Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-13
EVANSVILLE AND VICINITY.
Result Of Vote on Electric Light Fran
chise-Council Organizes.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
HYATTSvILLE, Md, May ID, 1903
The election to decide whether the North
erp Electric Lighting Company should be
granted the franchise for providing the
town with electric lights was held Mon
day afternoon. and resulted in an almost
unanimous vote in favor of the franchise.
The common council met Monday night at
the Office of Justice Carr, with Mayor Wells
in the chair and full board in attendance.
A petition was read from number Of citizens
requesting the council not to grant any
more licenses to the Purity Club for enter
tainments, for the reason that disorderly
crowd disturbed the neighborhood at the
last entertainment
Mr.. Frank Rushe one Of the signers Of
the petition, made a vigorous speech
against issuing further licenses to the club
for entertainments.
John A. Jackson, colored, one of the
members of the club. said the hall was
rented for the night to some cOlored people
from Washington for an entertainment. He
stated that he regretted the disturbance,
and promised the council that order should
prevail in the future.
The council decided that it would not
fuse to issue licenses for entertainments
there.
The votes for mayor and councilmen cast
at the recent election were counted. and the
result announced by wards.
The votes for and against granting the
franchise to the Northern Electric Lighting
Company for lighting the town with cleo
tricity were then counted, and the result
announced, as follows: For the franchise,
10; against the franchise, 8; rejected bal
lots, 3.
Mr.. Robt. w. Wells asked council to pass
the franchise ordinance, as the people had
voted in favor of 1t. The mayor was
of the opinion that the attorney had better
examine the ordinance before the council
passed it.
Councilman Devlin objected to the words
six months" and wanted them amended to
read six days in the last clause Of the
ordinance. which says that: 1T is under
stood and agreed that in case of failure
or refusal to furnish electric lights for the
continuous period of six months, the council
may declare the franchise void"
Attorney Rogers stated that the council
could not make any material change in the
ordinance, as the people had voted for its
passage.
The council, after some discussion, passed
the ordinance as adopted by the people by
unanimous vote.
The newly elected mayor and councilmen
were sworn in by Justice Carr, and the
mayor appointed the following commit
tees:
lin.
Fire-Messrs Fainter, Maloney and Dew
lin.
Health-Messrs. Devlin, Fainter and
Welsh.
Lighting Welsh. Fainter and
Long.
Roads-Messrs. Maloney, Owens and
Long.
Auditing essrs. Long, Welsh and Fam
ter.
The Prince Georges Six Per Cent Building
Association met Monday night and elected
the following officers for the ensuing year:
w. P. Magruder, president; John Mowatt,
vice president; George D. Fisher. secretary;
Charles H Long, treasurer; ]. II. Ralston,
attorney; board of directors, John Mowatt,
George D. Fisher, Charles H. Long. w. P.
Magruder, VIM. 7. Casey, John Fainter.
Fred Heller, Thomas White; appraisng
committee, John Mowatt, George d. Fisher,
Thomas White.
Melvina Rushe. the seven-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Frank Rushe, while
playing with a crowd of children near a
lumber yard yesterday evening fell on some
boards and broke her shoulder blade
Mr.. Harry Rogers, while driving to East
Hyattsville yesterday afternoon, had his
buggy upset, breaking one of the wheels.
Mr.. NJ Edlaritch was loading his wagon
with merchandise yesterday morning when
the horse became frightened and ran off,
breaking the wagon and scattering the con-
tents.
The teachers of the public school here
are making preparations for an entertain
ment to be given by the scholars at an
early date.
Monday evening. the 18th instant, at the
residence of the brides brother. Mr.. J. A.
Whitlock, Mr.. T. O. Shipley Of Pittsburg
was married to Miss Berthe s. Whitlock Of
Augusta county. Va. Rev. ]. w. RawIes.
pastor of the First Baptist Church here,
off1ciated. After the ceremony the bride
and groom left for their future home:
the Post Office Department In that city.
Mr.. G. w. Phillips has been called TO
New York on account Of the serious illness
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