Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-15
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
City Council Discusses Sale
of Electric Plant.
-oRDINAmEoTABLED
FINANCE C0MMITTEE REPORTS
ON BILL FOR PAVING.
Southern Railways Proposition for In
> Interchangeable Tickets-Letter
to Commuters.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, February 49, 1905.
The movement for the sale of the city
electric light plant and franchise was again
in,peded at the semi-monthly meeting of
the city council last evening" when the mat
ter was once more laid on the table Two
members, Messrs. Marshall and Patterson,
were absent and of the fourteen council
men present ten were in favor of the prop
ositon but this was an insufficient ma
jority. After the transaction of other bust
ness the ordinance providing for the sale
Of the plant and franchise to c. F. Thomp-
son was called from the table and a lengthy
discussion enSued
For some time Mr.. Bryan engaged the at
tention of council while he discussed the
advantages of the proposed sale, also read
ing statistics to show that the introduction
of electricity does not diminish the con-
sumption of gas, but that, on the contrary,
the use of gas is increased thereby. He as
serted that the city electric plant is worn
out and that the city is without funds to
repair it. The proposed sale, Mr.. Bryan
declared, would be benefit not only to
| the corporation, but to the public. In the
discussion Mr.. Snowden, the president. and
| Messrs. Leadbeater, Spinks, Williams,
Burke and Strauss took part. On the vote
| Messrs. Burke, Brill, Snowden, RisheilL
| Leadbeater, Bladder and Cochran voted in
| favor of the sale, and Messrs. Strauss,
| Spinks, Williams, Harrison and Bryan
voted against it. Mr. Bryan voted against
! the measure in order that he might move
| for a reconsideration, which he did, and
| the action was carried by a majority of
| 10 to !.
| Upon motion of Mr. Snowden the ordi-
nance was thereupon laid on the table.
Finance Committees Report.
A report was received from the finance
committee on the bill of the city against the
| DIRT
Railway Company for the inspection and re-
| pair of the pavement on King Prince and
Fairfax streets. Accompanying the report
was a statement from the mayor saying
| that the railroad officials admitted the JUS
| tice of the claim, amounting to S245, affect
| ing King street, and the city attorney hav-
ing expressed doubt as to the propriety Of
| pressing the claims. for Fairfax and Prince
streets, the committee recommended the ac-
| ceptance of the sum of $3.50 80 in full for the
| claims, and this was adopted. The report of
| the committee on finance, general laws and
| public property, recommending the appro-
priation of $1,000 for repairs to the fish
| wharf, was also adopted A communication
| il ON the white public school teachers of the
| city, with the Endorsement of the city school
| board, asking for the same yearly pay of
| the teachers heretofore received, was re-
| ferred to the committee on schools and
finance.
Council passed resolution appropriatng
| $252 to defray the expenses of the city Incl
| dent to the recent investigation of the state
| corporation commission into the operation
of the Washington Alexandria and Mount
Vernon electric road. After the transaction
Of some other business council adjourned.
Interchangeable Tickets. 30
Mr.. T. H. Netherland. president of the
| Washington and Alexandria Commuters
Association, has received a letter from
Major Myers, president of the Washington
| Southern Railway Company, announcing
arrangements for interchangeable tickets
on the steam roads between here and
Washington. In the letter the following
| statement is made:
Il am very glad to inform you that the
! Southern Railway Company has agreed to
the interchange, temporarily, between the
| washington Southern railway and the
| Southern railway of tickets for the local
| service between Alexandria and Washing
| ton. The tickets are now being printed,
| and they will be put on sale as soon pos
| sble / shall be glad if you will make this
| known to those Interested
| President Myers states that the arrange
| ment is made without financial profit to his
! road. but solely with view of accommo-
| dating the people of this city. 1t is in ac-
| cordance with the request made by Attor-
| neys BoOthe and Harlow.
General Matters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis James Pollard have
issued cards for the marriage of their
DR.. Arthur Barton Crane of Washington.
The ceremony will take place at o'clock
| Tuesday, February IS, In the Washington
| Street Methodist Episcopal Church South.
Funeral services over the remains of Mrs.
Maggie Raub, whose death occurred Mon
day in Washington, took place this after
noon at 2 O'Clock at Trinity NJ. E.
Church. Rev j. A. Jeffers officiated, and
the 1nterment was made in the family bury
| ing lot in st. Pauls cemetery.
In the police court this morning Ben
| Chisholm, colored, was before Justice Cation
| on the charge of larceny. 1t was testified
! that he had stolen numerous articles from
| Rammels Hotel, where he was employed.
| About $50 worth of the stolen goods were
recovered. Justice Cation imposed a fine of
| $50. with six months in the city jail In
| default OF the fine the Imprisonment will
amount to nine months.
Messrs. X. Kemper, c. B. Marshall, T.
! w. Robinson, j. H. Fisher, T. A. Fisher,
| w. A. Moore, jr.; j. E. w. Timberman and
| ]. p. Steiner left yesterday to attend the
| meeting of the Grand Lodge of Masons of