Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-28
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Ferry Service Between Cities
Is Discontinued.
MUCH FOR COUNCIL TO DO
Meeting In September Will Find
Business Piled Up-Dog
Crusade Tomorrow.
MUCH FOR COUNCIL TO DO
Special Correspondence OF The Star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, July %, 1912.
Alexandria is now without ferry service
between here and Washington. The fer
ry steamer Alexandria plying between
the two cities made its farewell trip from
Alexandria to Washington at $50 O'Clock
this afternoon, and two hours afterward
passed down the river for Norfolk, Va.
Hundreds Of people who were on the
wharves witnessed the passing. 1t is
stated that lately the ferry service be-
tween here and Washington was not a
paying proposition. The result was that
the steamer was sold and, It is stated,
Will go to Baltimore after undergoing
repairs in New. York.
Bonds amounting to $4,000 on the
steamer were sold here when 1t arrived.
They were purchased by business men,
and most Of them were recently bought
up prior to the sale of the boat
Practically all freight between here and
Washington is carried on the electric
cars. motor trucks and wagons. 1t is
regarded as doubtful If ferry service be-
tween the two cities will be resumed in
the near future.
Councils Last Meeting.
When city council meets Tuesday
night next It will be the last meeting
of that body for the summer months,
and at the next meeting. which will
be held in September, the new mem
bers Of council, together with Mayor
elect I. A Fisher. will be indicted into
Office.
large number Of matters Of I'm
portance will come before this meeting
of council among which will be a
number Of recommendations for street
improvements in conformity with
policy laid down by the street commit
tee Of the city council.
The board of aldermen will take up
the question of an appropriation Of
$3.50 to defer the expenses of Urban S.
Lambert, member of city council
from the first ward. whose seat is be-
ing sought by Robert s. Barrett, and
ranto proceedings against Mr. Lam
bert In the corporation court. This
has already passed the lower branch
of city council.
The election Of police commits
sioner from the first ward to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Robert S. Barrett will also come up
for consideration, and joint session
of both boards will be held for that
purpose
1t is understood that the candidates
will be John Leadbeater and A. Sidney
Mankin.
AS soon as the police board selects
a commissioner there will be meet
ing of that body for the purpose Of
electing three sergeants, in compli-
ance with the recent change in the
city charter made by the state legis-
lature at it's last session.
Crusade Against Unlicensed Dogs.
The annual crusade against the owners
OF unlicensed dogs will be begun Monday
next by the police of this city. City
Auditor f. T. Price this afternoon.
furnished the police department with
list Of the owners who have paid the re-
quired license tax of S1J0. 1t shows that
the total number of licenses issued up to
the present time Is $50, which is exactly
12o less than the total issued this time
last year. the number at the same date
last year being $50. OF the 300 issued
134 We're to colored people.
The owners of unlicensed dogs Will be
brought into the police court and fines
will be imposed, and then begins the
crusade against the dogs themselves. The
dog wagon will be placed on the streets
and any dog found without the required
license tag will be picked up and con-
veyed to the city pound, where it Will De
kept for reasonable length of time.
after which 1t will be killed IL not called
for.
or the thirty-three contestants in the
ny-swattinS crusade started here few
the leader of the contest Is NJ Hard Fin
nell. with a total Of 10000 flies to his
credit. The next nearest competitor is
Charles King who has swatted 237,OOO,
while Julian Chauncey comes third, with
a total OF 10000 to his credit. All of the
others vary from 50 900 to 10000.
Contract for Sunday School.
Within the next few days contracts
for the erection of a Sunday school build
ing for Second Presbyterian Church will
be awarded. The building will be located
at the northeast corner of Prince and
st. Asaph streets. It is planned to have
the building under roof by November
next. The structure will be modern brick.
and upon its completion the main audi
torium Of the Second Presbyterian
Church, now used for Sunday school pur-
poses will no longer be used for such
purposes.
Practically all arrangements have
BEEN completed for the weeks eXcur-
sion at Luna Park under the auspices
of Alexandria and Washington lodges
of Elks. beginning Monday night next.
and ending the following Sunday. The
members of the committee from Alex
andria Lodge of ElkS are requested to
report Monday night at the park at
o'clock. and they viii be assigned to
the various concessions. Special at
fractions have been arranged for each