The Washington herald., 1908-05-02
Mayor Paff Holds Up Bill of
Health Officer.
CITY COUNCIL TO TAKE ACTION
Funeral of William :. schwarmann
Held from the Residence-Guides
Must Pay License of 81 n Year in
the Future-Wim Prevent Boys
Taking Advantages of Strangers.
WASHINGTON HERALD BUREAU,
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SO King Street.
Alexandria. Va. May 1.-Deeming the
bill Of John w. Sutton for $22 80 for serv-
I ices rendered the city health department
irregular Mayor Paff to-day failed to
attach his signature thereto. notwith
standing the fact that the finance COM
mittee OF the city council recommended its
payment and the council acted favorably
upon it, Mr., Sutton will. however. receive
his money. Mayor Pan stated this morn
ing that his reason for failing to sign ii
was that he thought 1t irregular, adding
that the health department had no au-
thority to contract such bill.
Sutton was employed, il is said, at the
instance of Dr. Z. A. German. health Off
Ger. and did patrol duty for several days
guarding a house in the southwestern
section of the city where a case of small
pox existed 1t Is said that another per-
son has been employed by the health Off
Ger 10 perform similar duty at a house
where another case is said TO exist.
1t is believed that the action of Mayor
Pan IN the matter viii be brought to
the attention of the city council at its
next meeting and the authority Of the
health officer to employ special policemen
for such purposes will be finally settled.
William s. Schwarmann's funeral took
place at 4 o'clock this afternoon. from
his late home. ops South Fairfax street
II was attended by a large concourse of
relatives and friends The floral offerings
were numerous and beautiful. Rev. W
". Van Arsdale. pastor Of Trinity Meth
odist Episcopal Church conducted the
services. and the interment was In Bethel
Cemetery. Those serving as pallbearers
were r. Lee Field, r. W. Arnold and
! Frank Creighton. representing the Ma
sonic fraternity; Jacob Bittle Glass
Blowers Association: W. L Rammei,
Owls. and Frank Peverill, Junior Order
Of United Americans. Members OF the
above named organizations attended the
/ funeral in a body.
Mayor PaR to-day signed the ordinance.
/ passed at the last meeting OF the city
council. requiring all guides to pay
license Of s. a year. As previously stated
I In The Washington Herald. it is believed
/ that the new law VIII have tendency
I 10 decrease the number Of precocious
/ youths who assert themselves as guides.
much to the annoyance and discontinue
( Of tourists who daily visit this city.
/ A verdict for the plaintiff for 5000 was
handed down to-day in the Circuit Court
+ for Alexandria County, Judge J. B. T,
Thornton presiding, in the case Of a. l.
Smith against the Washington. Arlington
and Falls Church Railway Company. The
/ object OF the suit was to recover dam
/ ages for personal injuries sustained in
/ an accident on the road last July.
/ The Naval Gun Factory Band, of Wash
/ ington, tonight gave a concert at the
Young Mems Sodality Lyceum Hall, for
the benefit OF the Columbia Steam Fire
Engine Company. Following the concert
! the members of the band were rendered
a banquet at the engine house of the
/ fire laddies.
/ IN the Police Court this morning.
George Coleman, colored, charged with
entering a Southern Railway tool car at
the Washington and Ohio depot, Wsdnes-
day night, was held for the action OF
4 the grand jury. William Teller. COlored.
/ charged with entering a car belonging
to the same company last night, was
/ held for the action Of the Fairfax County
authorities.
The case Of Michael Creegan, admins
traitor Of the estate Of William Creegan,
deceased. against the Washington. Al
exandria and Mount Vernon Electric
Railway Company, to recover damages
in the sum Of $1,000 for the death Of
| his son, will be heard IN the Corporation
/ Court tomorrow. Young Creegan was
run down by a car on the defendant
company's road, May y, 1907.
A bill Of $4O9OsO submitted by Julian D.
knight for improving the Office of the
clerk Of the Corporation Court, which was
the lowest bid received by the public
property committee, has been withdrawn
by the bidder and Mr.. Knight viii not
accept the contract Mr. Knight ascribes
as his reason for Withdrawing his bid
that he made a mistake in HIS figures.
! The next lowest bidder was a Washington
firm whose bid was $4.5S6.
Richard Summers. colored, Of Queen
City. Alexandria County. was arrested to-
day by Deputy United States Marshal
Joseph F. Glover. on charge of selling
liquor without a license. The prisoner
was arraigned before United States Com
missioner r. P. ". Garnett and remanded
for a preliminary hearing Wednesday
next,
City Treasurer Robinson Will have his
Office open until late tomorrow night for
the accommodation of those who have not
yet paid their capitation tax. To-day a
large number Of citizens paid their taxes.
and It Is expected that when the books
close tomorrow night almost every ell
gible voter in the city will have paid his
tax.
Aunt Polly Bassetts Singing Skule"
gave a delightful entertainment tonight
at Christ Church Parish Hail. for the ben
eft Of the Childrens Ministering League
The participants acquitted themselves
creditably, and the performance was
greatly enjoyed by the large crowd pres
ent.
The Episcopal High School baseball
team and the Woodberry- Forrest School
will play tomorrow afternoon at 2.15, on
the formers grounds. A good game is
anticipated the teams being about evenly
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