The Washington herald., 1906-10-10
ALEXANDRIA CUTS GAS
City Council Reduces Rates
From S1.30 to S1.10.
CAR ROBBERY CASES IN COURT
FuneraI Services for Davis 4. Brown
and Mrs. Mary T.. Carter Are Held.
at the Home OF james McWiIsiams.
Bishop Gives Organ Recital.

Alexandria. Va. oct 9.-The first meet
ing Of the city council since its annual
recess was held last night, and consider
able business was disposed Of BY q
unanimous vote the price of gas was re
duced from $50 per 1000 feet TO sl10.
The new price win become operative De
cember l.
A bill Of Horace Ramey foc $500 for
/ printing the list of delinquent State tax
/ payers was referred to the committee on
general laws. a communication from
Mayor Pan regarding the placing Of cleo
trio lights by the Alexandria Electric
Company was referred to the joint COM
mittee on lights and streets.
A resolution carrying with il an appro-
priation of So for the placing of "a gutter
on the east side Of Princess ana Henry
streets was passed A communication
from the yestry Of Grace Protestant
Episcopal Church making application for
an established grade IN front of their
church in order that they may lay a
sidewalk and curbing. was referred 20
the street committee Councilman Biz
rell offered a resolution that 800 copies
of the codined laws of the city be- Dur-
Z II
proper committee 4 petition for tho im-
prOvement of Prince street east of Union
street was referred 10 the street commit
tee a petition OF number of property
/ owners for the Improvement of Union
street was also referred t0 the street
committee. & petition of Joseph r. Rod
gers 20 alter "A window al GIL King street
was referred 10 the street committee
I The city tax collector was authorized to
sell the property OF delinquent taxpayers,
commencing December l7. & petition Of
a number Of property owners on Payne
street between Cameron and Princess
streets. 20 improve that thOrOughfare
WAS referred 10 the street committee.
A communication from State Auditor
Marye appOrtiOniHg the salary OF the
judge Of the Corporation Court was read
and received The salary, commencing
February J. 1867. viii Doe $3.50. The city
viii pay half and the State the other half
Councilman Strauss offered "a resolution
providing that the wages of The city
street iaborers bc increased from Sl.25 TO
$50 per day. IN behalf Of his resolution
AIr. Strauss stated that with the prevail
ing high prices "a man could hardly exist
on SI.25 per day. The matter was turned
over % the street committee.
The board of aldermen passed ii resou-
tion that the school debt of lssS-sg, which
amounts 10 5000 bearing interest at the
rate Of per cent, Dee liquids8ed with
mcuey received from the sale Of the eiec-
tTic light franchise. When the matter
was presented before the council that
body laid it over
Held for Car Robbcries.
Edward Waters wilbur Cook. Edward
Naples. Lawrence Petty and Albert
Green. the last-named colOred were ar
raigned iu the Police Court this morning
on suspicion of being implicated in the
robbery of cars OF the Southern Railway
Company The men were remauded for
ten days. pending the outcome of an in
vcsUgati0u now being made by the police.
Walter Smith, who was arrested in the
drag was this morning promptly dismiss
ed The bail Of the prisoners was fixed at
$1,000 each. T.. II. Machen appeared at
court This morning 90 represent Waters
Waters gave bond during The day Mr.
George Finch becoming his surety.
vs.. :. Connolly. special agent of the
southern Railway Company. appeared at
police headquarters this morning and
Identified the goods recovered by the p0-
lice last night as being the railway COM
paUys property More arrests may fol-
low.
Gives Organ Recital.
Dr. J. ". Bischon, orsauist OF the First
Congregational Church. washington. to-
night gave pubHc recital 1n thc new
organ az ST. PauTs Protestant Episcopal
Church He was assisted by Miss Thomp-
son. soprano ot Washington aEa the
choir OF ST PaUTs- 4 silver Offering was
taken up u defTay The expenses incur
red in purchasing The cHOirs veEtments.
Funeral OF Davis 4. Brown.
Funeral services over the remains of the
late Davis a. Brown. whose death occur
red last Sunday. were held at o'clock