Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-24
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
JOINT MEETING OF COMMITTEES
OF CITY COUNCIL.
Necessity of Third Fire Engine Urged
Council May Be Called To-
gether-Briefs.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. IO1 King ST..
Bell Telephone. No loo

ALEXANDRIA. Va, July "a, 1902
"A joint meeting of the committees of
council on public property and finance was
held last night for the consideration of n
| resolution adopted at the last meeting of
the council, appropriating $500 for the re-
building of the secondhand fire engine pur-
chased several weeks ago by the city. 1t
was decided to recommend the passage of
the resolution. The necessity of a third
fire engine has been quite apparent for a
long time, and 1t is believed that the city's
equipment for fire fighting will be raised to
high standard by the completion Of the
new apparatus. A special meeting of coun-
Gil. it is asserted, will be called in few
days to take action on the report of the
committee, and also for the consideration of
several other matters of local interest pend
ing.
1t Is rumored that officials of the Wash
ington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon Rail-
road Company will appear before council
at this meeting, with proposal to lay a
double track along that portion of King
street now covered by the main line. How
the property owners would receive such u
proposition is unknown, but 1t is said that
the advantages of the plan would more
than counterbalance the disadvantages.
When King street is paved with vitrified
brick, as it will be in few months, the
space between the curbs available for travel
Will be materially increased, as the parts
on each side now taken up with cutters
Will be utilized. Further favorable consid-
erations are that the new and improved
grooved rails cause little obstruction or in
convenience in the passage of vehicles, and
the side tracks on King street would be
done away with In general, it is believed
that the question with the property owners
would be largely affected by the amount of
paving which the railroad company would
do in the event of laying double track.
Hunt and Country Club.
The Cameron Run Hunt and Country
Club has been formed by prominent cit
liens of Alexandria, Fairfax and Loudoun
counties, with the following officers: Robt.
E. Lee, jr., of Fairfax, president: Charles
r. Hoff. jr., of Fairfax, secretary, and
David N. Rust, jr., of Alexandria county,
treasurer.
The board of governors is composed as
follows: Messrs. R. f. Lee, jr.: Charles r.
Hooff, jr., and Thomas r. Love of Fairfax
county; CORTLAND H. Smith Overton Price
Robert Hume, Francis l.. Daingerfield and
David N. Rust. jr., Of Alexandria county.
The club house will be located on the old
Braddock road about four miles from this
city near the home of Mr.. Cazenove G. Lee
General and Personal.
Funeral services over the remains of Mrs.
Virginia Frances Reed, whose death occur
red Tuesday evening, will take place this
afternoon at $50 o'clock from the late
residence, 81 Wolfe street. Rev. Dr. Frank
J. Brooke of the Second Presbyterian
Church will officiate, and the interment
will be in Union cemetery.
The remains of Mrs. Mary A. R. White,
who died early yesterday morning at the
home of her husband, Mr.. Wythe White, in
this city, will be inferred this afternoon in
Rock Creek cemetery. The funeral se-r-
Ices will take place at 4:3O o'clock from
Hamline Church, Washington.
Mayor Simpson, who has been at Atlantic
City for the past ten days. will return to
Alexandria this evening. The mayor was
accompa MED by his wife. During his alb
sence Mr.. J. T. Sweeney. president of the
board of aldermen has been acting mayor
Mr.. Marion Angelo, a member of the
Alexandria Light Infantry, has just return
ed from Ocean View, Va, where the local
company is spending its annual outing
He reports that the caIup life has been
greatly enjoyed by the men.
Miss Courtney Towne Greenough of Kin
ston, N. c., and Mr.. and Mrs Isaac Gregg
Of Washington, D. c., are visiting at the
home of Mrs r. c. Acton, on King street.