Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-13
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
IMPORTANT RULING ON WASTE
DRAINS AND SEWERS
Occupants and Not Owners of Houses
Without Sewer Connection Held
Responsible-Three Deaths.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

ALEXANDRIA, va, july Is. l3oo
Announcement was made by Police JUS
tice Cation in the police court this morn
ing that there is no ordinance to compel
property owners to tap sewers. but he
added that the law requires that where
other than rain water runs into the street
1t is obligatory on the part Of the owner
to tap the sewer. He further stated that
in the case of Mrs Mary A. Muir. who
was charged several days ago with fail
ing to have several tenements owned
by her connected with the sewer. he would
dismiss the charge The law. he said.
reads that the occupant of the house and
not the owner shall not permit other
than rain water to run into the street on
of Justice Cation the city ordinance on
the subject is perfectly valid.
According to Justice Cations decision.
hereafter tenants who occupy houses
or owners who occupy houses and per-
NIT other than rain water to run into
the streets will be cited to appear in
the police court. Owners of the houses
who rent them to tenants and have no
sewer connection will not. however,
have to appear in court. In other words.
according to the decision it will not be
obligatory for the owner Of a house to
tap a sewer abutting his premises 1t
will be the duty of the tenant to see
that none but rain water runs into the
street.
This decision is victory for Col. F. L.
Muir. and the occupants of the houses in
question owned by her will hereafter be
subject to fine if they permit other than
rainwater to run into the street.
Miss Katherine Bauer, daughter of the
late George Bauer. forty years of age died
about o'clock last night at the Alexan-
dria Hospital following a lingering i'll
ness. She had been sufferer from pull
monary trouble She was sister Of Mrs.
Thomas Elliott of this city. Her funeral
will take place at 3 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon from Grace Protestant Episco-
pal Church. Rev. Edgar Carpenter rec
tor, will conduct the services and the in
terment will be made in Bethel cemetery.
The following will be the pallbearers:
Mayor Pan, D. G. Grillbortzer, John
Bayne. c. j. Guisendaffer. Charles Sulli-
van and George Roth. the latter Of Bal
timore.
Mrs. Lucy A. Crump, wife of Edgar L.
Crump. died yesterday morning at her
home. HOS Prince street She had been
in i'll health long time. Mrs. Crump
was forty-one years old. Besides her hus-
band. several children survive. The de-
ceased was a native of st. Mary county.
Md. Her funeral will take place at
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Rev. Edgar
Carpenter will conduct the services.
Funeral services over the remains of
James Henry were held at o'clock this
morning from Wheatley's undertaking es-
adjustment. Rev. w. J. Morton. rector
of Christ Protestant Episcopal Church.
conducted the services. The interment was
in Bethel ST. PaulS cemetery.
William Charles Ayers infant son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Ayers, died yes
terday morning at his parents home, 11O4
King street. The funeral will take place
at 5 o'clock this afternoon.
Fined for Carrying a Pistol.
A fine of $50 was imposed on Robert
<4,
carrying a pistol. John Lindsey, colored.
arrested on suspicion of the theft of a
gun from Thomas Elliott, was acquitted.
Theodore Beach forfeited IS collateral on
a charge of disorderly conduct. A fine
of So each was imposed on James Self and
Charles Lucas. colored, for the same Of
tense.
The chamber of commerce will hold its
monthly meeting this evening. A large
volume of routine business will. it is ex
pected. be disposed of. 1t is more than
probable that the organization will at the
close Of the meeting take its ANNUAL sum-
mer recess.
The corporation court for this city will
convene tomorrow. with Judge ]. B. T.
Thornton presiding A number of civil
and chancery cases will be considered at
Rev. Thomas Watkins. the hoy
preacher from South Wales. England.
preached an able sermon last night at the
First Baptist Church.
M L. COrSe camp, SonS OF Commemorate
Veterans, will hold its regular monthly
meeting tonight at Lee Camp Hall.
Mrs. Cora Wheatly is quite i'll at her
home on Duke street.
Lieut. Dent the army engineer officer
in temporary charge Of the improvement
of the Potomac river. has made arrange
ments to establish harbor lines along the
water front of Alexandria, Va, under an
allotment of $500 made for the purpose
by the Chief of Engineers.