Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-13
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Council Permits Fountain to
Be in Mid-Street.
WASHINGTON COUPLE FINED
Had a Good Time, But Made a Dis
turbance-Retail Merchants
to incorporate.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. April Is, 1910.
Oratory flowed at the meeting Of the
city council last evening. There were not
many members who did not at least make
the proverbial few well chosen remarks on
one subject or another.
The debate was warm over the request
OF Mount Vernon Chapter, Daughters of
the American Revolution. for permission
to erect drinking fountain for both man
and beast in the center Of the street at
Royal and Cameron. This was brought
about because the street committee rec
commended that permission be given to
erect the fountain at the northeast cor
ner of that thoroughfare instead of in
the center OF the street.
1t was explained that the fountain
would cost approximately $1,000. Amend
ed SO as to permit the Daughters to erect
the fountain in the center of the street,
the report was adopted.
When the finance committee reported
favorably on an additional appropriation
of $12, 100 for the fiscal year ending May
81. 1870 in which was included $4,000
for sewer work. there was another de-
bate. After everybody got through talk
ing this was also passed.
Robert s. Barrett was elected a men,
Der of the board of police commissioners
from the second ward. to fill the unex-
pired term of the late Fora Hill: He was
nominated by Alderman J. M. Hill at
joint session and had no opposition. He
! received total of twenty-three votes.
City school board asked an appropria-
ton Of $500, of which 81 800 was to be
used for installing sanitary deyices in
Washington School building for boys. and
the residue for improvements at the Lee
School for girls. This was referred to the
finance committee.
In the higher board an ordinance was
introduced to amend the city law to re-
quire all bakers, under a penalty of
minimum fine of s.. to give a full pound
of bread Of sixteen ounces and labeled
with the weight Of the loaf. This was re-
ferred to the general laws committee.
Members of the fire department pre-
sented petition, Endorsed by the board
of fire wardens, asking for an increase
Of pay of So month. John e. Clap
der truck, petltiOned council for an
increase of pay bringing his salary up
to $50 month He also had the in
dorsement of the fire wardens and
tiers were referred to the finance COM
mittee
An ordinance to establish a curb
grade on Washington street from
poration line on the old Washington
Alexandria turnpike was referred.
after brief debate, to the street COM
mittee.
Summers introduced a resolution carry
ing with it an appropriation of 1925
to relay cobble cutters and put in Wit
rified brick centers, making cutters
FIVE. feet wide on the north side of
Wilkes from Alfred to Henry streets
and on the south side of Wilkes from
Patrick to Henry streets, and on both
sides Of Henry from Wilkes to Gfbbon
streets. This was referred to the street
committee.
A bill of quarantine guard for $S1.25.
for services given for sixty-ffve days
at $1.25 per day, was referred to the
finance committee.
W. T. Beans presented a petition set
ting forth that residents on Columbus
street from Queen to Oronoco streets
contemplated donating asphalt road oil
and asked council to place the street in
proper shape. This was referred to the
street committee.
A resolution appropriating $500 for i'm
provements on Pitt street from Queen
to Princess street was referred to the
street committee. A petition for an ex-
tension of a sewer on Columbus street
from Wythe to Pendleton street was also
referred to the same committee. petit
ton Of John A. Cogan to make improve
ments to 616-620 King street was referred
to the street committee. as was also
petition of Mrs. Sophia A. Smith to erect
q building at the corner OF Patrick and
Princess streets. and Harry B. Richards
to make improvements to house 2Oo Wolfe
street.
The employees Of the Old Dominion
Glass Company asked council to place
three arc lights on Fairfax street north
ward to their plant. The light commit
tee instead recommended the placing of
three incandescent lights along that
thoroughfare, and its report was adopted.
Retail Merchants to incorporate.
At a meeting of the Retail Merchants
Association last night in the rooms Of the
chamber of commerce it was decided to
incorporate the association under state
laws. When incorporated the association
will then become identified with the State
Association Retail Merchants.
Nine applications for membership were
received and acted on favorably. Those
elected were: HI. Bloch, William Chaun
cey Sons, Mrs B. Henly, Lewis H. Ma
chen, w. H. Wood. George W. schriner,
Stuart j. Simpson and Frank Warfeld.
Others recently elected to membership
are: Edgar Warfeld. jr.: j. c. Gates,
George 4. Norris, P. Pullman & Co.
L. p Sand, colored. became disorderly
on the electric cars last night while
journeying from Washington to this city.
Conductor Woodfield to take a rear seat
There was also a charge of carrying con-
cealed weapons. The accused said moth
ing, and a fine of $50 was imposed by
the court.
Pills Logan, a negro, threatened T. F.
King with bodily harm when Mr.. King