Evening star., 1912-07-21
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Busy Session Forecasted tor
City Council Tuesday,
DOG CRUSADE is PLANNED
Owners of Unlicensed CANNES to Be
Apprehended-Fail to Locate
Jackson.
DOG CRUSADE IS PLANNED
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, July ~, 1912
A number of matters of importance will
come before city council at its next meet
ins Tuesday night. One is action on :.
resolution of Councilman Williams ask
ing for an appropriation of $3.50 to de-
fend the suit brought against Urban 8.
Lambert, a member of that body from
the first ward. The resolution for the ap-
preparation was presented at the last
meeting Of city council and precipitated
a lengthy debate.
Mr. Lambert has been made defendant
in a suit instituted by Robert s. Barrett
for the formers seat in city council. Mr..
Barrett already has instituted quo war
rento proceedings in the corporation court
for the seat in question.
Health Laws to Come Up.
1t is expected the new health laws,
which have been pending for some
time past, will ke reported on. A number
of changes in the laws were recently
made by a conference committee.
The street committee will report Its
recommendations regarding the proposed
change from vitrified brick to asphalt
block for the Improvement Of the road
"Ay Ofi "ASAiu6 VII SIlSSl IIOtn NuSGn W
Duke streets, a distance Of four blocks.
A resolution will be offered by Council
man Marshall asking council TO fix the
0alary OF Col. Theodore III. Ffcxiin, prtn-
Boys. Tho school board only recently
reduced the salary Of Col. Fcklin from
e1,1O to $1,000 q year. In addition to
fhe foregoing a number Of other matters
~ importance will come before the coun-
Eii. Judging from present indications 1t
eees not look as II council will adjourn
this summer.
Dog Crusade Planned.
list Of the citizens who have paid
their dog licenses is being prepared by
City Auditor E. +. Price. The list will
be placed In the hands Of the police, who
will conduct a vigorous crusade against
owners Of all unlicensed CANNES.
When the office of Auditor Price closed
this afternoon a total Of only $50 licenses
had been issued, against $50 the same
date last year. difference Of 40.
There will be another meeting of the
Holy Name Society at o'clock tomor-
row night at the Young Mems Sodality
Lyceum Hall, for the purpose OF perfect
ing arrangements for the organization of
a ban6.
Marley Encampment of Odd Fellows
VIII hold meeting Monday night next
at which time the royal purple degree of
the order will be conferred on a class of
. three candidates.
A grounded wire caused a slight blaze
shortly before o'clock tonight in the
cigar store Of o. II. Daniels Son, 112
North Royal street. 1t was extinGuished
by George w. Pettey before any damage
had been done.
Chief Goods. Policemen Scott and
kerns for three hours this afternoon
pursued negro in Alexandria whom it
was thought was George Jackson. wanted
by the Washington authorities on a
charge OF murder.
The futile search iaster from IL until 2
o'clock this afternoon.
Members OF the city school board are
seeking three rooms for the primary de-
partment Of the schools. 1t Is anticipated
that with the additional teachers elected
there will DE need for more rooms.
Swatted Flies Total l,573,8 800.
At the end Of the second week of the
fly swatting contest which closed today
more than 100000 Of insects had been
killed by the thirty-two leading COM
petitors engaged in the work The total
number of the pests killed was exactly
I.57s, 500
The leader Of the contest is Millard
finnell. with .02. 100 to his credit
The leaders in the contest follow:
Charles King, l52,S0O Hilda Noonan.
l2S 400; Russell Travers. 1850 Julian
Chauncey. $500: Milton Penn. $500;
Olive Bogue. " 400. Blanche Merchant,
53. 100: Frank Summers 41IOO: Alma
Jones, IL 600: Abbie Brown 40 upO. Mary