Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-24
FAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
The Business Transacted at Semi Monthly
Meeting of Council.
Interest in Proposed Bond Issue for
Road ImprOyement-Gene
and Personal.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 701 King Street,
Bell Telephone No. JOG.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, January "a, 1900
Business of only ordinary interest occu-
pied the attention of the city council at
its regular semi monthly meeting last
evening. Mr.. John H. Strider, who has
been in Pennsylvania for several weeks,
was again in his place as presiding Off
Ger of the lower board.
The finance committee reported adversely
on an application from J. Stanley Neale for
portion Of the public printing, and the
report was adopted. The committee on
public property made a report assessing
the rental of a certain fish house used by
Price & Co. at $50, covering a period of
two years.
A resolution was introduced and referred
for the transfer of the city's interest in
the old court house and lot North Co.
lumbus street to the Washington Monu-
ment Association of this city. An appli-
cation, it was explained. will also be made
to the authorities in Alexandria county for
a cessiau of the county ownership so that
a monument to General Washington may
be erected at that point
A resolution authorizing the extension OF
a railroad switch adjacent to the place of
business of Messrs. Doughrity & Co, on
Union street between Wolf and Wilkes
streets, was adopted.
1t was announced that the appropria-
ton for street cleaning purposes had been
exhausted. and a resolution to appropriate
$500 for the work was offered, but de-
feated. The sum of SO was appropria ted
for crossings at the intersection of Queen
and Alfred streets.
a communication was read from J. Stan
ley Neale in which the writer offered to
publish free the proceedings Of both boards
of the city council, provided all other ad-
vertiscments and ordinances We're fur
nished him at deduction of % per cent,
and also that the clerks of both boards
fA furnish Of
ceedings for his paper.
The County Bond Issue.
In addition to the question of ceding back
TO the District of Columbia a portion of
Alexandria county the citizens of the
county are just now deeply interested in
the proposed bond issue of s15O,O0 for i'm
proved public thoroughfares. AS before re-
ported in The Star the state legislature has
authorized the county board Of supervisors
to submit the question to the people and
February II has been selected as the date
for voting the measure. Since the move
ment began to assume form it has met with
much opposition in many quarters.
The county board of development has be-
come interested in the matter, and MANY
members are opposed to the bill as it now
stands. A supplementary bill is being ad-
vocated. which provides, among other
things, for the apportionment of the money
raised by road districts According to this
Arlington district would receive $50, 900. JET
ferson $4,000, and Washington $40, 900 of
the total of sl5O,OOO
General Matters.
In the Alexandria county court yesterday,
Judge j. NJ Love presiding, the will of the
late ]. I. Birch was admitted to probate.
A Judgment for the plaintiffs was rendered
in the case Of Dixon, Bartlett & Co. against
G. w. Ferguson, and court adjourned for
the term.
Miss Lillian Hammill who has been visit
ing Mrs. William r. Reardon on Prince
street returned to her home in Occoquan
this afternoon.
Mrs. Mary Ogden, well-known resident
of Fairfax county, died yesterday at her
known here, where she had many friends
She was sfXty-seven years of age. The
funeral will take place this evening
Mr.. Park Aguew, chairman of the repub-
hcan state committee, has issued a cali for
meeting of his committee February Is,
when the time and place for the next state
convention of the republican party will be
decided upon.
After a slight delay substation No. l OF
the Alexandria post office, at King and
Royal streets. has been reopened Mr.. W.
f. Creighton Is in charge of the office.
Montagu White. corsul general of the
South African republic in London. TODAY
visited Christ Church in this CITY, He also
made visit to Mt. Vernon.
News from Mexico confirms the report
that Gen. Lorenzo Torres engaged the va
quis at Macoyatta Thursday, killing over
200 and taking 500 prisoners.