Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-28
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
COMMON COUNCIL DISCUSSES RE
PORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Board of Aldermen Without a Quorum
George Washington Seriously In
jured by Locomotive.
Evening Star Bureau,
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ALEXANDRIA, Va, October Is. 1908.
Owing to the failure to secure quorum
in the board of aldermen last evening. at
the regular monthly meeting of the city
council. only the common council was in
session. Considerable business was trans
acted. but much time was consumed in
discussing the reports of committees. A
favorable report from the finance commit
tee on resolution appropriating the sum
of $500. to construct q pipe sewer under
Pendleton street from Pitt street to Wash
ington street, and under this to point 800
feet south OF Pendleton street, Occasioned
a long debate. A substitute resolution was
offered by Mr.. Snowden, asking the city en-
gineer to submit to council at the next reg
ular meeting q report on the design and
cost of sewers in the neighborhood of the
intersection of Washington and Pendieton
streets that would be acceptable to the
residents nearby By a vote of to this
was lost, and the report of the committee
was finally adopted by vote of 10 to 2.
Resolutions appropriating 500 ito con-
struct sewer under an alley Just north of
Cameron street between Alfred and Patrick
streets, and 500 to furnish the meeting
room of the Reliance Fire Engine Company
were reported favorably by the finance COM
mittee. The reports were adopted. The
street committee made favorable report on
q resolution appropriating 81 COO to gravel
and gutter Commerce street from King
street to Prince street, which was adopted.
The same committee recommended that the
sum of $1,000 be appropriated to repave
Cameron street from WASHINGTON street to
Pitt street, instead of the sum of 81 600,
which had been stipulated in the original
resolution, and that the two squares be
macadamized BY a vote of IL to the re-
port was sustained On motion of Mr.,
council ha nf
the street committee, recommending the
appropriation of s1,715 to macadamize and
gutter Alfred street from Queen street to
Princess street. This was done, with the
request that the street committee furnish
council with an estimate of the cost Of a
sewer under the street in question.
Restricting Sale Of Cocaine.
A resolution introduced by Mr.. johnson
restricting the sale of cocaine and similar
drugs was referred to the committee on
general laws. An ordinance was presented
by the committee public property and
general laws recreating the Office of keeper
OF the town clock, and attaching salary
thereto Of 500 a year. This was passed
by vote of 10 to q An ordinance was
introduced making it unlawful for any
householder to allow water other than
rain water to run into the cutters of any
street under which a sewer has been laid.
For violation a fine of $40 for each day
Is provided. The ordinance was referred to
the committees on streets and general laws
The import of this is practically to compel
the tapping of sewers.
Seriously Injured.
Mr.. George Washington, while in the
yard of the Southern railroad last night,
was struck by an engine and badly in.
jured. His right hand was severed and
his arm so badly mashed that it had to
be amputated near the shoulder at the
Alexandria Hospital, where he was con-
veyed soon after the accident. His head
was also badly cut. A the hospital this
morning it was stated that he was resting
comfortably. He is expected to recover.
Mr.. Washington had been an employee of
the Southern railroad in Washington, but
was lately transferred to this, city but
his connection with the company ceased
last Monday.