The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-06-13
CURRENT EVENTS
IN ALEXANDRIA
Citizens Fear Public Schools
May Not Be Opened,
Protest Against Election Returns
Which Show Defeat of
School Levy.

Which Show Defeat of
School Levy.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. June 12-The
citizens OF jefferson district. Alexan-
dria county. last night held a mass
meeting in the Hume School House. for
the purpose CT entering protest against
the returns of the recent election held
in that district. which show that the
school levy was defeated by vote of
over 40 to /. 4 petition. with over 300
signatures, has been gotten up to have
the election contested in the courts.
Resolutions were adopted deploring
the situation and urging the levy already
fixed by the trustees to be sustained,
SO that there may be schools open in
the district the coming year. 1t is
understood that other mass meetings
will be held at other school houses in
the county in the near future.
The election was held May % last,
and as stated above, jefferson district
was the only one in the county where
the measure was defeated. If the mat
ter is allowed to stand the public
schools in that district will be practi
cally closed for the entire year.
Alexandria Council, No. SO, Junior
Order of United American Mechanics,
tonight heli an opening" in Sarepta
Hall. on King Street. There was an un
usually large gathering present, and an
interesting literary and musical pro-
gram was rendered. Prior TO the rem
.dering of the musical and literary pro-
gram a short business session was held,
and considerable routine business was
disposed Of
The above named hall was recently
leased by Alexandria Council. No. 49,,
Junior Order of United American Me
chancs. II was fitted I'd at consider
able expense, and is now one of the
best furnished and most complete ledge
rooms in the city.
St. Marys Academy, conducted by the
sisters of the Holy Cross. will hold its
annual commencement exercises in the
opera house tomorrow afternoon at 3
o'clock. An interesting literary and
musical program. in which the scholars
will participate. has been prepared for
the occasion. The program will be con-
cluded with remarks by Rev. Father II.
J. utler. pastor of St. Mary's Catholic
Church, after which the graduation
gold medal and diploma will be conferred
on Miss Katherine Florence Mckenna.
of Washington. This will be followed
by the distribution CT medals and GER
IF iic.iDctinn
The Alexandria Kindergarten kssocia-
ton has elected the following officers
to serve for the ensuing year: Mrs John
Leadbeater, president; Mr.. X. Kemper,
vice president; Miss E. c. Mcknight,
secretary; Mr.. Robert S. Jones, treas
urer; Mr.. John w. HeTndon, press cor
respondent.
A vote of thanks was extended to
Mrs. Carter, Miss Greenwell, Mrs. Bar
ker, Miss Watkins, Mrs. z. Il. Stabler,
and Mr. K. Odgen. for assisting at the
annual meeting in the musical pro-
gram. Miss Janet B. Fawcett was re-
elected Kindergarten, and vote of
thanks was extended to Mrs. O'rien, the
retiring president.
In the corporation court today, Judge
j. X. NJ. Norton presiding, a decree was
entered in the case of W. j. Dugan vs.
Rachel McCauley. confirming the report
OF Z. B. Taylor, commissioner, except on
the question OF interest upon deed of
trust. In this report he sustained the OBJ
jections of w. ]. Dugan. Other excep-
lions were referred back to Commits
sioner Taylor as there was not sufficient
evidence before thee curt to be intelli-
gently passed upon.
The decree entered directed the sale
of the property OF Anthony Dugan, de-
ceased. Messrs. X. Kemper, ]. T. Cal
lahan. and Charles Bendheim were ap-
pointed commissioners of sale.
1t is expected that the work of paving
King Street with vitriied brick from
the west crossing of Royal Street to the
west crossing of Fayette Street. and
also curbing same. will De commence dc
an early date. Today at noon the COM
mittee on streets met in the office of
City Engineer L. C. Dunn and opened
bids that have been received for the
work.
The bids were as follows: Smith
Co. paving, S220 per square yard:
curhing. $1.15 per lineal foot. Patterson
e Co. Baltimore. paving, $2.35; curbing;
20 cents. Weadon & Co, paving. 81 %;
curbing. % cents. Crawford Paving Com
pany. Washington. Paving. $3.50; curb
ing. So cents. Cuyillier & Co.. paving.
POS; curbing, sc cents. Lyons & Bro. |
paving, $3.50; curbing. SLY. |
The contract has not yet been given |
out. but IL is expected that it will be |
within the next few days.
At a meeting of the committee on |
light, held last night, Z number of let |
tiers we're read from the contractors |
for the new gas plant, and from the /
consulting engineer. Mr.. Mcilhenny. OF |
concerning the work being
done for the city. The superintendent
Of gas was instructed by the committee
10 put the foundations and the build
ngs at the gas works in order, pre-
;aratory to the arrival of the ma
4 number of laborers employed on the
work at Franconia for the Washington
Southern Railway Company yesterday
Iuit work. They demanded S1.25 way.
instead of sl.05, which they now re-
Give. Their places have been filed.
The strawberry festival which COM
last night in Odd Fellows Hall