Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-13
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
ACTION IN RESPECT TO MEMORY
OF N. p. 7. BURKE
Program for Lenten Services-In the
Police Court-0eneral and
Personal News.

1 1STSOu4l NSWSs
Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, February ID, 1907.
As mark Of respect to the memory Of
Nicholas p. T. Burke, who died yesterday
afternoon, the city council last evening adj
journed Immediately after transacting a
| number Of urgent matters. Resolutions in
respect to the memory of the deceased were
offered to the board Of aldermen, Of which
the deceased was a member, by Mr.. J. M.
HILL a member of the board from the first
| ward. The resolutions were unanimously
adopted and ordered to be spread upon the
minutes Mr. Hill also paid a tribute to the
deceased.
In council President Snowden, after call
ing Mr.. Uhler to the chair. officially notified
| that body Of the death Of Mr.. Burke. Mr..
Snowden also took occasion to pay tribute
to the memory of the deceased A resolu-
was adopted. Councilman Strauss also
made remarks relative to the death Of Mr..
Burke. The members Of the council will at
| tend the funeral in a body.
Erection Of Factory.
The joint committee on public property
and general laws recommended that piece
OF property owned by the city near the old
canal be leased to DR.. A. Luria, president
OF Chicago concern The committees
report was adopted. 1t is stipulated that
the company of which DR.. Luria is presi-
dent shall pay the city an annual rental
Of $50, with the right to purchase the
property for 81 800 within fifteen years, the
company binding itself to give the land
back to the city within twelve months in
the event of failure to have a factory
erected thereon, and also if it employs
less than fifty hands.
A bill from Mayor Paff for 1898. S5 for
services rendered by the Pinkerton detec-
George Curtin was referred back to the
mayor by the joint committee on finance
and general laws.
The sum of 500 was appropriated to
provide for suitable exhibit at James,
town by the public schools of this city.
Improvement Of Royal Street.
A resolution carrying an appropriation of
$1,000 for providing for the Improvement
of Royal street between Queen and Princess
streets with broken stone roadway, and
also guttering and curbing the same was
referred to the street committee.
An ordinance requiring all second hand
dealers to make a daily report by II
o CLOCK every morning of their purchases
was passed by the higher board, but action
was deferred by the lower board.
resolution offered by Councilman Bir-
rell to ascertain the best method for heat
Ing the city hall was referred to the COM
mittee on public property.
me council accepted an invitation of
the Mount Vernon Chapter DAUGHTERS of
the American Revolution. to attend divine
services at Christ Protestant Episcopal
Church February 3d. in honor of Wash
ington's birthday.
Program for Lenten Services.
Lenten services were held today at the
various Episcopal, Catholic and Lutheran
Glurches through the city, and wer
largely attended. The program mapped out
for servises durin the Lenten season is as
follows: Christ Protestant Episcopal Church
Tuesdays and Fridays at o'clock D M and
Thursdays at o'clock pm; st. Paurs
Protestant Episcopal Church, Tuesdays,
1:3O o'clock pm. and Wednesdays and
Thursdays, 4:3O o'clock pm; Grace Pro-
testant Episcopal Church, Wednesdays,
1890 O'Clock am. and Mondays and Satur
days at 1880 o'clock p.m week days. even
ing prayer and service at 7:30 o'clock and
Fridays at 7:3O o'clock; St. Mary's Cath
Ole Church, Wednesday at $50 o'clock
pm, Way Of the Holy Cross followed by
benediction Of the blessed sarament and
Friday night at 1880 o'clock the same as
wednesday afternoon; Tuesdays, first ma
at o'clock am: second mass high mass
and instruction at 1890 o. lock: vespers,
sermon and benediction of the blessed sac
rament at 7:3O O o'clock; Emmanuel Lutheran
Church, services tonight a, 1880 o'clock
and every Sunday night at 1870 o'clock
Banquet Washingon's Birthday.
The committee having charge of the ban
| quet to be given by the George WASHINGTON
Birthday Association February % is ac-
| lively engaged in making final plans. The
committee will within the next few days
announce the names of the speakers
In the police court today the following
cases were disposed of: H. W. Crittendon.
vagrancy, sent to the chain gang for twenty
| days; Benjamin Waters, drunk and disor-
DERBY conduct to Jail for ninety days;
FRANK harper, shooting at Robert Jones.
| fined IS; Raymond Wilson. drunk and dis
orderly conduct. dismissed
Funeral services over the. remains Of
Nicholas P. T. Burke, who died yesterday
afternoon at his home, 621 Duke street, as
result of a stroke of paralysis he sus-
tanned Sunday last, will be held at 1890
o'clock tomorrow afternoon at Christ
Protestant Episcopal Church The services
| will be conducted by Rev. William j. Nor
ton, rector, and the interment will be at
Ivy Hill cemetery.
Brief Mention.
The Washington, Alexandria and Mount
Vernon Electric Railway Company will at
an early date commence the erection of a
large waiting room and ticket station at
Mount Vernon. Plans for the station have
been prepared, and the work is to be CON-
menced as soon as the weather will per-
| NIT. The stockholders Of the company met
yesterday afternoon at Mount Vernon and
reelected the old board of directors and
officers.
In the corporation court today Charles
M. Schwab qualified as administrator of
the estate Of his mother, the late Adolf
phine Schwab.
The Alexandria Athletic Association
basket ball team has perfected arrange
| ments for a game Saturday evening next
with the Belvederes Of Baltimore The
game will be followed nv do
supper. The local team will this evening
play game with the Young Mems Sodality
Lyceum of this city.
The state corporation commission is to ait
at the Alexandria county court house FRI
DAY next to hear complaints against the
Washington, Arlington and Falls Church
Railway Company. 1t was at first in
tended to hear the case at the court in this
| city.
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