Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-28
AT FAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO BE
BROUGHT BEFORE COUNCIL.
Mayor to Submit RecOmme ndatiOns-
Proposed Reduction In Police
FOrce-Other Matters.
Evening Star Bureau.
No. 701 King Street,
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Va, May %, 1901.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, May %, 1901.
The city council will hold it's sem-month-
ly meeting this evening. 1t is expected that
several matters of local interest will be
brought up for discussion. Mayor Simp-
son will submit recommendation In re-
gard to the duties of the keeper of the
town clock. He will advise that council
pass some ordinance clearly defining the
relative duties of janitor of the market
building and keeper of the clock in regard
to the matter of keeping the clock regu-
lated and wound up and keeping the tower
lighted at night. 1t is the mayors opinion
that the janitor should have charge OF
lighting the tower and winding the clock,
and that the duties of the keeper should
be restricted to regulating the clock. 1t is
said that of late there has been some trou-
BILE in having the tower lighted.
Proposed Reduction in Police Force.
Among the other matters to be brought
up for consideration will be that of whether
or not the police force shall be reduced by
four members. Some time go the mayor
presented a communication to the city
council suggesting the feasibility of not
filling any vacancies in the police force
caused by death or resignation until the
force had been reduced to fifteen members,
which would mean that four would nave TO
cancies were filled. Some time ago Police
man Weston Atkinson rendered his reslg-
nation, and the board of police commits
sioners, in Difference to communication
signed by several members of both boards,
decided not to fill the existing vacancy UNI
til the city council should take action in
the matter
1t is stated that if the council acts favor
ably on the mayors communication the
commissioners will not fill the vacancy
but if they do not they will meet tomorrow
night and take action.
The report of the board of examiners,
which recently held an examination In this
city for the position of superintendent OF
the city gas works, will be made public at
tonight's meeting and in all probability
an applicant elected to fill the position.
When the examination was held there were
only three applicants, and it is stated that
the only one who passed was Mr.. Harry
HantZmon.
Republican Committee Meeting.
Park Agnew, state chairman Of the repub-
lican committee, left this morning for
Richmond to attend a meeting of the state
republican committee, which will convene
at Murphy's Hotel, in that city, at o'clock
tonight, for the purpose of deciding wheth-
er or not the republicans will enter the
gubernat orial race and also to discuss the
question of placing candidates in the field
for lieutenant governor and attorney gen.
eral. Just what action will be taken cam
not be definitely stated but many of the
prominent leaders are heartily in favor of
placing a candidate in the field. 1t is
stated that the committee will also discuss
the feasibility of nominating candidates for
the legislature in some of the districts.
Injunction Proceedings.
A partial decision in the injunction pro-
ceedings of Mayor Simpson against the
board of police commissioners has been an
nounced by Judge Charles E. Nicol, who is
holding session Of 10
in Alexandria county. The ruling was
based on technicality and does not affect
the issue involved. The court sustains the
demurrer filed by the commissioners hold
ing that the complainant, the mayor, al
legged in his bill of complaint that he sues
the commissioners individuals and not
as board of police commissioners. How
ever, Judge Nicol continues the injunction
granted the mayor restraining the commits
sioners from putting into execution sections
56 and 90 of the rules governing the police
force. The court allows the mayor to
amend his bill so that the suit will be di-
rected against the board of police commits
sioners as body. The case will be heard
on Its merits as soon the bill is amend
ed. In the meantime Mayor Simpson will
continue to exercise authority in regard to
detailing policemen for duty at the station
house
examination of School Teachers
The annual examination Of applicants for
the position of teacher in the public schools
was commenced this morning at Peabody
Hall. The examination is being conducted
by Superintendent K. Kemper 1t will be
concluded tomorrow. The superintendent
Will examine cOlored applicants Thursday
ana Friday. In Alexandria county the ex-
animation for teachers in the public schools
eom1nenced this morning in the school
mouse at Ballston, being conducted bv SUI
perlntendent James E. Clements The or
DER above mentioned will be observed