Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-10
ALEXANDRAAFFA1RS
Purchase Of Additional Fire
Apparatus Is Contemplated.
TO COME BEFORE COUNCIL
New Modern Roadway Is Opened to
Trafic-Civil Service Exami-
nations Listed.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA,. Va. October 9.-The
committee on fire and finance of city
council may recommend the purchase
of a combination pumping and chemi
motor, at a meeting of the city council
which will be held Tuesday night.
The question of securing additional
fire apparatus for Alexandria has long
been under consideration. 1t is stated
that such an apparatus as is desired
would cost about $4,000. Members of
the fire committee of council. accompa-
MED by a number of firemen OF Alex
andria, last July went to Gainesville,
Md, and witnessed the test of an en-
andria contemplates purchasing.
Should the equipment be obtained by
the city it probably would be tempo
rarily kept in the Relief truck COM
pany's house. Alexandria will even
tuaIly have to erect another building
for housing such apparatus, it Is stated.
Another matter which may be acted
on by city council at an early date is
the proposed purchase of George Wash
ington Park from the Washington
offered for sale to the city by that as
ISOLATION.
Road Open to Traffic.
Work of building modern roadway
on South Patrick street from Franklin
street to what is known as Hunting
Creek bridge, a distance of about four
squares, has about been completed and
the road has been opened up for traffic.
The work of construction cost. $500.
square of similar roadway on Frank
lin street between Patrick and Alfred
streets is contemplated. This will give
from Hunting Creek bridge to the city
limits. From the limits on the north
there is fine roadway all the way to
Washington.
There is also considerable improved
roadway in Fairfax county leading to
Hunting Creek bridge. This will prove
a great help to the farmers living in
that section, and also to Automobiles
going to and from Mount Vernon.
Civil Service Examinations.
The local board of civil service ex-
aminers has arranged for a large number
of examinations which will be held in
this city this month and also in No
vember. Examinations to be held October
10, IA, 10, 20 and 81 are as follows ::
Laboratory assistant, male; library assist
ant: scientific assistant, Department of
Agriculture engineer of tests. male !;
junior signal engineer. male; junior tele-
graph and telephone engineer. male !;
junior mechanical engineer, male /:
junior electrical engineer, male: junior
civil engineer, male; assistant in poisonous
plant Investigations. male: public health
statistician. male -. laboratory aid in
chemistry and physics; junior chemist in
radioactivity, male: junior architect,
male and junior structural engineer, male.
The following examinations are slated
ical chemist. male aeronautical engineer.
male engineer, plumber and general
mocha mic, male timber inspector. male |;
physical laboratorian, male; engineer,
electrician and plumber. male; assistant
in fish investigations, male: subinspector
of ordnance. male: marine craftsman,
male: assistant in dry land aboriculture,
male; engineer and plumber, male cleo
trical craftsman, male. -.
Recent Deaths.
Rev. L. F. Kelly, assistant pastor, will
officiate at the funeral Of Mrs. Helen d.
Harlow, wife Of NJ. B. Harlow. who died
Friday night at Muirkirk. Nd. which
will be held at 10 o'clock Monday at ST.
Mary's Catholic Church. The pallbearers
will be Gardner L. Boothe. DR.. T. NJ.
Jones, James R Cation, c. c. Carlin, w. H.
Sweeney and DIR. Henry NJ. Elliott.
The body of Adolphus Green. who died
yesterday, will be forwarded tomorrow
morning to Fredericksburg, Va, for burial.
An inspection of oyster establishments
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