The Washington herald., 1912-08-14

jected to the matter being brought up at
this time, whereupon Councilman Will
tams then objected to bringing any mat
ter up A debate followed between
Messrs Smith and Williams. after which
the ordinance for the lease Of Royal
Street was read. Before finally deciding
to adjourn until tomorrow night Coun-
Gilman Graham moved that the matter
be laid on the table and this was lost.
The motion to adjourn until tomorrow
night of Councilman Birrell then pre-
vailed.
Another matter on the desk which was
to have come up was petition Of prop
erty owners to have the cutters and
streets repaired at Henry and Payne
Streets. 1t was set forth in the petition
that water from broken water pipes at
this intersection could then pass of and
not become stagnant as has been the case
for the past sixty days The petition
was signed by eleven property owners
In that section of the city.
The Board of Supervisors Of AIexan-
dria County at a meeting held to-day at
, the county courthouse decided TO ap-
point a board of police commissioners
consisting Of three residents of the
county. The supervisors will hold an
! other meeting August IS next, at which
| tlInt tHc DOdTu VIII De Hd1I1tu.
The board will shortly afterward or
ganize and the question of whether or
| not Alexandria County, will be furnished
| with a mounted police service will be
determined upon. 1t is said that many
residents Of the county favor such a
service owing to the rapidly increasing
| growth of that county. The commits
| sioners will doubtless make their report
| to the supervisors, along this line at a
meeting of the supervisors. which will
be held September 10 next.
| In addition to the foregoing consider
able other matters of importance to the
board were disposed of.
Convicted of operating a 'speak-easy"
In Alexandria County. Edward Tyler.
colored, following a preliminary hearing
to-day before Police Justice r. Gordon
Finney, was fined $50 and sentenced to
serve two months In Jail and also placed
under a bond Of $500 to refrain from such
business for the coming year. Two other
cases We're dismissed.
A fine of SO to which was added
jail sentence OF ten days was imposed
in the same court in the case OF Martha
Bailey. colored. charged with promoting
policy.
Between 800 and 400 employees OF the
shops at the Potomac Railroad yards
Alexandria County, received a substan-
tial increase in salary August l last in
conformity with plan ADOPTED by the
railroad company for a general increase
annually in the salaries OF its employees.
The increase ranged from l to 3
cents an hour.
Considerable queer coin of small
denominations is in circulation in this
city, according to reports. So far ms
can be ascertained the queer coin
consists of quarters, dimes and nickels.
1t made its first appearance here
Saturday last.
Convicted OF the theft OF corrugated
copper rain spouting from Norton Me
mortal Hail. of ST. Pauls Episcopal
Church, Melvin johnson. nineteen years
old. was sent to Jail for six months, and
George johnson. sixteen years old. and
Theophilus Lloyd, thirteen years old. all
colored were sent to the reform school
until they reach their majority. All of
the lads admitted the theft. Their ar
rest followed the sale of the plunder to
a local junk dealer. being made by Po-
liceman J. Christopher Gill. The lads
were given a hearing this morning be-
fore Justice L. II. Thompson.
Announcement is made that the rowing
regatta which was to have been held
Saturday next by the Old Dominion Boat
Club has been postponed.
date for the regatta will be deter
mined upon at a future meeting OF the
club
festival was given tonight in Call
vert's Hall, ST Elmo, Alexandria County,
under the auspices of the Ladies Aid
Society of the Del Ray Methodist Epis-
copal Church South.
A A. warfield, this city. has been ap-
pointed night clerk in the Cumberland
Hotel Hartman. Tenn.