The Washington herald., 1907-12-11
City Council Holds Last Meet
ing Before Holidays.
HEARS MANY RESOLUTIONS
Discusses Redemption of Bonds
Amounting 10 S74S,OOO-TaI1eS Up
Gas Question:, 900 Voters Regis
tered-Circutt Court Hears Suit
Against southern Railway.
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held It's semi-monthly meeting tonight in
the Office Of City Auditor r. F. Price.
owing &c the fact that the improvements
In the council chamber have not yet been
| completed. The session was one of the
shortest held recently. and council ad
journed until the second Tuesday in
January.
Councilman SnOwden offered a resolu-
tion that the finance committee be au-
thorized 10 consider the best method OF
arranging for and refunding the outstand-
ing bonds. Of the issue Of 1879, amounting
TO S74S0O0, and to report to council early
In January. in order that the delegate in
the general assembly from this city. and
the next State senator from this district.
may report bills in the next session Of the
legislature to authorize a refunding OF the
debt The matter was referred 20 the
finance committee.
The report OF j. B. Waller. clerk OF the
city gas works, for the gas finances, for
the six months ending November 20. 1907.
was read and accepted. According 20 the
report. the amount Of gas sold during
that period was Sl5,7lSS9. and the amount
collected was S15,05S31, leaving the amount
unpaid TO November 80, 1907, S6605S The /
amount of other bills due and unpaid was
given at S25721.
~ ordinance was passed, with an
amendment, for the sale % a certain strip
Of land owned by the city. situated near1
the old canal. 10 the Old Dominion Glass !
Company for the sum OF SG00 In the
amendment it is provided that upon pay /
mont TO the city auditor the company VIII I
gain title To the property upon which il I
IS now located, together with other prop
erty
A resolution was introduced and passed I
by Councilman Williams that the city
council indorse the Cation rolling stock ,
bill. and that the president OF each board 4
Of coandl name one member from his re- /
sptCtive board 20 cooperate with the /
chamber Of commerce in having the bin /
, enforced. President SnoWden named 0r I
Williams on the committee Mr Williams 4
explained the purport of the bill. which /
ne said. was more equitable for the city 1
The city at present. he said receives I
S6G6-lS from the railroads. and under the 7,
proposed bin il would receive S2503 4d- .
, diuoaal Mr. Birrell stated that he was
of the opinion that II council would force Z
the matter IL would eventually become a I
law.
\ communication was received from
the board of fire wlrdens asking that
the sum Of $500 be appropriated FOR the
purchase Of modern fire alarm system.
The resolution was referred 10 tie
finance committee.
Councilman Strauss offered a resolu-
tion having for its object the repairing
Of the market house steeple, and II was
I referred % the public property commit
tee. Councilman Birreu stated that he
and Mayor Pan would like to appear be-
fore the finance committee 20 point out
the necessity for police patrol FOR the
| city. Mr.. Birrel was Informed that MS
d request would be granted
[ z. j. Evans was granted permission 20
2 reshingle a shed I'm the rear of his home,
S22 South 81. Asaph street.
; When the Office OF City Treasurer
Thomas w Robinson closed at 10 o'clock
last night approximately 1000 voters had
paid their annual tax. $50 Consider
able activity was displayed by citizens
Yesterday. in order that they may par
tcipate in the election which viii be
held the second Tuesday in next June. NJ
p which time a mayor and three council
men from each ward viii be chosen
The Circuit Court for this city. Judge
Thomas ". Harrison. Of Winchester.
Va. presiding. was engaged to-day in
o hearing the suit OF J. Louis Loose against
b the Southern Railway Company. a suit
, in which the plaintiff seeks to recover
S damages in the sum Of So. 600 for Injuries
alleged to have been sustained 10 his
plants and hOthouses from smoke and
cinders from the defendant company's
engines, machine shops and round
house Attorneys +. L. Smith and r. d.
Z Bramback represented the railway com
S pany, while the plaintiff is being repre-
sented by Attorneys Norton and Boothe.
In the Corporation Court to-day the will
! OF William H. Lambert dated October
Y, 1907 was admitted 10 probate. and his
!, son-in-law. Robert d. Marshall qualified
as executor. The estate is valued at
$4,000. The testator directs that no in
ventory or appraisement Of the estate be
made. He leaves the Alexandria Hospital
$l000 and the sum OF $500 is donated TO
< the Masonic Home, Richmond. after
which the other bequests are as follows.
Mrs. Florence May Bell his daughter. of
Atlanta Ga, $1,000: Arthur Wilson Lam
bert, his son. $1,000. together with his
t Masonic jewels and testimonials. and also
all OF his books. pictures and everything
belonging 20 the testator in St Louis.
consisting mainly OF an interest m the
Lambert Chemical Company, and Helen
Louise Marshall, his daughter. the residue
, Of the estate
The Lyceum Dramatic Club tonight
presented The OLD Dairy Homestead"
tbree-act rural comedy-drama. at the
Young Mems SOdality Lyceum Hall The
cast Of characters was as follows: Jason
wilkins. a farmer. NJ f. Green: J. H.
ArrOwroOt, town constable c. A. Roth
mund; Mike Dcmatrim. a detective. VIII
lam Toomey; Willie Work. born tired. II.
, l. VIII eatley; Malcolm Cary, a scoundrel.
d VI. J. Mcfarland: Jack. farm hand. r.
c. Green; Mrs. Glumer. an adventures.
Miss NJ. Green; Beck wilkins. an old
o maid. Miss NJ. King; Maude, Mrs. VII
kins' niece, Miss l. Lynch and Ruby.
little waif. Miss NJ Murphy
The performance was under the drec-
tiOn Of Mr.. NJ L. Green, and during the
, evening solos were rendered by Harry
I Maxwell and William f. Thornton. both
of Washington. Music was furnished by
the Alexandra Mandolin Club, with
Henry J. Kremer rs musical director
PRETTYMAN FUNERAL TO-DAY.