Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-04
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
City Council May Grant Rail-
way Company Franchise.
CHAL0NER HAS Interview
Will Meet Newspaper Men Today
and Tell Of Fight to Impeach
Judge Holt.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
| ALEXANDRIA. Va, August =, 1872.
PROBABLY the most important matter
| which will come before city council Tues
| oay night will be the granting of the
! FRANCHISE for the use of Royal street to
| the Washington-Ni Virginia Railway Com
pany. for period of twenty years. at an
annual rental of S1.GOp a year, and the
| railway company. in addition, agrees to
pave two squares at cost of 5000.
| This measure has already been passed by
| the higher branch of the city council
1t is hardly probable that there will be
any joint session at this meeting for the
purpose of electing a police commissioner
from the first ward. In the event there
is no joint session, then action on TINS
| matter will be deferred until the next
new city council is indicted into office.
which will be in September.
Although this meeting will he a special
one. there are several other matters per-
tanning TO street improvements which will
be up for consideration.
Chaloner to Give Interview.
John Armstrong Chaloner of Merry
Mills. Va, and Gotham, Va. has ar
ranged to hold his conference with the
Washington newspaper men at o'clock
| tomorrow afternoon in the office of the
Alexandria Gazette building. Mr. Chal-
oner this afternoon teiephoned the Ga
Zette office. stating that he would be here
at that time.
Mr. Chaloner originally intended to
meet the newspaper men at o'clock at
a local hotel. but was unable to do so
and consequently changed his plans for
the meeting.
"a 70 .ri,. int
bearing on his efforts to accomplish the
Impeachment of Judge George c. Holt OF
New York, and his campaign for the re-
formation of the lunacy laws of the
United States
In the decree handed down by Judge
X. II. L. Chichester of Frederick sburs,,
Va, in the corporation court here this
afternoon in the quo warranto proceed
inSs in the suit of Robert s. Barrett
against Urban s. Lambert whereby the
court holds that Mr.. Barrett is entitled
TO the seat of Mr. Lambert in the city
council as told in The Star. the decree
directs that Mr.. Lambert pay the coun-
sci fee of $25 and all expenses OF the
litigation.
Services in the Churches.
y large number of the pastors of the
different churches iii the city are now
away on their vacations. and as a re-
suit services a many of the churches
tomorrow will be conducted by non
resident clergy.
Union church service tomorrow night at
8 o'clock viii be held at the First Bap-
fist Church. and will be conducted by
Rev. W. +. Watson. pastor of that
church. He will take for his subject,
The Second Coming OF Christ"
At the morning services he will preach.
taking for his subject, My Fourth Ami
vcrSary.'
Rev Charles F. Boss of Washington
will preach at the II o'clock services to-
morrow morning at Trinity II. +. Church
Services at Christ p. r. Church will be
conducted by Rev. r. X Masse. d. d.
Rev. ". Cosby Bell Of the Episcopal
Theological Seminary will conduct serv-
ices at ST. Pauls p. L. Church Serv
ices at the Methodist Episcopal Church
South will be conducted by Rev. Or
Tudor.
Resident clergy will occupy the pulpits
at the other churches in the city.
Street Being Repaired
The work of improving South Alfred
street, from Duke to Wilkes street. a
distance of two squares. is rapidly pro-
crossing. The width of the street proper
is being reduced to twenty-seyen feet.
granite curbing used and vitrified brick
cutters placed in position. There will
also be substantial bed of broken
stone for the roadway proper
John S. Duggan. forty years old. living
at 100 Duke street. was struck by
shifting freight train on Union street
near Duke street at 1880 o'clock to-
night and had three toes of the eight
foot so badly mashed that amputation
was necessary. Duggan also had his
left foot badly mashed and lacerated
and his right shoulder dislocated. He
was conveyed to the Office of DIR. Walter
A. Warfield. Later he was taken to his
home. At the time of the accident
Duggan was crossing the track, and
did not notice the approaching train
which was backing at the time
There will be meeting of the officers
of the Sunday School Base Ball League
Tuesday night next a. the rooms of the
Chamber of Commerce, at which time
dispute over certain games played will
be up for settlement. Several other mat
tiers of Importance to the members Of
the league will also be considered at tn
meeting.
Glass Factories to Resume.
At the present time there is consider
able activity at the various glass factories
preparatory to the resumption of work