The evening times., 1900-03-28
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA. March 2sThe regular semi
monthly meeting of the city council was held
last night. Hubert Snowden occupied the chair.
A bill Of Gardner L. Boothe for services rendered
ordered TO be paid. motion appropriating
$3.50 for the fire department and 500 for outdoor
poor was adopted A resolution spPropriating
$3.50 or as much thereof may he necessary,
for paving Duke Street from Columbus to Alfred,
was adopted. resolution 10 appropriate SIPS
for the rcpsviug OF Cameron Street between Co.
lumbus and Alfred was adopted. A resolution
appropristing Sl75 to take out cutters and repair
same at Prince and Pitt Prince and Columbus,
Prince and Patrick was adopted. resolution
appropriating $3.50 TO repair the cutters IN King
Street was laid over until the next meeting. A
resolution sppropriating $50 for laying a drain
pipe al the intersection OF FAIRFAX ana Jefferson
Streets was adopted.
letter from Engineer +. c. Dunn was read
in regard to the cost Of In9cadam and gravel for
repairing Duke Street from Payne 10 the Stone
Bridge. Mr.. Dunn in his report states that flint
gravel and work will cost q ,45O, and macadam
81 07S, and he recommends the first named as
being the most satisfactory. The matter was
referred to the committee on streets. A petition
from Mrs. Mary Muir to reshngle premises s4
Queen Street was granted. petition from the
Virginia Tile Company, of lO2 South Fairfax
Street, saving that they would furnish the city
with one of their plat books fer $2,5o0-S5O0 10
be paid the first, and every year afterwards $500
until payments are completed-was referred TO the
committee finance. t-.rr
directed TO borrow $1,000 for expenses for the
fiscal year was adopted. A resolution offered by
Mr. Snowden that the mayor and committee on
public property be requested 60 offer the lrlgg
Shipbuldng Company. Of Richmond, Va, the
use OF the old canal property, owned by the city,
gratis for the establishment of their plant here
was adopted An ordinance 10 extend the fire
limits so as to include the city gas wor which
b, fhp
The will of the late Joseph Brc,>,s has been
admitted to probate Miss Ellen Lee Broders and
Mr.. c. c. Carlin are named as executors. The
deceased's household furniture and 50. 200 is lett
to his daughter. The &,100 is i'll corporation
bonds The remainder OF the estate, valued at
between $50, 900 and 100000. Is divided equally
among his five heirs Messrs. H. Kirk, L. VI. Mon
roe. and n. Lindsey were appointed by the court
70 annraise the estate Miss Ellen Lee Broders
was named as guardian OF her nephew, Joseph b.
Moore.
In the Corporation Court yesterday Judge Norton
granted a charter to the Alexandria Steam Laun-
dry COMPANY. with a capital stock OF $4,000 The
officers of the company are Frank f. Anderson,
President; Charles VI. Hancock, Vice President:
John A. Mckenzie Of Washington, Secretary, and
William NJ Starr also of Washington. Treasurer.
The officers are members of the board of directors
as are Charles NJ. Schwab and Rollo W. Brown.
The Methodist Protestant Sunday school has
elected the following officers TO serve during the
ensuing year: ii. VI. HantZmon. Superintendent;
Lambert Sullivan Assistant Superintendent; 4. \.
Pittman Second Assistant Superintendent; b.
Wheatley, Secretary; Andrew sullivan, Assistant
Secretary; Charles Hantzmon, Treasurer; Mrs Err
nest Summers, pianist; Nevelle ). Greenaway, as
sistant pianist: Miss Virginia Roxbury, Superin-
tendent of the Primary Department, and Mrs. J.
r. Cation, assistant in this department The con-
tributions made by the school during the past
fiscal year amounted to sS02.s1 IT has now a
total Of 2sS members with tiiirty.one officers and
teachers on the roll
complimentary musical and literary entertain
ment will be rendered at Serepta Hall this
evening by Mechanics Lodge No. 3, Knights OF
Pythias Amateur talent local and from Wash
ington. will he employed to enliven the occasion.
The admission will be by card.