Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-25
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
CITY COUNCIL DECIDES TO LEASE
LIGHTING PLANT.
Ordinance Passed Last Evening After
a Long Discussion-Man Held
for Grand Jury.


ALEXANDRIA. Va, July Is, 1906.
At the regular meeting of the city coun-
ell last night the report of the joint COM
mittee. on light, finance and general laws.
recommending the acceptance of the bid
submitted by Edward E. Mandevi1le for the
purchase of the electric light plant and
power franchise for term of thirty years,
was passed after considerable discussion
by vote of Il to l.. Councilman Spinks
voting in the negative.
A communication was received from the
mayor in which was inclosed a letter from
Superintendent Joseph Colvin of the
Washington Alexandria and Mt Vernon
Electric Railway Company, offering to fur
nish the city with power from the COM
pany's power house at Four Mile Run. The
company proposed to furnish the current
for lamps at the price of $45 per year
per lamp for many eighty lamps, and
current for incandescent lamps at the rate
of cents per kilowatt
Mr.. Spinks urged that the matter of leas-
ing the franchise be left over until the
next meeting of the council in order that
the bid of the railway company might be
considered, as he contended that 1t would
save considerable money for the city to
accept this proposal
Mr.. Boothe said that under the provisions
of the railroad companys proposition the
pay the salary of several electricians ana
be responsible for all accidents which might
be caused by the current He quoted ng-
ures in support of his contention, saying
the actual cost to the city for the lamps
would be raised from $40 to SIT. The mat
ter was referred to the joint committee on
light, finance and general laws.
The ordinance granting the franchise to
Edward E. Mano sville was then passed and
an ordinance authorizing the mayor to sign
contract with Mr.. Vaudeville was also
passed. Mr.. Spinks voting against both.
Other Resolutions Adopted.
The committee on streets reported favor
ably upon an ordinance providing for the
paving and grading of Fairfax street, from
King to Cameron streets. with vitrlhed
brick and the ordinance was passed A
resolution offered by Mr.. Boothe that the
mayor be requested to declare half holi-
day July 30 which will be Alexandria day
at Luna Park, was favorably acted upon.
Mr. Boothe said he made this motion as a
portion of the money realized during the
day would be given to the Alexandria Hos
pital
Mr. Williams offered resolution request
ing the president of the common council to
communicate with the officers of the cleo
trio railway company looking to getting
better lighting facilities on King street ex-
new passenger depot. He said that he un-
derstood that the company was willing TO
comply with the request If 1t were made
The resolution was adopted
President Sweeney of the board of alder
men opposed the passage OF the ordinance
providing for the lease of the franchise
to E. E. Vaudeville. and said that it would
be better for the city to build its own cleo
trio plant. Mr.. George L. Simpson took
the opposite view of the measure and spoke
in favor of Its passage Upon being put
to the vote the ordinance was passed, to
., President Sweeney and Alderman Bal
lenger voting against it.
Police Court Proceedings.
Atlet Saptown, colored. was arraigned
before Justice Harry B. Cation in the po-
lice court this morning on the charge of
being a suspicious character. which was
pr eferred against him by Policeman Lyles
and Carney. 1t was testified that the man
had been seen at late hour last night on
North Pitt street acting in a suspicious
manner. He was sent to the chain gang
for sixty days.
Charles Baltimore, colored, was charged
with stealing three sacks of -four from
Messrs. Chas. King & Sons. 1t was tes-
where the flour was stored and took the
sacks therefrom. Justice Cation sentenced
him to serve three months in Jail.
General Matters.
Funeral services over the remains of
Arthur Price, whose death occurred in
Washington, were held this morning at
1890 o'clock Rev. ]. II. S. Ewell, pastor
of the Methodist Protestant Church. con-
Quoted the services and the interment was
In the family lot In Union cemetery The
pallbearers were Messrs Lambert Lyles
Edward Lyles, Samuel Devaughn and Ed
ward Naylor.
Thomas w. Cumberland, who was ar
rested last week on the charge OF forging
an order the post office at Dearwood,
Fairfax county, Va, for registered letter.
was arraigned here yesterday afternoon be-.
fore United States Commissioner r. P w
Garnet, and held to await the action of
the grand jury.
In the corporation court yesterday Mrs
Mary G. Dearborn qualified as the admin.
istratrix of the estate of her husband Pey-
ton b. Dearborn, whose death occurred Il
short time ago.
The ladies of the Del Ray Baptist
Church will give a lawn party on the
church grounds tomorrow evening at s
O'clock EhOuld the Weather he ctorp,u tha