The Washington herald., 1915-01-27
ALEXANDRIA TO LEARN
Who owns fire HOUSE
Council Body to Inquire About His
toric Building and Apparatus Which
Are Kept as Mementos.

Alexandria, Va. Jan. 26.-Alexan-
dria's city council wants to find oat
who OWES the old Friendship fire en-
gfne house. in which Is stored the his
toric old hand engine, of which COM
pany George Washington was a mem
ber 1t was a similar engine that
George is said to have assisted IN
pulling over the CObble streets of the
city to many fires.
The old engine house needs 4 Goa,
OF paint and its bell tower needs the
attention of mechanics because IT WIS
struck by lightning last summer. Some
one suggested the city start to do the
work
Councilman Taylor Burks PROFOUND
ed the question in city council tonight
in order to ascertain If the city mad
right to do the work. Not member
could tell whether the house is the
property of the city or the property
of the Veteran Fire Association, which
still exists. There was one member
of the association present, Council
man Brockett, who did not know in
whom the title is vested. Councilman
Smith wanted to know il the company
would give a quit claim to the prop
erty if the city gave the needed re-
pairs Mr.. Brockett thought so. It
was also suggested by Councilman
Burke that the historic old hand en-
gine be turned over for exhibition
purposes.
Councilman II. r. Burke thought If
the engine and house was turned over
to the city the old hand engine. with
a few deft hands might once more be
put into active service as an auxiliary
fire engine at comparatively little cost.
Joint committee. composed of COun-
Cilmen c. :. T. Burke, Albert Bryan.
and A. d. Brockett, Alderman Ballen-
gers and Robinson. was appointed TO
learn who owns this house.
Councilman Marbury wants to have
repealed the law abOlishiEg the office
Of police justice in Alexandria. He in
troduced a resolution to this effect. in
structing State Senator r. Ewell
Thornton and State Delegate J. Fred
/ BirreH to use their efforts to secure
its repeal at this special session Of
the legislature. The matter was re-
ferred to the committee on finance and
general laws, which will report to a
special meeting of council the latter
part of the week.
The veto of Mayor Fisher to bills for
$500 for general repair work to streets
and $3.50 for a sewer was sustained. and
they were passed again at this meet
ing The reason for vetoing was that
the bills were passed on the night of
their introduction with only a bare
quorum present.
Application of W. NJ. King for al
terations to the building at the south
west Sorner of King and West streets
| to operate as a moving picture show,
was referred to the street committee,
as was an application from d. Z.
| Bayliss TO erect a terra Gotta house
on the south side of Pendleton street
between Washington and Columbia
streets.
r. Gordon Fiuney, trial and police
justice for Alexandria County. today
rendered mis- resignation to Judge ].
B. T Thornton in the Circ-tt Court.
Judge Thornton appointed William c.
Cloth. an attorney of that county, in
his stead.
Herman Heiter, colored, charged
with a felonious assault on Carroll d.
| woolf, a dairyman OF Fairfax County,
was sentenced, to serve two years in
the penitentiafy. The case OF Ollie
Grayson, colored. charged with sim
liar offense, was continued until he
Marcn term of court.
These officers have been chosen by the
Alexandria Trades Council to serve for
the year: W. r. Hamilton. president; c,
Rothmond. vice president: NJ. F. PadSett
jr., recording secretary; ]. Sparrow
financial secretary and treasurer; r,
Wright, warden: David Larkin, conduc-
tor: o. C. Rickard, trustee. This organ
ization appointed a committee to wait
upon the city school board and urge the
giving of free school books to the chill
dren.
Thomas Kelly, who conducts a saloon
at the northwest corner of Alfred and
Wolfe streets. was fined $50 today for vio-
lating the Byrd liquor law. Testimony
OF Policemen Kerns and Rawlett wal
that they saw four colored women COM
| ing from a yard adjoining the place. One
colored woman testified she purchased q
| hottie Of beer in the palm room neal
the saloolI.S Mr.. Kelly declared IL was
sold without his knowledge. Mr.. Kelly
was represented by Attorney r. ID
Brumback.
The First National Bank, the oIdesi
national bank in Virginia. Is celebrating
/ the hftieth anniversary Of its organiza-
| ton.
Mrs. j. H Mansfield, district deput,
president. tonight installed the recent,
elected officers OF Samaritan JRebekst
] Lodge Of Odd FellowA-