Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-23
Appropriations Approved.

The following appropriations were
| made: One thousand and four hundred
| dollars. to repair the market building.
police court and corporation room; 800,
| to purchase a carload Of fagstones;
1898, for fire hydrants. already bought.
The street and finance committee re-
ported on a resolution offered by Council
man Spinks January % last asking for
an approximate of the cost of the COM
pletion of the trunk sewer to drain the
northwestern section of the city. The
] committee reported that to extend 1t to
Alfred and list streets. distance OF 1850
feet, would cost approximately $4,000.
| resolution was adopted tnstructing
| the city attorney to secure information
| relative to q reduction of fare between
| here and Washington. This matter was
offered by Councilman Smith some time
ago.
An appropriation of $500 was made to
! the Cooperative Charities Association for
assisting the poor Of the city. The fol-
| lowing additional appropriations were
made: Seventy dollars for sewer from
Columbus and Princess streets; $40 for
sewer from Pitt and Wolfe streets; $50
| to have printed 200 copies OF the new
building laws.
A petition from the clerk OF the cor
poration court asking for an appropria-
| ton Of $40 to purchase book type
| writer for his Office in order to have all
| records typewriter was referred 70 tho
finance committee. Bills of three gro
GERS amounting to $3.50 for groceries
furnished smallpox patients was also re-
ferred to that committee.
| A petition for a sewer In the alley
bounded by King. Cameron, Henry and
| Fayette streets was referred to the street
committee, and petition from the Old
Dominion Glass Company for the ereo-
ton of three arc lights on North Fair
| fax street, numerously signed. was re-
ferred to the committee on lights
Attempted Fim-Flam Game.
w. w. Simpson lessee Of the old Brad
dock House, stated to the police this
morning that a smooth-faced stranger
! last Friday attempted to work him-
fam game on him. According to Simpson
the stranger applied for lodging ana
board for a week. Simpson demanded
| payment In advance. The STRANGER DC.
| left and subsequently returned and asked
| for a nights lodging at % cents. He dio
not have the money. Simpson says, but
| had q large box bearing an express laoei
from Meriden. Conn. which box, ne sala,
held all his belongings. He offered this
| in lieu Of the money Simpson says ne
| took no chances and the man departed.
| leaving the box. The stranger has not
| been seen since.
| conclusion the box might contain Black
| Hand bomb which would blow up his
| Mace and he carried it out into the
| street in front to q point opposite ponce
headquarters, and upon opening 1t 1ouno
a piece of dirty mating and a brick
| and rock.
Recent Deaths.
! Mrs Eliza Hammersley, widow OF
James Hammersley, died at an early hour
this morning at the home OF her daughter.
| Mrs. Francis T. Cox, 1112 Cameron street.
The deceased was seventy-eight years
old and is survived by four children, Mrs.
| Francis T. Cox and Messrs. Sidney, John
and William e. Hammersley. Her fu-
neral will take place at o'clock Friday
| afternoon from her late home.
Lula c. Duianey, wife OF William T..
Dulaney, one of the best known colored
residents of the city, died this morning
at her home 500 Duke street. She was
fhirty-seven years cd. Several children
survive her The funeral will take place
at $50 O'Clock Friday afternoon.
Charged With Non-Support.
Frank Merryman was arraigned in the
police court this morning on a chage OF
|, falling to properly support his wife. Ac.
cording to the testimony Of his wife he
has not provided for her since March
last at which time she left home because
she was scared.
Mrs Merryman stated that she married
Merryman nearly three years ago Merry.
man denied driving his wife from home