mayor Simpson disposed of the following
| cases in the police court this morning:
| Walter Posey, charged with being drunk
and shooting pistol in the street. for
| feited' $40 collateral: James Coleman and
| Joseph Green, charged with shooting crap,
| were dismissed; William Jones. charged
| with drunk and disorderly conduct, for
feited So collateral; John Jones, for bur-
| glary, was sent to jail to await trial; Eva
Baker was fined $50 for selling liquor to
minors; john alias "Piggie" Williams,
under Indictment for burglarizing the resi-
dence of Mr.. H c. Ansley last summer,
| was turned over to the city sergeant.
| Williams was captured yesterday by Lieut..
Smith and Officers Atkinson and Arlington.
after he had eluded the police for several
| months.
| General Matters.
The annual installation of officers of Alex
andria Council, No. 627, RI al Arcanum,
| will take place at $50 clock this evening
| in Odd Fellows Hall Following the cere-
monies at o'clock a complimentary enter
| tainment will be given at the opera house.
| The following indictments have been re-
| ported by the grand jury in the corpora
ton court: John Thomas Elsey, colored,
| charged with the murder of William Pink
ney; John Dogan, colored, charged with
burglary, and Alexander Baden Rowe, col
ored, larceny of horse and buggy.
The Railroad Mission and Reading Rooms
| have elected the following officers: w. L.
| Griffin, president: James Foster, vice presi-
| dent; Walter Kerrick, recording secretary;
| Miss Ada Grigg, financial secretary; George
| Windsor, treasurer; Miss Ada Grigg, Or
| ganist; VIM. Owen, musical director.
| The remains of C. c. West. a colored man
| who was killed by a dynamite explosion IN
a mine near Pittsburg, Pa, reached here
| this morning, and will be buried tomorrow
| from Demaine's undertaking rooms.
| The city council will hold its regular semi
| monthly meeting tonight.
| Mr.. NJ. Tecumseh Dwyer has been ap-
pointed assistant mail carrier at the local
post office.
| The Quartermasters and Commssaries'
| Aid Society, which was organized some
| years ago, and has for its object the relief
of the former colored employees of the
| United States government during the civil
| war. who were taxed assessed s. per
| month for the care of INDECENT freedmen,
| held meeting last night and appointed
| committee to wait on Representative John
| F. Rixey tomorrow and urge him to do
| what is necessary in order to get their
| case before the Court of Claims. The COM
mittee will be headed by William A. Car
| ter, the secretary of the association.