Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-14
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
City Council Holds a Regular
Meeting.
PROPOSED ORDINANCES
RENEWAL OF PRIVILEGE TO
ELECTRIC RAILWAY COMPANY.
Frame Building Destroyed by Fire
Special Election in County
General Matters.

Evening Star Bureau.
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ALEXANDRIA. Va, May IA, 1902
session of the city council was held last
evening, when considerable business of local
interest was transacted. An ordinance
was introduced for the repaving of King
street from Royal street to Fayette street,
| distance of eight blocks, with vftrified
| brick the work to be done under the thirty
| third section of the city charter. 1t pro-
| vided for an appropriation not to exceed
| $4,000. According to the section Of the
charter under which the ordinance is to be
operative the property owners along the
| line of the improvement will have to pay
| two-thirds of the cost and the city the re-
| mainder. The matter was referred to the
| joint committee on street and finance.
| This was followed by an ordinance d.
| recting the Washington. Alexandria and
| Mount Vernon Railroad Company to re-
| place the rails on King street between
| Royal and Fayette streets with new and
| notice from the city engineer. The chair
was about to refer this ordinance to the
committee on streets when Mr.. Burke re-
| quested that immediate action be taken.
| Unless attended to at once. he thought 1t
| might prove the cause Of delay. After
some discussion the matter was unani-
mously adopted. A similar ordinance was
introduced and passed directing the South
ern Railroad Company to replace its tracks
on Henry street from the north to the
| south side Of King street.
Reports of Committees.
The finance committee submitted favor
able report on the bill for 500 due the
tate of the late George A Mushbach for
legal services rendered. The report was
unanimously adopted
The committee on streets reported adj
versely on the petition of laborers employed
by the city that the working day be re-
duced from ten to nine hours. There was
considerable discussion following the read
| ing of this report, but on a recorded vote 1t
was adopted. A report was received from
the joint committee on finance and public
property, recommending that the sum of
81 200 be appropriated for making necessary
repairs at the city jail 1t was adopted.
The sum of $4,000 had been asked for.
A resolution was offered by Mr. Brill and
adopted providing that the Washington, AL
exandria and Mount Vernon Railroad Com
pany be authorized to supply electric power
to citizens for the operation Of electric fans,
motors. etc, for a period of one year. This
Is simply a renewal of the privilege which Is
granted each year. Mr.. Brill also offered
resolution, which was passed. adding $50 to
the sum already appropriated for putting
IN modern sanitary pumping at the STATION
house ard market building. A bill of Po-
Hceman TIGER for pay during his illness last
winter which was caused by a fall on the
ice during the performance of duty, was in
dorsed
A petition from the electric road, which
was made April % and referred to the COM
mittee or streets, was again brought before
council. It was accompanied by an ordi-
nance prepared by the corporation attorney.
The ordinance was drawn SO as to grant
the company authority to lay a track on
Prince street from Fairfax to Royal street.
The provisions of the petition and ordi-
nance have already been outlined in The
Star. The ordinance was referred to the
joint committee on streets and general
laws. After disposing of some other mat
tiers council adjourned.
Destroyed by Fire.
frame building situated on the block
between Washington, Columbus, Wythe
and Madison streets, formerly used as an
icehouse by Messrs. ]. w. Hammond 4
Co.. was destroyed by fire last night about
o'clock. The stables and fencing of the
house of Mr.. w. ]. B. Duncan nearby were
also badly damaged. The loss to both par
ties is covered by insurance. When the fire
broke out it caused a great light in the
northern part of the city, and at first many
suspected that Portners brewery was
ablaze. There was a strong wind blowing
at the time, SO that the best efforts of the
firemen were necessary to prevent the
flames from spreading.
Special Election Ordered.
A special election for public school pur-
poses has been ordered by the county court
of Alexandria county, Va, to be held
Thursday, May %, 1902, between sunrise
and sunset.
The school levy in Jefferson district, No.
/, has been laid at Al cents on the 500. 1t
is necessary that this be voted upon each
hn inf nl uH6 hxrf !, -fo -
is not sufficient, the schools having out
grown the facilities of a few years back.
General Matters.
The thirteenth anniversary of the organi-
cation of Friendship Chapter, No. 2,751
Epworth League, Trinity M. e. Church.
was appropriately celebrated last evening
large audience gathered at the church
and listened to an instructive address by
Rev DR.. E. L. Hubbard of McKendree
Church, Washington. The invocation was
offered by Rev. Frank ]. Brooke, DID,, of
the Second Presbyterian Church, and spe-
cial music was rendered.
A circular has been issued by the Citi-
Zens' Progressive Association, urging the
citizens to support the bond issue, to be
voted on at the regular election, May o.
The question at issue Is the bonding of
the city in the sum of $4,000 for public
improvements.
Judge j. K M Norton, in the corpora
tiou touilp HdS SIduttu d Quarter TO the
English Telegraphone Company, the object
of which is to manufacture. purchase and
sell all kinds Of electrical devices The
sum Of 1000 is named as the capital
stock. Mr.. Stilson Hutchins of Washington
is president and Mr.. ]. T. Callahan Is To-
cal attorney.
Mrs. Sallie r. Little died last evening at
her home, BOT South st. Asaph street She
was seventy-eght years of age and was
the widow of John Little. Deceased was a
native of Loudoun county, Va. The funeral
services will take place tomorrow.
Robert Jackson, colored. was before
Mayor Simpson this morning in the police
court on the charge of larceny from his
employer, Peter Francis. Mayor Simpson
imposed a fine Of SIS.
The Weather and the Crops.
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