Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-25
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
BUSINESS BEFORE CITY COUNCIL
LAST EVENING.
Ordinances Relating to Fines and
Their Diversion From State to
City Treasury.
Evening Star Bureau.
101 King street,
Bell Telephone 1O8,

Bell Telephone 1O8
ALEXANDRIA, Va, February Is. 1908.
At the semi-monthly meeting of the city
council last evening two ordinances were
passed which will have the effect OF turn
ing into the treasury Of the city a consid-
cradle aggregate yearly amount collected in
fines which formerly went into the treasury
Of the state. One was an ordinance pro-
hibting the sale Of intoxicating liquors
from II o'clock Saturday night until 4
o'clock the following Monday morning and
the other prohibiting the keeping Of house
OF fil-fame. For the violation Of the ordi-
nance relating to. saloons fine OF not less
than $40 nor more than 500 was provided
and for the violation of that relating to dis
reputable houses the punishment provided
was fine not to exceed $500. together with
term Of one year in the city jail. Both
were brought to the attention Of the city
council at its last regular meeting by
communication from Mayor Simpson. The
Of liquor provided that the bar rooms be
closed from midnight Saturday until the
following Monday at sunrise. Upon mo-
ton Of Mr.. Snowden the time for the re-
opening was changed until O. clock. Here
tofore the cases coming under these two
heads were tried under a state statute and
the money collected in fines went into the
treasury Of the commonwealth.
<AH Was pTeSeItcQ ny Tie COH-
mittee on streets providing that where road
ways have been reduced to thirty-two feet
the property owners on such streets, where
general agreement is reached, can leave
a ten-foot sidewalk next to the curb and
park between that and their houses. The
ordinance further stipulates that the prop
erty owners should erect an iron fence, not
to exceed four feet in height. next to the
parking. 1t was referred to the street COM
mite. Should the ordinance be passed 1t
will apply particularly to the two squares
on North Alfred street between King and
Queen streets.
Hook and Ladder Company's Petition.
A petition from the members Of the Re-
lief Hook and Ladder Company, praying
for the erection Of new truck house, was
received and referred to the committees on
finance and public property. 1t was stated
in the petition that the house now occupied
is Inadequate for the purposes for which it
is used. The request was Endorsed in an ac-
companying letter from the board Of fire
wardens. A resolution. offered by Mr.. Nc
Cuen. providing that the street committee
take steps for the construction Of sewer
on Washington street between Duke and
Wilkes streets was referred to the street
committee. The same action was taken on
resolution, also presented by Mr.. Nc
Cuen, providing that the city engineer and
the street committee be requested to ascer-
tain the cost OF a steam roller and stone
crusher. The committee on public property
recommended that the sum of $50 be appro-
priated for papering the meeting room of
the Hydraulion engine house, and the re-
port was adopted. After the transaction Of
a few more matters of an unfmportant
character council adjourned.
Special Lenten Services.
Special services during Lent will be held
in Emmanuel Lutheran Church. st. Paurs
Episcopal Church. ST. Mary's Catholic
Church, Christ Episcopal Church and
Grace Episcopal Church, as follows:
Christ Church-Ash Wednesday, II am;
Sundays, II am. and 7:3O pm; Tuesdays.
5:15 pm: Thursdays, pm; Fridays Q4ita
ny), 5:15 pm. ~ .s-fs: 'N
st. Paui's, Church-Ash Wednesday, IL
am, I:3o pm Sundays, II am, 7:30 pm;
pm: Thursdays 4:30 pm; Fridays, 4:3O
pm. !
st Mary's Church-Tuesdayan might at 7:3O
evening prayer. sermon and benediction of
blessed sacrament; Friday night at 7:3O
way of the cross and berediction of blessed
sacrament. -' = p>ia
10 Immanuel Lutheran urch-Service every
Wednesday night at 7:30 o'clock
Grace Church-Ash Wednesday, 10 am
and 7:3O pm; Sundays, holy communion,
I:15 am; morning SERVICE IL am; even
Ing service. 1870 pm; Tuesday, Z am;
Wednesdays, 10 am and Z 30 pm; Thurs
days. am. and pm; Fridays, am.
and I:30 pm. it.s~
Brief Mention.
Miss Maud L. Bready, daughter Of Mr..
L. NJ. Bready of Adamstown, and Mr..
Thomas "A Hamel of Washington were
quietly married at noon yesterday at the
residence of Mr.. Lewis N. Harris, on South
Fairfax street, by Rev. P. P. Phillips Of St.
Pauls Episcopal Church.
Mr.. William Germann, son Of the late
Daniel Germann, died Tuesday morning la st
at the residence of his mother, All South
st. Asaph street after brief illness. The
deceased was twenty-three years of age
and unmarried. Mr.. Germann was well
known in this city.
Mrs. S. 8. Hopkins. who recently under
went an operation at Columbia Hospital,
Washington. for appendicitis has returned