Evening star., 1915-02-24
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Appointment of Lumber In
spector Postponed.
MINOR BUSINESS ACTED ON
Masonic Memorial Association
Elects Officers-Mrs. Triplett
Buried Today.
Special Correspondence of Tie Star.

Special Correspondence Of Tie Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, February "a
City council at its meeting last night
postponed action until the next meeting
OH the ordinance providing for a lumber
inspector for the city.
The joint committee on streets, finance
and general laws reported adversely on
the application of Joseph M. Armstrong
to be compensated in the sum Of $287.50
for damages done wall papering in his
cellar in November by backing up of
water from King street sewer as a result
of it being stopped up. The report was
adopted.
Members of the fire committee, COM
posed of Messrs. Desmond, Harrison and
Leadbeater, were named by President
Smith to confer with the committee ap-
pointed from other bodies to meet the
engineers of the national board Of fire
underwriters to discuss better fire pro-
lection for Alexandria, and President
Field of the aldermen named Messrs
Robinson and Summers, also Of the fire
committee, from that board.
The sum of sS1s.5o was appropriated
for purchase of an adding machine for
city hall building and 5000 for construc-
ton of sewer on Wolfe street between
Columbus and Washington streets.
Petitions Disposed OF.
Petition of Miss Rose NJ Macdonald for
$3.50 to be used for purchas sing supplies
and medicine for poor Of the city was re-
ferred to the finance and poor committee.
IN adverse report was made by the COM
littee on petition Of W. NJ. King for al
erations to building at southwest corner
If King and West streets. Petition Of D.
T. RayliSS to erect terra Gotta house on
ssfr hnf Voc c1,i In Y1d
Columbus streets was granted. Texas
Oil Company was granted permission to
erect tank al conner of Wolfe and Union
streets to hold 1880 gallons Of oil. Pc
tition of A d. Brockett to erect garage at
31S North Washington street granted and
also petition of J. B. Arnold for improve
ments at 222 North Patrick street Petit
tion of J. r. Mansfield to be reimbursed
for paving at 106 North Pitt street de-
MED. The sum of $50 was appropriated
for catch basin at Duke and Henry
streets.
City sergt. R. H. Cox left for the asy-
lum at Staunton, Va. this afternoon to
convey C. Jones % Kiney former meraat neaa snd ol
Trust Corporation of this city, to the
Asylum for the Criminal Insane. at Ma
rion, Va, where Rixey Is destined to
spend the remainder Of his days. The
nection with the collapse Of the con-
Germ by being declared of unsound
mind.
Sentenced for Chicken Thefts.
Three months each in Jail was the
sentence imposed in the police court
today in the cases Of Arthur Harring-
ton and Clyde Sullivan, charged with
stealing eight chickens from Mrs. May
Lyles, els South Fayette street. The
theft occurred February Is, and the
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ward by Policeman Roland. They told
statements in the police
court today.
Before adjourning yesterday after
noon. the George Washington Masonic
National Memorial Association elected
these officers: Gen. Thomas ]. Shryock,
president. Maryland: James r. Lamber-
ton, first vice president, Pennsylvania:
James r. Johnson, second vice presi-
dent. South Carolina: James E. Dillon.
L. Schoonover. fourth vice president,
Iowa; Lawrence H. Lee. secretary, Ala
bama; John H. Cowles, treasurer, Ken
lucky.
Frederick P. Russell. commissioner in
chancery, filed his report in the case
of Nellie v. Ramey against the News
Publishing Company. Inc. and others.
The body Of Mrs. Cecile Monroe
Taliaferro Triplett. wife of George 3.
county. was brought here this after
noon and buried in Ivy Hill cemetery.
Services were conducted by Rev. DR..
5. A. Wallis of the Episcopal Theo-
logical Seminary.
An adjourned meeting of the board Of
police commissioners will be held at
1890 o'clock tonight.
In the corporation court today
Charles E. Jones was appointed admin
istrator of the estate Of Bette K.
Jones, deceased.