Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-23
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
SALE OF ELECTRIC PLANT SUB
JECT OF DISCUSSION.
Citizens Will Await Action of Council
Police Court Cases-Gen-
eral Matters.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, August %, 1904.
Owing to the summer recess of the city
council no further action will be taken for
some time on the proposition for the sale
of the city electric light plant and fran
chise. In the meantime the matter is be-
ing discussed by property owners gener-
ally and public sentiment for or against
the deal will doubtless be made known to
the council when it takes up the matter at
it's regular meeting in September From
the expressions already made it appears
that opinion on the proposition is divided
AS the matter stands the city council will
have to take some action before any other
move is made.
The temporary injunction issued by
Judge Barley of the corporation court, on
the petition of Councilman Spinks, re-
strained the council from disposing of the
franchise, and thereby tied up the pro-
ceedings for the time, but later the injunc-
ton was changed so as to allow the coun-
Gil to act, but restraining the mayor from
signing any bill for the sale that might be
passed until the injunction is finally ar
gued in the corporation court Before the
action taken by Councilman Spinks an Or
dinance had been presented for the sale of
the franchise and plant. 1t was expected
that council would authorize the disposal
of the property for the sum of $4,000.
Struck Woman With Brick.
In the police court this morning, Justice
Cation presiding. John Ayers was tried on
the charge of assaulting Fannie Kimball
with a brick. He was required to pay So
The same amount was extracted from John
Haines, colored, on the charge of being
drunk and disorderly. Walter Elzie col
ored had to pay 50 on the charge of as
saulting Charles Howard. For disorderly
conduct Andrew Jackson, colored, was as
seSsed So.
be William Henry who had escaped from
St Elizabeth's Asylum, was detained at
the station house awaiting word from the
institution. This morning message was
received asking the police to hold the man
until he could be escorted back by guard
from the asylum
Glasgow Grigg Nuptials.
Miss NJ. Emily Glasgow, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William M. Glasgow, and Mr. J.
Fassett Grigg were quietly married yester-
day morning at II O'Clock at the home of
the parents of the bride on South Royal
street. The ceremony was performed by
Rev j. H. S. Ewell of the Methodist Prot
estant Church. Mr.. and Mrs. Grigg left on
a bridal tour. They sWlll make their future
home in this city.
General Matters.
The Alexandria base ball team will meet
the Law Reporters nine of Washington this
afternoon on the old fair grounds. The
game will be started about o'clock. The
battery for Alexandria will be Hayden and
Kraft. Tomorrow morning the team will
leave for Fredericksburg to play the base
ball aggregation of that city.
Funeral services over the remains of Will
lam Crump, whose death occurred Sunday.
took place this afternoon from the res,
idence of Mrs Isaac Rudd, 125 South Fair
fax street. Rev. John A. Wray of the
First Baptist Church, conducted the services
and the interment was made in RetheI
cemetery.
A fraternal visit was paid to Independent
Council, Daughters of America, in wash
fneton last evening by several members nf
the Mount Vernon Council of this city.
Mr.. Henry Crump has returned from his
vacation at Colonial Beach