Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-27
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
BusIHxss TnA1FsAc1xD AT szs-
SION OF CITY COUNCIL.
Special correspopdenes Il NE star.

| ALEXANDRIA, Va. June n. 1905
At joint meeting Of tho two boards of
the city council held last evening for the
purpose of electing q successor to the late
DIR. William Reginald Purvis a. city
physician to the poor. Dr. Walter A. War
field was chosen He received fourteen OF
the twenty-three votes cast. DR.. warfeld
graduated last year from the medical de-
partment of the University OF the. South at
Sewanee. Tenn. and has been practicing in
Alexandra for several months.
The reports of the various city ofzicials
| for the fiscal year ended May 81. 1905. were
read. The auditors report showed q ball
ance brought forward from the previous
year Of $8923.0S. receipts during the year
Nz9d61, making total OF $13S. SOC. 10. and
disbursements amounted to $i37 ,3O4. As. Ieav-
Ing balence Of 8. "a in the city treas
ury. The fact that the balance is below
the average was explained by Capt. Bryan.
the chairman Of the committee on finance,
as being due to the committee on light hay
ing purchased an unusually large supply Of
coal In anticipation OF a coal strike. The
report OF the treasurer. which was similar
70 that OF the auditor, was read and
adopted
The report of the clerk of gas showed re-
ceipts amounting to 49, which is an
increase Il, OF ~: SO over those of the pre-
vious year The report showed expendi-
lures amounting to $4,000 with $40, 600
covered into the general fund. leaving A
balance OF 1888. Is on hand. The value OF
the gas used by the city and for charitable
purposes was estimated at S79S7 90
a resolution was unanimously adopted
Greeting the Washington. Alexandria and
Mount Vernon Electric Railway Company
70 make such repairs to its tracks and over
head equipment as may be required by the
city engineer and the committee on streets,
resolution offered by Mr. Strauss d.
recting the corporation attorney to prepare
F1xffH fvN<~ &C. A.
Fairfax street between King and Cameron
streets with vitrified brick was referred to
the committee on streets.
Liquor Licenses in the County.
Judge c. E. Nicol of the circuit court Of
alexandria county will this afternoon con-
sioer applications for licenses to sell liquor
IN that county. Attorney c. c. Carlin. who
represents the applicants, stated on Monday
that ne did not wish to be understood as
promising to make application today, and
minated that the matter might be left
over until the next term OF the court In
October. The granting Of the applications,
should any be made at this term, will be
opposed by Attorney Frank Lyons, Rev.
A. w. Graves and Mr.. Geo. w Hawxhurst.
who represent the element opposed to the
sale of liquor In Alexandria county
II Is stated that many who are in favor OF
the sale OF liquor in general are opposed
y,
the saloons and gambling dens always go
hand in hand there and tend to produce
lawiessness and crime. With the exception
Of one, all of the brick companies have
signed petition which protests against
the granting of licenses in the county
The state corporation commission has
granted charter to the Bank Depositors'
Insurance Company OF America. Incorpor-
ated, al Alexandria, with the following off,
GERS: e. w. Mankin. president: James F.
Peyton. secretary and treasurer of Alexan-
dria, and c. Ernest Colllfiower of Washing
ton. D. c. The capital stock of the COM
pany Is $500. 600
A charter has been granted to the Falls
Church Bank and Trust Corporation, Falls
Church, Va. with the following officers and
tncorporators: DR.. George B. Fadley, presi-
dent; DR.. James B. Gould. vice president;
George w. Hawxhurst, secretary and treas
urer; and j. l.. Davenport w. M. Ellison.
g. A. L. Merrifield. A. H. Barbour and NJ
g. Church of Falls Church. The capital is
s25, 900.
~ General News Happenings
The following officers have been elected
by Perseverance Tent of Alexandria Rech-
abites: Shepherd Robert Bartlett; chief
ruler, Mrs. Annie Few. deputy ruler o. B.
Hughes; levite William Grimes; treasurer,
drs. Hughes; financial secretary Joseph
Glover; recording secretary, Roger Sullivan:
inside guard. Walter Langley, jr; outside
guard, j. E. Burkhaur: trustees, Edgar
Lyles, Thomas Spcer and George Sullivan.
Funeral services over the remains of Mrs.
Harriet F. Prettyman, whose death occur
red last Sunday morning, were held yes
terday afternoon at $50 o'clock at her late
residence 116 South Alfred street Rev
Charles D. Bulla, the pastor of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church South, conducted
the services. The interment was in ST.
Pauls cemetery The following acted as
pallbearers: Messrs. Samuel H Lunt. John
B. Padgett, David Prettyman, Robert Ar
mold and John A. Stonnell
In the corporation court, with Judge Louis
c. Barley presiding, In the case of G. A.
Smith agt. the Alexandria Shoe Manufac-
turing Company. a decree has been entered
confirming the report of Special Commits
sioner Robinson Moncure.
An excursion was given yesterday by the
Southern Railway Company for their en-
ployes and families to Thoroughfare sta
ton.
The closing exercises of the Snowden
School for Colored Boys were held this
morning at o'clock at the school build
ing on South st. Asaph street Superin-
tendent K. Kemper awarded the certificates
in the various rooms.