Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-02
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
SEPTEMBER MEETING OF THE
CITY SCHOOL BOARD.
Permits to Scholars to Be Issued Sep
temmer 15-New Mayor Serenad-
ed-General Matters.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

special Correspondence OF Inc Evening star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, September 2 1904.
The September meeting of the city school
board was held last evening in Peabody
Hall, when arrangements were made for
the opening of the public schools for the
coming term. 1t was determined to begin
the issuance of permits to scholars Thurs
day. September Is. The schools will open
the Monday following. resolution was
presented having for its object change in
the afternoon hours of the daily session.
Instead of beginning at o'clock and dis
missing at o'clock as has been the Gus
tom, some of the teachers desired to open
and close school half hour earlier in the
afternoon. The resolution was defeated. An
appropriation of s6OO.11 was made for i'm
provements at the various school buildings.
Mr.. G. William Ramsay, from the second
ward, and Mr.. William Boothe. from the
third ward, recently elected members of the
board took their seats last night 1t is the
purpose of the board TO have the ensuing
session to last approximately from Septem-
Der ID to June 10, the nine months term
being a reduction of one month from the
length of the sessions in former years The
change was ordered for financial reasons.
Serenaded New Mayor.
large party of citizens headed by
band went to the residence of Mayor Paff on
North Patrick street last night and sere-
naded the new city executive in honor of
his installation yesterday afternoon The
mayor made a brief speech to the gathering,
which then proceeded to the residence of
Mr.. c. c. Carlin on North Washington
street and repea ted the performance. Mr..
Carln, who is democratic presidential cleo
tor for the eighth Virginia district ad-
dressed the crowd on the duties of demo-
Gratis in the fall election.
At the call of the new MAYOR a meeting
of the board of police commissioners was
held in the police court room yesterday
afternoon at 3 o'clock. The members of the
police force who were called before the
board were addressed by Mayor Paff who
expressed desire for harmonious relations
between himself and the police department
during his incumbency mayor He de-
clared that no personal differences between
the members of the force should be permit
ted to interfere with the faithful and eff
cent performance of duty, and referred to
ne necessity for discipline. In neat speech
O1lcer Roberts presented the MAYOR with a
floral horseshoe, bearing a card on which the
names of Chief Webster. Lieutenant Smith
and Officers Roberts, Young and Hender-
son were inscribed.
Punishment for Offenders.
justice Beach disposed of number OF
petty cases in the police court this morning
henry Miller could offer no acceptable de-
iehse 10 the charge of trespassing on the
property of the Southern Railroad Conn
pany, preferred by Officer Nicholson. and a
fine of 8 was imposed. Officer Allen told
OF nearing cries and groans issuing from
the mouse OF one Edward West colored
near the corner of Columbus and Wolfe
streets. at a late hour last night. Entering
with his companion, Officer Arlington the
two policemen found Edward energetically
engaged with both hands and feet in an
assault upon Belle West, his better half
The prisoner said he thought the testimony
was about straight whereupon Justice
Beach required the payment of the sum of
Samuel Murray, colored spent a full half
hour, 1t was testified. late last night on
the corner of Columbus and Duke streets
in a scuffie with his wife Kate The latter
was disinclined to testify against her spouse
in durance. but other testimony showed
that the continued performance accentu-
ated by an occasional yell of murder and
cries for help from Kate became so annoy
Ing to the residents nearby that some of
them were moved to take a hand in the
adjudication of the difficulty. Samuel was
assessed So with the alternative of spend
ing twenty days in Jail.
Dolly Jones. colored damsel. was fined
$40 for assault. A battleax figured in the
rumpus, but Dolly swore that the other
hands.
Councilmen Draw Straws
After the organization of the new
city council yesterday afternoon the men,
bers determined by lot those who would
serve two years and those who would
serve the full four years of the term.
The following members of the COM
mon council will serve two years: Messrs.
Risheill, Snowden, Bladder, Brill, He'll
muth, Patterson, Uhler and Bryan.
The full-term councilmen are: Messrs.
Burke, Leadbeater, Williams, Strauss,
Harrison, Cochran, Spinks and Marshall.
Aldermen Hill Ballenger Fisher and w. II.
Sweeney are full-term members of the up
per board, the short term being drawn by
Aldermen ]. T. Sweeney, Burke, Marbury
and Curtin.
General and Personal.
According to a resolution adopted yester-
day afternoon, the rules of the old COM
mon council will be effective in the new
until the adoption. or in lieu thereof, of
other regulations. All matters pending be-
fore the old committees were ordered to be
placed in the hands of the committees to
be appointed.
A meeting of the Alexandria Light Infap-
try, Company G, 10th Virginia Regiment.
will be held this evening for the election Of
a captain to succeed Capt. King, who has
been promoted to be major. 1t is said that
First Lieut.. Thomas B. Cochran will prob
ably be chosen.
Mr. M. I. Dwyer and Mr.. J. Dennis Nor
moyle left this morning to spend the first
part of this month in Atlantic City.
Miss Mary Conway Moncure has returned
to Fredericksburg, after a brief visit to
relatives in this city.