The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-12
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, June R-The regular
! senli-monthly meeting Of the city council
was held last night with eleven members
present and considerable business of a
routine nature was disposed of. In the
absence Of Clerk D. R Stansbury J. II.
Trinyer acted as clerk pro TEN. The
/ bills Of Messrs. NcIihaue-. Baylv. and
Middleton. the board Of gas examiners.
| for SO each, were ordered 10 be paid.
The Finance Committee recommended
that the sum of S12g annually be allowed
Chief Petty. OF the fire department, FOR
the care of his horse. and their report
was unanimously adopted
Mr. LAWYER asked that some action be
taken on the Jim Crow ear bill which
vas offered by Councilman Desmond
some time since. Mr.. Burke stated that
the committee having the bill in charge
were Of the opjrion that the bin in ques-
ton applied only to steam roads. and
could not be made applicable to the
Washington, Alexandria and Mount Yer
non Electric Company Upon this infor-
nation Mr. LAWYER moved that the com
mittee be released from further consfdera-
ton of the bill, and that the matter be
| dropped If agreeable 10 Mr. Desmond. Mr.
Desmond acquiesced in Mr. LAWYERS
motion. and the matter was dropped
The Finance Committee recommended
that the sum Of 81. G25 be appropriated for
the purchase OF a lot on the west side OF
Royal Street, between Cameron and
Queen Streets, for thu erection OF a house
OF the Relief hook and ladder fire com
pany- Upon the motion Of Mr. Trimyer
the report was laid On the table.
Mr. Burke called up the resolution re-
Gently offered Ey him that the police force
be reduced to fifteen members. EIr. Law
Ter, in behalf Of the joint committees 70
whom the bill mad been referred stated
that those committees had not yet held a
meeting, and it seemed a hard matter to
get them TO take action on the matter
He stated that he would try and get a
report at the next meeting
4 petition was received from parties in
terested in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
asking permission to inter bodies in
Yates Garden, which is owned by them,
and situated south of Franklin Street.
The petition was referred to the Commit
tee on Streets and General Laws.
petition asking that the clerk of the
! City Gas Works salary be increased from
$l-J0G per annun To $I,3e9 per annum vas
! referred to the Finance Committee.
/ The merchants residing on King Street
! between Fairfax and Lee Streets and the
merchants residing on King Street be
! tween Lee and Union Streets presented
q petition asking that those two squares
/ be paved with vitrffed brick. similar to
/ that which is under construction on King
! Street between Fairfax and Royal Streets
! the work to be done under the thirty
1 third section OF the City'S laws The mat
+ ter was referred to the Committee or
Streets
! Petitions asking the sum of SO. or as
much thereoi as may be necessary, be ap-
pTOpTiated for the purchase of a safe tC
I he used IN the city treasurer office. and
/ that the sum Of 500 be appropriated for
/ extra work already done on The sewer and
! catch basin at the intersection of King
Z and Fairfax Streets. were referred to the
/ Finance Committee
/ The present city council viii hold only
! one more meeting. after which the new
/ council viii be installed July l. Many OF
| the present members viii not return tC
! The annual commencement Of St. Mary's
/ Academy which IS conducted by the Sis
! tiers of the Holy Cross. was held in the
! opera house at $50 o'clock yesterday
/ afternoon. The house WAS packed
/ to its utmost capacity with the par
/ ents Of the scholars and their friends
I The stage was t&St-fully decorated with
! palms and ferns The programme rem.
dered far surpassed anything of the KIND
/ ever before given by the scholars OF tn,
/ academy. and showed that they were in.
/ deed well trained. All who participated
! acquitted themselves in Il very CTedita.
/ Bile manner After the musical prOgrarnEn
/ the certificates were distributed by the
! Rev. Castor Payne, Of WarreutOu, Va
! who delivered a few appropriate remark!
/ at the closing The graduation gold med
| al and diploma was awarded to Miss An
| ME Hathaway Beattie-
/ The following was the programme rem
| dered- Opening selection. "CharIatan.
! 10y Misses a Igoe, NJ OBrieu, II. Bur
| T0ughs. NJ Haney. NJ o Conner. and f,
| Hill; chorus, Rose Waltz, from NJ
! FeusCheI, by the vocal class; Lullaby
/ Heuieiu- and -Roudo." Haydn. maudo
/ Inns. Misses g WiIdt, N. AcWiIliams. a
/ Igoe. X Mckenna. NJ Tickling, violin
( Miss J Fisher pianos, Miss NJ NugeG
and Miss p CaTriCk- Marguerite > Re
/ pentsnce," Minims, in three acts; march
/ 'AIilitaire," Schubert. Misses b Carrick
! NJ NUgent. r Curtin, and L. Bowers
| scarf faStaStiCS by the members Of TIT
! senior class. 'Radicuse.' from Colts
| chalk, Misses X. MckeEna, NJ. McWil
! lIamS. NJ. FiCkiing. and NJ Fisher
The junior class rendered Columbian
March. accompanies. Miss 5 Patterson
| Fra Diavolc Overture from Decour
Cclle, Misses NJ. Tickling, NJ. Fisher, X
/ Mckenua, and NJ. Baker; "NymDhs O
| the Wave" fvanOVici-Eron-
| The valedictory was delivered by Mis-
ling. NJ. Fisher. X. McKenna, and NJ. Nc
/ Williams took part in 'EuTyantbe over
turo." from Weber.
! The closing exercises Of the publ
/ schools In Alexandria County We're hell
Monday night in the Del Ray schooIhduse
/ on Mount Vernon Avenue. The sChooIh0uS
/ was prettiIy decorated with palms an
I ferns for the occasion. and IN eNCeIEen
literary and musical programme was rem
( dered. The scholars, together with thei
parents and a large number OF friend