Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-29
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
PRESENT CITY COUNCIL HOLDS
FINAL SESSION.
New Members VIII Take Their Seats
September. Money APP
propriated for Street&

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, August %. 1905.
The regular meeting Of the city council
was held last night. This was the last meet
Ing OF the present council as the new leg
islative body meets on Saturday. September
1. At the election for the new council held
In June all of the members of the board Of
aldermen were returned to their seats
without opposition, but In the lower board
several changes were made Capt Albert
Bryan, who has been chairman Of the COM
mittee on finance for the past five years,
will be replaced as a representative Of the
fourth ward by Frank T. Evans, the latter
"a republican. Councilman Frank ]. Pol
lard. who was elected to all an unexpired
term In the third ward. will be replaced
by J. Fred Birrell. There will be no other
changes in the personnel OF the lower
board.
The new council will organize at noon
next Saturday. It Is thought that Presi-
dent ]. E. Sweeney of the board of alder
men: L. H. Thompson. the clerk. and
George w. Schaefer, the messenger, will
positions. President Hubert snowden,
Clerk D. R. Stansbury and Messenger Will
liam Craven Of the common council will.
1t Is stated, not be opposed for reelection.
Members Were Thanked.
Capt. Albert Bryan, the retiring chairman
of the committee on finance on the lower
board. was rendered a vote of thanks for
his efficient services on the committee.
Capt. Bryan responded in a short speech.
expressing his appreciation of the compli-
ment.
Councilman Leadbeater offered a resolu-
ton thanking the presiding officer for his
courteous treatment throughout the ses-
sion and Alderman q cl
resolution in the upper board
A bill apprOpriating 5000 Of the money
secured from the lease of the electric fran
chfse for the payment of similar amount
which had been borrowed by the school
board several years ago was referred in
both chambers Of council to the committee
on finance. Resolutions appropriating 700
for laying cobble cutters on Patrick street,
from Princess to Oronoco streets, $40 for
guttertng Gibbon street, east Of Henry
street, and SIS for laying a sewer under
Duke street. east Of Washington street.
The bill Of Corporation Attorney Samuel
P. Fisher for 500 for legal services render
ed In connection with the transfer Of the
electric light franchise was referred to the
committee on finance. An additional $2OO
for the renewal of fire plugs was approprt-
ated.
Fined Under New Law.
The first enforcement in Alexandra of the
Virginia law against boarders beating their
landladies out of board. bills was made In
the police court this morning by Justice
Harry B. Cation. who imposed a fine Of SIS.
with the equivalent of thirty days in jail.
upon Abram Lane. colored. who was ar
raigned on the charge of trying to leave
town without first paying his board bill.
Kate Smith. colored. testified that Lane was
boarder at her house and yesterday, after
ne had received his money, she returned
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the house with all his belongings. Justice
Cation stated that the law in this respect
was very strict but this was the first
case to be tried by him he would impose
only the minimum fine of H5.