Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-09
ALEXANDRIA
Joint Session of CounciImen
and Aldermen Unlikely.
FIRE Department RULES
New Committee Meets and Outlines
Regulations-Real Estate
Sold.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star
ALEXANDRIA. Va. August 9. 1912.
There is little likelihood Of the board of
aldermen going into joint session Tues
day night with the members Of the COM
mon council for the purpose of consider
ing the franchise for the lease of Royal
street for a period of twenty years to the
Observation-Disclosures Railway Company.
The members of the common council at
a meeting Tuesday night last concurred
in the action of the aldermen in passing
the ordinance for the lease Of the street,
and thereupon decided to adjourn over
until Tuesday night next, and invite the
aldermen to meet them in joint session
for the purpose of further discussing the
matter.
Up to the present time President Mar
bury of the higher branch OF the council
has not issued call for a meeting of
the aldermen This will, however, be
done. it is thought. II the aldermen meet
it would require five votes for joint
session. This number will not be OBJ
tanned, it was stated today. In this event
the members of the common council will
have to settle the matter independent Of
the aldermen.
Demurrer Under Consideration.
Judge Bennett T. Gordon of Nelson
county. Va, now has under consideration
demurrer filed by the board of super
visors of Alexandria county to the an
nexation proceedings filed by the city for
the purpose of acquiring part of Alex
andria and Fairfax counties.
These proceedings are slated to be heard
before Judge Gordon September II next
in the circuit court for Alexandria coun-
ty. His ruling on the demurrer will be
fnraQOinp
expected.
The fire committee of the city council
held meeting last night and outlined
rules and regulations for the government
ment was only recently placed under the
control of this committee. caused by the
abolition. of the board of fire wardens,
in accordance with an act OF the legisla-
ture at it's last session.
j. D. NormOyle. real estate dealer, has
sold to Mrs. Margaret c. Hughes for AL
bert c. Schneeman a two-story brick
dwelling house known as At Northwest
street. A deed of conveyance was placed
on record today in the office of the clerk
of the corporation court
James r. Cation, Lewis III. Machen,
Judge c. E. Nicol and Judge ]. X. NJ.
Norton. Charles r. Jesse and CharlesI.
Simms. who have been attending the an
nual meeting of the State Bar Association
at Old Point, Va, returned home this
morning.
Thrown From Wagon.
a horse belonging to J.. D. Matter ran
away yesterday afternoon while i'm the
southeast section of the city. AS a result
of the runaway c. B. Wood, who was
driving the horse, was thrown out and
bruised. He was afterward attended by
DR.. S. Is. Moore.
Louis n. Duffey. deputy clerk of the
corporation and circuit courts for this
city, will. September / next, open a law
Office in this city. Mr.. Duffey will, how
ever. for the present time continue TO
retain his position as deputy clerk of the
courts.
The board of directors of the chamber
of commerce held meeting yesterday
afternoon at the rooms Of the chamber
of commerce. when several matters of i'm
portance were taken up and discussed.
The only case which came I'D in the
police court today was that of Joseph
Miller. colored, charged with disorderly
| conduct. He forfeited So collateral by
failing to appear.
Officers and directors of the Sunday
School Base Ball League held a meeting
last night at the rooms of the chamber
of commerce and transacted considerable
business. Another meeting will be held
Tuesday night next.