Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-31
ALEXANDRIA, AFFAIRS
Proposed Loan to Tide City
Over the Fiscal Year.
ALDERMEN TO MEET TODAY
Preparations to Welcome the New
Year-Winter Dances Planned.
Miss Colquhoun's Funeral.
ALDERMEN TO MEET TODAY
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, December 81. 1912
A special meeting of the board of alder
men will be held this afternoon, when
the finance committee will report on ne
gotiating loan of $4,000 to tide the
city over the present fiscal year. The
city is without funds and this loan is
necessary. The deficit is due to the fact
that many extensive street and other
improvements have been made. The city
also spent $4,000 for site for school
building.
on the loan will be made by the finance
committee, to which it was referred by
the aldermen yesterday afternoon
1t is expected that there will also be
a meeting of the common council Thurs
day to act on the matter.
Prepared to Welcome 1913.
All is in readiness for the reception
which will be given the New Year at
midnight. The old year will be hidden
farewell with the usual requiem, after
which the bells and whistles will proclaim
the advent of 1913
Watch night services will be held at
several churches.
The banks. city and government offices
will be closed tomorrow. Most of the
stores will also be closed throughout the
day. but some will keep open until noon
Many families have arranged for open
house for their friends tomorrow, as have
a number of clubs
A corOner's jury will meet this after
noon at Wheatley's undertaking estab-
lishment to investigate the circumstances
attending the death of Frederick Tebbs
colored. who dropped dead at the South
ern railway coal chute Saturday. In view
of the fact that an autopsy revealed that
death was due to organic heart trouble
1t is regarded as probable that verdict
Of death from natural causes will be
given.
poration court issued sixty-one marriage
licenses. of which number forty-six were
to white and fifteen to colored persons.
Series of Dances Arranged.
number Of young men met last night
In the rooms Of the chamber Of COM
merce, when plans were completed for a
series of dances to be held during the
winter months. The first dance will be
given the night of January 8 at the Elks
Home. Dances will be held at the same
place the first Thursday of each month
In the circuit court. in vacation today
the will of Mrs. Julia G.. Chapman was
admitted to probate. Her interest in hel
fathers estate is left to her three chill.
dren = Pearson Chapman, William G.
Chapman and Mrs. Isobel G. Boswell
Her personal effects are left to hel
daughter, Mrs. Isobel G. Boswell, who
qualified as sole executrix.
Funeral Of Miss Colquhoun.
The funeral of Miss Alice E. Colqu.
houn. who died yesterday. took place al
10 o'clock this morning from Christ Epis
copal Church. Services were conducted
by Rev. William ]. Morton, rector. Buria
was made this afternoon in the family
lot in st. Paurs cemetery. Baltimore.
The pallbearers were Dr. George T
Klipstein, DR.. William M. Smith, Ed.
ward s. Leadbeater. Worth Hulfish, G. L
Boothe and H. r. Burke.
Otto TutZ, who died at the hospita
yesterday, did not die following an oper.
alton for appendicitis, as stated, but dice
from strangulated hernia.
Frank McLearan was taken to the Alex.
andria Hospital yesterday afternoon fol
treatment. His condition is reported tt
be serious.
Statistics for the Year.
During the year just ending arrests
made by the police numbered 1852.
Police Justice Cation collected fines
amounting to $4.54S7o; last year the
fines collected amounted to A.172.25.
At the city Jail, Sergt. Cox had Al
prisoners, of which number go were col
ored males and eighty-five colored fe
males with 13S white males and fourteen
white females.
n. S. Greenaway, clerk of the court
recorded 53S deeds and issued 554 mar.
riage licenses.
A report of the harbor business in
this city for the fiscal year ended June
81 follows: Steamers arriving at this
port. 1850; foreign. l; net registered
tonnage, $780,, 99S: sailing vessels. 7O6
registered tonnage, 28.7S5; barges. ST.
with a tonnage of 1885; canal boats
! 1856, with tonnage of 1S,500; scows
| 293, with a tonnage of 23,440; miscel-
| laneous. 100, boats with tonnage Of $50;
total vessel. 6.O7o. with a net registered
| tonnage of 3.910.5SS. and the number
| Of passengers carried was S4,320.
The business of the harbor in short
| tons during the year amounted to 212,-
| $50, of which the value was $4,672,753
New Year Day Reception.