Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-10
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Short Session Of City Council
Held Last Night.
BUSINESS CONSIDERED
YOUNG WOMAN FALLS UNDER
CAR WHEELS
Foot Mashed, Necessitating Amputa-
tion-Young Man Accused OF
Stealing Jail Key.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va, June 10, 1903
brief session Of the city council was
held last evening" when several matters Oh
local interest were disposed of. Alderman
Curtin presided in the higher board in the
absence of President Sweeney and Presi-
dent Paff occupied the chair in the common
council favorable report was received
from the street committee on the resolution
appropriating $500 to gutter Gibbon street
from Washington. street to Patrick street
and the report was adopted. Councilman
johnson, at the request of Councilman NOT
moyie who was unable to be present, pre-
sented an electric light proposition from
Mr.. Charles F. Thompson. an electrician VI
this city. who offered to erect an up-to-
date plant in Alexandria to furnish eiec-
tricity for general purposes at reduced
rates. 1t was referred TO the coHiii'eeo
ON finance and light.
Council passed resolution dulnoi iAii,s
the board of health to call upon the cor
poration attorney for legal ADVICE ON GER
tain matters which come before the poaiu
involving the right OF that BODY TO compei
citizens to abate nuisances. A communlca-
ton was received from the city schoot
board asking for an appropriation OF sI,Ao
for certain improvements when tne poatu
has decided to make in the PEABODY putiu
ing on King street. The matter was re-
ferred as was also the resignation OF MT
r. P Aitcheson of the first ward as heni-
Der of the school board. petition was re.
ceived from a number of people VINO REM
stalls in the market asking that laws %
passed to restrict the business or nuck-
sters The matter was discussed at sohle
length and was finally referred me mar
bet peOpie claimed that the enactment OF
,,oI,
restore the business importance or the
market Council adjourned after consider
ing several other matters
Young Woman Injured.
Violet Byrd, young woman residing oh
North Lee street, had her right loot SO
badly mashed last evening in the Saro OF
the Bluemont division of the Southern raii-
road in the northern section Oh the cay
that amputation was found to be necessary
and was performed at the Alexandria Hos
pital where she was conveyed soon aIter
the accident. Shortly after O'CLOCK the
Young woman and several companions were
crossing the yard when freight engine
backed some box cars past them II IS
said that she climbed upon the steps or one
of the cars and. missing her footing, zen
under the wheels. Her foot was terribly
mashed. At the hospital this morning 1t
was stated that the young woman was do
ing as well could be expected.
Prisoner Said It Was Joke.
The name Of F. c. Bowie was called In
the police court this morning to answer
the charge Of stealing a key from the
city jail" The accused, however. did not
appear and the sum of SIS which he had
left as collateral was forfeited The man
visited the city jail yesterday and was
shown about the building by Warden Cand-
ler When the visitor had departed the
uyar dan noticed that hfR brass kew which
is used in the door opening into what is
known as the bull pen. was missing.
Suspecting that it had been taken by the
recent caller the Jail official notified police
headquarters and Officer Young soon after
located the man and placed him under ar
rest. He stated that he had taken the key
as joke on the warden. The man gave
his name as above stated and said that he
was railroad engineer.
Firemen Take Journey.
Nearly fifty members Of the Columbia
Fire Company left Alexandria early this
morning on a train over the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad for Frederick. Md, to take
part in the exercises attendant upon the
annual convention of the Maryland Fire
mems Association. The company was I'M
der the command of Foreman Charles Dear
born. The firemen were accompanied by
drum corps and they carried with them the
old hose reel which was partially destroyed
ny lire time ago. Out winch was re-
paired and decorated for the occasion.
General Matters.
James Fegan was before Mayor Simp-
son in the police court this morning on the
charge of assaulting Samuel McNeeley with
a pistol and the latter was charged with
using abusive language to Fegan When
the heard both principals seemed
disposed to minimize the Importance of
their trouble, and fine of So each was i'm
posed. Officers Knight. Belts and Beach
made the arrest. The attention of the off,
GERS was attracted yesterday by pistol
shot in the saloon operated by Fegan on
Princess street.
Miss Hattie M. johnson. daughter Of Mr..
Samuel c. Johnson. and Mr.. Richard I.
Latham were quietly married Monday
evening at the parsonage Of Trinity Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. Rev. J. A. LETTERS,
the pastor. performed the ceremony
Mrs. John McKenna has returned to her
home in Prince street from Washington
where she has been for some time under
treatment at Providence Hospital. Her con-
dition Is somewhat improved
The regular monthly meeting of the Sew
enteenth Virginia Regiment Chapter United
Daughters of the Confederacy, will be held
this afternoon in Lee Camp Hall in Prince
street.
Mr.. J. Fred Peake, professor of Latin at
Randolph Macon Academy, Front Royal,
has returned to his home on Braddock
Heights. Alexandria county for the sum-
mer vacation.
Mr.. Parran Stump student at Ram
dolph Macon Academy. has returned to the
home of his father, Rev ]. P. Stump. in
King street.
Mr.. ]. Randall Cation, a senior student in
the law department at the University of
Virginia. returned last evening to his home
in this city