The Washington times., 1914-10-30
LEKANDR|A WATER
|SDECLARED SAFE
Implying Company Issues
Statement on Report Made
BY Chemists.

| , .EXANDRIA. Va. oct. SO.-Alexan-
IS drink ng water, which mas peen
Nor suspicion for some months, is
|eC ared to be free from all injurious
la leria by chemists who have mace
|reguent examinations of the water
sif5in the last few weeks. The Alex
lnrr-ia Water Company has installed
|lorine plant, carrying out the recon-
Incubation of the State board OF health'
The water company has issued the
|oI wing statement to the public: I'm
|Istice TO the Alexandria Water Com
|any and to aIlay fears of water takers
he board of directors authorize the
fol owing statement:
The company has had samples OF
kater analysed regularly from TWO 10
Ih~ee times a week since the clor:ne
kls nj was installed at our waterworks,
hi since the 3rd of September the
~ ter has been pronounced safe drink
|nc water by a competent chemist ana
b. teriologist."
he board of aldermen at a meetin'
he'd in the office of City Auditor E. +.
Price last night, unanimously passed
RESOLUTION authorizing the mayor anG
khe committee on finance to borrow
k5O 900 to meet the current expenses o.
khe city until the end of the present
lis al year. The city now has an over
braft of about $4,000, and no additional
revenues will be received until nex'
1une II was stated at the meeting last
6I-bt that no part Of the $4,000 can
Il used for the new high school build
In for which an appropriation OF s4o,-
|O has already been made. Common
Irc neil will hold a meeting early mex
|g * to take action on the resoluIloh
fbc rowing the money.
ongressman Charles c. Carlin made
|trr first speech in his campaign Tor re-
|e' .ction at Alexandria County Court
h. use last night He was greeted by
la trge and enthusiastic audience. wal
|tc. /. Varney, chairman of the county
H., nocratic committee, presided and m
& .duced the speaker senator MaTtiIi' LIN
|v 0 had expected to speak in Mr.. Car
lii behalf, was detained at his nome
|ir Scottsyille on account of the Illness
To- his wife. Mr.. Carlin discussed the
|p posed bridge al Thirty-fourth street
northwest to connect Washington win
|h,ped to secure its erection. He also
I 4 of his efforts to put through Con-
e., IS the bill providing for the Lincoln
| y mortal highway. Mr.. Carlin repiled
l. the statement that he had not taken
arv action to prevent the passage OF the
|bl. excluding nonresident pupils from
|tho District schools by presenun- eA-
|tracts from the Congressional Record 10
show that for five days he engaged In
81 effort to defeat the bill. The great
e part of Mr.. Carlin's speech was taken
up with the discussion of national is
Eves.
he National Board of Fire Under
writer's, who made a survey of Alexan-
dria last August, ana made an eX-
haustive report on fire risks in the city
have issued supplementary report IT
which they urge the carrying out OF
the following recommendations: The re-
enforcement OF the water distribution
: stem. especially by the laying OF
I 20 1S-inch main down Cameron street,
lend the 12-inch main the entire length
c Union street, and the improved spac-
II and type of hydrants, fully paid
| Cnnpany with automobile truck and au'
mobile hose wagon for the new fire
: alton. the fire alarm telegraph system
/ "a a modern code of building laws.
Mrs. Andeline Florance, aged eighty
seven years, died at her home nea
( smeron Run, Fairfax county, yester
Day. Her body will be shipped to An
nandale for interment. She is survives
two sons.
Iieorgiana Nelson, for more than thirt.
-aars janitress of the police station
6ted at her home, corner Royal an
'rincess streets. today. Her funers
vill take place Sunday afternoon at
clock.
" The Rev. L. T. Kelly, assistant recto
ST. Mary's Catholic Church, has in
lgurated a series of lectures on tn
holy Land which he visited last sum
or. The first lecture was given yes
day afternoon.
he Collingwood's Clubs dance a
leir home on the Potomac tonight wi
| - the first Of a number of hallowee
Plies A special train will leave a
10 o'clock for the guests from thi
y. Tomorrow night there will be ha
.ween entertainments in the lectur
oor1 Of the First Baptist Church an
70 the Westminster building Of the Sci
nd Presbyterian Church.