The Washington times., 1902-09-06

II compelled to stop all trains at the inter-
! section OF King and Alfred Streets
The iance committee recommended
that 81 500 he appropriated for rebuild
| ing q second hand fire engine, as rec
cmmenGed by the board OF fire wardeDs.
| Mr.. Brill thought the work could be
done here for about s1.o0o cheaper than
in New York He moved that action be
deferred so Alexandria Bidders could bio
on the matter
Mr.. BRYAN stated that the bcard of
fire wardens had informed the committee
that the work could not DE done here.
The Fox boiler, he said. was now being
used by all the Ere engines. and it
could Aot be secured in Alexandria.
Mr. Snowden, of the First ward, ask
ed for a postponement of the matter
so it could be more thoroughly looked
into, and this was granted.
The sum of S2,So0 was appropriated
for sewer on Queen Street, between
Pitt and Columbus Streets, and on
Washington. between Queen and Prin-
cess Streets. This work will be done
under the thirty-third section of the
city charter. which provides that the
abutting property owners pay two
thirds as their share CT the cost.
The sum Of $1,000 was appropriated
! for a sewer on Cameron Street. be-
tween Pitt and Columbus Streets, and
this work will also be dcne under the
| thirty.third section of the city char
ter.
The an OF $500 was appropriated
for sewer ON Princess Street. from
Pitt to Alfred Streets. and or Alfred.
Street, from Princess to Queen Streets.
The committee recommended that the
petition asking for sewer cn Royal
Street, from Prince Street TO King
Street, be made from King to Wilkes
Street, and the work be done under
the thirty third section of the city
charter. The report OF the committee
was unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Brill offered a, resolution that
the sum of $50 be appropriated for
making necessary repairs 20 the market
building, and also painting that build
ing. 1t was also referred to the COM
mittee on public property
Air. Leadbeater, chairman of the COM
mittee on streets, recommended that
Duke Street, from Payne Street to the
Stone Bridge, be repaired with broken
stone or gravel, as the recent appro-
priation OF $4,000 to pave that street
was inadequate. The report was
adopted.
An ordinance to provide for suitable
parking and fencing for Alfred Street,
between King and Queen Streets which
was recently paved with vitrified brick,
was discussed at considerable length.
but no definite action was taken.
Mayor George L. Simpson this morn
ing scored a signal victory over the
Washington Alexandria and Mount
Vernon Electric Railway Company,
when he compelled that company to
furnish the necessary improved grocved
rails to be used on King Street in con-
nsction with the paving of that thor
oughfarc with vitrified brick The COM
pany chose to do this rather than
have their tracks torn, up, which the
mayor had intended to have done to-
day, in order that the paving of That
street might go on without interrupt
tion.
A contribution of $500 has been re-
ceiyed from Mr.. j. Pierpont Morgan by
Rev. Robert n. Meade, chairman of the
students committee of the Virginia
Theological Seminary, toward the Pack
ard Memorial Fund.
Rev. William j. Morton, late rector OF
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Harrisson-
burg. Va, who was recently chosen pas
tor of Christ Episcopal Church, this city, |
to fill the vacancy caused by the pesig-
nation of Rev. Bergman Green. who
has accepted a pTofessorship at the
Episcopal Theological Seminary, west OF
this city. arrived here this evening He
will preach his initial sermon in that
church Sunday morning.
commute the sentence of John Lcmax |
the sixteen -year-old negro. now confined
in jail here under sentence of death, on |
the charge of attempting to crinrinally |
assault the late Miss Sissie CostenfBder. /
daughter of Robert Costenbader, OF Pc !
tomac Mills, Westmoreland county Lo-
max will be hanged at Montross next |
Tuesday.
The clerk of the city school board to-
day concluded the work of issuin per-
mits TO colored children TO attend the
public schools. During the day rs per-
mits were issued. OF this nur,ber 81
were tU colored boys and 121 to colored I
girls. The public schools for white and
colored will be opened for studbss next
Monday morning.
The city school board held their reg
ular monthly meeting last night and dis
posed OF considerable business OH rou-
tine nature. An amendment vtas made
to the bylaws providing that the chill
dren of persons owning real estate in
and doing business here. for
which a license is paid, shall be entitled
to receive permits to attend the public
schools.
Eoth ic4l Inf
pastor of st. Mary's Catholic Church,
who on August II last. underwent an
operation for appendicitis at Providence
Washington, has returned to
this city. He will in few days leave
for Winchester for his health.
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