Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-27
Sidewalk Resolution.

A resolution the city enSu
and street committee report sidewalks
out of repair and those that need re-
pairing and let the work be done by the
city and charged to the property owners
was referred to the street committee
An ordinance to regulate the sidewalks
where streets are narrowed SO as to elm
mate the erection of fencing and substi-
tuting coping was referred TO the street
and general laws committee.
A resolution of Councilman Birrel,
that when city charter is revised city
attorney and general laws committee pro-
vide for an inspector of electricity ana
plumbing, was referred to the streets and
general laws committee.
A resolution of Councilman Splnks, APP
propriating $500 for cleaning out city
docks, was referred. as was also reso-
luton of Councilman Marshall providing
that the city engineer report cost of gut
tering and curbing on Franklin street
from Washington street westward.
A communication from DIR. E. a. Cor
man. health officer, recommending the
purchase of an incinerating plant Tor
tffsposng of city garbage was referred
to the streets and general laws coi'iiie
tee.
Small Appropriations.
A petition presented by Councilman
Spinks for a fifteen-foot macadam road
way on Fairfax street from Cameron
street to the plant of the Old Dominion
Glass Company was referred to the street
committee. as was a resolution appro-
priating $500 to improve that roadway
referred to the finance committee reso-
luton of Councilman Birrell appro-
priating $500 for concrete curbing and
cutters on Payne street between Queen
street committee. Permission was grant
ed w. II. Crump to raise the cornice at
house ia South Fairfax street
The sum of $3.50 was appropriated to
purchase curbing and 500 was appropn-
ated to grade and pave the intersection
of Duke and Fairfax streets. Tie sum
of $50 was appropriated for sewer on
Alfred street near Franklin street ana
$50 for piing at the fish wharf. An ap-
4ropriation of $40 was made for placing
CARPET in the meeting room of the Column
ia ire engine house.
resolution to install gas in the resi-
Dental section of the city Jail was re-
ferred to the light committee.
Merchants Committees.
The directors of the Alexandria Retail
Merchants Association met yesterday
afternoon at the chamber of commerce
and selected the following committees for
the year:
Finance - H. Noel Garner. chairman;
Aaron Katz. w. A. Moore, Thomas c.
Hoy and Llewellyn F. Dyson.
Arbitration and grievance-R. 4. knignt'
chairman; G. Conway Brawner, Lewis II.
Machen, DR.. S. B. Moore and William
Quinn. ~,
new. chairman; ]. B. De Mott, X =.
knight, w. P. Taylor and j. b. Normoyie.
Advertising and PRINTING!. j. Mueller,
chairman: c. B. Marshall. Carroll D.
Woolf Nathaniel II. Berman and j. Fred
Birrell.
B. Swan. chairman; {. w Ho"en' jerome r
Kaufman. E. Warfeld, jr., and w.
Wildt, jr. c.,-,nev
Reception and entertainment-Cou Courtney
Acton. chairman; David G. Grillnort1er
p. Steuart Smith, Thomas Chauncey anu
H. F'riedlander. h1
ne Mott chairman; H. Noel Garner, G
M. Schwab, Floyd G. saunders ana "A.
BUSINESS enterprise-HarrieW White, chair
man; Samuel Bendheim;4 /. ~ c,oa Sloon' 'o-
pure food, weights and measures-M.
r. Rargett. chairman: +. M. Adams, W.
n PECK, Richard iGbson and l.. Shuman
Credit, collection and discount-W. r
Taylor. chairman: b. Well. F. Michel
hsct p Abrahamson and F. c. Pullin.
Mambership-B. We'll, chairman: w. c.
Baggett, Charles b. Swan, 5. ii. Lynn
and j. ID. Matter.
observation-disclosures L. Finlks, chair
,nan.W r. Hinken Floyd q. Saunders
- goldsmith and r. l.. Ross.
streets. roads and parks-Julius Wolf.
chairman: David c. Grillbortzer. j: A
DieneIt William Desmond and a. j. We'd
derburn.
Police Court Cases.
charles Finnegan, who yesterday acct
dantallv shot Johri Lewis, colored, was
fined s25 in the police court today for
CARRYING a pistol. The arrest was made
by Policeman Beach.
Christina Carter, colored, yesterday aft
ernoon threw a small stone through the
window of the residence OF James r.
Lawler. striking little child of Mr..
Lawler. She forfeited 80 In tho police