Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-14
Al XANDR|A AFFAIRS
Report of Finance Committee
Submitted to Council.
MUCH BUSINESS IS DONE
Three Persons Injured in Shedding
Accident-William S.
Lynch Dead.
,ecia1 Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
| ALEXANDRIA, Va, December IA, 1910.
The finance committee OF the city coun-
| Gil last evening, at a meeting Of council,
made its report on the refunding Of the
city debt, amounting to s745.00O Of the
bond issue Of 1879. The cost Of refund
| ing. Councilman Snowden said, was
slightly more than 5000. while he had
been reliably informed that ordinarily 1t
would have cost $4,000. The credit for
most of the work was given to City
Auditor E. +. Price by Councilmen Snow
den and Burke. who said all OF the details
Of the work had been done by Auditor
Price, who was most careful and palms.
taking.
A protracted debate followed the pres
entatior Of two bills from grocers
amounting to $3.50 for supplies furnish
ed quarantined patients, who had con-
tag1ous diseases. The bills bore the in
tlorsement Of the health officer. The opin-
ion Of some members was s, that ., such nil.s
members vino thought such matters
should be looked after by the Associated
Charities Afterward Councilman Splnks
presented resolution that all bills Tor
provisions and fuel furnished guaranteed
people suffering from contagious diseases
be referred to the committee on poor.
This was referred to that committee.
Councilman Yates also introduced reso-
luton that the clerk Of council send q
written copy Of all matters pertaining to
the health department. which come up
in council. to the city health officer.
Regulates Erection Of Poles.
A lengthy ordinance placing the erec-
ton Of poles in streets and alleys In the
hands Of the street committee and city
engineer and imposing fine Of from IS
to $50 for it's violation, was referred to
the joint committee on streets. light and
general laws. With other things 1t pro-
vides that the city shall have 4 right to
use the poles for its own wires and can
also erect on them cross-arms for its
own use; poles out of use to be removed
and sidewalk repaved.
j. B. Waller, clerk Of the city works,
submitted his semi-annual report on the
| accepted. The report was declared to be
most gratifying. 1t showed that during
the six months ending November 30. 1910.
gas amounting to $16.S3oT had been
sold and only $sl.14 remained unpaid Of
that amount. The net increase tn sales,
1t was shown, was $4,000
A resolution appropriating 5000 for
sewer and street work for the year was
passed In the higher board. and In tho
lower board 1t was laid over under the
rules until the next meeting.
A JOINT session was held, at which time
August II. Oehlert was reelected q mem.
Der or the board OF police commission.
ers from the third ward without oposi-
Upon motion. council adjourned for the
Christmas holidays. to meet the second
Tuesday In January next.
Hurt in Shedding Accident.
Three people were seriously hurt last
night during the progress OF q shedding
carnival among q number Of youngsters
at Lloyd's lane, Alexandra county, when
sled going down the steep hill at the
rate Of about twenty-five miles an hour
coiiided with a young man who was
Those Injured were little Alan Lindsey.
son Of Mrs Catherine Lindsey OF Brad
dock Heights. and q colored youth famed
Clyde Lee. employed at Mrs. Lndsey's
head and face. and the Lindsey boy had
one eye badly cut. The man who was
passing when struck by the sled was
knocked down, although not seriously
hurt. Afterward both boys had their in
juries dressed by Dr.. W. NJ Smith.
In COMMUNICATION Of the 1llth ami
versary Of the death Of Washington two
handsome memorial wreaths were this
afternoon placed on his tomb at Mount
Vernon, one being from Alexandria
Washington Lodge Of Masons. No O. and
the other from Fredericksburg Lodge, No.
H. Fredericksburg. Va.
Royal Arcanum Officers.
Alexandria Council No eo7. Royal Ar
canum, at its annual meeting held last
night elected these officers to serve for
the ensuing year: Alvin Powell, regent:
J. T. Watkins. past regent; ]. G. Graham,
vice regent; r. NJ. Prettyman, orator: j.
E. Alexander. secretary: s. NJ Pullman,
collector: George Uhler. treasurer: j. H.
Mansfield, chaplain: J. G. Cockey guide:
James Bayne. warden: W. r. Carne, sen
try; E. e. Downham, II. Bloch and u.
II. Appich. trustees: J. T. Watkins, dele
gate to Grand Lodge, with j. r. Mans