Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-27
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Dollar Gas After December !
Next.
ACTION OF CITY COUNCIL
Street Improvements Are Discussed
at Length.
DEMOCRATIC RALLY TONIGHT
Drum Corps to Parade the Streets.
DR.. Grammer to Begin Series
Of Lectures.
ACTION OF CITY COUNCIL
DEMOCRATIC RALLY TONIGHT
Special Correspondence Of Tho Star.

Sperial Core pondencc Of Tho Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. October -. 1909.
Beginning December I next the price
of city gas will be 81 per 1000 feet. pro-
vided the bills are paid promptly. as re-
,duired by the city light committee. This
action was taken at meeting of the
city council last evening. and was passed
after debate.
The present price of gas is S13O per
thousand with a discount of 20 cents off
the LOCO feet. making the price upon
prompt payment 81 per 1000. The re-
duction is, therefore. 10 cents on the 1000
feet. The ordinance provides, however,
no monthly consumer shall use less than
no feet and no quarterly consumer less
,iian 900 feet, otherwise they will be
,JmPelied to pay. for those respective
utmber OF feet.
The lat,er measure was at first opposed
by tuut."ii:i.aO Spinks, who contended
was won. To "narge consumer for
that which lie ola not receive Mr..
Chler, chairman the light committee.
stated that the object was to get at about
fifty-four meters Es;:,iied in various
places, which do not yield cents worth
of revenue during the moatn. He thought
it no more than fair t.,at they should
pay something for the pr;vii -pe of the
use of the meter.
. y recommendation of the street and
finance committee that the sum of ST.,
be appropriated for grading and graveling
Washington street from Wythe street
northward to the corporation line a dis
lance of more than four squares, to con-
meet with broken stone roadway just
completed by the authorities Of Alexan-
dria county, was tabled upon motion of
Councilman Smith after lengthy debate
The consensus of opinion was that it
would first be well to improve streets in
the center of the city.
Action on Street improvements.
The city engineer reported upon the
cost of improving Columbus street from
Oronoco to the city's limits on the north.
The figures given were from $500 to
$4,000
A recommendation Of the street COM
mittee that s1.46O be appropriated for i'm
proving Alfred street between Prince
and Duke streets was laid over until the
next meeting. 1t is provided. however,
that the money will not become available
until three-fourths of the AUDITING prop
erty owners have paid % cents per. lineal
foot for curbing into the city treasury.
1t was reported by the street COM
mittee that the cost of improving
Franklin street between Alfred and Pat
rick streets would be $500, and that
the city's share of the cost would be
'three-tenths. The report was received.
Upon the recommendation of the pub
lie property committee $500 was apprO
priated for repairs at the city aims
house.
4 report of the light committee ia
voring the placing Of gas lamp at the
corner Of Prince and Henry streets was
adopted.
Auto Speed Ordinance.
An ordinance making it unlawful to
run automobiles through the city's
streets at speed exceeding twelve
miles per hour and carrying with it
for violation minimum fine of s. and
maximum fine Of SIS, was referred to
the street and general laws committee.
The sum of $3.50 was appropriated for a
sewer on the square bounded by Alfred,
Patrick. Duke and Prince streets; 500 for
naggings on Columbus and Montgomery
streets, and 500 for filling ditch on the
west side of Patrick street between Wilkes
and Gibbon streets.
mass meeting of the democrats Of this
city will be held at o'clock tonight at
the Opera House. when addresses will be
made by Representative G. &. Carlin,
Henry st. George Tucker and Robinson
Moncure. the latter a candidate for the
house OF delegates. The speakers will be
escorted to the hall by a committee re-
Gently appointed for that purpose. The
committee will meet at King and Wash
ington streets at 1:35 O'Clock. and one
will go to Representative Carlin,s home
and afterward TO the home of S. G. Brent
for the purpose Of escorting Mr. Tucker,
who will he the guest of Mr.. Brent dur
Ing his stay in Alexandria.
Previous to the meeting a drum corps
will parade the streets. and during the
speechmaking an orchestra will discourse
music. The following is the committee
in charge of arrangements: r.. S. Bar
back. Fl. w. Smith. G. B. Marshall. S.
p. Fisher. J. NJ. Hill. Thomas A. Fisher.
J. Fred Birrell. +. J. Paff. J. r. Cation.
r. ". Cox. Hubert Snowden, J. r. n.
ers will he introduced by Charles Bend
helm. chairman OF the city democratic
committee. who will preside.
Y. NJ. S. dominates Officers.
Alarsely attended meeting of the Young
Mems Senate was held last night in the
Young Peoples building of the NJ. F.
Church. when officers were nominated
and arrangements were made for an
oyster roast, which will be held Novem-
Der IL next.
The election of officers will take place
Tuesday next. The following were nomi-
mated: Carl Shaffer and Thomas Clarke
president: Charles Wright. w. G. Bag
gett and W. y. Harper. vice president
Rev. G. u. Bulla. ]. G. Graham and John
Moaroe. chaplain: ]. o. Gillian, financial
secretary; Joseph Goldsmith. assistant
financial secretary: f. G. knight. SER
Reant-at-arms: A. NJ. Dawson and Robert
Zachary. journal clerk; William Luckett
and John G. Graham, secretary; Joseph
Goldsmith. assistant sergeant-at-arms
Joseph Goldsmith. postmaster: f. c.
knight and w. y. Harper. senate re-
porters: W. c. Baggett and +. w. Jen-
kins. reading clerk.
In the corporation court today the
cases of Lewis Conner. alias Longshot
and John johnson and Joseph Dudley
the two last named coOred. indicted for
engaging I'm the cocaine traffic. were set
for trial at the November term of court
The court appointed Attorney f. p. Rus
sell to defend the prisoners.
Bender Damage Suit.
Final arguments were made this after
noon in the case of Robert Bender
against the Washington. Alexandria and
Mount Vernon Railway Company. The
case will go to the jury at late hour
The object of the suit is to recover dam
ages In the sum of 5000 for injuries al
legged to have been sustained while driv-
ing an express wagon across the COM
panys tracks.
Rev. DR.. Carl Grammer, pastor OF st
Stephens Church, Philadelphia at =
o'clock this evening. in the chapel of the