Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-28
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
New License Bin to Increase
Revenue of the City.
COUNCIL IN BUSY SESSION
Colored Man Accidentally Made
Prisoner in Box Car for Thirty
Six Hours,
COUNCIL IN BUSY SESSION
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

| oPSS4"i correspondence OF 1Qe star
| ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 2s, 1913.
| This city's revenue will be increa sed
to the extent Of $4,000 annually as a
result of the passage last night by
common council of the new license bill.
the license fee OF forty-eight LIQUOR
dealers is increased 800 by the bill,
from $3.50 to $3.50 A number of other
| small increases are noted
| The bill was passed by a vote of 8
to s. Those favoring it were Council
men Burke, Leadbeater, Graham, Will
ilams, Brockett. Harrison, Swan,
| Chauncey and President Brumback
Those voting in the negative were
ICouncllmen Spinks, Smith, Birrell, Mon
roe, Marshall and Bryan.
The board of aldermen will hold a
| special meeting at o'clock Friday
| night for the purpose of acting on the
| Dill, which becomes operative Saturday
| Ihe board of aldermen passed the
| annual appropriation bill. carrying
| S17l.23O, and under the rules it was
\ Iald over by common council. 1t does
not carry any appropriation for street
| improvements.
| A resolution authorizing the finance
committee to borrow $4,000 for thirty
days at rate of interest not to eX-
committee and passed today al a calle
| meeting of the aldermen.
Annual Tax Ordinance Passes.
| The annual tax ordinance for imposing
and collecting taxes for the year was
| passed. The old rate of 81 so with a dis
count of ) per cent for prompt payment
prevails.
L he 6no
| that $500 be allowed for school mr.
| poses for the coming year to become
available after the passage of the appro-
| pratlon bill and its report was adopted
| Upon the recommendation of the Joint
committee on health and general laws a
NUMBER OF changes We're made in the city
health laws and action was deferred by
the lower branch of council
| Inc trustees of the Alexandria Hospi-
| tai asked that the following trustees he
Eieid, c. G. Carlin. Laurence StabIer, j. L.
Preston, William Campbell. A. u.
Brockett. d. S. Smoot jr: J. E. ". Tim
herman herman, NJ l.. Dinwiddie. r. s Jones.
Mliilam Jorg' George B. Kennedy. Car
roll Pierce, James NJ Duncan. j Frank
Dyson, Roger c. Sullivan. j. X. NJ. Nor
ton. ]. Y. Williams. George d. Hopkfns.
Harry Hammond II. P. Wilson and Ar
thur Herbert. jr.
W II. Peck asked permission to Law
70 De used for unloading and it was re-
TERED to the street committed
Inc sum of S1,2U was appropriated By
the board Of aldermen for construction of
pipe sewer on Payne street between Cam
eron and Queen streets. and $1,000 was
appropriated for resurfa cling with broken
stone two squares on Columbus street he
tween Queen and Oronoco streets. Both
were lald over under the rules by com
mon council.
Alexandria Free Kindergarten was given
$50. 90 Sly eii
me request of Jonathan Matthews TO
remodel frame building in court bounded
Dy King. Prince. Lee and Union streets
LOT tenement purposes was refused Re-
quest of G. Nelson Cradin to resh!ngle
mouse. ~ Queen street. also was refused
REQUEST of Lewis Smith to erect a kitchen
al 1910 Queen street was referred to the
street committee.
A petition signed by seven property
owners agreeing to tap sewer if il was
placed on Oronoco street between Patrick
ana Henry streets. was referred to the
street committee.
Permission was granted the Mount Yer
non stables to erect an elevator shaft in
its building "
In Box Car Thirty-six Hours.
John Francis, colored, twenty-five wears
old. OF Charleston, S. G., while in an in
toxicated condition last Saturday in that
city, got into box car loaded with no
tatoes and went to sleep. When he
woke up he was far from home, and
found himself prisoner in the car
Francis said he made an Intellectual eff
tort to open the car door. After being a
prisoner for thirty-six hours the car door
was opened by railroad men here and he
was taken out, suffering greatly from
hunger and thirst. Francis left the police
station today to make his way back home
Funeral services for Edward B. Shock
who died last night at the home of his
aunt, Mrs Thomas w Collinsworth
81 South Fairfax street. will be held
Ut II o'clock tomorrow morning from
Wheatley's undertaking chapel. and
will he conducted by Rev. Edgar car
penter Mr.. Shock was a son of the
late William c. Shock. for many wears
marketmaster He was fifty-five years
old, and unmarried
Mrs. Norvelle V. Carr. wife of Oliver
c. Carr. died this morning at her home.
300 South Patrick street. after a long
illness. She was thrty-three years old