Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-10
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Extensive improvements to Be
Made to the City Jail.
EXPENSE WILL BE $4,000
Funeral of John S. Greene, Veteran
of the Civil War, Will Be Held
Tomorrow Morning.
EXPENSE WILL BE $4,000
,ecial Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, August 10, 1910
Within short time this city will have
practically a new modern and sanitary
Jail. which will cost $4,000. The pre-
lninary steps for appropriating the
money for the work were taken last even
ing at a special meeting of the city coun-
Gil called at the instance of the joint COM
mittee on finance and public property,
who recommended the appropriation for
the work. Under the law the appropria-
ton could not be made last night, it
being the night of it's Introduction. An
other meeting will. therefore, be held
tomorrow night, when it is expected the
measure will be passed. The contract, in
the event of its passage, will at once be
awarded and the work proceeded with.
Charles B. Marshall. chairman of the
public property committee, explained
the matter. He said that the proposed
improvements at the Jail had been
dragging along for a number of years,
but that now all was in readiness to
proceed with the work.
The plans include the reconstruction
of the interior of the structure, in
stalling the tiers of steel cells for the
safekeeping of ninety prisoners Pro-
vision will also be made for the addi-
walls of the building will practically
be the only portion of the Jail left
intact.
One of the new features will be
provision for juvenile prisoners. There
will be separate compartments for pris-
oners suffering with pulmonary troubles,
and also for prisoners suffering from
contagious diseases. The steel used will
be drilled steel and sawproof. and the
sanitary arrangements will be up to :
date, including shower baths and other
improvements.
A resolution was adopted last evening at
a meeting of the Retail Merchants Asso-
citation making the afternoon of August
% a half holiday in order that the en-
ployes may have an opportunity OF at
tending the f1remen's parade that after
noon The parade will be one of the big
features of the annual state convention,
which will be held August "a All mem
bers of the association will close their
places of business at noon.
Stock certificates were issued to the
members and considerable other business
Of a routine nature was disposed OF.
Funeral Of John s. Greene.
Funeral services over the remains OF
John S. Greene. who died yesterday after
noon at the Alexandria Hospital follow
ing lingering illness. will be held at
o o'clock tomorrow morning at st;
Mary's Catholic church. The burial will
be MADE in st. Mary's cemetery. Ihe
following will be the pallbearers: Com
mander w. A. Smoot, Past Commanders
G. William Ramsey and p F. German
Adjt. c. S. Taylor, of Lee Camp, Con-
federate Veterans, and NJ. Ahern ana ..
l.. Monroe
Members of r. E. Lee Camp. Confed-
crate Veterans of which organization MI.
Greene was a member, will attend the
funeral. Mr. Greene's remains were taken
to the home of his brother, Mai W. ..
Greene. 81 North Washington street.
Mr.. Greene was seventy-six years Old
and a native of this city For many years
he held clerical position with the SOUTH
ern Railway Company, and he suose-
-uuently became identified with the e. j..