Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-14
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Firemen May Protest Sale of
City Property.
WANT 1T FOR BUILDING SITE
Hook and Ladder Company to Dis.
cuss Proposition-Realty Project
Interests Business Men.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

| Special Correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. October a. 1910
An important business meeting of the
Relief Hook and Ladder Fire Company
will be held at the company house to-
| night. The proposition for the disposal
| by the city of two frame houses directly
east of the present engine house. on tie
north side of Prince street between Royal
| and Fairfax streets. will be discussed.
| At a meeting of the city council Tues
day resolution directing the sale of the
property was presented and referred to
the joint committee on finance and public
property.
| Several years ago this property was
purchased by the city. 1t was the origi-
nal intention to build on the site a mod
ern house for the truck company
Many members of the company are of
| opinion that If the property is disposed
OF the hopes of a new engine house in
the near future will have vanished. For
this reason they will. il is believed. vote
| TO request the council. at its next meet
ing, to hold the property.
resolution to this effect will probably
| be offered and passed.
Project to Erect Dwellings.
| Arrangements have been made for
meeting of business men Tuesday night at
! the rooms of the chamber of commerce
for the purpose of considering PROPOSE
ton to purchase large tract of land in
the northwestern section of the city.
| Those interested propose to erect houses
on this land and to offer them for sale
The movement is backed, it is said, by a
number of representative business men.
Those interested assert that the need for
dwellings Is apparent.
The Alexandria German Club will meet
iCrh at hn of he nh HI1ov- xft
commerce. The club will reorganiZe for
the coming season with election of Off
GERS. Arrangements will also be made
for series of dances during the fall and
winter months
|, n special grand jury was summoned to-
day by Sergt. r. H. Cox to meet in the |
corporation court at Q o'clock, October 10. |
Three cases will be taken up for con- |
sideration.
The jury summoned follows: B. Baer, |
jr.; c. w. Howell, p. T. Harrington, Sam |
uel L. Monroe. z. s. Leadbeaer, j. f. |
w Timberman, Charles H. Callahan, |
Mrs. Mary D. Swain Dead.
Mrs. Mary D. Swain. eighty three years
old. died last night at her home DOB Wolfe |
street. She was the widow of Stephen
Swain. The following children survive:
DIR. Benjamin Swain, Washington;
Charles S. Swain, Mrs. Ruth S. Field and
Miss Atha X. X. Swain.
The committee on light of the city cotin-
Gil was organized last night with the cleo
tion of John T. Harrison as president
Old rules of the former committee were
adopted. Other committeeman are: Alder
men Jacob Brill and j. B. Fitzgerald, and
Councilmen r. d. Brumback and F. c.
Spinks.
Grace P. E. Church will celebrate the
fifteenth anniversary of it's conservation
Sunday with special musical program
and historical addresses. All former rec
tors and other ministers have been in
vited.
Fraternal Order of Americans, No. ), |
met last night at its hall. Three degrees |
Of the order were conferred upon a class |
of candidates.
The Westminster League of the Second |
Presbyterian Church last evening held |
its first fall meeting. A musical and lit |
erary program was given.