Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-22
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
NEW FIRE COMPANY COMPLETES
ORGANIZATION.
Business Of the Corporation Court-of-
tenders Against Police Regula-
tions-General Matters.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va, September 90, 1908.
A meeting of the new fire company was
held last night at 8 o'clock in the building
of the old Hydraulion Company, about
twenty-five members being present. Mr..
L. E. Uhler called the assemblage to order
and stated that the business to be consid-
cred was the adoption Of a name for the
company and the selection Of officers. The
name of Reliance No. g. which was rec
commended by the committee appointed for
the purpose. was adopted. The constitu-
ton and bylaws Of the Columbia Fire En-
CINE Company were also adopted.
The election of officers was next taken up.
A list Of names having been made out by
the committee, these were in each case
elected to the position recommended, as
follows: For president. L. E. Uhler; first
vice president. Thomas w. Robinson; sec
ond vice president, J. r. N. Curtin: teas
secretary. Seymour ]. Stoutenburgh as
sistant recording secretary, William ].
Bontz, 1r.; foreman, r. A. Arnold; assistant
foreman, George w. Pettey, jr.; commander
of hose Everett Rogers; executive commit
tee. Thomas ]. Fannon, S. L. Monroe and
Joseph L. Crupper.
The president stated that the object OF
the company was to cooperate with others
IN hghung fires. and in accordance with this
sentiment a resolution was offered, stating
the position of the company to be not mere
ly on company lines, but that the men
would assist all other companies to the best
of their ability.
The board Of fire wardens was officially
notified that the company had organized.
and c. ]. w. Summers secretary of the
board, formally turned over to tho company
all the apparatus in the building, an in
ventory of which was ordered to be taken
py the executive committee, and put upon
record. The third Tuesday in each month
was appointed as the night on which the
company would meet. After the transaction
of a few other minor matters the meeting
adjourned.
Corporation Court.
In the Corporation Court yesterday. with
Judge Louis c. Barley presiding, Father
J c. Smythe OF Washington was granted
authority to perform the matrimonial rites.
Mrs. Ruth G. Dontphan was appointed
guardian of Madeline L. Hope. Charles F.
Dilger, q native Of Germany was given the
first OF his naturalization papers.
Police Court Proceedings.
In the police court this morning, with
Mayor Simpson presiding the following
cases were disposed Of:
E. Terrell, charged with being drunk in
the streets; fined So John Bone, arrested
by Officers Ferguson and Belts, on the
collateral. John Greener. charged with
making an unlawful assault upon Clarence
Lloyd, was dismissed, the evidence showing
that Greener had only held the boy to pre-
vent being struck with a piece of iron.
Roy Webb. colored, the last defendant to
answer. was charged with penning up two
COWS belonging to a man named Mason, but
as the cows were running loose on the
street, which is a violation Of the law,
Mason was fined 50 and Webb was dis
missed.
Acting Chief of Police Knight received a
communication this morning from a Mr.
Cubbage Of Fauquier Springs, in which he
stated that he had received a letter from
Mr.. Copp keeper of the reform school Of
Washington, stating that Of Mr. Cub
bage had been turned over to the authori-
ties of this city and placed in reform
school. Mr.. knight states that some time
ago Mr.. Copp did bring hoy hore.
but as he was not native of this city he
would not receive him.
General and Personal Notes.
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