Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-09

IMPROVEMENT TO KING STREET
IN CONTEMPLATION.
Plans for New School Building for
Girls-General and Per-
sonal Items.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, April 8, 1907.
The improvement of King street from
Fayette to Payne and thence to the city
| limits on the west, and the improvement
of Washington street from Queen to
Wythe street will be taken I'D for consid-
Grafton at the regular semi-monthly meet
ing Of the council tonight, and 1t is ex-
pected that favorable action will be taken
in both cases.
These improvements, together with the
proposed improvements to the city Jail and
courthouse, will require the expenditure
of very large sum of money. 1t Is pre-
stunned, however. that these expenditures
can be met without additional cost to the
taxpayers
petition for an increase of salary, pre-
scented some time ago by the members Of
the police force, will not be considered at
the committee to which the petition was
referred has not yet rendered report.
New School Building.
Plans for the erection Of a modern
school building for girls to take the
place Of the present structure known as
Lee School, situated at the northwest cor
ner Of King and Alfred streets, were dis
cussed yesterday at a meeting of the
teachers of that school by Mr.. c. L.
Yates, member Of the school board.
According to the plans outlined. the
taxpayers of the city will be asked
whether or not they would be willing to
bear a slight increase in taxes for the
purpose of securing sufficient funds for
the erection of the building. COM
School and one from Washington School
was appointed to push the project. In
the event the plan Is Endorsed 1t will be
presented to the city council. The pres
t. hos
from time to time been improved. 1t is
said however. that more modern build
ing is desired
Pool Tourney.
A pool tournament has been arranged for
at the Young Mems sodality Lyceum Hall,
which is scheduled to commence Monday
night next. Thirty games of fifty points
each will be played. There will be six con-
testants. Mr.. r. Edward Power will be
the official scorer. The contestants will be
Messrs. T. C. Hoy. Walter NJ. Donnelly,
James Pettey, p. F. German, jr., H. Lin
den Wheatley and r. Emmett Kelly.
Team Runs Away.
team attached to a covered-top wagon
ran away about o'clock this morning from
the Cameron street entrance to the market
building. The team was the property of
Mr.. Thomas Murphy. who resides in Fair
fax county, about seven miles below Alex
andria. He reported the matter to the
police. and up to a late hour this afternoon
the team had not been captured. Every
possible effort to locate the missing team is
being made by the police.
General Items.
James Emmett was arrested last night
by Policeman John T. Roberts on suspicion
of attempting to defraud Mrs. Mary Null
ings out of a board bill. 1t is alleged that
the accused owes the complainant a board
bill amounting to $95. Emmett will be
given a hearing in the police court this
afternoon.
An address was delivered al the Second
Presbyterian Church last night by Mr..
Charles F. Nesbt of Washington, under
the auspices of the Presbyterian Brother
hood. His subject was The Relation OF
Christianity to Modern Business Methods.
At the annual meeting of the stockholders
of the National Capital Copper Mining
Company held at II o'clock this morning at
the office of Mr.. Gardner l.. Boothe the
following directors were chosen for the en-
suing year: Neal Starke, s. w. Scott, Max
Ploeger, E. FretZ, f. w. Rose, w. s.
Thatcher, Stephen Gray, Dallas, Texas; s.
NJ. Dow. Washington, D. c., and +. j.
Huber Bonneville, Mo.
Owing to the absence of Police Justice
Harry B. Cation from the city this morning
the cases in the police court will not be
heard until late this afternoon. Eight
minor cases are entered on the blotter.