The Washington herald., 1914-10-28
FACTS
ON WATERTESTS.
Alexandra Councilman Inti5
mates that Some One Is
Protecting Company.
WANTS TYPHOID REPORT
Criticisms of Committee Lead to Hot
Words and Yelled Threat
of Fisticufs.
WANTS TYPHOID REPORT

Alexandria. Va, Oct. H-AIexandrians
do not know, and cannot md out. whether
they are drinking typhoid infected water.
such as n believed to have caused an
epidemic Of typhoid fever-from which
resulted several deaths-last summer.
Charles Bendheim charged at a meeting
of the city council tonight
The inference was strong that some
one is protecting the Alexandria Water
Company which supplies the community.
Statements Of Mr. Bendhelm, which
sharply censured the health committee,
aroused A. d. Brockett. chairman OF the
committee, to invite Mr.. Bendheim out
side. He added, after a pause. III there h
any personal grievance" and was assured
that there wasn't any.
Mr.. Bendheim is chairman Of a COM
mittee appointed to investigate the serv-
Ice given by the company and its rates.
He said that the people Of this city should
be told at once whether they are drinking
water containing intestinal bacteria or
whether the company has complied with
the suggestion of the State health de-
partment that the supply be improved
materially to prevent another epidemic.
Mr.. Bendheim asked that the health COM
mittee employ a chemist at once to de-
termine whether the wafer Is pure.
Have New Chlorine Plant.
Mr.. Crockett. in reply. submitted a
mass Of correspondence among the
State, municipal and company ofi-
GERS. The letters read tended to show
the company had installed a chlorine
plant, which was presumed to mean
that the water had been purified.
Mr.. Bendheim then said that many
people have been buying drinking
water because they cannot tell whether
the city water is impure The matter.
he said, has been permitted to drag
along without action by the health
committee. He asked an explanation
Of Mr.. Brockett.
sertion been made outside, he would
demand immediate satisfaction. He
said the delay resulted from the tsrdy
organization OF the committee and be-
cause he had been out OF the city.
The health committee is expected to
make a report at the next council meet
ing.
Alexandria may soon have its gas
in better condition IL a resolution in
troduced by Councilman Brockett, at
the request OF many consumers, ap-
propriating $3.50 to employ an expert
TO come over TO Alexandria and see
what Is the matter with the gas supply
Is adopted. This resolution was re-
ferred to the light committee. II Is
expected that action will be taken at
once on the resolution by the commit
tee.
Owing to the fact that the sale OF gas
stoves and appliances for gas Is unpfofi-
table to the city a resolution was intro
duced that the city discontinue their sale.
This also was referred to the light com
mittee.
Alexandria will need $4,000 to pay its
expenses for the fiscal year ending May
81, 1915, and a resolution authorizing
council to borrow this amount from time
to time to meet current expenses was
referred to the finance committee.
Through Graham and Ogden. the Old
Dominion Glass Company offered 500 for
the square of ground owned by the city
bounded by First, Fairfax, Montgomery
and Royal streets. This was referred to
the joint committee on finance, public
property and general laws.
1t was decided to hold a joint session
at the next meeting for the purpose Of
electing a health officer.
The committee on police of council was
organized with the election Of Alderman
Jacob Brill as chairman, and the COM
mittee on claims with the election OF
Councilman H. r. Burke as chairman.
Delegates attending the eighteeAth an
American Revolution of Virginia were |
tonight rendered an elaborate reception |
at the home of Mrs. William B. Smoot, !
sO4 Prince street.
Interest of Alexandrians again centers |
in the case of c. Jones Rixey. former !
head of the defunct Virginia Safe De- !
posit and Trust Corporation, of this city, |
now a patient in the asylum at Staun- |
ton, Va, whose fight to prevent his |
transfer to the asylum for the criminal |
insane at Marion, Va, will be heard |
early next month before the United |
States Supreme Court
The case comes before the highest court !
of the land on a question OF the con- |
stitutionality of the law directing a man |
to be sent to such an Institution prior to |
his conviction.
. delegation of Masons, representing |
Mount Vernon Chapter, Royal Arch |
Masons, and Old Dominion COmmandery, !
No. II. Knights Templar. left today for |
Richmond TO attend the annual meetings |
of the Grand Chapter and Grand Com |
mandery which will be held in that city. |
The body of Mrs. Mary NJ. Snouffer, |
widow of G. Fenton Snoufrer. of Gathers |
burg, Nd, who died last night at the
home Of her daughter. Mrs. Henry B. |
Chiswell. "a South Washington street, |