Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-02-10
DENIES REMOVAL
FROM ALEXANDRIA
Councilman Williams De-
ciares City is Still His
Home.
HEARING THURSDAY.
Answer to QuO-W Waranto is Made To-
day in Corporation Court and Hear
ing Set for Thursday.
HEARING THURSDAY.

Declaring that he was still resident
oil the city of Alexandria, that his
home was located in this city and that
his residence in CoUtage Park, Alex
andria county, was only temporary
one, Julian Y. Williams, member OF
the City Council Of Alexandra, elected
: from the Second ward filed his answer
in the Corporation Court this morn
ing to the quo warran;o proceedings
which were brought in the name OF
! the state of Virginia by Samuel e..
Brent, Comomnwealth's Attorney, at
the instigation of Frank c. Splnks,
Howard w. Smith, H. R. Burke, Capt
Bryan Charles z. Marshall, and j.
Fred Birrell, six other members of
he Common Council
The petitioners are seeking to ousE
Mr.. Williams from the seat in Council
on the ground that he has removed
his home from the city and is now d
resident of Alexandria county.
Judge Barley fixed next Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock for the hearing
Of he evidence in the case.
Sir. Williams answer was as fol-
lows:
First: He admits that on the sec
ond Tuesday in June, 1910, he was, at
the regular election held on that day
IN the City Of Alexandria, Va, elected
:. member Of the Common Cou"c'l
from the second ward of said city, for
q ;erm of four years, commencing Oh
September i 1910, and ending on
| September /, 1914, and that he duly
qualified as such by taking the oath
prescribed and entered upon the dis
charge of his duties d: such member
or the first day of September, 1910,
ard that he still continues to per
fo:m the duties.
Second: He admits that he was a
resident of the city or alexandria,
/ We. and of the second ward of SAID
! citv at the time of said election and
qualification. and he states that he IS
till a resident of said city and ward.
Third: He denies that during the
wear 1912, towit: during the month
Of, or at any other time that
he removed from the City Of Alex
ardria. Va. into the county OF Alex
ardria. Va, and took up his residence
at Cottage Fark., in said county, but
/ stated that the facts are as follows:
That more than a year ago he cauS-
Cd TO be erected at Cottage Park, IN
Alexandria County, Va, house IN
which he expected to spend the sum-
mer months, which house was COM
plnted in the month Of January, 1872,
! and that about the first Of June, 1872,
he went to said house at Cottage
Park. in Alexandria County, with the
intention of spending several months,
hut with no intention whatever Of
irving up his residence in the City of
Alexandria, Va, which residence he
has owned for number of years, and
on which he has paid and is paying
taxes, and in which practically all of
his furniture is kept, on which furni
ture he has paid and is paying taxes,
said residence benig known as No. 2OG
North Royal street, in the Second
ward of the City Of Alexandria, Va.
That at the time he went to Alex
andria county as aforesaid, he re-
moved from his residence in the City
Of Alexandria, to his house in Alex
andria county only his books and sew
eral pieces of furniture, leaving by
far the greatest part of his furniture
at his residence No. 206 North Roya
street.
That in addition to his resndence IT
the second ward in the City Of Alex
andria, Va, he has a place of husi'
, ness which he owns and on which ne
pays taxes, and in the second story OF
: which it has always been his inten
ticn TO construct apartments fol
| living. in the event that he should, a
, any time, dispose of his present resi-
i dence at POS North Royal street, al
f eXandria.
! That it was his intention, in th'
, event Of an early winter, to return
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