The Washington times., 1914-12-12
ALEXANDR|ANS GET
SEWERLAW NOTICE
City Engineer Gives Warning OF
Necessity of Improvement
by Next July.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Dec. 2-Ihe
Alexandria authorities are preparing to
enforce the compulsory sewer tax law,
which goes in effect next July. City En-
gineer E. C. Dunn today mailed to all
property owners in the city. whose
houses have not been connected with
sewers a copy OF the law, with the ad-
vice that he has been instructed by the
committee on streets to call attention to
the ordinance. The law provides for a
fine of s. for each days failure to con-
meet with sewer.
II is estimated that more than 800
houses in the city have no sewer COLI
nections at present, and that the cost
Of the work to comply with the law
will be about $4,000
d. Monkey Low. jr.. for the past six
years superintendent of the Virginia
Carolina Chemical Company. and the
Bryant Fertilizer Company, will leave
tomorrow night for Elizabeth, n. j.,
where he will take charge of a large
cal Company. Mr. Low came to Alex
andria from Lynchburg. During his
residence here he has taken much in
terest in public affairs. and served as a
member of common council from the
Fourth ward.
Burglars entered the store of Varney
Bros. at Potomac. yesterday, and stole
five pairs Of shoes and number OF
small articles.
The Rev. A. II. Mellen. archdeacon
Of Mexico. will preach in st. Paufs
Church tomorrow morning.
The work of the Belgian relief COM
mittee will be brought to close early
next week when the supplies pur-
chased here with the money received
from subscribers to the tund Will De
shipped &c Norfolk and placed on the
Virginia ship that sails on December
20. The receipts from the the dansant
which was held on Thanksgiving art
ernoon for the benefit of the fund
amounted to Si06.6O, and this viii be
used for the purchase of model boxes
| containing supplies for women. emil
dren. AMI iT,Valids. The supplies FOR
the boxes will be ordered here, ana
will be shipped with the other Alex
andria supplies.
! DIT. J. ]. Garvey. deputy health Of
deer. will commence the semi-annual
! INSPECTION of the retail stores OF Alex
andria on Monday. Especial attentlon
will be paid TO the inspection OF 1000
| supplies.
( In the Southern Methodist Church
! tomorrow evening at 7:45 o'clock the
: Rev. Or. s. w. Duffey will preach the
/ third of a series Of sermons on science
/ and the Bible. His topic tomorrow
/ night will be Scientific Confirmation
| of the Mosaic Account of Creation
Mt. Vernon Chapter. d. a. R, will
/ give a dance at Elks' Hall on Deem
f, Der 20 for the benefit OF the Red Cross
work in Europe.
4 George Pan. Of Pittsburgh, Pa, is
visiting Fred J. Paff in this city.
/ Capt. II. c. Snyder. L. S. Marine
Corps, formerly of this city, has beer
placed in charge of the marine officers
! school at Norfolk.
Suit has been entered in the circuit
court by John w. Humphreys aga ns'
the Alexandria County lighting Com
pany for $1,000 damages for the deatf
Of his son. Melvin L. Humphreys. who
Was killed on November . by comma
into contact with a live wire. He Is
: represented by Attorneys ]. K. NJ. Nor
ton and II. Noel Garner.
| Members Of the Second Presbyterian
! Church will hold services tomorrow az
tarpoon et 3.90 o'clock at Fort Hunt.