Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-14
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
City Decides to Borrow $50.
900 for Improving Streets.
LICENSE LAW AMENDMENT
Recommendations Of Finance Com
mittee Adopted by Council-Sal.
aries of Policemen Increased.
,eclal Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. June II. 1911.
Upon the accommodation OF the JOINT
committee on finance and streets of city
council last night, considering q number
Of ordinances for street improvements
II was decided by council to borrow the
sum OF SJo.9O at a rate OF interest mot
to exceed per cent. such sum 70 be ex.
pended for street improvements under
the plan OF local assessment or agree.
ment with the property owners and in
conformity with an act OF the AS embly
approved March IA. 1910.
This means that the property owners
where the improvements are contemplated
will be expected TO pay a proportionate
part Of the cost thereof.
License Regulation Adopted.
The license regulation as originally rec
commended by the finance committee.
which has been subject TO many amend
ments by both boards. was passed. The
principal changes noted in the bill are an
increase from SIS to $50 on retail liquor
dealers; increase from $40 to SIS on
shippers of liquors; wholesalers from
1925 to S22.. and the fees OF agents for
ale or porter manufactured out of the
Icity are increased from So TO S150.
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all members Of the police force are In.
creased s. a month. upon the recon.
Imendation of the finance committee. In
making fits report the committee an.
nounced that an ordinance on the SUBJ
ject would be presented later. and the
report was unanimously adopted This
will make the salaries as follows: Chief.
SIS; lieutenant, $40: privates. $50.
The general laws committee reported
that the resolution presented by the board
of police commissioners. asking that a
legal opinion be given by the city at
torneys to the power of the board 10
ant of the police force, be referred 10
the mayor for his consideration. and the
report was adopted.
Annual Appropriations.
The annual appropriation bill for ex-
penses for the fiscal year ending May
81, 1912, was passed without debate. IL
amounts to Sl45.115.
The sum of S1oO was appropriated for
the general laws committee. In order that
| IL may prosecute its investigations for
data regarding the extension OF the city
limits.
A petition from the Citizens National
Bank asking that 1T be designated as a
depository for the city FUNDS, ana Do
given a proportionate part of the de-
posits. was referred to the Nnance COM
mittee.
The general laws committee reported
the resolution Of Councilman Birreil.
making il unlawful to dispose OF GER
tain articles on Sunday, that there was
an existing law on the subject and the
report was adopted. The same commit
tee reported that it would be imprac-
| ticable to have all ordinances or reso-
| lutions reported upon within period
of thirty days. as recommended In an
ordinance presented recently, and that
report was also adopted.
communication from A. ]. Wedder-
burn, making q bid for the city print
ing. was referred to the finance COM
mittee. A resolution of Councilman
Birrell. recommending that $500 be
| appropriated for resurfacing and
treating with a. tar preparation Co
lumbus street from Queen street
northward to the corporation line, was
referred to the joint committee on
finance and streets.
Additional Improvements.
A resolution appropriating $1,000 for
the purchase Of granite curb was re-
ferred to the committee on streets and
finance.
Other appropriations follow: $3.50
for purchase of granite curb; 500 Tor
renewing sheathing and tin at Re-
lance ire engine house: $500 for
sewer and catch basin on Alfred street
near Prince street; $500 10 build catch
basin at lanyard sewer between Pat
rick and Royal streets; $500 for man.
hole and cleaning lanyard sewer.
The city engineer reported that IL would
cost 81 900 for the Instruction OF a ma
cadam roadway on Columbus and Henry
streets from Oronoco street TO the cor
poration line on the north The report
was received. An ordinance for the estab-
lishment of the curb grade on Alfred
street between Wilkes and Gibbon streets
was passed. A resolution was adopted
for an improved gas lamp at Columbus
and Franklin streets. One for similar
lamp at Princess and Fairfax streets was
referred to the light committee. PERMITS
sion was granted w. C. Baggett to erect
stone steps at 2o4 North Alfred street.
petition Of Mrs. Margaret T. Roche to
reshingie shed in the rear of 2ls North
Fairfax street was referred to the street
committee, as was also petition OF Rosa
Armistead to build a frame addition to
house 1904 Oronoco street.
Exercises at Theological School.
With a sermon by Rev Hugh L. Bur-
Lesson in the chapel at the seminary at
o'clock tonight the annual closing ex-
ercises Of the Episcopal Theological Semi
nary Of Virginia, located west of here.
will begin.
Tomorrow will be graduation ana
alumni day. Essays will be read by
members OF the graduating class. FRI
day will be ordination day. which will
conclude the ceremonies. Many noted
Episcopal churchmen will attend.
Charter Granted.
The state corporation commission
has granted q charter to Joel M. Coch-
ran e. Co.. Inc, this city. with a max
imum capital stock OF $685. 900 and q
minimum OF $4,000. The objects are
a liquor business Oficers Of the con-
Germ are: Joel NJ. Cochran. president,
Charlottesville; G. q. Jones. vice presi-
dent and secretary and treasurer.
Alexandria, Va: c. w. Hall Culpepers
Va
Before d. s. Commissioner.
Henry Neal. colored. Of Fairfax Court
House, Va. was yesterday afternoon ar
raigned before United States Commits
sioner r. p. w. Garrett on q charge OF
violating the internal revenue laws. He