The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-07
CURRENT EVENTS
IN ALEXANDRIA
FindncierS Discuss Plan for
Improvement to Streets.
City to Petition Legislature for a Grant
to Issue $4,000 of Bonds at
Interest.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, March IA joint
meeting Of the finance committee Of the
city council and the sinking fund com
missioners was held Wednesday night, at
which plans were discussed for raising
money for Improvement to streets and
sewers. the city gas works. and for re-
uriing $57,500 Of 6 per cent bonds which
viii fan due July 1 next
After due elaboration II was decided to
let the sinking fund commissioners take
care Of the bonds In question, and to pc
tition the Legislature to grant the city
the power to issue $4,000 bonds at an
interest not to exceed 4 per cent per an
mum. or this amount it is proposed that
the sum OF $40 600 be used Cor improving
the city gas works. and 5000 be used for
street and sewer improvements
The bill offered in the state Legislature
by Delegate James r. Cation. of this city,
as substitute for the Jim Crow" car
bill, providing separate seats in street
cars, without a special compartment in
the c4r, meets with general approval
The opinion here is that It viii in all
likelihood pass
According to the substitute bill street
car conductors will be required to assign
separate seats to white and cc3ored pas
sengeTs in the same car under a penalty
both to conductor and passengers. The
purpose OF the bill is simply to keep the
races separated as far as It shall be
found feasible to do so. II the bill be-
comes operative it will apply to the
Washington, Alexandria and Mount Yer
non Electric Railway
There is but little interest being mani
tested in the coming spring election.
which is near at hand. As yet there have
been few announcements Of new candi-
dates. The Democratic primaries will
be held next month. The officers to be
voted for are Commonwealth attorney,
city treasurer, and city sergeant. For
the last-named position the candidates
are Mr.. r. T. Cox. the incumbent, and Mr..
W. 3. Dobie.
The spring term OF the Circuit Court
for this city, with Judge c E Nieol pre-
siding, will convene Monday morning.
March Il. Yesterday the following petit
jurors were drawn: George S. French. D.
Harry Appich. Benton Chinn. J. T. Har-
ing. W. NJ. Angelo. J. c. Creighton. W. c.
Baggett, George McBurney. Il. R. Burke.
E. I. Alexander, J. r. N Curtin, and r.
F. Knox.
Mrs. Margaret Dalton Purcell. widow
Of the late Richard Purcell. died at an
early hour yesterday at her home. Sl4
Prince Street, after a lingering illness.
She had been in failing health for some
years, but on Saturday became worse and
never rallied. Mrs Purcell was about
seventy years Of age. She is survived by
two sons and two daughters. Funeral
services took place this morning az 10
O'Clock from St Mary's Catholic Church.
The mOrtuary report OF the city for the
month OF February has just been pub
lished by the board OF health. In brief
70 is as follows. Whole number OF deaths
in city, 81; white, 19; cOlOred, I3: white
males, u; white females. :; coIored
males, 10; colored females. 3. OF this
number Il were single, married. 4
widows, 3 widowers, and all we're natives
of this country.