Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-25
ALEXANDRIA AFT AIRS
City Council Considers Fl
nance and General Laws.
ORDINANCE PROPOSED
PROHIBITS THE SALE OF LIQUOR
ON SUNDAY.
Appropriations Made to Various Local
Interests-Rate of Taxation
on Property.
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ALEXANDRIA. Va, March Is. 1908.
At the session of the city council last
evening the committee on finance and gen
eral laws reported an ordinance prohIb'
iting the sale of intoxicating liquor on
Sunday, drawn in accordance with the
state statute. During the discussion which
| followed Mr.. Snowden said that council
should take decided action on the ordinance
presented several weeks ago relating to
the same matter, which the mayor had
vetoed because 1t did not conform to the
state law, and which was referred at the
last meeting to the joint committee on
| finance and general laws. 1t was his opin-
ion that the question of sustaining the
veto or passing the ordinance should have
been voted upon at the last session. When
the question was put the veto was sus-
tanned by a vote Of II to 1. Councilman
Fisher voting against it.
The ordinance as finally reported was
then read. Mr.. Snowden moved that 1t be
laid on the table but the motion was lost.
He explained that he was not prepared to
vote for 1t at that time and called atten-
ton to the wact Of there being only twelve
members present and it could not be passed
without unanimous assent. On motion OF
Mr.. Bryan 1t was referred back to the COM
mittee.
The matter was first brought to the at
tention of council by Mayor Simpson. who
suggested an ordinance prohibiting the
opening Of saloons from IL o'clock Satur-
day night of every week until sunrise the
following Monday morning. This was
amended SO as to substitute o'clock Mon-
day morning for sunrise, and after being
passed in this form was vetoed by the
mayor. In it's present shape it corresponds
to the original ordinance.
Appropriations Exhausted.
In a report which called attention to a
communication from the city auditor rela-
tive to the exhaustion of certain appropria-
lions the finance committee recommends
the following additional appropriations,
which were made: Two hundred and fifty
dollars for the maintenance Of the chain
gang, $3.50 for the maintenance of the aims
house, $500 for street cleaning and $500 for
the electric light plant. The action of the
lower board in appropriating $500 for the
from Pitt street to Alfred street and from
Princess street to Queen street was non
concurred in by the board Of aldermen. A
discussion followed in the common council
and 1t was decided to refer the matter back
to the joint committee on finance and
streets. The street committee recommended
an appropriation Of 5000 for the construc-
ton of a sewer under Royal street from the
alley between King and Prince streets to
Wilkes street. 1t was finally adopted. The
same committee reported that steam roll
Ter and stone crusher would cost between
50 $50 and So 500. The committee also re-
ported q resolution appropriating 1880 to
gravel St. Asaph street from Cameron to
Pendleton streets. the amount named being
in considerable excess OF the original appro-
prtation On motion II was referred to the
committee on streets and finance. resoiu-
ton, which was referred to the committee
on finance and public property, was recelV-
ed from the committee on public property
asking for 81 900 to replace the building In
the rear Of the Columbia fire engine mousse
recently destroyed by fire.
Rate Of Taxation.
The finance committee reported the usual
ordinance fixing the rate OF taxation on
property, ETC., and as there was no change
in the law dt was passed without discussion.
An adverse report was received from the
committee on claims and streets on the pc
tition Of Cuvillter & Co. for reimbursement
for losses growing out Of delays in the work
of repaving King street, for which the firm
contracted. The report was unanimously
adopted. Favorable action was taken on
the report Of the street committee asking
for the appropriation of $1,000 to extend the
Queen street sewer. already provided for as
far west as Alfred street. After transact
ing other minor matters council adjourned.
Trials in County Court.
In the Alexandra county court yesterday
William Harris and John Jackson, indicted
for housebreaking, were arradgned before
| Judge Love. They waived jury trial and
| submitted their case upon the evidence to
| Judge Love. The testimony was to the
| effect that the prisoners, who are young
| colored men, entered furnished but un-
| occupied residence in Rosslyn, belonging to
| Mr.. George A. Harlow, went upstairs and
went to bed with their clothes on, and were
| found there asleep the next morning by an
officer. 1t was stated that jackson opened
| the window, and was followed into the
house by Harris. Judge Love said he saw
no evidence of malicious intent, but an
nounced that he would sentence Jackson to
| twelve months In the county jail, and would
sentence Harris to three months, making
| the distinction because Jackson was the
| one who opened the window
Coroner's Inquest Teld.
A coroners jury summoned by Magis-
trate 7. M. Bowie met yesterday afternoon
near this city in Fairfax county and held
an inquest over the remains of the unknown
| colored man who was killed yesterday
morning about II o'clock by being struck
by a nortnnbound passenger train on the
Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac
| railroad near Seminary station. 1t was the
verdict OF the jury that the railroad COM
| pany was not blamable for his death. The
| man was seen walking on the track by Fire
| man H. L. Stevens, who signaled to Engi-
| neer James Rowe, and the latter made ev-
| cry attempt to stop the train but was I'M
! able to do so. The remains were inferred
beside the track.
Restoration of Historic Alexandria
The old Carlyle House on North Fairfax
street will be open to visitors April 1, under
| the direction of the Society for the Restora-
ton OF Historic Alexandria, which has just
| leased the building. 1t will be the effort OF
this association to improve the structure
| and to preserve it from decay. A public
meeting is being planned for the near flu
| ture, when the aims and purposes of the
| society will be presented. 1t is expected tina,
Judge John Goode will deliver the principal
address.
France Expels Preaching Orders.