Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-09
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
FIRST MEETING OF CITY CoUN-
GIL AFTER SUMMER RECESS.
Candidates for the Senate File State
ments Of Expenses-Other News
of Interest
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Fai-r.-ASNi'hlA, va, OCTOBER y, 1897.
A bill of a detective agency for SS7s. %
FOR services rendered In endeavorng to
unravel the Curtin murder mystery was
recommended to be paid by the joint com
mittee on finance and general laws at the
first meeting of the city council after the
summer recess. last evening. The com
mittee made mention thai the bill was
contracted without authority.
| The committee IN light was authorized
to make contract with c. c. bailey.
who offered 500 per year for the privilege
lof extracting ammonia rom the gas
works. which now goes TO waste Ma
Ichinery for the purpose will. 1t is stated.
be installed at once
resolution of Councilman Frank T.
Evans. providing for an inquiry to deter
mine the validity of the appointment of a
police justice in this city, was referred to
1.-THE proper committee.
A resolution CARRYING an appropriation
tof S2Wo for improving the city aims
rouse was referred to the committee on
finance and poCr. The sum of $3.50 was
appropriated to assist in the establishment
of night school for boys The resoiu-
ton was offered by Councilman Snowden
Relieved of Payment.
The committee on light recommended
that the Alexandria Light Infantry be
relieved of the payment of gas bill of
s2o5, and action to that effect was taken
The report of the finance committee ap-
propriating SIS each for the Columbia and
Reliance fire companies and $50 for the
Relief Hook and Ladder company to de-
Tray expenses incurred In a trip to the
hremen's convention at Newport News
| was adopted
The communication OF the Alexandria
Electric Company proposing to install arc
hsnts or 40 capacity to take the place
Oh the present ones Of Sc ampere meas
ure was referred to the light committee
| petition from the city school board
1nciosing a resolution offered by c. r.
Yates. member Of the board, calling
upon the council to confer with the
| hnance committee Of the city school board
with the object of securing the erection
OF a new school building for white girls
was referred to the committee on schools
| and finance.
The sum OF 5000 was appropriated for
the installation of additional fire plugs
| petition Directing to the erection of
livery stable on North st. Asaph street
Just north of King street, was referred to
| the committee on general laws and
! sire It's
A communication was received from
p, eugene e. GladdiS stating that he and q
nu,ib.r of associates propose to erect
| thirty houses on the square bounded by
commerce. Peyton and Prince streets. and
asking the city to provide sewers and
| The committee on streets
Expenses of Candidates.
| statement Of the expenses of the pri-
| mary september 10 to nominate a candi-
| date for the senate from the fourteenth
| district has been filed by each of the can
| didates. Senator Machen's expenses were
s652O4. r. Ewell Thornton Of Fairfax
county, who was nominated, figures his
| of
J. Wedderburn of Fairfax county spent
s274.25.
Rev. Charles D. Bulla, pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South, has
| completed arrangements for the visit o;
William Jennings Bryan to this city He
IS TO deliver an address in the opera house
| Friday evening. November % on "Th
Old World and It's Ways"
| While attending the confederate reunion
| at Richmond (Va.) last June Rev Mr.
Bulla told Mr.. Bryan of his efforts to
complete the George r. Hill Memorial a
by the congregation of the Methodist Epis-
| copal Church South. Mr.. Bryan CON
scented to lecture for the benefit Of the
| memorial.
Corporation held their annual meeting in
this city yesterday afternoon. The fol-
lowing officers and directors were chosen:
j. Edward Rowland president. Sandy
D.
dent New York city; Willard w. Brown,
secretary and treasurer. Washington; My
ron Q. Brown. director. Washington.
Brief Mention.
At the annual meeting of the CRYSTAL
Plate Ice Company yesterday afternoon
the following were elected directors: John
L. Weaver. Chevy Chase. Md: Walter T.
| Weaver, Alexandria county: F. Baker
| Weaver, Washington; David F. Weaver
Washington; Charles H. Weaver. Wash
| ington Grove, Md; l.. w. Weaver Wash
ington: George A. Weaver Washington
Mrs. Ellen Nugent widow of Patrick
| NCgent. died last evening at her home
b34 South Pitt street, after a brief illness
| Mrs Nugent was sixty-seven years of age
and native Of Ireland. Three sons sur
vive her. For many years Mrs Nugent
| conducted place of business at the
northeast corner of Pitt and Gibbon
streets Funeral services will be held
next Friday morning at st. Marys Cath
| ole Church.
| Funeral services over the remains of
Mrs. Emma r. Cottrell. whose death oc-
| CURED Monday last. were held this after
| noon at her late home, 307 North Column
| bus street. Rev. G. 1. HUMPHREYS. pastor
| of the Methodist Protestant Church offici-
ated The burial was in Bethel cemetery
| Miss Sallie l.. Risheill, daughter of Mr.
Thomas V. Risheill. and Mr. Robert NJ
| Prettyman were married last evening at
| the residence OF the pride. 2l9 South Pitt
street. The ceremony was performed by
| Rev. Charles D. Bulla, pastor of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church South. Following
the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Prettyman de-
parted for st. Louis where they will
| spend their honeymoon.
| The Arlington school board of Alexan-
dria county was reorganized last evening
DR.. Charles B. Munson was chosen chair
man and William A McShea clerk Plans
and specifications for the proposed new
school building at Fort Myer Heights were
discussed. after which postponement was
taken until next Saturday night.