Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-07
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Workmen on the Streets Will
Have Their Pay Raised.
CITY COUNCIL FAVORABLE
Case of William Harris, Charged
With Murder, to Be Taken
Up Next Week.

ALEXANDRIA. Va. October I. 1911.
the street laborers employed by the
city, beginning next week, will receive
an increase in their pay through the
efforts of Councilman j. Fred Birrell.
The increase will be 30 cents a day fol
laborers and 30 cents a day for foremen
The street laborers and the fOremer
now work ten hours daily and the former
receive at the rate of Is cents an hour.
This will be increased to 10 cents an
hour. The foremen receive 20 cents an
hour for a days work, and this will be
increased to %.
Ihe resolution having for it's object the
increase of pay of city street men will
be reported favorably by the finance and
street committee at meeting of city
council Tuesday night and adopted.
councilman Birrells resolution for in
creasinS the pay of street employees of
the city was introduced several months
ago. The announcement that il will be
reported favorably Tuesday night was
hailed with delight today by the employees.
Inc increase will make it easier for the
city TO get labor than heretofore. Some
times 1t has been almost impossible ~at
Case May Be Compromised.
The October term of the corpora tor
court, Judge l.. c. Barley presiding. viii
begin Monday. when the docket will be
called and civil and criminal cases set
for trial. The case of William Harris
colored, indicted for the murder OF
Mamie Martin, colored, will be called
Tuesday 1t is generally believed that
the case will be settled by Harris enter
ing a plea of guilty Of manslaughter, in
which event he would be sentenced with
out d trial.
The city registration books were open
ed today for the purpose of correction
and amendment. Any qualified voter
who has not registered and who will be
come of age on or before November
next is entitled to register Severa
persons registered this morning.
Contract for Business Building.
D. Bendheim & Son have awarded te
NJ. F. Piper of Washington the contrac
for the erection of a store building or
the north side of King street between
Pitt and Royal streets. The work OF
razing the present structure on the site
will shortly begin The structure will b.
three stories high. The front will bt
either stucco or terra Gotta.
The funeral of John T. Slower, who died
Thursday night, will be held at 23U
o'clock tomorrow afternoon from the
First Baptist Church. The services will
be conducted by Rev. W. F. Watson, pas
tor. and burial will be made in Bethel
cemetery.
Alexandria Notes.
H. r. Gary of Del Ray, Alexandria
county. for several years past employed
in the Navy Department in Washington,
will leave Monday for Boston, where he
has accepted position as general man.
ager Of the Cummings ship instrument
works.
Edgar Warfield. ST.. received word today
from the Grand Commander of the Con-
federate Veterans of the state that he
has been appointed a member of the
committee on credentials of the grand
encampment. which will meet in Newport
News, October 17-19
Alfred Doss. colOred. arrested last night
on suspicion of lunacy Is being held for
further examination. Effie Minnick, col
ored, charged with disorderly conduct,
forfeited So collateral today by failing to
appear in the police court
At meeting of Potomac Lodge of Odd
Fellows last night the first degree of the
order was conferred on two candidates.
Routine business was also disposed Of