Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-23
Al XANDR|A AFFAIRS
Contestants for Council Seat
May Be Allowed Expenses.
WOMEN AS FIREFIGHTERS
Those at Rosemout Become Identified
With New Volunteer Department.
Machen Speechmaking.
WOMEN AS FIREFIGHTERS
pecIal Correspondence of The Star.

| Another echo of the fight between
Councilman Urban s. Lambert and Rob-
] ert s. Barrett for a seat in the city cOun-
| ell from the first ward, recently decided
by the state court of appeals in favor
! of Mr.. Lambert. was heard at a meet
| ing of the city council last night, when
| Councilman Burke suggested that Mr.
Lambert be paid his legal expenses,
amounting to $3.50.
Councilman Smith though Mr.. Bar
| rett should also have his expenses
paid and resolution that the city pay
| the expenses of both. offered by Mr..
Smith. was referred to the committee on
! finance.
| d. Monkey Low. recently elected a
member of the common council from the
| fourth ward to fill out the unexpred
| term of Councilman Charles b. Swan,
| caused by the resignation of Mr.. Swan,
| was sworn in and took his seat. He was
| appointed on the committees on poor and
| light, which committee assignments were
! held by Mr.. Swan.
Dr. Z. a. German health officer, sub
mitted a communication to the effect
that the health department deemed It
absolutely necessary that the sewers be
/ flushed weekly. and he suggested some
| action be taken. The same department
| also submitted a communication re-
/ questing that the pump on Prince
street between Henry and Fayette
| streets be repaired. Both matters were
| referred to the committee on streets
! and health.
| A petition of property owners on the
| square on Columbus street between
Queen and Princess streets. to improve
that square with a. tar macadam road
way thirty feet wide and granite
| curbing on either side, they agreeing
to pay s1.25 a foot for work. was
| passed
Resolution allowing Mrs. Florence
Beach. widow of Policeman Jefferson
Beach, back salary for eighty-three
days. amounting to $18361, was passed.
Favors Site for School.
Referring to the proposition to erect
| the proposed high school building on
| lot other than the one purchased by the
city, at Cameron and West streets, for
that purpose Dr. William NJ Smith,
president of the school board. today de-
clared that the lot in question, embrac-
ing about seven and One-haif acres is
admirably adapted as a site for the
school, inasmuch as it will give the chill
dren a playground. He also added that
no grading would be necessary and that
nature had drained the place. The idea
of the board. he said. is to terrace the
approaches to the building and put broad
concrete steps leading to it.
For the past ten years. DIR. Smith said,
the school board has been endeavoring to
obtain a suitable site for the building,
and this. he asserted, was singularly
adapted for the purpose. Dr. Smith also
said that the small strip of ground near
| by owned by other parties than the
| city should not enter into the question.
! 1t is understood that the joint COM
mittee on finance and schools will
recommend tonight to the board of al
dermen that the lot wanted by DIR.
Smith be sold and that the building
be erected adjoining the present Wash
| ington School for Boys, on the site of
the old Halloweu building, at the
southeast corner of Washington and
Wolfe streets. It is understood that
the lot purchased by the city can be
disposed of at a price in excess Of that
which was paid three years ago.
Women Join Fire Company.
| The women of Rosemont, belonging
| to the Rosemont Citizens Association.
have become identified with It's volun-
teer fire department, which was or
ganized last night with the election of
Thomas A. Hulfish as fire chief They
displayed considerable enthusiasm over
| the project, and the first time a fire
] occurs at that place. none having thus
/ far occurred, may see the women en-
gagged in fighting the flames in the alb
sence of the men.
urb joined the fire department, to-
gether with a number from George
Washington Park. Chief HuIfish was
empowered by the association to or
ganiZe such q department as he thought
best
Already the association is in receipt
of 400 feet of fire hose and a number
of fire extinguishers and a forty gal
rive very shortly. George w. Keys
is chairman Of the committee on fire
prevention.
Lewis II. Machen. candidate for lieu
tenant governor Of the state. returned
today after a campaigning trip to Nor
folk. Portsmouth. Newport News Rich
mOnd and Old Point. This afternoon
Mr.. Machen will leave for Fredericks-
burg in the interest Of his candidacy.
Mr.. Machen today rendered his resig
nation as editor of the Alexandria Daily
News. an afternoon paper, recently
placed In the hands of receivers.
Old Braddock House Unoccupied.
The old Braddock House, for many
years past used as tenement house.
is now unoccupied. The last of the large
number of families occupying that
place moved away this morning. 1t is
understood that the owners of the place
propose to remodel it and convert it
into a more modern structure in the
near future.
Monday next residents of Mount Ver-
non district Fairfax county, will pre-
sent a petition to Judge J. B. 7. Thorn
ton Of the circuit court for that county,
asking him to call special election
to let the voters vote on Il bond issue
In the sum OF 100000 for the improve
| ment of five roads in that county.
More than 100 signatures have been OBJ
| tanned to the petition.
The funeral OF j. Frank Peverill took
place at : o'clock yesterday afternoon
| from the First Baptist Church. Services