The Washington herald., 1913-11-26
ALEXANDRIA COUNCIL
TO INCREASE Light
Committee Considering Resolution to
Improve Illumination-High
School Appropriations.
BLACK HAND CASES In COURT

Alexandra, Va, Nov. 25-The illumi-
nation Of the city will be increased one
third Of its present capacity IL a resolu-
ton of Councilman A. d. Brockett, pre-
sented at a meeting of the city council
tonight. Is passed 1t was referred TO
the light committee.
The resolution provides for the install
lation of thirty additional arc lights at
various corners in the city. There are
now ninety arc lights in the city, ana
Mr.. Brockett estimates that the city
really needs 15o lights in order to have
an arc light on every corner. Inasmuch
as the city pays annually SO for each
arc light to the Alexandria County
Lighting Company, the installation OF
the number asked by him would mean
an annual outlay Of $50
Mr.. Brockett stated that he had
blueprint prepared showing where arc
and incandescent lights are now located
in the city. In behalf Of his resolution
he said the city is far behind in lighting
service. The idea, he said, Is TO have
every other block going west in the city
have a light. Some of the streets are
SO dark, he asserted, that the police
could be murdered without anyone see
ing it.
Councilman Spinks was the only men,
ber of the council who spoke on the
: resolution, and he though the present
time inopportune for its Introduction.
+. AM ordinance providing that the CITY
= borrow $4,000 for the erection OF high
school and truck house, at a rate OF in
terest not to exceed per cent, payable
$500 a year for a period Of ten years,
city to give its notes, was referred 70
the finance committee.
A resolution was passed ratifying the
action of the corporation attorney in
hon IN
case of the city in its annexation suit
10 secure a part of Alexandria and Fair
fax Counties. -he bond is for 1900.
The case is now before the State Court
of Appeals.
! An ordinance to prohibit the erection
or operation of a garage on Washing
ton street, or within sixty feet Of that
streeI.. offered by Councilman Brumback.
vas referred to the general laws COM
mittee.
. A resolution of Councilman Chauncey,
atipropriating SIS for the work of improv-
ing the space between the crossings at
Duke and Columbus Streets was
adopted.
frame addition. TO house, 1N South Royal
street, was referred to the street COM
nittee
Petition of Charles Pullman to con-
strlIct granoIithic sidewalk at northeast
corner of Duke and Afford streets, was
referred TO. the street committee
Charles Tines and Edward Black, both
colored, charged with sending two Black
Hand letters to T. F. Maddox, of Mar
shall, Fauquier County, in which they
threatened him that IL he did not place
S5Oo under a rock at the crossroads at a
certain place beyond Marshall they would
burn his house and all buildings on his
place were arraigned to-day before
United States Commissioner r. p w.
Garnett and committed to Jail until IL
o'clock Friday, when they will be given
hearing.
Immediately after receiving the letters
Mr. Maddox sent them to the Post-ofhce
Department, Washington, and special
agent. was assigned to the case, with the
result that both men were arrested last
night by Deputy United States Marshal
william Schoeni
They will be charged with violation of
section Us of the criminal law.
At the hearing Friday a number of
government officials will be present, as
will also Mr.. Maddox.
Miss Mary w. Sillex and Harry Glover,
both of this city, were married tonight
at the nanse of the Second Presbyterian
Church, by Rev. DR.. John Lee Allison,
pastor.
Many members Of Alexandria Lodge OF
EIks and their families tonight attended
a social Of that lodge. There was dane