Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-27
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
BUSINESS TRANSACTED AT MEET
ING OF CITY COUNCIL.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, March q. 1907.
An ordinance providing for the improve
| ment Of King street from Fayette to Pey
ton streets by paving with vitrified brick,
passed by the board of aldermen, was taken
up at a meeting Of the city council last
evening and passed. resolution asking
for the improvement Of the thoroughfare
from Peyton street to the city's limits on
the west was referred to the committee on
streets. A petition of large number of
property owners residing on North Wash
ington street asking for the improvement
OF that street between Queen and Wythe
streets was referred to the street commit
tee.
The Southern Railway Company was
granted permission to lay a spur track
on Union street between Cameron and
Queen streets. report of the street COM
mites granting Smoot & Co., permission
to pave and curb Cameron street from Lee
TO Union street. provided the width of the
roadway be reduced from forty-two to
tWenty-seven feet. was adopted. The same
committee reported favorably on a PROPOSE
ton appropriating the sum of 500 to i'm
and Franklin streets. and the east side of
Washington and Franklin streets. The
council adopted the report
Report of the light committee that are
nights be provided at the intersection of
Princess and Fayette streets was adopted
with the understanding that the light at
the corner of Wilkes street and the Strand
be removed and placed there Adverse re-
ports were submitted as to lights at Cam
eron and Washington, Franklin and st.
Asaph and Duke and Fayette streets.
PENDING the statement of an expert who
mas been employed to render report on
the quality of light furnished the city by
the Alexandria Electric Company, the ques-
ton was laid over until the report is rem
dered.
Other Business Transacted.
A report of the light committee asking
for an appropriation of 1922. representing
the amount of a bill of the Alexandria
Electric Company for eighty-f1ve arc lights
from February IS to March 1 was adopted.
The light committee reported favorably
on petition of the former employees of
the electric light company for full
months pay for half months work. and
the council adopted the report. 1t appears
that the services of the men were dis
continued by the city after the city dis
posed OF Its plant, which was in the middle
Of the month, and the men thereupon asked
for full months pay.
The sum Of $3.50 was appropriated for the
Cooperative Charities Association.
A resolution Of the Alexandria Athletic
Association that it be allowed to give a
carnival here without paying the necessary
license, as required by law, was reported
upon favoraby.
A resolution for the resurfacing of Or
onoco street from Pitt to st. Asaph streets
was referred to the street committee.
In the board of aldermen, Mr.. George L.
Simpson was appointed member of the
late N. P. T. Burke, and Mr.. Jacob Brill
was appointed member of the committee
on public property.
Matters of Interest.
In the police court today, when the
case Of John Travers. jr.; fannie Trig-
ger. Luther Sutherland and E. ]. Nc
Dermott was called. the charge being as
sault on Rev. j. Byron Hopkins, colored,
March 10 last, Judge Cation continued
the hearing until C. c. Carlin. coun-
sci for the accused. will be able to
appear. Justice Cation stated that he
would in all probability hear the case
some evening in the near future
Fannie Day and Mary Jones. colored.
are detained at police headquarters on
Mr afhu of M Teeens aa the s,s of
street Saturday last The accused were
arrested by Policemen Nicholson and
Knight. The residence of Mr.. Meeks was
provisions and small amount of money
stolen.
Willis Petit. charged with vulgar and
abusive language toward Mrs. c. o.
Wells was prisoner in the police head
quarters this morning. Mrs. Wells told
the court that Petit attempted to see his
wife wife. who WI re resides at her house; Be-
came incensed. Judge Cation fined Petit
S..
About 279 pounds of copper wire al
legged to have been stolen from the Wash
ington, Alexandria and Mt. Vernon Elec-
trio Railway Company. is said to have
been located by the railway officials and
the local police in Baltimore. 1t is re-
ported that 1T was shipped from this
city by a junk dealer The authorities.
it is said. are investigating the case.
AS a result of being caught under a
pile of lumber at the Potomac railroad
yards last night X. J. Huffman, who
is employed there, had one of his ankles
badly mashed. He was removed to the
Alexandria Hospital, where his injuries
were dressed