Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-13
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
BUSINESS TRANSACTED At MEET
ING OF CITY COUNCIL.
Appropriations Made for Improve
ments and Supplies-GeneraI
and Personal News.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 7O1 King ST.
Bell Telephone, No. LOG.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, June 13. 1900.
The session of the city council held last
night was protracted until late hour The
committee on streets reported favorably on
plan for improving the block on which
the confederate monument rests, at the in
tersection of Prince and Washington streets.
a modern pavement with a granite curbing
was provided for, as well as a grass plot
at the base of the shaft, allowing for a
24-foot roadway on each side. Aside from
the $500 pledged by various societies, the
work was estimated to cost 5000. Sew
eral members thought the sum too great for
council to appropriate. and after some dis
cussion the matter was laid over pending
further consultation with the societies in
terested in the project.
Resolutions appropriating 500 for the
purchase of iron pipe and $3.50 for sewer
pipes were adopted. A petition from prop
erty owners for a sewer on Queen and
Washington streets, extending from Oro-
noco street to connect with the Pitt street
sewer, was referred to the committee on
streets, with instructions to notify the pc
titioners that the cost. about $1,50O. would
be equally divided between themselves and
council If they would agree. Resolutions
appropriating 1897 to complete repairs on
Columbia fire engine house and $S5 for the
Hydrauion engine house were referred to
the committee on public property.
hequiTIhS rug men.
An ordinance, introduced by Mr.. Lawler,
requiring the Washington. Alexandria and
Mount Vernon Railroad Company to place
fiagmen at three points along the line Of
the track in this city was sent to the joint
committee streets and general laws.
A petition was received from the man
ayers of the Alexandria Library asking for
an annual appropriation of $500 to make
the library public institution. 1t was re-
n in An, a1 II
tfonal appropriation of 800 was made for
repaving Duke street from Columbus to
Alfred streets, and $3.50 was appropriated
for finishing the repair work on Cameron
street from Columbus to Alfred streets.
The city engineer and the committee on
streets were authorized to contract for wa
ter at 10 cents per 1000 gallons for street
sprinkling. Several other unimportant mat
tiers were disposed of, and council ad-
journed.
MOnrOe-ThOmpsOn Nuptials.
Miss Jennie Monroe and Mr.. Egbert
Thompson. both well known and popular
young people in this vicinity, were mar
ried last night at the residence of the
bride. near Mount Vernon. Rev. Dr.
Meade, rector of Pohick Church, performed
the ceremony in the presence of a large
gathering of friends and relatives of the
contracting parties. The bride was gowned
in white organdie, and carried bride roses.
She was attended by her sister, Miss Mary
Monroe, and the bridesmaids were Miss
Ellen Rider of Washington, Miss Lulu
Smith and Miss Lillian Triplett of Fairfax
and Miss Ruth Thompson Of Landover. Md.
Mr.. Theron Thompson, kinsman of the
groom, acted as best man. After the cere-
n.ony a reception was held and Mr.. and
Mrs Thompson left for an extended north
ern tour.
General and Personal.
Mr.. Jonathan Pierpont. citizen widely
and favorably known, died yesterday after
noon at his residence, No. 1919 King street
after a short illness. The deceased was
about sixty-one years of age. His wife and
several grown children survive him. He
was a native of Loudoun county, but had
resided here for many years Funeral SER
vices will take place tomorrow afternoon
at 2 o'clock.
A picture agent giving his name as R. H.
Walrath representing a Chicago portrait
company, was before Mayor Simpson in the
police court this morning charged with con-
quoting business without a license. The
trial was continued until tomorrow morn
ing. Isaac Edney, colored, charged with
fighting was assessed s.. The prisoner had
been badly cut in a saloon row. Kate Tur-
ley, colored, was fined s. on the same
charge.
The regular monthly meeting of the 18th
Virginia Regiment Chapter, U. d. c., was
held this morning in Lee Camp Hall, and
routine business transacted.