Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-15
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
MOVEMENT FOR IMPROVEMENTS
DEBATED IN COUNCIL.
Local Advisory Board Of CAildren's
Home Society to Vote on Bond
Proposition.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 7O1 King Street,
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Bell Telephone NO. l06,
ALEXANDRIA, Va, April IT, 1902.
The city council, in an adjourned meet
Ing last evening, passed the ordinance d.
recting special election to be held Thurs
day, May o. for the people to pass upon
the question of Issuing bonds in the sum
of $4,000 for public improvements. The
ordinance was authorized by the state leg
islature few weeks ago. The bonds are
to be issued at a rate not to exceed per
cent interest, and are to be known as pub
lie improvement bonds"
President Paff called the meeting to order
shortly after o'clock, and announced the
business of the evening. At the previous
meeting the matter was under considera-
ton and about to be finally acted upon
when Councilman Snowden asked that the
vote be deferred until he could secure in
formation concerning the question which
he thought would be Of interest to the
city. AS soon council convened last
night the clerk read a communication from
Corporation Attorney Boothe in which the
position was taken that the bond issue
would be legal from every point Of view.
Assessed Value Of Realty.
In defense Of this he quoted the follow
ing figures: Assessed value Of real estate
In Alexandria, exclusive Of railroad prop
erty, s.. S62 $50; assessed value of personal
property, exclusive Of railroad property
$99S, SSS; total assessed value of railroad
property, both real and personal, $945, IT'S;
total of assessed value of both real and
personal property, $500, 253.
Continuing, it was stated that the city,
when duly authorized by the general as
sembly, had the authority to issue bonds
In an amount not to exceed II per cent of
the assessed value of real estate and u
per cent of the assessed valre Of personal
property. According to these statements
the bonded Indebtedness Of the city could
be extended to total Of $949, 900. Mr..
Snowden spoke on the matter, saying that
he opposed the adoption of the ordinance
as recommended by the finance committee,
and making the point that council was call
ed upon to consider a measure the official
copy of which had not been presented to the
body from the legislature. He went on to
say that there might be alterations In the.
bill. citing the fact that one error had al
ready been detected. In regard to the
the city the speaker declared that not more
than a third of 1t could be reckoned upon
as basis for bond issue.
Mr.. Snowden Opposed Measure.
Mr.. Snowden prefaced his remarks by
saying that he knew he was in a hopeless
minority, but he declared he believed 1t to
be his duty to oppose the measure and
urged his associates to proceed with de-
liberation. When the ordinance was again
read he moved to amend by placing the
date Of election two weeks later but this
was voted down. Explaining this motion
Mr.. Snowden said 1t was his wish to d.
vorce the matter as much as possible from /
politics, May % being the date of the cor
poration election. On the final vote Mr.
snowden was the only member voting no.
Local Board Formed.
meeting was held in the rooms of the
Business Mems League last evening at
which a local advisory board Of the Child
rens Home Society of Virginia was formed
Rev. VIM. ]. Maybee, the state superintend-
ent. was present and explained the mission
of the society, which is summed up in the
words ito find good family homes for home
less. dependent or grossly abused poor chii-
dren in the state Of Virginia" Rev. DR..
Frank ]. Brooke Of the Second Presbyte-
rian Church presided and Mr.. Lawrence
Washington acted as secretary.
The local board is composed Of two mem
bers each from the various churches of the
city, while the city pastors are members
ex officio. The following are the members
selected: Christ Church, Miss Virginia
Burke and George s. French; St. PauFs
Church, Miss Gait Norton and ]. R. Zim-
norman; Grace Church, Miss Sarah Rath-
bone and Charles King; Second Presby-
terrain Church, Mrs. A. H. Thomson and
vi. n. heiipef' Z lrsl baptlst ShuIch, Mfs
H. K. Field and Joseph Rodgers; NJ e.
Church South, Mrs. James E. Alexander
and H. K. Field; Trinity NJ. E. Church,
Mrs. Fletcher Dyson and Oscar Baggett;
Methodist Protestant Church, Mrs. James
r. Cation and Nevele S. Greenaway; Ger
man Lutheran Church. Mrs. Aitcheson and
Frederick Didszoneit; Fairfax county, Miss
Carrie Wise and Rev. DR.. s. A. Wallis; AL
exandria county, Mrs. George H. Rucker
and DR.. D. N. Rust; synagogue, Mrs. S.
Bendheim and Isaac Eichberg. The names
of Mrs. N. P. T. Burke and Lawrence
Washington were added to the list. The
election Of officers was deferred and 1t was
decided to call the board together In the
rooms of the Business Mems League next
Monday evening at s o'clock.