The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-27
HOOFf jurors TOGET
RAILROAD FARE ONLY
Richmond Talesmen Legally Allowed
No Mileage, Auditor Holds-AIex-
andria Firm to Build Reservoir.
FLY CAMPAIGN is INAUGURATED

Alexandria, Va, April &c. Lee
Moore. auditor of public accounts, in a
letter written to r. w. Robinson, city
treasurer. and n. s. Greenaway, clerk of
!, the courts, announces that he will allow
only actual railroad fare to the twenty
five talesmen summoned here Wednes-
day last from Richmond from which to
secure jury for the trial of Lewis
Hoon, former secretary and general man.
ager of the defunct Mercantile Railway
Building and Loan Association.
The Jurors were allowed, in addition
too their attendance fee, 5000 each for
mileage which is $3.50 in excess of their
railroad fare, the round trip to Richmond
being only S.
Thirteen of the Jurors had their vouch-
GERS cashed at the Hotel Rammel here,
and MIR. Rammell, therefore, is s65 out
unless he collects the same from the
Richmonders
The court, in making out the warrants.
allowed mileage at the rate of cents
each way, bringing the total up to 5000,
and in addition those summoned received
81 additional attendance fee, while the
jurors chosen obtained $3.50 each i'm ad-
dition to mileage
In his letter Mr.. Moore states that he
will not pay out of the treasury mile
age OF $1,000. adding that he desires to
give this Information before the certiti-
Gates issued the jurors are cashed.
Further, he says: Section 40i9 of the
code makes the compensation and mile
. age of jurors in criminal cases the same
as that provided for in civil cases by
section 1850 of the code, and this latter
section provides that each juror shall
= receive Sl.50 for each days attendance
of the court, and 5 cents a mile for
each mile of travel necessarily Travelled
in going to and returning from court,
such mileage, however, in no case to
exceed 81 a day (this provision being
based upon the idea that the jury will
always be from the county in which the
trial occurs). Nevertheless, I think a
jury summoned from outside the county
should receive the actual expense of
transportation, and am willing to pay
allowances which provide actual expense
of transportation (but no more for mile
age and the $50 each per diem fixed
, by law"
A dam and reservoir, which will cost
Sl25,00O, will be constructed by the Alex
andria Water Company at Bancroft.
Fairfax County. The work of construc-
ton viii be begun next Thursday by the
University, Va, which concern has just
been awarded the contract.
The dam will be of concrete masonry
and will he 500 feet in length, so feet
wide at the base, and 20 feet in height
and will cover IS acres and be six and
one-half miles around
1t will have a capacity of 800, 600 900
gallons, sufficient, il is said, to supply
the city with water for a period of two
years. The plans for the dam were
of this city.
A war against flies will be inaugurated
next Thursday under the auspices of the
local health department. DR.. E. A. Cor
1ran. city health officer, announces that
contribution, amounting to 81 have been
received by his department thus far to
aid in the determination of the pests
Cash prizes in money will be given each
month to the children swatting the larg-
est number Of the pests
In observance of the ninety-fourth an
'nversary of the founding of Odd Fellow
ship in this country, the members of the
lodges of ODD Fellows of this city will to-
morrow night attend special services at
the First Baptist Church at 7:45 o'clock,
at which time a sermon will be preached
by Rev. DR. w. F. Watson, pastor. Mem
bers of Potomac and Sarepta lodges will
attend in a body IL being the seventy
fourth anniversary of the organization of
the frst-named lodge.
Members Of Canton Alexandria No. l.
Patriarchs Militant. will attend the serv-