Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-26
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
QUESTION OF RAILROAD SUPPORT
FOR GovERNoRsHIP.
Meeting of City Council Last Night
General and Personal
Matters.


ALEXANDRIA, Va. April 90, 1905.
There is some discussion as to which
candidate for the democratic nomination
for governor of Virginia will receive the
Endorsement and support of the railroad
employees of the state. 1t Is known that
they are we'll organized and that they WELD
considerable influence.
1t has been said that Lieutenant Gov
ernor Joseph E. Willard, who is person.
ally popular with the railroad men, would
not receive their united support, It is
stated he refused, when member of the
legislature to vote for the employers liza
blity or fellow servant bill, unless the
law was made applicable to all citizens
in hazardous employments.
Later, however, upon being elected lieu
tenant governor and presiding officer of the
state senate, and finding that the bill with
the amendment he desired could not re
passed he withdrew his objections and
gave 1t his hearty support as it was origl-
nally drawn.
After It's passage the Virginia Federation
of Labor, at it's annual meeting at Roanoke,
in 1902, adopted resolutions extending the
thanks of the federation to those who as
sisted in securing the passage of the ia
bility bill, especially to Lieut.. Gov. Joseph
E. Willard. The friends of Colonel Willard
think this indicates that the railroad en-
ployes will give him their loyal support.
City Council Meeting.
The regular semi-monthly meeting of the
city council was held last evening, when
several matters relating to the city streets
were discussed A favorable report was re-
| ceived from the finance committee on the
| resolution appropriating 5000 for expend-
| ituIes to meet deficiencies in the fire de-
partment appropriations, and also on the
fnt~ MI trip
| lights and $3.50 for street cleaning. All of
| these reports were adopted. report was
| received from the street committee esti-
mating the cost of the work of extending
the Royal street sewer from Franklin street
| to Church street at $4,000 and the ma tier
| was recommitted for more detailed eN-
| PLANTATION. A favorable report was received
| from the committee on finance on the ordI-
| nance providing for the paving of Royal
| street from King street to Cameron street
| when the necessary pro rata payment, OF
| the equivalent. is made by the property
| owners. The provisions of this ordinance
| occasioned some discussion. Mr.. Uhler
thought it would result in patchwork on
| the street. to which he was opposed, but
| several other councilmen supported the
measure and it was adopted The same
| action was taken in regard to the ordi-
| nances providing for the paving of Royal
| street from Prince street to King street
| under the same conditions. and requiring
| the Washington, Alexandria and Mount
| Vernon Railroad Company to place grooved
! rails on that square and to pave the space
| for two feet on each side of the track and
| the space between with Vitrified brick.
A resolution directing the corporation at
! torney to prepare an ordinance to allow
merchants on certain streets to use three
feet of the sidewalk for the display of
mercha ndise was referred was also a
resolution calling upon the attorney to pre-
pare an ordinance requiring the Washing
ton, Alexandria and Mount Vernon Rail
road Company to erect iron poles when 1t
becomes necessary to replace the poles sup
porting the overhead wires of the company
in this city. Council adjourned after re-
ferring several other resolutions to the ap-
propriate committees.
Gases in County Court.
In the Alexandria county circuit court
yesterday afternoon, Judge Nicol presiding,
the jury in the case of Mary NJ. Johnson,
charged with being an accessory to the
| murder of James Evans, an old ColOred
| man, returned verdict finding the woman
guilty of assault, and fixing her punish
! ment at six months in the county Jail.
| The case of Joseph Gardner, coored.
| charged with poisoning his wife, taken
up this morning. Several witnesses have