Evening star., 1901-11-22
BOARD OF HEALTH HOLDS MEETING
Proposed Depot at Corner of Fay
ette and Cameron Streets.
GENERAL AND PERSONAL
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county jail. Thompson was arrested the
latter part of October on a warrant charg-
ing him with assaulting Virgie Smith,
colored girl aged about twelve years. He
was conveyed before Magistrates William
Moody and VI. F. Birch, who referred the
case to the grand jury. 1t was alleged
that the offense occurred near Fort Myer.
Thompson is about twenty-eight years of
age. Should the jury report an indictment
the case will probably be called before
Judge Love some time next week.
Board of Health.
The board of health held its regular
monthly meeting last night in the office of
the commissioner of the revenue There
were present Drs E. A. German. the chair
man. and Messrs. James F. Peyton, M L.
Dwyer. ]. w. Entwisle and P. NJ. Brad
shaw. In the absence of the secretary Mr.
Dwyer was selected to perform his duties
for the evening. He read several reports
as to the conditions existing in alleys, gut
ters, etc, recently inspected and con-
demned by the board. 1t was explained
that the mayor and city engineer have
copies of these reports. and it was stated
that an effort would soon be made to get
the city council to take action in the mat
ter
Mr. Peyton the chairman of the commit
tee on laws. reported that he had been in
correspondence with the health boards of
other cities and mad received copies of
health laws and regulations. He promised
to make a comprehensive report soon. The
election of a member to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Mr.. ]. john
son Green was postponed until the next
regular meeting. After a further discus
sion concerning sanitary conditions in the
city the meeting adjourned.
New Depot Building.
1t is stated that the Richmond, Freder-
icksburg and Potomac Railroad Company
will soon construct a new depot building at
the corner of Fayette and Cameron streets.
The present waiting room has long been a
source of complaint. Several efforts have
been made by prominent citizens in recent
years to secure the erection of new depot,
but as long as the road was under the
mana cement of the Washington Southern
Company the attempts were fruitless. Now
that the road has changed hands it is hoped
by citizens that the improvement will be
made.
Committee Meeting.
A meeting of the committee charged with
arranging for a fair to be given in the in
terest Of the Alexandria Light Infantry was
held last night in Armory Hail. Mrs James
A Alexander, chairman of the committee,
presided. Several ladies and gentlemen In
terested in the matter were present.
Foot Ball Games.
The foot ball team of the Episcopal High
School, near this city, will wind up the sea-
son Saturday, November 80. with a game
with Woodbury. Forest School, on the High
School grounds. There has been consider
able rivalry between these two teams in
former years and a hard-fought contest
will doubtless result Tomorrow afternoon
the High School eleven will line up on the
local gridrop against the team from Mount
St. Joseph College, Maryland. The game
will be called at $3.50 o'clock.
Police Commissioners Meet.
At the regular monthly meeting of the
board of police commissioners held We'd
nesday night Messrs. William Mayhem
and William L. Allen were elected police
men to fill the vacancies caused by the
resignation of Policemen William Davis
and James Deane. The election was the
first business taken up Each of the sue
ceSSful candidates received a unanimous
vote. 1t was regarded as remarkable that
the two factions into which the board is
divided should have voted together and is
explained the ground that one side
looked for a complimentary vote on the
first ballot by the other side, but 1t so hap
pened that all voted for the same candi
dates
Commissioner Miller offered resolution
authorizing the secretary to employ coun-
sci TO institute proceedings against the city
for the payment of the expenses incurred
by the board in the case in the circuit
court between that body and the mayor.
Immediately factional lines were drawn.
Commissioner Bryant seconded the reso-
luton and Ii was also favored by Com
missioner Hill. Commissioner Lawler and
Mayor Simpson opposed it. The former
argued that as the members of the board
had incurred the Indebtedness on their
own responsibility they should bear it in
stead OF trying to place 1t upon the tax
payers of the city, who, he held, were not
IN any way responsible for the litigation.
Commissioner Bryant thought that the
resolution, when tested, would prove what
standing the board of police commissioners
had under the laws of the state lie stated
that Judge Nicol had placed the COSTS of
the suit upon the commissioners as a body
and not as individuals. He thought the
taxpayers should have been considered
before the first injunction was obtained.
The Mayors Views.
Mayor Simpson then presented his views.
He referred to former case of litigation
between the mayor of the city (then Mr.
Luther II. thompson and the police beard
This case, the mayor said, Mr.. Thompson
had not received the sanction of the city
council. but had consulted Mr. Samuel G.
Brent, then corporation attorney, whom he
had engaged to conduct the case, thus fav-
ing the semblance OF official authority
The board engaged other counsel without
consulting the corporation attorney. When
the bill OF Mr. Thompson was presented
1t was paid without protest. This was not
the case, the mayor went on to saw with
the Dill presented by the commissioners,
there being the bitterest opposition TO it.
Mayor Simpson said there was Il similar
ity between the case just cited and the
present effort Of the board to collect money
from the city council. He said that in the
recent suit the members OF the board had
employed counsel before he had asked
Judge Nicol for an Injunction He asked
Commissioner Bryant II he could deny that
this was done before they had said any
thing to the corporation attorney In regard
TO the matter.
Mr.. Bryant admitted the accuracy of the
mayors statements. but said that the at
torneys were retained for general pur-
poses He said the city attorney did
not care to take a stand between two
wings of the city government, but the may
or retorted that while the Office of mayor
was part of the corporation government
the board OF commissioners was not
The matter was finally passed Commits
sioners Bryant. Miller and HIl voting in
Its favor and the mayor and Commissioner
Lawler opposing.
Dayies-Hibbs Nuptials.
Trinity Episcopal Church at Manassas
was the scene of pretty marriage at 10
o'clock yesterday morning, when Miss
Maidie Davies OF Manassas welded Mr. E.