The Washington herald., 1912-08-09
NEWSOFALEXANDRIA
Present City Council Will Cease
August 81 and New Board
Will Begin Term.

xteSent Clty Councll Will VeeSe
August 81 and New Board
VIII Begin Term.
Alexandra, Va. Aug. s-rhe present
City Council will cease at midnight on
August 81 next and the new City Council.
composed Of half Of the members of the
two respective boards. namely, eight
four members of the Board Of Aldermen.
together with Mayor-elect Thomas A..
Fisher. will begin their respective terms
of ONCE September l. However, they
will not be formally inducted into ONCE
until Tuesday. September 3. This is be-
cause the first day will fall on the Sab
bath. and the following day CMondaO
will be Labor Day. The inductins into
ONCE Of the new City Fathers will take
place at soon in the City Council cham
Der on Tuesday. September ..
Between now and the last OF the month
all Of the members Of Council, together
with Mayor-elect Fisher. Will take the
necessary oath Of ONCE. Already Coun-
Gilman Frank c. Spinks has taken the
required oath Of office before the clerk Of
the Corporation Court.
The ancient looking cobblestones on the
square in Washington Street. between
King and Cameron Streets. are at last
to give way to a modern asphalt block
roadway on that thoroughfare- The
work of removing the cobblestones pre-
paratory to the construction Of the mod
ern street will be begun Monday morn
ing next by the Washington Asphalt and
Tile Company of Washington. which
was awarded the contract.
The roadway will be fifty-six feet in
width and will be big Improvement
over the present street Three other
squares on this thoroughfare are also
to be improved in a similar manner as
soon as the abutting property owners
sign the papers to the effect that they
win pay their pro rata OF the cost The
four squares to be improved, including
the present one. extend from Queen to
Duke Streets.
Curbing for the one to be improved
arrived this morning and was placed on
that street
These delegates have been elected by
the Columbia Fire Engine Company to
the State firemen's convention, which
will be held in Roanoke, Va. August
$50 next: J. l. Duffey. representative
vice president; J. F. Petit, Ernest
Craven, c. w. Duffey. w. II. Wood. Jr..
George Crump, delegates; c. E. Hawkins.
william Simpson. John Grady. William
CravenA alternates.
The two other fire companies have al
ready elected delegates to the conven-
ton, and 1t Is expected that this city
will be well represented at the State
convention.
The idea of holding a regatta on Labor
Day has been abandoned by the Alexan-
dria Motor Boat Club. Members of the
club, however, will try in the future to
have an annual regatta every year on
that day. and Washington clubs, II Is
stated. will be invited to participate
Announcement is made that Louis n.
Duffey. deputy clerk Of the Circuit Court
and Corporation Courts for this city. will
on September / next open q law once.
For the present Mr.. Duffey will retain his
position. Several months ago Mr.. Duffey
passed the State bar exam
ination.
In view Of the fact that there are but
slight chances Of the passage of the omni-
bus bill at this term of Congress, there
will doubtless be considerable disappoint-
ment among o number of members of
several churches here This bill carried
in 1t appropriations fur several local
churches for damages done them by Fed
eral soldiers during the civil war.
After having travelled 14,0T miles.
"Oklahoma Ed" who Is making an ef-
fort to cover a distance Of 5000 miles,
Is taking a fifteen days rest In this city.
He expects to cover the distance In
thirty-two months. The pedestrian start
cd from Seattle. Wash, and his trip will
end in Portland, Me.
Miss Esther Hackett, Of All Saints
Home, Baltimore, will. II is expected,
arrive here September / next to take
charge Of the Children's Home.
A final decree for divorce on the
ground of desertion was granted in the
Corporation Court this afternoon in the
case of Rae c. Ramsburg against Welty |
o. Ramsburg.
A business meeting Of Potomac Lodge |
OF Odd Fellows will be held tomorrow |
night when degree work will be conferred. |
Mrs. Eva G. Mushback, who for some |
time past has been making her home in |
Boston. will shortly return here to again |
reside.
The eighth annual excursion of Aiva |
Aerie. No. S71, Fraternal Order of Eagles |
10 Marshall Hall to-day was largely pa
tronized.