The Washington herald., 1913-06-09
ALDERMEN To Agree
ON LIQUOR LICENSE
Board Will Pass the Bill on Tuesday
Night, Is the Current
Report.
NEWS NOTES OF ALEXANDRIA

Alexandria, Va, June S-According to
well founded report the Board of Alder
men, Tuesday night, at the regular meet
ing of the City Council, will pass the
annual license bill of the city, thereby
settling the controversy in dispute over
the part relating to the increase of liquor
licenses.
In the event the Aldermen do this they
will set at rest a much-debated question
which has been hanging fire for some
time past. and which has caused consid-
cradle comment on both sides.
When the annual license bill was first
presented to the City Council. IL, among
other increases, carried an increase of
500 on the liquor dealers. raising their
license from $50 to $50 The bill first
passed the lower branch of City Council.
However. when it came before the Alder
men that body amended it by restoring
the liquor license to the figures prevail
ing last year.
Next the bill as amended, came before
the Common Council for its considera-
ton. That body nonconcurred in the
action of the Aldermen and since then
nothing has been done in the matter.
One month from today, or July s next,
the voters of this city and Alexandria
County will he called upon to partici-
pate in a primary for the purpose of
nominating a candidate for the State
Legislature to represent this city and
county In that body. The candidates
seeking the nomination are ]. Fred Biz
rell. member of the Common Council
from the Third ward: o. p. Angelo, a
Southern Railway locomotive engineer,
also of this city, and Mai. E. w. r.
Ewing. a lawyer. of Alexandria County.
All three candidates have made an
active fight for the place and an in
teresting contest is expected. Doubtless
large vote will be polled.
Lewis II. Machen and Alexander ].
Wedderburn. both of this city, who are
opposing ]. Taylor Ellyson for the Office
of Lieutenant Governor. are also making
an active fight in this city. They will
shortly make the fight Statewide, it is
stated.
In addition to the four criminal cases
which will he presented to a grand jury
in the Corporation Court tomorrow. the
names of a number of merchants doing
business here without paying the re-
quired license tax will also be presented
to the jury for its consideration.
Examinations in Schools.
The annual examinations in the pub
lie schools of the city will begin to-
morrow. This week marks the closing
of the present scholastic year. as the
schools will be closed beginning June
16. The Alexandria High School will
hold its finals June 16, at night. Many
of the private. schools of the city will
also close this week.
The Chamber of Commerce. at its
monthly meeting tomorrow night, will
take under consideration the question
of securing for this city the proposed
armor plant, as provided for in the
bill introduced by Senator Ashurst of
Arizona, now before Congress. Many
other matters also will be considered
at this meeting.
The work of erecting a club house for
the Alexandria Motor Boat Club will be
begun tomorrow morning by Contractor
Joseph Rogers. The club house will be
a two-story frame structure and will be
completed within the next month or six
weeks.
A large delegation of Confederate Vet
Grams and members OF the various wom-
ans auxiliaries today attended the Con-
federate memorial exercises at Arlington
Cemetery.
The childrens day exercises, held to-
night by the Sunday school of the Meth
odist Protestant Church at that church.
were largely attended and an interesting
given.