Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-19
Mortgage for One Million Dol
lars Entered of Record.
SECURES THOUSAND BONDS
Lighting Company's Plan to Accom-
plish Improvements-City Council
Proceedings-General News.
Special Correspondence OF The star.

Pfticeu oH RECORD TINS morning trCU tho
Alexandria County Lighting Company,
which controls the electric light fran
chise for this city. to the Philadelphia
Safe Deposit and Insurance Company
The mortgage is TO secure one thousand
bonds of $1,000 each. bearing interest ut
the rate OF . per cent per annum.
Bonds In the sum OF 100000 will be
issued at once and the balance will be
held. it Is announced. until improve
ments. hetterments and extensions have
been made and actually paid for, asgre-
eating Is per cent more than the amount
of the bonds Issued
Deed of Conveyance.
A deed was also placed on record con-
veying from the Alexandria Electric
Company to the Alexandria County
Lighting Company all Of the property OF
the first-named company and also the
square Of ground on the river front adj
joining the present companys plant on
the south, and q. release from the Bal
timore Trust Company releasing the bond
mortgage placed on the cOmpany's prop
erty about five years ago by the old
Alexandria Electric Company.
1t is announced that the new bonds just
authorized will represent a first lien on
the companys property.
The Alexandria County Lighting Com
pany was recently granted a charter by
the state corpora lion commission. 1t
succeeds the present Alexandria Electric
Light Company. The capital stock Oh
the new company is $oJU,UUU, of which
s;,pooO is common stock and $25v,U,v
preferred stock. Tie preferred STOCK
pears interest al the rate Of 6 per cent
per annum, ana DIVIDENDS are accumula-
tive af-er January ], 1917 The pre-
ferred stock is redeemable after January
l, 1918, at Si.Oo with ali accumula lins anu
unpaid dividends. The par value of each
snare Is 500 When The company vas
chartered the fee paid to the state Of
Company Officers.
officers Of the new concern are as fol-
lows: George E. Warmed Of Alexan-
dria, president; Leo 2. Harlow, vice
president: Francis r. Weller. general
manager; Joseph J. Slattery, secretary;
ii. =. swain, treasurer.
1t is undets stood that many improve
ments VIII be made by the new com.
paay, ana. IN addition. 1t will extend ats
lanes INTO the adjacent counties >nd
siane many otrer changes.
Inc new president Of the concern,
r irsI National Bank of this city.
Council Considers improvements.
More than two hours of the session cf
the city council last night were taken
up with talk on resolutions for the inn
prove nen1 OF three squares on Cameron
street. from Royal to Washington streets.
ahen everybody had finished talking
fNo Of the resolutions, providing for the
ir3Irok eInenr OF inat thorougn1are from
F31i 20 " ashlngton streets, were passed.
ann the third, Tor improving Cameron
street. between Royal and r,tt streets,
- lost, not receiving the required con-
stirutional vote OF nine.
The resolutions adopted were passed at
the iast meeting OF the council. and pro-
vided that the work be done when three
fourths of the adjoining property owners
pay one-third of the cost They were
amended by Mr.. Leadbeater SO that the
work could be done when one-half of the
property owners pay their proportion. All
the talk was on the amendment.
Nine resolutions for street improve
ments were passed in the board of alder
men as amended. but laid over by the
council until the next meeting.
Eight out of twelve members voted
against observing the annual custom of
adjourning for the summer.
School Trustee Chosen.
joint session was held and T. Mox-
ley Erwin was elected school trustee to
fill the vacancy caused by the resigna-
ton of g. William Ramsay from the Sec
ond ward.
The street committee and city engineer
reported that a sewer on Lee street De-
tween Wilkes and Franklin streets and
on Gfbbon street between FAIRFAX and
Lee streets would cost $1,000:
An ordinance for the establishment OF
the curb grade on Peyton street between
King and Cameron streets was referred
to the street committee.
The light committee reported favorably
for a gas main on Henry street between
Wilkes and Gibbon streets, and the re-
port was adopted. petition for gas
lamp at ST. Asaph and Franklin streets
was referred to the light committee The
sum of S125 was appropriated for sewer
on Alfred street near Prince street.
bill of Y b. Pullen for $17.98 for grocer
les furnished the city through the heath
department was referred to the finance
ccommittee The petition of r. Bentley
for permit to construct a frame addition
in rear of 313 North Patrick street was
referred to the street committee.
Chapter Of Accidents.
Bernard Phillips, a section hand en-
ployed at the Potomac railroad yards,
living at st. Elmo, Alexandria county,
was struck this morning by the step of
a passing passenger train and slightly
bruised. Phillips was brought here and
taken to the hospital. where he was at
tended by DIR. w. NJ. Smith
During the progress of a base ball
game yesterday afternoon between the
Alexandria base ball club and the Adams
Printing team of Washington Edward II.
Kemper. son of E. II. Kemper, auditor
of the Southern railway, and Ray Scriv-
ener of the local team ran to make
catch of a fly ball and collided. Young
Kemper was knocked down and injured
on the face. Three stitches were taken
by Dr. NJ. w. O'Brien to close the
wounds.
Milton Brookes, a colored boy. about
twelve years old. was knocked down
by an automobile yesterday afternoon
while on upper King street and sus-
tanned a cut on the head, badly
wrenched arm and other bruises. He
is being treated at the Alexandra
Hospital by DR.. S. b. Moore. The ma
chine was occupied by Shelton H.
Groves Of Mount Ida. Alexandria
county.
A two-year- old son of William New
| lin, living on upper King street, was
| knocked down yesterday afternoon by
passing wagon and slightly bruised
| Brief Mention.
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