The Washington times., 1915-07-22
ALEXANDRIA HOLDS
UP PPHONE FRANCHISE
Mayor Fisher Vetoes Ordinance
Giving C. & P. Privileges For
Twenty-Five Years.


Or has vetoed the ordinance granting a
twenty -five-year franchise to the Ches-
apeake and Potomac Telephone Com
pany. The company was the only bid
der, and had agreed to maintain the
present fre alarm system and to give
the city the use Of twelve free tele-
phones. 1t also agreed to lay 1900 feet
OF underground conduit
Mayor Fisher, In a communication to
ID. r. Stansbury. clerk OF council. re-
proval, ard says:
II am not unmindful that the matter
:..as been before committees who have
cons. dered the grant from its various
aspects, and given 1t lnteiligAnt and
careful study, yet l have not been aoie
to understand why In this age OF I'M
chain itself in perpetuity to the Chesa-
peake And Potomac Telephone Com.
pany. 1t must be remembered that 1t
10 this company which has been asking
time to have it's streets subjected to
the dangerous and unsightly poles and
wires used by railroad. electric com.
pany, telephone and telegraph corl-
panies. and private alleys % used Go Tor r. over I've.
the promise of the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Company OF a lin.
tied conduit system might be postponed
until some efforts are made to rid our
selves Of the wires and poles OF the
principal streets. costly as 1t may ap-
pear"
Major Edgar Warfield. ST.. Of this
city, assistant commissary general OF
the Virginia division. United Confed-
crate Veterans. has been appointed COM
missary general, with the title OF lieu
tenant colonel. to succeed the late Lieut..
Col. J. T. Alexander. The appointment
was made bv Gen. J. Thompson Brown
Two large excursions were run from
Alexandria today. The Eagles are hav.
Ing their eleventh outing at Marshall
Hall. and the Second Presbyterian
Church sent a crowd to Colonial Beach
this morning.
The fire committee Of city council and
the officers OF the volunteer fire COM
panies who witnessed the test Of the
automobile fire engines at Catonsville,
satisfied with the engines.
Miss Mary Morris and William F.
Schneider were married yesterday at
Arlington by the Rev. Lyttleton M. Fer
guson.
Mrs. Carry Lyles. wife Of Alexander
Lyles. died at the Alexandra Hospital
ed Besides her sss
by one daughter. Mrs. Claude r. Yates.
two sisters. Mrs. r. N. Crook and Mrs.
D. W. Schofleld. and one brother. Otis
Frank.
Wilmer Taylor. twenty-one. q timer,
died at the Alexandria Hospital last
night. The body will be shipped to
Colonial Beach for interment.
Miss Elsie Milroy Hamilton and
Charles Edward Tennesson were mar
ried at ST. Paul.s Episcopal Church yes
and ssnaaS Mrs: s Tennesson @ ESQ lett .fterwsrd for
an extended trip to the West. The
bride Is the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank NJ. Hamilton. and the bridegroom
is well known in business and fraternal
circles.
Chief Of Police Goods has been in
structed by the police commissioners to
investigate the charge ss, that im, young youn. girls
saloon here. The application Of AL
pheus Robey, private watchman. to
be made a special policeman. was re-
fused by the commissioners last night
Chief Goods reported that 1o2 arrests
had been made since the date OF his
last monthly report
A supplementary certificate Of incor-
poration has been granted to the Ar
iington-Barcroft Automobile Company.
Inc. increasing its capital stock from
$4,000 to $4,000 and reducing the par
value to $25 share.
The resignation of c. r. Hantzmon as
second lieutenant Of Company G. First
Regiment, Virginia Volunteers. has been
accepted, and Capt. William NJ. King
has been directed to hold an election in
the next thirty days to fill the vacancy
Capt Richard NJ. Latham. for forty
flve years captain Of the Relief hook
and ladder company. and one OF the
Oldest volunteer flremen In Virginia,
died at his residence today following
lOa6 illness. Captain Latham was re-
tired from active service as a fireman
on January 9, 1914. when he was made
honorary captain of his company for
life. He was seventy-four years old
and had served In the civil war In the
Seventeenth Regiment Of Virginia
Rifles. He was president Of St; Vim
cent de Paul Society Of St Mary's
Catholic Church. and a member Of Fitz-
gerald Council. knights Of Columbus:
Alexandria Lodge of Elks. and Robert
r. Lee Camp Of Confederate Veterans.
He is survived by one daughter. Mrs.
J. Lee Lash. and three sons. Frank w.
Hugh. and Richard Latham. jr. A
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