Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-23
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
NUMBER OF MATTERS CONSIDER
ED BY CITY COUNCIL. -.
Cases Before Corporation Court 70
day-Railway Company's Investi-
CATION of Recent Disturbance.
Ipecial Correspondence of the Star.

Special Correspondence Of the Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, January D. 1907.
A bill Of the Pinkerton National Detective
Agency for $233.s5 for services rendered In
investigating the murder of George Cur
tin, which occurred here about one year
ago. was presented by Mayor Paff at the
meeting the city council held last even
ing. 1t was referred to the joint commit
tee on finance and general laws.
The finance committee reported favorably
on a resolution carrying with it an appro-
priation Of $1,000 for improving the road
way on Commerce street between Duke and
Prince streets, and council adopted its re-
port 1t is proposed to improve this road
way with broken stone and also lay gut
tering and curbing.
Action on a proposition submitted by
Superintendent Joseph Colvin of the Wash
ington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon Elec-
trio Railway Company to operate a car
from the ferry wharf to the new union sta
ton, at the head of King street, provided
the city shall grant the company the use
Of Cameron street from Payne street to the
corporate limits, was deferred. The propo-
sition came through Mayor Paff and Coun-
Gilman williams, who yesterday held a con-
ference with Mr.. Colvin concerning the
matter, and Mr.. Colvin. it was stated,
promised to surrender the franchise as soon.
as the company discontinued the car serv-
ice.
Referred to Joint Committee.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Marshall,
carrying with it an appropriation of
$1,000 for. the improvement of the office
of the clerk of the corporation court, was
referred to the joint committee on finance
and public property. A resolution ap-
propriating $1,000 for the improvement
of Alfred street between Duke and Prince
streets was referred to the street COM
mittee The committee on public prop
erty and finance failed to render a report
last evening on the p1 OPPOSITION of DR.. A.
Luria, president of Chicago bed manu-
featuring company, who desires to lease
a piece Of land owned by the city, stu,
had this matter under consideration for.
the past two weeks. and the general i'm
preston prevailed that a favorable re-
port would be made last night.
] A report Of the finance committee for
an appropriation of $3.50 to meet a de-.
felt In the chain gang appropriation
for the year ending May 81. 1907, was
adopted.
Adverse Report.
An adverse report was rendered by the.
same committee on petition of A. II.
Travers to be relieved of the payment Of In
terest on delinquent taxes. An ordinance
regulating the curb grade on the south side
of wilkes street between Alfred and Pat
rick streets was passed. An ordinance to
fx the grade on the west side of Alfred
street between Wilkes and Gibbon streets
was referred back to the committee, be-
cause Mr.. UhIer asserted that 1t should
cover both sides of the street. The sum of
500 was appropriated for q crossing at the
corner Of Patrick and Or0noco. streets
The matter OF appropriating the sum Of
500 for the purchase OF fiagstOnes was re-
ferred to the street committee. Mr.. r. L.
Monroe was appointed by the chair menu
Der OF the committee ON general laws. to
take the place Of Mr.. Gardner L. Boothe,