Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-09
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Business Transacted by the
City Council.
JOINT SESSION HELD
POLICE COMMISSIONERS AND
SCHOOL TRUSTEE ELECTED.
Ordinance Adopted Providing for Issue
Of Bonds for Improvements
General Items.
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| The legislators of the city of Alexandria
| assembled last evening in the council cham
| Der for the final meeting of the summer
| months. OF the twenty-four members only
one-Councilman Hubert Snowden-was alb
| sent and he was prevented from attending
! by sickness. In the lower board President
Paff called the meeting to order shortly
| after o'clock. After a session OF about an
| hour Clerk Stansbury announced that the
| docket was clear. Then some one moved
| that the board of aldermen be invited to a
| joint session for the election of a police
| commissioner for the expired term of Capt.
Herbert Bryant of the third ward and also
| to fill the vacancy in the school board of
! trustees caused by the recent death of
Samuel A. Mankin. Accordingly, the two
| bodies assembled forthwith in the cham
| Der OF common council, with President J..
| T. Sweeney of the aldermen and President
Paff of the associated board jointly occu-
plying the platform.
1t was decided to proceed first with the
election of a police commissioner. Council
A. Fisher. and Alderman T. Ballenger
placed before council the name of Capt
Bryant. The first and second ballots re-
suited alike, there being no election The
gary to a choice, IL. On the next ballot
some one changed his vote and on the
count the ballots summed up as follows:
Fisher, Is; Bryant, 10. Mr.. Fisher was
thereupon declared elected.
Some interest was also manifested in the
election of a school trustee. Three names
were placed in nomination. They were C.
r. Yates. Benton Chinn and Robert Z.
Knight Mr.. Chinn's name being dropped,
the second ballot resulted in the election of
Mr.. Yates by vote Of Ia to 9.
Bonds for Improvements.
OF the other business matters before
council by far the most important was
that relating to the issue of $4,000 in city
bonds for public improvements. Capt. AL
| bert Bryan. chairman of the finance COM
mittee, prefaced the reading of an ordi-
nance presented by his committee with the
statement that it was the opinion of Cor
poration Attorney Gardner l.. Boothe that
council had better take final and binding
action in the matter before the legality of
the bond issue could be called in question
under the new constitution.
The ordinance provided that the city be
authorized to issue bonds as follows:
Twenty coupon bonds Of the denomination
of $1,000, forty Of the denomination of $500,
100 of the denomination of 800, all to bear
date July 1, 1902, with interest at per cent
payable each year. January I and July 1,
the principal to be payable July 1, 1909.
Very little discussion followed the reading.
opinion Of Mr.. Boothe was we'll founded
and the ordinance was adopted by unani-
nous vote. After the long struggle in
council for a general system Of street i'm
provements and the final crystalliZa ton OF
comprehensive plans the councilmen were
unwilling to take any chances at dallying
with the possibilities of new constitution
bill of 500 from the corporation attorney
for legal services was ordered paid as rec
commended by the finance committee. That
committee reported adversely on the resolu-
ton introduced at previous meeting by
Mr.. Trimyer providing that the public
he VII pd hafvr thn
papers instead of being confined to one
Much discussion followed during which
Mr.. Trimyer explained why he had intro
duced the resolution. He thought it was
unfair that the privilege should be monop-
olized. The report finally adopted by
majority OF two on recorded vote.
Referred to Street Committee.
Ordinances were referred to the street
committee providing for the construction
of a sewer under Queen street, from Pitt
street to Columbus street, under Washing
ton street, from Queen street to Princess
street, under Princess street to Alfred
street. under Cameron street from Pitt
street to Columbus street and under
Washington street from Cameron street to
Queen street. long discussion followed
An adverse report on resolution requiring
all trains on the Washington, Alexandria
and Mount Vernon railroad, pass ng through
ALEXANDRA to stop a. the intersection of
AIlS anu Alfred streets. Inc committee
recommended that the rule apply only to
local trains.
Mr.. McCuen, the author Of the resolution.
strenuously objected, declaring that all
Quired to stop at the point Indicated In this
he was supported by Capt. Bryan, who
thought that travellers should not be EXPECT
ed to stand on the corner armed with a
printed schedule in order to know whether
certain train was going to stop. On mo-
tion the report was turned down and the
original resolution adopted Later, how
ever, 1t was recommended to the COM
mittee. Mr.. McCuen became indignant
when the action of the higher board was
announced. He declared that the railroad
company had gotten some of the members
of that body under hack. The common
council finally concurred with the aldermen
Rebuilding Fire Engine.
A recommendation was received from the
board Of fire wardens and adopted. provid-
ing for the appropriation of $500 for re-
building the secondhand fire engine pur-
chased several weeks ago. Mr.. Leadbeater
presented resolution. which was adopted,
providing r'sI for the appropriation of $4s5 for
paving the approa ches to seven alleys on
North Alfred street with vitriied brick A
report was received from Mr.. James F.
Peyton. secretary Of the board of health
an insanitary condition and asking that
they receive attention from the street com
cfttee. Council adjourned to meet again the
second Tuesday In October, 1902.
Met Death on Track
Ashton King, a section hand on the Rich
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac rail-
road. was killed yesterday at Accotink,
fourteen miles below this city, by being run
down by a freight train. At the time the
accident occurred King was walking on the
track. and supposed that the freight was
on the siding Both of his legs were cut off
and he was terribly wounded in the abdo-
men. His death followed within an hour
1t was necessary to remove the side rods
and brake bars of the engine before the ter
ribly injured man could be taken from un-
der the wheels. He was about thirty-three
years of age. His wife and one small child
survive him. MIR. King lived near Franco
mia station.