Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
FOR ALEXANDRIA COUNTY
CRANDAL MACKEY DRAFTS
BILLS OF PUBLIC INTEREST.
Action by Citizens at Mass Meeting
To Be. Considered at Session
Next Friday.

Alexandria county citizens have ar
ranged to hold a mass meeting at the
courthouse. Fort Myer Heights, next Fri
! day evening, at 40 O'Clock, to consider
measures for better county government.
| Such was decided on last Saturday by
! the legislative committee appointed at
the courthouse meeting three weeks ago.
All citizens associations are expected to
send delegates as they did to the previous
meeting, and to give general notice that
| all citizens, whether members of associa-
tons or not, are invited to attend and
participate in the discussion of the meas
ures drawn and submitted by the legisla-
tive committee for ratification.
| Among thosew no will probably be pres
ent and lead in the movement. 1t is ex-
| planned, are State Senator r. f. Thorn
ton. Representative Joseph R. Cation, r.
Walton Moore, Commonwealth Attorney
Crandal Mackey, County Clerk George II.
Rucker, County Supervisors Rust Febrey
and Douglass, and others. members of
the committee, including E. w. Stearns.
J. D. Ashford. E. W. r. Ewing, c. H.
Greathouse. Charles R. simms, with R.
C. l.. Moncure, John B. Henderson, jr., H.
A. Fellows. A. d. Torreyson. Curtis
Graham. ]. II. Supplee. James E. Glenn
ents. DIR. Welburn. DR.. Corbett. DR..
Hagan. and others, including all county
officials. .
! Walter E. Weaver who was chairman
of the former mass meeting, will call to
order and preside. and r. Gordon Ffnney
will continue secretary. Delegates to
! duly accredited without further notice.
| The foregoing are in general the details
provided for at the earlier citizens meet
! ing and agreed on by the committee at
its final session.
The subcommittee to put in form the
proposed measures has had several sit
tings with State Senator Thornton pres
ent. and Capt. Mackey reported the pro-
posed bills to the full committee meeting
at Maj. Ewng's Saturday night. The
committee spent nearly two hours in dis
cussing the proposals, and then adopted
three bills drawn by Capt. Mackey. and
one by Maj. Ewing, and referred them
| to the mass meeting called for next Fri
| day for ratification.
The bill proposed by Maj. Ewing was a
| revision of his measure, as published eX-
| clusively by The Star. November %. 1t
was modified as to leave to the county
| authorities all county road funds. with
| the obligation to care for the county roads
| within present subdivisions. The essential
feature of it permits citizens of any COM
| munity by a majority vote to collect
within defined limits, and under proper
| safeguards.
Special Police Force.
One Mackey bill, as adopted by the COM
mittee, provides:
That the board of supervisors Of Alex
andria county may, when it deems 1t ad-
visable appoint a special police force, 10
| consist of not less than two suitable and
| discreet persons who shall serve as such
until others are appointed by the board
| in their place and the board may, II 1t
deem it proper, allow compensation 70
such police and any expense incurred In
| the execution of their duties to be PAID
out of the county levy. and the board may
| at any time remove any or all Sucn po'
lice and appoint others. and may MI any
vacancy that may occur in said police
force or may add to the number thereto.
| fore appointed.
Another of the Mackey bills proposes
that boards of supervisors of every coun
~. in addition to the powers conferred BY
general statutes, shall have power to lay
off streets, walks, and alleys: to provide
prison houses for the temporary conf1ne
| ment of prisoners before trial or remova
| 10 Jail; to provide regulations for the gov
eminent and discipline of county employe:
and of persons under confinement in jail
to provide the time for holding market!
and regulations for the same; to proven
nuisanceS: to regulate the keeping OF gun
prescribe places for the interment of thu
dead; to provide waterworks; to maxi
regulations for the building of houses ant
for the guarding against the danger o
accidents by hre, TO proVloe LOT III
weighing of coal and other articles; t.
regulate the movement of vehicles on pub
lie roads and for the preservation OF or
der and the protection of life and limb
to regulate the keeping and running a
large of dogs. fowls. ETC.; to prohibit th'
littering of public roads or streets: 7,
regulate or prohibit loud noises Will
horns, gongs etc, and loud cries, ant
to prohibit or regulate the use of tirework
and other explosives.
1t is provided for the carrying into eff
feet of the foregoing the boards of super
visors may make ordinances and bylaw
and prescribe fines and other means O.
punishment.
Appointment OF Justice.
The Mackey act, providing for the ap
pointment Of a police justice in Alexan.
dria county and defining his duties. gives
: the power of appointment to the circuit