Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-21
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Committee on City Extension
to Look Over Ground.
TOURING OUTSKIRTS TODAY
Defunct Building Association Di-
rected to Pay Dividend to
Stockholders.
TOURING OUTSKIRTS TODAY
pecial Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. October 81, 1910.
The committee of city council on the
extension Of the corporation limits this
afternoon will make a belt-line tour
of Alexandria to determine upon rec
concentrations for a greater city.
While no plan has been decided upon,
it is regarded more than probable
that the recommendations will propose
to add territory to the city on the
north south and west outskirts.
The committee, it is understood, will
| make a report to council at the first
business meeting, which will be held
| in November. The committee is COM
posed of Councilmen Howard ". Smith
| and F. c. Spinks. and Aldermen J. B.
Fitzgerald and Kenneth Ogden.
Extension Of the city limits has
| been a proposition up before council
for long time, although no recon-
| mendations have been made before on
the subject.
Directed to Pay Dividend.
In the corporation court this morning,
Judge l.. c. Barley presiding, in the case
of Charles Lyman and others against the
International Building and Loan Associa-
ton of Washington, decree was entered
directing Howard W. Smith, receiver, to
pay to the stockholders of defendant COM
pany a dividend of 10 per cent on the
amount due them.
In the same court the case of Ellis
West, colored, indicted tor robbery,
slated to be heard today, was continued
until tomorrow morning.
Sallie BaylisS Jackson was appointed
guardian for w. Walter Jackson, II. Sew
eral civil cases were also disposed of.
The corOners jury which investigated
the death of Deputy Marshal William
Duncan of Alexandria county, killed at
Potomac railroad yards, Alexandria cOun-
ty, by being struck by a freight train,
met again in Alexandria county last
night and returned a verdict that Dun
can came TO his death October =, 1910.
between q and Z O'Clock in the evening, on
a northbound freight track of the " ash
ingtOn Southern Railway Company by
being struck by freight engine No. 10 Of
the Richmond, Fredericksburg and PO-
tOmac Railroad Company.
Those examined included a number of
| railroad employees. The family of the
dead man was represented by Attorney
Howard w. Smith.
Police to Be Taken to Task.
A special meeting of the board of po-
lice commissioners will be held at 7:3O
O'Clock tonight. Investigation will be
made of the report submitted concerning
night inspection made by Commissioner
Bryant and Acting Mayor Hubert Snow
den. Several poucemen who were on
duty that night have been summoned
before the board
Oriental Lodge, Knights of Pythias, will
hold a bazaar for SIX nights at Odd Eel
lows Hall, beginning Monday next. A
large number of donations have already
been received. The work of preparing the
| hall will be begun tomorrow.
Odd Fellows are to meet at Odd Eel
| lows Hall at 1870 O'Clock this evening.
There will be an official visit from Me-
| tropOlis Lodge. No. Ii, of Washington.
| The Washingtonians will be accompanied
by their kazoo band.
| Members of the street committee of the
council yesterday made an inspection of
the city. They will make recommends
lions for improvements in certain sections
at the next meeting of the council.
Asks to Be Postal Savings Bank.
Application has been made by the Citi-
| zens' National Bank of this city to the
| Postmaster General to be made a deposit
| tory for postal savings funds.
Funeral services for Miss Abbie /.
Schaffer will be held at o'clock this aft
ernoon from her parents home. AT
Wilkes street. The services will be con-
Quoted by Rev. W. J. Morton, rector OF
Christ +. f. Church. Burial will be in
Presbyterian cemetery.
A game OF basket ball will be played at
Armory Hall at o:1o o'clock Saturday
| night between Company ii, District Ma
| tional Guard, and the Alexandria Ath-
letic Association.
Inc condition of James Burroughs, who
was operated on for appendicitis at the
Alexandria Hospital, is reported to be
favorable.
w. G. Davis, local manager for Ar
mour & Co, is ill with appendicitis at
his home, on South Pitt street.