Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-14
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
City Council Will Take Up Tax
Rate This Evening.
DEATH OF J. R. N. CURTIN
Letter Carriers Seek Endorsement of
Chamber of Commerce in Campaign
for Sunday Rest.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

ALEXANDRIA. Va. March IA, 1911.
The citys tax rate will be passed upon
tonight by the city council. according to
the announcement made by the ma jority
of members of that body.
Some say the rate probably will be
$50 with discount of per cent for
prompt payment and others say the rate
will be $50 with discount Of but 3 per
cent Some members assert that the
present rate may stand.
II is presumed that a committee OF two
will be named by the chair to confer with
a committee of two appointed by the
board of aldermen. The report made by
this committee probably will be adopted
In addition to the tax rate proposition
il is expected joint session will be held
to elect a school trustee from the first
ward TO fill the vacancy CAUSED by the
resignation of Laurence Stabier.
Death of James r. N. Curtin.
Funeral services for James Robert
Noble Curtin. president of the Alexan-
dria iron works. who died last night at
his home, Braddock, will be held from
his home at $50 o'clock Thursday after
noon The services will be conducted by
Rev. w. F. Watson. pastor Of the First
Baptist Church. and burial will be made
in st. Pauls cemetery. MI. Curtin,s
death followed ten days illness. He
was first taken with grip which de-
veloped into pneumonia.
Mr.. Curtin was sixty-one years old and
was born in Washington. D. c. Besides
his wife. he leaves the following children:
Mrs. NJ. Lawrence Risheill. Mrs. A. Sid
ney Mankin and Mrs. Mitchell Hancock.
In 1873 he left Washington, locating In
Vienna, Va, and afterward came to Alex
vrb ha himself
Calvin Butts, founding the Alexandra
iron works.
Mr. Curtin for fourteen years served
on the board of aldermen. and at one
time became president of that body, sue
ceeding the late John T. Sweeney.
few years ago he moved to Braddock, and
then he gave up his position as alder
man. MIR. Curtin was formerly pres
ident of the Virginia State Firemen'S As
sociation. and presided over the meeting
of that body here last July. He was also
vice president of the Reliance fire COM
pany of this city. He was active in fra
ternal orders, being a member OF An
drew Jackson Lodge of Masons. Old Do
minion Commandery, Knights Templars,
and Alexandria Council. No. J, Fraternal
Order of Americans. All of these or
sanizations will make arrangements this
evening for attending the funeral. Mr..
Curtin was an active member Of the First
Baptist Church and a deacon in tat
church.
Letter Carriers Want Sunday Rest.
The letter carriers of this city last even
ing submitted a communication to the
chamber of commerce asking the in
dorsement of that body to their petition
looking for the closing of the carriers
windows for the distribution of mail to
patrons on Sunday. The carriers already
have hundreds of signatures.
The question of erecting an illuminated
sign near the Union passenger railway
station, advertising the city. was referred
TO the advertising and trade committee
A report was made Of an additional APP
preparation of $4,000 for improving the
harbOr here.
T. F. Burroughs Sons & Co. was elect
ed to membership.
committee consisting Of c. S. T.
Burke. r. S. Jones and Carroll Pierce
was appointed to draft suitable resOlu-
tions to the memory of J. r. N. Curtin.
Appreciation for Firemen.
Chief George w. Pettey of the Alex
andria fire department this morning
received check for $50 from the Old
Dominion Glass Company, to be dis
tributed among the fire companies for
the propmt action in saving the glass
plant from destruction Sunday morn
Ing.
Inc IuneTdl OF Albert 1OWaTO,
who died yesterday. will take place
this afternoon from his home. near the
seminary. Fairfax county. Rev. DR.. s.
A. Wallis of the Episcopal Theological
Seminary will conduct the services
and the interment will be made In the
cemetery at that place
Funeral services for Mrs. Amelia NJ.
Heisley, who died Friday in Jersey City,
n. j., took place this afternoon at the
home of Thomas l. Hall. sos Duke street.
Burial was made in st. Paul's cemetery.
Alexandria Notes.
Sanders & Stayman Of Washington have
purchased from Mrs. James E. Johnston
and Miss Mamie Fleming the two-story
brick building at Gil and 613 King street
for their Alexandria headquarters.
A charter has been granted to the
Washington Realty Associates Qnc.),
Falls Church. Va. with a maximum cap
ital stock OF $4,000 and a minimum OF
$4,000 The officers are: c. A. Willis,
president: Ivan Heidman, vice president:
w. II. sylvester. secretary-treasurtr. all
of Washington.
A mems club Will be organized tomor-
row evening at the parish hall OF St.
PauPs p. z Church.
The annual meeting Of the Retail Mer-
chants Association will be held this even
ing, when officers will be chosen.
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