The Washington herald., 1912-03-13
NEWSOFALEXANDRIA
City Council Recommends Loan Of
$4,000 for New High
School Site.

interest not to exceed per cent, for the
purchase Of the lot at the northwest cor
ner Of West and Cameron streets, as a
site for the proposed high school, was
adopted by the higher branch OF city
council. 1t was laid over by the lower
board, under the rules. until 7:3O o'clock
Friday night. when a special session will
be held 20 act on the measure. The tract
contains eight and one-hah acres.
Councilman Birren offered a resolution
that the corporation attorney, together
with the committee on general laws, have
the city laws recodified. This was re-
ferred to the general laws committee.
A resolution appropriating the sum Of
SI,0oo for the construction of a fifty-foot
macadam roadway on Washington street.
from Queen to Duke streets, a distance
of four squares, with the exception of the
intersections at King and Prince streets,
where there is now vitrified brick, was re-
Ierred to the joint committee on streets
and finance. The resolution was offered
by Councilman Williams. 1t also pro-
VideS for granite curbing on either side
A resolution providing for the placing
OF improved gas lamps at the following
intersections. where there are no lights
at present, was offered by Councilman
Brockett: Southwest corner of Lee and
Queen streets, northeast corner Of Prince
and Union streets, southwest corner Of
ner Of Water and Union streets, north
west corner OF Wilkes and st. Asaph
streets. southeast corner Of Pitt and
Princess streets, southwest corner OF
Wythe and st. Asaph streets. southeast
corner Of Alfred and Pendleton streets,
northwest corner of Washington and
Wolfe streets. southeast corner of Wilkes
and Columbus streets. northeast corner
of Wilkes and Patrick streets, northwest
corner of Cameron and Henry streets.
At the request of Mr.. Brockett the
resolution was referred to the light
committee.
A resolution of Councilman Spinks
that the light committee be empowered
to place gas lamps on corners where
they see fit, was, on motion OF Coun-
Gilman Williams, laid on the table.
The report of the light committee rec
omending that an improved gas light,
to be known as an 'all night" lamp,
be placed on a post at the northeast
corner of Cameron and Alfred streets,
was not adopted, and a resolution OF
Councilman Birrell favoring the re-
moval Of the two gas lamps near by
and placing an improved arc light at
that corner, was adopted.
A resolution that the finance com
mittee furnish council with the amount
of money the city will have to borrow
under the present assessment, was re-
ferred to the finance committee.
The street committee reported favor
ably on the petition from the build
ing committee of the Second Presby-
terian Church for the construction OF
a vault underground at the northeast
corner of Prince and st. Asaph streets,
on the latter side, and recommended
that they be allowed only four feet for
steps for the proposed building on the
st. Asaph street side. Their report
was adopted.
A resolution introduced in the board
of aldermen providing that hereafter
the member of the police and fire de-
% fments be paid twice a month In
'stead of once. and that the pay days
be on the lst and 18th Of each month,
was referred to the finance committee
and council concurred in the action of
the higher board.
An invitation to the members OF the city
council to attend the address which will
be made by Charles G. Maphis tomorrow
night at a meeting of the Teachers As
sociation, received from W. A. Ander-
son, jr.. principal of the high school, was
accepted, and upon motion OF Councilman
Williams, the clerk was directed to notify
Mr.. Anderson Of it's receipt.
The sum of $50 was appropriated for
the Children's Home on the recommenda-
ton of the finance committee.
Permission was granted H. Friedlander
to erect a frame addition in rear of 40
King street.
Councilman Brockett wanted to know
Il the finance committee had made its
report on the resolution asking for an
appropriation for the Free kindergarten.
Being informed in the negative by Coun-
Gilman Burke, he asked for an early re-
port of some sort, adding that the asso-
citation was now without funds and other
wise would have TO appeal to the public
for money.
The council was presided over by Vice
President Howard w Smith, in the alb
sence of President Snowden. The busi-
ness was conducted in a very expeditions
manner, there being but short debates
among those present
Mrs. Lula Thornhill, thirty-eight years
old, wife Of Edward Thornhill, of Gull
pePer, Va, died shortly after o'clock
this afternoon at the home OF her cousin,
James Spicer, 12O7 King street, as a re-
suit Of taking an overdose of carbolic
acid Mrs. ThornhiIl, it is stated. drank
about half an ounce OF the deadly fluid
Drs. S. B. Moore and NJ. D. Delaney were
called in and everything possible was
done 10 save the woman's life, but she
expired shortly after 2 o'clock, presum-
ably from the effects of the drug, al
though it is stated that she had a weak
heart. 1t is said she drank the acid about
10 o'clock this morning. Besides her hus-
band, three children, two boys and a girl,
survive. The body will be shipped to
Culpeper, Va. for burial.
Mrs. Thornhill had been visiting at Mr.
Spicers residence for the past week, and
her sudden death came as a surprise to
the members of the family. Her rela-
tives were notified tonight Of her death |
Coroner Moore said tonight that he
would not hold an inquest
Following a conference between a COM
mittee from the employees Of the Alex
andrla Glass Works, the owners of the
plant, together with Z. Z. Tharp, of |
Ohio, and Francis Williams, OF Baltimore,
members of the national executive COM |
mittee Of the Glass Workers Association. |
held this afternoon. the matter pending |
between the employees and owners of the |
factory was adjusted in a satisfactory |
manner. The men will, therefore, return |
to work tomorrow morning.
The men quit work yesterday pending |
the settlement Of the matter. There was 1
not, however, any strike and all along
IL was confidently predicted that there /
would be a speedy settlement OF the /
affair. News of the result of the con-
ference was received with gratffica ton by
the owners and employees of the works
A delegation OF citizens from Occoquan
this afternoon discussed the route of the
proposed Quebec-Miami highway, at a
meeting held in the rooms Of the cham
Der Of commerce with members OF the