Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-22
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
RIGHT OF VEHICLES FOR HIRE TO
OCCUPY STREETS DECIDED.
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Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. December % 1906
The question of the right of drivers of
express wagons and other vehicles for hire
to habitually occupy certain portions of the
streets with their vehicles while awaiting
engagements was brought to the attention
of Justice II. B. Cation in the police court
this morning. The matter came up on the
complaint of certain drivers TO the effect
that John WEIGH, an expressman, had not
complied with the recent order of Mayor
Paff directing the drivers to use the square
on Fairfax street between King and Cam
eron streets as park for their teams In
stead of the corresponding square on Royal
street. which Is frequently congested with
traffic. The mayors order was issued a
few days ago, and was obeyed by the ex-
pressmen who have been frequenting Royal
street. Yesterday some of tho men made
complaint against WEIGH for not moving
him team to the square Indicated from the
corner of King and Pitt streets. After
hearing the matter this morning Justice Ca
ton dismissed the complaint, stating that
there was no law to compel expressmen to
keep their teams In any certain locality or
TO force the removal of a wagon used for
hire from any particular place on the
street except In the event of objection be-
Ing raised by the property owners inter-
ested.
The following officers have been elected
| for the ensuing year by Kenefick Council.
| No 190 Catholic Woman's Benevolent Le-
| gion: Mrs Mary Breen, president: Mrs. NJ.
L. Roche. vice president: Mrs Minnie
Chalk, collector; Miss A. Stoutenburgh, coll
lector; Mrs. Mary KimbalI. treasurer; Mrs.
| Annie Stoutenburgh, guard; Mrs. NJ. E.
| Evans. marshal; Mrs. Aurelia OSullivan,
| orator. and Rev. Father H. J. Cutler, pas
| tor of ST. Mary's Church, chaplain.
| Cadet Sergeants Downey and Smith, Ca
| Diet Corporals Hoffman Hellmuth, McBur-
ney and Johnson, and Cadets Clark, Rogers,
| Van de Westelaken, McCuen, Ramsay,
| Uhler. Watkins and Harris of the Virginia
| Polytechnic Institute at Blacksburg have
| returned to their respective homes here for
/ the Christmas holidays They comprise the
Aiexandrfa Club of the institute. with Ca
Get Sergeant Downey president and Cadet
| Sergeant Smith vice president.
decree was entered in the corporation
court yesterday. Judge l.. G. Barley pre-.
| SIDING, reconmittfng the case of w. c. WI
bert against the First National Bank OF
this city to Commissioner E. B. Taylor.
| The will of the late William Jackson SUM-
| mers was admitted to probate and his
/ widow. Mrs. Virginia s. Summers, qualified
as executrix. The estate of the deceased
| was bequeathed to his widow
| The board of police commissioners has
| elected Stewart NJ. Jones member of the
police force to fill the position recently
made vacant. The appointments of John
| len as special policemen have been APPROX
| ed by the commissioners.
A colored man named Samuel Griffin is at
| the Alexandria Hospital In serious condl-
! ton from injuries received by being struck
! by falling pole near the new union pas
senger station yesterday afternoon He
| was employed as a 1aborer by the company
| which has the contract for installing the
| electric light plant In the freight yards near
this city.