Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-29
Lodge of Owls recently organized in this
city.
Meeting of City Council.

communication from Rev. DR. W. r.
Fisher, pastor Of the First Baptist Church.
on behalf of the congrega ton. asking that
memorial tablet be placed on the front
! OF the police headquarters building to per-
petuate the name and memory OF the late
jeremiah Moore WITHOUT n license. was
read a a meeting OF the city council last
evening, and on motion of Councilman
Brill. il was referred to the joint COM
mittee on public property and general
laws.
City guides will hereafter be required to
pay license of s. year. and they will
| be furnished with a badge by the mayor.
A mea sure to that effect was introduced
by Mr.. Hellmuth. The mayor IL vested
with the power to revoke licenses. All
applicants for licenses will be required tn
have the signatures Of two reputable citi-
zens. Failure TO procure a license Is pun
ishable by fine of from 81 TO SO. ANY
guide who misrepresents any place or
places of historical interest shall be sub
ject to che same fine. The ordinance be-
comes operative from the date OF its
pa sSage.
A resolution by Councilman Williams
that the street committee confer with
the county board of supervisors fela-
tive to extending the vitrihed brick
roadway westward on King street was
adopted.
A letter was read from Mayor Pan
|. explaining that he had visited the OFF.
Gals OF the washington AleXdnQTld anu
Mount Vernon Electric Railway Com
pany. and they had promised that here
after all northbOund and southbound
trains will stop at King and st. ASaph,
King and Patrick and Cameron and
Patrick streets. A communication from
the board Of fire wardens asking the
council to have the trains stop at the
| above points to prevent collisions WIN
fire engines was also received. = reso-
luton of Councilman Birrell to nave all
trains over the road mentioned stop at
King and Pitt streets was referred to
the general laws committee.
Extension of City Limit&
Councilman Leadbeater asked what
! had become of his resolution providing
for the extension OF the city limits.
President Snowden informed him that
the matter will be taken up next July
A resolution carrying an appropriation
of $1,000 for the construction Of a terra
Gotta sewer i'm Washington street be-
tween Wilkes and Gibbon streets was
referred to the streets committee res
olution empowering the public property
at Princess and Pitt streets and make OF
ii a storage place for the city was re-
ferred to that COMMITTEES. THE Alexan-
dria Medical Society submitted resolu-
ton to have a record OF all births kept.
and 1t was referred to the finance and
general laws committee
A resolution that $3.50 be appropriated
for widening the cutters and for other
improvements in Pitt street. one hundred
feet south Of Duke street. to Wolfe street
was referred to the street committee.
The sum of 1915 was appropriated for
improvements at the engine house or the
Relief Hook and Ladder Company Al
the request Of c. B. Marshall. chairman
of the public property committee. 500
. was appropriated for improvements at the
Columbia and Reliance fire engine houses
and at the city jail. Permission was
granted Dr. G. T. Klipstein to erect sew
eral frame house on Pendleton street near
Pitt street on cedar posts. The sum OF
$50 was appropriated for raising the SIDE
walk adjoining the alley bounded oy
Washington, Columbus. King and Gamer
on streets. A bill of John w. Sutton for
SO. 80 for services rendered the health de-
partment was ordered paid. resolution
offered by Councilman Strauss to have the
tagging at the intersection of Prince ano
Pitt streets raised was referred to the
street committee.
Close Of Registration Books.
The registration books will be closed
May l. and not reopened until June 10.
Only persons who have paid the poll tax
will be permitted to vote in the coming
congressional election. June 3. Those who
vote in June must have paid their taxes
by December 10 last Many citizens are
engaged IN arranging LOT trdisief ii"ih
one ward to another, and a large number
are paying the poll taxes in order to par
tic pate in the coming presidential cleo
ton. The taxes being paid now are TO
the years 1905. 1905 and 1907 Taxes for
the present year are not yet due. Taxes
for the foregoing years must be paid by
Saturday next.
The only case in the police court this
morning was that of Harry and Roy
Smith, who claimed Baltimore their
home. and who were charged with beinS
suspicious characters. Both boys were or
dered to leave the city at once.
A musical and literary entertainment
will be given this evening In Odd Fellows
Hail. North Columbus street. under the
auspices OF Samaritan Rebekah Lodge. No.
-. I. 0. o. r.
Rev. Dr. w. F.. Fisher. rastor of the
First Baptist Church. departed today for
Concord Station. Campbell county. Va, to
engage in eyangelstic work there.
WILI.EMSTADT, Curacao. April %
A letter receiver here from Caracas