The Washington herald., 1912-09-04
COUNCIL MEETS;
ELECT BRUMBACk
Alexandria City Fathers Organize
and Choose Officers for
Ensuing Year.
GLASS PLANTS START WORK

GLASS PLANTS START WORK
Alexandra, Va. Sept. 3-Robley- d.
Brumback. member OF the City Council
fl ON the Second Ward, was to-day elect
ed president Of the Common Council, over
Harry r. Burke. by q vote Of to g.
Other officers elected were: Thomas
Chauncey, vice president; DR.. r. Stans-
bury, clerk, and William Craven, mes
ssnger.
In the Board of Aldermen an organiza-
ton was perfected with the reelection
of these officers: F. +. Marbury. presi-
dent: Henry K. Field, vice president;
Luther H. Thompson, clerk, and j. B.
Laphen, messenger.
The first thre. ballots for president
os the Common Council resulted as fol-
lows: Smith-Splnks. Burke, Birrell, Mar
shall, Bryan. and Monroe; Brumback-
Yates, Lambert, Brumback, Graham,
Williams, Brockett, Harrison and Swan,
Messrs. Chauncey and Smith not voting.
In view of the fact that nine votes were
necessary to a choice. II looked for awhile
as IL there would be no election. Finally.
Councilman II. R. Burke was nominated,
after which Councilman Smith withdrew
IN mis- favor. A vote was taken, which
resulted In the election of Mr.. Brumback
by a vote of to 6 Those voting for
Burke we're Spinks, Smith, Birrell, Mar
shall, Bryan, and Chauncey; for Brum-
back were Brumback, Yates, Lambert
Williams. Graham, Munroe, Brockett.
and Swan.
Afterward Mayor Thomas Aubrey
Fisher, together with F. ]. Pafr, the re-
firing mayor. appeared before a joint
session of both boards and made a few
remarks concerning the duties incl
dent to the office. Retiring Mayor
Pan paid tribute for the courtesy ex-
tended 70 him during his tenure of Of
hce, and hoped the Council will extend
the same courtesy toward his success
sor.
A vote of thanks was rendered to
Edward S. Leadbeater. former chair
man of the committee on streets. for
his work as chairman of the commit
tee on streets during his incumbency.
floral tribute, the gift of the Col
lingwood Club. was presented Mayor
Fisher on the floor OF the chamber by
Councilman Birrell.
Democrats Meet.
At a meeting of the city Democratic
which was held in the Hotel
at s o'clock this evening, pre-
plans for the organization of
a wilson -Marshall-Carlin Club were
discussed. Owing to the fact that many
OF the members are out of the city, II
was decided to defer action until Sep
tember 10, when another meeting will
be held and officers elected.
The following delegates and alternates
have been elected by R. E. Lee Camp Of
Confederate Veterans to attend the Grand
Encampment of Virginia, which will be
in ptrIo LII
and q: John r. Zimmerman, Booker C.
Hall. r. NJ Latham. and ]. D. Spicer, !
delegates; DR.. Jacquelino Marshall. o. H. |
Smith, Joel o. Allen, and F. J. Davidson.
ahernates. |
Commander W. A. Smoot presented the |
lamp with three bride bits used during
The civil war, which will be added to the |
amp museum.
At the solicitation of a relative, Justice |
H. B. Cation this morning ordered the |
-elease of Theodore Lloyd, a colored boy, |
who was recently sentenced to the |
Reform School and is at present at the |
,lty JAIL awaiting removal He was re- |
leased with the understanding that he |
was to be taken to New York.
Glass Plants Open.
Three out of the four glass factories |
'f this city resumed operations this |
morning. Attaches of these factories re-
port that the present season promises to |
De most successful one, and that In |
several of the factories increased help |
las been taken on. Many improvements
ave been made at these factories during |
he shutdown.
coroner's jury will assemble at 10
} clock tomorrow morning TO investigated
he circumstances attending the death
II William Ferguson, colored, who was
stabbed Saturday night. An order for
he reassembling Of the jury was made
o-day by DIR. s. b Moore. city coroner
I is expected that Robert Ferguson,
brother of the deceased, will be able to
appear before the coroner's jury to-
morrow.
A weird and wonderful game of baseball
vas played on the North Alfred Street
this afternoon between the Po-
Ice Department and the merchants of
he city, resulting in a tie score of IL
o L IN eight innings. At least, that is
leged to be the score, as no one was at
ny time certain how the game stood.
,ne of the features of the game was
he retiring on the hidden ball" trick
4 Chief Goods. About SOD was realized,
o be applied to the fund for the Chill
Irens Home.
AS preliminary to the crusade which
he police plan to wage against the own
RS OF unlicensed dogs in the city. Charles
ingram and Emma Jackson, colored.
7ere fined S apiece in police court this
1orning for harboring such animals.
More than a thousand school Permits
ave already been issued to the white
hildren of the city by Harry d. Kirk.
Jerk Of the city school board To-mof-
ow is the last day in which white pupils
an secure the necessary papers. Thurs
ay and Friday will be devoted to the
olored children.
During the month of August there We're
Tenty-eight births recorded against
deaths, according to the Vi
II statistics made public by the city
Iealth Department to-day.