Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-25
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Council Takes Up Extension of
City Limits.
Committee TO BE NAMED
Marriage of Mr.. Beverley and Miss
Jones Will Take Place
This Evening.
Committee TO BE NAMED
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, May %, 1910.
Preliminary steps toward extending the
cltys limits were taken at a meeting of
the city council last evening when reso-
luton offered by Councilman Howard w.
Smith was passed appointing two MEM
bers from the common council and two
from the board Of aldermen to prepare
the necessary ordinance for the purpose
OF extending the city limits to Hunting
creek on the south. TO the Telegraph
road and the top Of Shooters Hill, or
such other boundary as the committee
may designate. on the west, and to such
points on the north and northwest as
may be determined after making a sur
vey.
The committee also is authorized to
prepare and set forth in the proposed
ordinance a full statement of the terms
and conditions upon which such terri
tory is to be annexed, as well as the
provisions to be made for it's future
management and improvement.
The city engineer is, according to the
provisions OF the resolution, directed to
make such survey as may be directed by
the committee, and the corporation at
torney is instructed to render such as
sistarce as the committee may desire in
preparing the ordinance.
lengthy wrangle over a proposed in
crease of $50 in the cost of. d liquor
license followed the report of the finance
committee on the annual ordinance for
imposing and collecting licenses The
old license for retailing liquor is 1925
per year, and the committee in its re-
port recommended making it $3.50 year.
Mr.. Smith moved to amend this part of
the ordinance, by making the cost or
licenses the same as last year.
Councilman Leadbeater did not think an
increase of $50 excessive, in view of the
high licenses elsewhere in the state.
Councilman Birrell thought all should
be increased proportionately. The in
| crease was opposed by Counclmen
Spinks. Marshall and snowden MIR.
Burke thought the increase eventually
would be better for the dealers.
Will Not Raise Licenses.
The matter, after a long debate,
came up for a vote, and Mr.. Smith
amendment to let the old license rate re-
main unchanged was passed by a vote
of 10 to 4. Messrs. Burke. Leadbeater
Harrison and Uhler voted in the mega
| tive
The annual bill appropriating part
ending May 81, 1911. came up: Many
| increases will bring the total up TO
$1S5, 400 for the year. Increases are
| principally for streets and sewers. pun
4 SCHOOLS, nre department dhu
! est on bonds For street work. the
amount named is S15,SO0.
The members Of the fire department
| WILL beginning June ] next. receive an
| increase in pay Of SIS per month There
are seven paid men in the department.
The finance committee recommended OF,
the original ordinance an increase p;S. OF
Uhler and others favored making 1T So,
the amount asked for, and this was
done.
resolution providing that a COM
mittee of five be appointed-three from
| the city council and two from the board
of aldermen-to see what action should
be taken against the Alexandra Eiec-
trio Light Company for its alleged fall
ure to give lights of the candie.power
called for in the contract and also for
| the employment of an expert at cost
| not to exceed 5000. to investigate the
matter, was offered by Councilman
Spinks and passed. Mr.. Spinks made
+, long argument on electric lights.
Will Relay Cutters.
| BY q vote of Il to the report OF the
street committee, carrying with II an