The Washington herald., 1912-08-12
NEWSOFALEXANDRIA
Candidates for Police Board Under
New Council Get Busy-New
Engine House Urged.

| Alexandria Va, Aug. 1.-THE new City
Council, which will be indicted into Of
flee September 8. will have three police
commissioners to elect. constituting q
majority of the board. it being composed
OF five members and the Mayor, the
latter being ex-officio president of that
body.
Already candidates are beginning to
groom themselves for the positions, and
reports are that there will be several
candidates from every ward.
The vacancies en- the board are brought
about by the election of the commission
ers to other city Offices.
Thomas A Fisher. the Mayor-elect, Is
now a commissioner from the Second
Ward. Commissioner Robert S. Barrett,
of the First Ward, has been elected to
council. and has his case now before
the courts. Commissioner Albert Bryan,
of the Fourth Ward, has also been
elected 10 city council.
These vacancies are, therefore, to be
filled by City Council. Commissioner Au-
gust Oehlert, of the Third Ward. is the
only commissioner on the present board
who will remain in that position.
The erection of a modern combination
fire engine and truck house for the Re
lief Hook and Ladder Company, at a cost
of $4,000, is what the members of that
company are looking forward to from
the new City Council.
Already the question of such an appro-
priation is in the hands of the joint COM
mittee on finance and public property.
and an appropriation of 500 has been
made for the purpose of having specifi-
cations drawn for the house.
The present engine house used by the
Relief Truck Company is deemed entire
ly inadequate for the present purpose,
and if a new engine house is constructed
the City Council will have a combina-
ton house for the purpose of storing the
reserve fire engine OF the city.
The union church services held to-
night at the First Baptist Church. were
largely attended. and were conducted by
Rev. C. r. Srasburg. pastor of the
Methodist Protestant Church. Rev. C.
Kelly Hobbs, pastor of the Second Bap-
tist Church, held services at the Sur
prise Theater tonight, his subject being.
What People in Alexandria Are Think
ing and Saying
The work of digging the foundation
for the erection Of a MODERN Sunday
school building for the Second Presby-
terian Church, at the northeast corner
of Prince and St. Asaph Streets, is pro-
crossing very rapidly. Within a short
time the work of laying the foundation
will be begun.
The work of removing the tower on
the south side of the Methodist Protes-
that Church is rapidly nearing compile
ton The tower will be reduced to COR
respond to the height OF the north side
of that edifice, making both symmetrical
Afterward the church will be repaired
in the interior and other improvements
made.
large number of people from this
city to-day attended the fifth annual
Biblical institute and camp meeting of
the Washington district OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, at Falls Church.
Plans have been completed by the Elks'
Dancing Club for its annual excursion.
which will be given Thursday, to Colo
NAL Beach.
Camp meeting services held. to-day at
Gum Springs were attended by num-
ber of people from this city.
There will be a special communication
of Washington Alexandria Lodge of Ma
sons at the Masonic Temple on Tuesday
night next. when the first and second
degrees of the order viii be conferred