Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-25

| involved: necessity for the establishment
| Of complete sewerage system. and need
Tor better police and fire protection.
New Fire Alarm System.
| lroon the recommendation of council
| the joint committee on police and streets
| is authorized to advertise for bids for
| the installation of a modern fire alarm
system.
This is substitute for the recon-
mendatiGn by the board OF police COM
! 1nissioners for a combination fire and
police telephone system. Councilman
Brolkett explained that such action does
not bind any one TO vote for the meas
,re In the event the committee makes Il
favorable report. the idea being first to
ascertain the cost
communication was received from
Hubert Snowdcn. clerk of the city school
board, in which he stated that the terms
Of the following school trustees have
expired: l.. II. Thompson. first ward:
p. NJ. bradshaw. second ward Herbert
Bryant. third ward; T. l.. Carter. fourth
ward. \ joint session will be held at
sors. So far IS known none of the pres
ent trustees will have opposition.
a communication was also received
through Mayor Paff. calling. tho atten-
ton OF council to the fact that there are
but two public alleys in the city, Fay
cite alley and the Market House alley,
and suggesting that council recommend
made the property OF the city. SO as to
give the city jurisdiction over them. This
was referred to the joint committee on
streets and general laws.
4 report from the state corpora ton
commission providing for the levying
of taxes on railroads. steamboats, ex-
press companies and other corporations
was referred to the finance and general
| laws committee.
| Corporation Attorney Fisher submit
ted bill of $40 for drawing up ten
agreements between the city and property
owners for improvements. 1t was re-
| ferred to the finance committee.
Councilman Birrell wants awnings
and signs which interfere with general
| traffic on King street removed or
placed at proper height. and according
the city engineer take the necessary
steps for such action. The resolution
| was adopted.
Bicycle Policeman to Be Detailed.
| A bicycle policeman to look after those
who violate the speed laws was another
resolution offered by Mr.. Birren 1t
provides that the board of police COM
missioners detail member of the police
department for this work. The joint
committee on finance and police Will
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referred to that committee.
| \ petition for a sewer on Wolfe street
| between Fairfax and Lee streets, ana
| also that the curbng on that square be
1 replaced was referred to the street COM
mittee 4 resolution that the city en-
gineer ascertain the cost of grading Pey-
/ ton street from King to Cameron street
was adopted.
r. NJ. MtMenamin Son presented a
petition asking for proper survey by the
| city at the northeast of Duke and Payne
streets. where they contemplate erecting
/ two houses This referred to the
committee on general laws and streets. q.
=. Crockett was granted permission to
| remove frame house H. Princess street
| one square west on the north side OF the
street. The light committees report fav-
oring an improved gas amp at diooon
| and Henry streets was adopted
! Permission for improvements was grant
ed. as follows: Marjorie Adamson. incio-
sure of porch in rear of 22i South Wash
ington street; J. NJ Evans. aodition 20
| frame dwelling in rear of 4OS North AL
/ fred street; James Cox. to raise, a DIS
| lance of four feet, house ITO Cameron
street.
Opposition to Annexation.
| That there will be strenuous fight by
| both Alexandria and Fairfax counties
| against tile proposed annexation CT any
rart of these counties TO the city is the
! OpiOlCn when prevails HtIt hHSouy TIC
! Alexandria county board OF supervisors.
| 1t is stated. has authorized Common
wealth Attorney Mackey to employ addi-
| tional legal counsel to fight tie Matter
! 1t is said that most of the residents OF
/ that county are bitterly opposed to an
| nexatiOn.
| Chief Goods CT the police department
| today expressed satisfaction that steps
| had been taken lcohlng TO the establish
| ment OF fire alarm system for Alexan-
| dria, anu he said lie hoped it would also
embrace a combination police call sys-
1 TEN.
| The chief was also glad to learn that
| q resolution lad been introduced in c. IN
| ell looking 10 the detaliing of a bicycle
| policeman to look after those who violate
| the speed laws. TEese matters he as
serted, meet with his hearty appreciation
Husbands Charged With Non-Sup-
| port.
/ The wife of Lee Lyon appeared as
complainant against her husband in
the police court today. Sne told the
court that he had deserted her for the
4 past few weeks and had failed to prop
erly support her or her children.
/ Lyon told the court that he could
not get along with his wife. He, how