The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-12

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noco street 20 the plant of the Old Do
minion Glass Company and on Henry
street northward from Pendleton street
10 the plant OF the Belle Pre- Glass Com
pany II was referred 10 the street com
mittee.
Aitcheson Brothers were granted per-
mission 10 erect two frame dwellings In
Princess street. between Payne and West
streets.
A petition FOR a gas lamp at Washing
ton and Madison streets was referred 10
the light committee. AS was also petit
ton for light at wolfe and Fairfax
streets
The sum or 500 was appropriated for
paving the alley running from King
street northward into the market alley
with vitrihed brick II - stipulated that
the work will be done when this amount
is paid by the adjoining property owners.
a resolution appropElating $3.50 for flag
stones at Oronoco and Alfred streets was
referred 10 the street rOmmittee.
The sum Of $500 was appropriated TO
treat with a tar pre- aration the mae
adam roadway In QgIeen street, from
Washington 20 Alfred street
4 protracted debate followed a resolu-
ton carrying with IL an appropriation OF
$500 to treat the broken stone roadway
in Washington strees northward TO the
corporation line. wita a similar prepara-
ton, and this was referred 10 the street
committee.
A resolution OF Councilman Marshall
that King street and the square around
the market be swept every Saturday
night after business hours was passed.
The street commitee was directed to
report the cost Of curbing on Alfred
street between Queen end Princess streets.
The board ~ Nldermela passed a resolution
granting 4. James r Webster, Of the
police force. full pay during his illness.
\ bill OF J. Higgins for $46Ol for gro
ceries furnished the health department
was referred 10 the naance committee. A
petition appropriatlng $3.50 TO lay cobble
cutters on Alfred street. between Wilkes
and Gibbon streets was referred 10 the
street committee. \ report of the light
committee I P q gas lamp az Prince and
Payne streets was adopted
Upon motion Of Councilman Smith the
committee on the extension OF the corpo-
ration limits was renewed and the chair
named Mr.. Spinks 10 serve with Mir.
Smith on that committee.
Cumnttee appointments announced by
President Snowden are; H. r. Burke
- - ID zF.~sh-1f +-,.v-a. r. TIav~f
son, r. D. BrUmback. and +. c. spinks.
light; E. s. LeadbeaUr. Louis Brill, and
J Fred BiFreH, streets; Howard ".
smith and R. l.. Monroe. general laws.
G. B. swan and Thomas Chauncey. pub
lie property; c. r. Yates and J. Y VII
Hams. poor; II. R. Burke and A. D.
Brockett. claims; c. r. Yates and A. ..
Brockett police. and J. Fred Birrell and
r l. Monroe. schools.
President Marbury. in the board Of al
dermen. announced the following commit
tee appointments. J. NJ. Hi and Il X
Field. finance; J. b. FitzgeraI and Jacob
Brill, light. c. - ". Summers and Ken
meth W. Ogden. streets: ". W. BaIlenger
and H. X. Field, general laws; w. W.
Ballenger. and c. j. W. Summers. public
property; J. NJ. Hill and c. J. ". Sum-
mers, poor: Jacob BEill and X. ". ogden,
claims: Jacob Brill and w. W Ballenger,
police. and +. X. Field and J. B. Fitz-
gerald, schools.
The chamber Of commerce proposes to
advertise the city by-means OF an electric
sign forty feet long and ten feet wide,
which VIII be placed at a conspicuous
place on the river front. a similar sign
will be placed near the union station.
Mrs. Sarah c. oMeara. sixty-seven
years old. died this morning at the home
Of her son. ]. T. O'Meara. 1903 1-2 Prince
street. after a long illness She was the
widow of Lucian c. O'Meara, and is sur
vived by the following children: c. w.
and James T. O'Meara, and Mrs Mildred
L. Mitchell and Mrs. Nettie I. Haynes.
Mrs. O'Meara was a native of Fauquier
County, but had lived here for the last
fifteen years.
II is understood that the Christmas
Aeroplane Company will locate in this
city for the manufacture Of aeroplanes.
This company will. ii is said. have an
establishment in the old Baltimore and
Ohio freight depot in Union street
The funeral Of William Duncan, who
was killed by a train at the Potomac
rsiroad yards Saturday night, was held
this afternoon from his home in Del
Ray. The floral offerings were numerous.
The pallbearers were Capt. Cradal Mack
ey A. d. Brockett Joseph L. Crupper,
Curtis Graham. W. L. Gary. and Joseph
Walker.
Funeral services for Harry T. Butts,
who died in washington Saturday, were
held this afternoon from the home OF
hts sister, Mrs. James A. Stoutenburg,
429 North Columbus street Rev. Edgar
Carpenter. rector OF Grace P. z Church,
conducted the services. Burial was in
Bethel Cemetery. Delegations from
Washington and Alexandria Aerie OF
Eagles attended.