The Washington herald., 1914-03-25
ALEXANDRIA BOARD TO
PROBE WATER SUPPLY
Committee Appointed by City Council
to Make Thorough Invesisa-
ton of Conditions.
APPROPRIATIONS. ARE VOTED

Alexandria, Va, March IA commit
tee consisting OF two members of the
common council and two members OF
the board of aldermen was appointed to-
night by the city council, following the
adoption OF the resolution of Councilman
Howard w. Smith. giving the committee
fun power and authority to investigate
fuily any questions concerning the water
supply furnished by the Alexandria
= water Company. the quality and ade-
quacy thereof, together with the rates
or water rent charged consumers and
other matters the committee may deem
proper.
The sum of $50 was appropriated for
paying the expenses Of the committee
in its investigation and making its re-
port.
In the lower board Of council. President
Brumback appointed Councilmen Smith
and Low on the committee, while in the
upper board. President Marbury named
Aldermen Ogden and Ballenger. II is
expected that within a short time the
committee will start work.
A communication was received from
William Demaine & Son calling atten-
tion to ihe proposed establishment Of a
moving picture place and bowling al
leys at SIS King street, and request
ing the city council to instruct the
city engineer TO refrain from issuing
LOT lnt "OEh
ter can be thoroughly investigated.
This was referred to the general laws
committee.
A petition. signed by a number OF
property owners, asking the council to
refuse granting a permit for the erec-
tiOn ora moving picture establishment
for cOIored people on the east side OF
Columbus street. between Duke and
Wolfe streets, also was referred to the
After a protracted debate over re-
port of the light committee regarding
the placing of electric lights at GER
tain points of the city in the vicinity
of the water front, a conference COM
mittee of two members of each board
was appointed, and they recommended
that an arc light be placed at the in
tersection of Princess and Union
streets. The report was adopted.
The following resolutions. carrying with
them appropriations for street improve
ments. were referred to joint committee
on streets and finance: Nine hundred dol
lars for roadway with cutters in Fairfax
street between Princess and Oronoco
streets: 500 for roadway in Oronoco
street between Washington and st. Asaph
streets: $50 for grading and laying cob
BILE cutters in Oronoco street between st.
Asaph and Pitt streets: 1850 for sewer
from Alfred and Pendleton streets east
ward in Pendleton to Columbus street:
500 TO extend northwest trunk sewer:
81. $50 to become available when north
west trunk sewer is completed to extend
the sewer to wythe street; 81, 900 TO grade
Fairfax street between Oronoco and
Montgomery streets.
Councilman Bryan introduced a resolu-
ton appropriating $1,000 to be expended
by the joint committee on schools and
public property to have plans and speci-
fications made for the erection of high
schsol building. 1t was explained by Mr..
Bryan that he had been requested by
the committee to present the resolution
and had been informed that the work
would be done for the foregoing amount
by City Engineer Dunn. The matter was
referred to the joint committee on schools
and public property.
Permission was granted Charles F..
Clarke to erect a garage on the north side
of Wilkes street. between Fairfax and
ee streets.
A communication was received from
Harry Kirk. clerk of the city school
board. to the effect that there is a
vacancy on the school board caused by
the resignation of DIR. w. NJ. Smith. who
was recently appointed city postmaster.
1t was decided to hold joint meeting
at the next session for the purpose of
eiecting his successor.
Council passed an ordinance to making
i. Illegal to spill illuminating oil in the
streets and making the offense punishable
by a fine not exceeding so.
The request of the Mutual Ice Company
for cobblestones to construct twenty
foot roadway TO its wharf at Cameron
and Union streets was granted.
One hundred and fifty editors and other
representatives of the press in the State
will attend the annual meeting of the
Virginia Press Association to be held
in this city next June. A date for the
sessions of the association will be fixed
by the executive committee which meets
in Richmond next week.
]. L. Hart. Farmville, Va. secretary
of the association. was in Alexandria to-
day making preliminary plans for the
meeting.
Among the features planned are trolley
trips to Arlington, Mt. Vernon and Wash
ington. II also is expected that ar
rangements will be made to have the
visitors call on President Wilson.
The local representatives of the press
Judge /. c. Barley, of the CORPORATION
Court. has informed Commissioner Gala
han that he is determined TO enforce the
law and uphold the auditor in his work.
An annual hOuSe-to-house canvass now ia
being made by the commissioner and his
deputy.
Rev. DR.. Thomas J. Garland, suffra-
gan bishop of Pennsylvania, confirmed
a class tonight at Christ Episcopal
Church. He will confirm a class at st.
Paurs P. z. Church tomorrow night.
The marriage of Miss Roxie Doni-
phan, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
ander Slaughter Doniphan. and Lieut.
Daniel n. Swan, U. S. A, will be SOL
emnized at $50 o'clock tomorrow night
at the First Baptist Church. The cere-
mony will be followed by a reception
in the auditorium Of the Elks' Home
Music will be furnished by a section
of the United States Marine Band.
Many out-of-town guests have arrived
to attend the nuptials.
The funeral of John Scanlon took
place at $50 o'clock this morning from
st. Mary's Catholic Church. Services