The Washington times., 1914-03-11
ALEXANDRIA.

An Investigation of the AleXandria
| Water Company. which holds a monopoly
of the water supply Of Alexandria, and
steps to have the charter of the com
pany amended so as to require IL To give
better service and lower rates were suS-
gested at last nights meeting CT the
ciry council. Councilman Howard smith
will introduce a resolution which VIII
| carry these suggestions into effect
| 4 considerable portion OF last hlsht
meeting was given up TO discussion ot
the fire at the Bryant Fertilizer plant on
February /. The fire committee report
| ed that there was an INSURGENCY OF
| water due to the main nearest TO the lire
bpiny only four inches in size IT also
| reuuIted that the fire engine could not
be taken to the river on account oi i,s
inability to cross a bridge. Capt h. Ia.
| Siaymaker, OF tine Alexandria Light III
| fanIry, asked for an appropriatIon 10
cover the expenses of remouellnS the
armory.
| A charter has been granted by the
State corporation commission 10 tnc W =
pheum Amusement Company OF AieNdh,
dria, with II. 5. ElkinS, president Cecii
h. Sherman, treasurer, and Il. u. GroSs-
man, secretary and manager.
The creditors of the Virginia Safe
Deposit and Trust Corporation, the pig
Virginia banking concern, wnlch went
into the hands OF receivers on DecenioeT
8 1910, will receive soon an adoltlondl
dividend of per cent on the amount
of their claims. A decree was entered IN
the corporation court this morning py
Judge Louis G: Bailey. a. authorizlns tho cnms
Howard w. smith, receiver OF the COM
pany, to pay the dividend.
A Iarge portion of the money was re-
ceiyed from seven directors OF the
company under compromise ieaSou
with them by the stockholders by Whlcn
they paid szO,OO in fun set.lenhsn' .Sa oa
the suit against them instituted py the
receiver to hold them responsible lor
the loss of money by reason OF their
alleged negligence.
The will of John G. Grilloortzer, aroRaio VINO
in the circuit court OF Fairfax county
Yesterday. He leaves a bequest OF sI'V
to the Alexandria Hospital, 500 to the
Assembly Home and school at FRED
ricksburg, and the remainder is d.
yided between his nieces and nephews-
David G. Grlllbortzer quali1ied as eAe-
cutor-
A coroner's inquest was held TINS
afternoon by City Coroner L. Mar Isnaii
Jones. to investigate the circumr
stances surrounding the death Oh
William LEVEL. colored. at the Alex
andria Hospital early this morning.
The funeral Of Mrs. Mary DrusilIa
Allen was held this afternoon vicss q. .S
o'clock from the residence. services
were conducted by the Rev; w. >;
Morton. the Rev. ]. w. Duffey, and
the Rev. p. i. Phillips. Interment
was in the Presbyterian Cemetery.
The pallbearers were Hehrs Iobrston
Green, Charles c. Carlin, r. II. Z.
Beverley, and J. Z. w. TiInberman.
meeting of the board Of trustees
OF the Alexandria hospital vas ,,,ti netu
ting the lady board of managers 10 en-
large their number was passed and tne
names of the new members approved
Thev are Mrs. Bergman Green MIS-.
Samuel A Wallis. Mrs. waiter hoG-
frank Carlin. Mrs. ]. H. Roberts. Mrs.
r. ]. Yates. Mrs Elicit, Mrs. Wilker-
son and Mrs. Carpenter. The boaro OF
trustees of the hospital was Increased
by the addition OF the names OF tne
mayor. the president of the common
council and the boarS of aldermen, who
are ex-offcia members; Beaedlct wen
and Isaac Eichberg. from the jewish
SynogogUe. and James Bayne ana
]. Fannon. from st. Mary's Catholic
Church.
The engagement is announced of
Charles Keith Carlin. of this city. son
OF Mr. and Mrs. Charles c. Carlin.
ard Miss Annie Macon Potts, Of Ash
land Va. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Edward Potts. The wedding
will take place in the early summer
The funeral of Mrs. Emily S. Bate
man was held TODAY from the residence.
3le South Lee Street. Services We're
cor Quoted bv the Rev. Edgar Car
rcrter. Burial was in the Methodist
Protestant Cemetery.
The funeral OF Mrs Harry T. Luhens,
widow of Courtney Lukens. was held
this afternoon from her home in Brad
dock Heights. Interment WAS in Ivy
Hill Cemetery.
Mrs Lacey, who lived in Fairfax
county. near Bailcys cross road. died
yesterday Her body will be brought
here tomorrow for burial.
4 meeting of the Cardinal Athletic
Club will be held Oh Sunday night at
when arrangements will he made for
the baseball game with the Washington
Nationals. April :.
4 jury in the corporation court yes
terday afternoon acquitted Hugh Strid-
cr of grand larceny. He had Decu in
dicted on 4 charge of purchasing forty
eight pairs of shoes which had been
stolen from the Washington Southern
Railway Company.