Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-27
ALEXANDRIA. AFFAIRS
CITY COUNCIL ArbPrs ANNUAL
APPROPRIATION BILL.
Measure Provides for the Expenditure
of Sill, 300 for Next Fiscal
Year-Genera1 Items.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. May q, 1893
The regular monthly meeting of the city
council was held last evening, when the
annual appropriation bill was reported and
adopted. In the absence of President Paff
Mr.. Uhler was elected president pro tenn
The appropriation bill carries amounts ag-
gregating H172OO, estimating the total re-
ceipts for the next fiscal year at 100000
Several of the items show a change in COM
parison with those of the appropriation bill
of 1908. Among these are the following
Salaries, $1,000; police, $11.6O0; public
schools, $13,SO0; cleaning streets, $780,
cleaning bitches. $500; chain gang, 500;
outdoor poor, 81 800; Ere department, $780,
public property, $3.50; election expenses,
$50; electric lights, $500; gas works.
sinking fund for redemption of 1902 bonds,
81, 40; streets and sewers, $14, 800.
At the instance of Mr.. Spinks a correction
was made in the minutes of the last meet
ing, from which it appeared that the re-
election of Mr.. e. c. Dunn as city engi-
neer had been unanimods. Mr.. Spinks an
nounced that he had voted against Mr.
Dunn.
finance committee on a resolution for the
appropriation of 500 to pay salaries of
firemen for the month of May, and the re-
port was adopted. The committee also
Columbia Fire Engine Company for the
appropriation Of $1CO to help to defray the
expenses of a trip to Frederick, Nd, and
this report was also adopted. Upon the
recommendation Of the finance committee
IS, 600 was appropriated to complete the
construction of the city gas works
An amendment was made to the ordinance
which grants the Washington, Alexandria
and Mount Vernon Railroad Company the
right to construct loop around the square
bounded by King, Prince, Fairfax and Royal
streets. The measure, which was intro
duced at the request of the Southern Bell
Telephone and Telegraph Company, with
the acquiescence of the railroad company,
allows the latter to use the telephone poles
on the east side of Fairfax street for it's
overhead construction in lieu of the cree
ton of iron poles .-
Cases in Circuit Court.
In the circuit court for Alexandria county
yesterday Judge Charles E. Nicol presid-
ing judgment was rendered for the
plaintiff for $3.50 in the case Of William
Marcy against r. A. Phillips, which was a
suit brought for trespass of animals In
the case of r. H. Phillips against the
Washington, Arlington and Falls Church
Railroad Company an Injunction which re-
strained the company from issuing bonds,
etc, was dissolved, an appeal was noted
and the execution of the decree was sus-
pended for thirty days, The regular
monthly session of the county court, Judge
James M. Love presiding, win commence
next Monday morning. -.
General Matters
The remains of James Dewney, whose
death occurred Monday night at Providence
Hospital, Washington, will be brought here
for interment. The funeral viii take place
Friday morning from St Mary's Catholic
Church. Mr.. Downey was "a resident Of
this city. te ne
In the corporation court Judge Louis c.
Barley has granted a charter to the Capt.
tai Chemical and Manufacturing Company
the purposes of which are to Manufacture
and sell at retail and wholesale proprietary
medicines and to dispose of formulas, etc.
stock, and the officers are San'l E. Tatem
president Edwin B. Hay vice president;
Henry F. Woodland, Secretary, These with
Messrs. Charles G. Sloan and Ella M. Riley
Gardner L. Boothe is local attorney
The remains Of William T. B. Hale
whose death occurred yesterday, were for
warded this morning to his former home at
Lignum, Culpeper county, for interment
Mr.. Hale died after a lingering illness at
the residence of his daughter Mrs. Burns,
in Annandale. Fairfax county. He was
seventy-fo years of age. The interment
will take place in the family buryjng
ground at Lignum. -
An entertainment was given last evening
at the residence of Col. L. w. Reid under
the auspices of the Mount Vernon CHAPTER
daughters of the American Revolution. The
money raised will be applied to the fund to
be used for the restorat fon Of old Pohick
Church.
John Haskins, colored, was fined SO by
mayor Simpson In the police court this
morning on the charge of assaulting John
Ioiiver also colOred. The evidence showed
that the men were equally guilty and Toll
yer was assessed the same amount.