Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-11
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
City Council to Consider Sewer
Tap Ordinance.
DECIDES At NEXT MEETING
Funeral of Alexander Murray, For
mer Resident. Tomorrow-Tax
Review Board to Meet.

Special Correspondence OF The Star
ALEXANDRIA. Va, July 1o.-Con-
siderable interest centers in the meet
ing of CITY council which will be held
Tuesday night because OF the 1ac' 'ia'
il will determine whether the COM
pulsory sewer tap ordinance shaii DC
come operative July -. or whether
resolution of Alderman JACOB hi ~,
asking that the time limit oe eA'e
another year. shall be adopted.
r,a latter resolution will be reported
upon by the council coliiti''
streets. This committee, II Is peii'> go
will report adversely on eXtehoi'5 t'
time limit another year. IN "iii'
IL is regarded as more tran hheiS
council will adopt the report
ever. il is expected that an eNteis'o''
of time will be granted for the "ot N
as well as for the payment oi '''
sewer tax to the city. =,
IL is also expected that the spee.'.
committee of city council on anne Ma
tion will report the proposlt.o'
from the George Washington farh g.
sociation offering that proper,s, ~
mark purposes to the city prov iueu 80.
city assumes an obligation OF aoo"'
$4,000.
10 Be Buried With Masonic Honors.
The body of Alexander Murray. q for-
mer resident. ninety-two years DID,
who died in Eatchez. Miss. yesterday.
will he brought here Monday morning
for burial. The members OF AieNah
dria -Washington Lodge of Masons VIII
attend the funeral The deceased is
survived by i daughter. MISS tinle Mur-
ray.
Mr.. Murray was Il retired tailor ana
vs. native of Fredericksburg, Va.
He came to Alexandria in 1919 ana
with his brother. the late William MUIR
ray, engaged in the merchant tailorlhs
business. Later the firm was Know II
as Murray & Ridgely. Mr.. Murra!
many years ago left for the south, but
was a frequent visitor to this city
Jury Gives Verdict to Plaintiff.
A verdict for the plaintiff for $500
was given by a jury i'll the CIRCUIT
court for this city this afternoon. Judge
J.B. T. Thornton presiding. in the suit
of Jacob Rose against George e. Heon.
The suit was to recover the foregoing
amount from Heon, which was alleged
to represent the first payment OF pur-
chase price for two lots located at
Hopewell. Va. The plaintiff was rep
Robinson Moncure. and Attorney Leo
p Harlow represented the defendant.
The case may be taken to the state
court of appeals.
Beard of Tax Review to Meet.
A special meeting of the local board
of review of tax assessment Will be
held at o'clock Monday night at the
Office of Commissioner of Revenue
Charles n. Callahan. This meeting will
be for the purpose of going over the
tax books of the fourth ward in order
that the tax bills for this ward may be
issued.
Another meeting of the board is slat-
ed for Wednesday night.
Three squares on Queen street from
Columbus to Henry street are now be-
ing resurfaced by the city with BIZ
iumen macadam with asphalt for a
binder. The work is being done under
the supervision of City Engineer e. G..
Dunn. 1t is expected that eventually
An appropriation will be made to ex-
tend this work far as the new high
school building, Cameron and West
streets. distance of four additional
squares.
The work of grading Cameron street
between West and Peyton streets. adj
joining the rev high school building, is
In progress and is rapidly nearing COM
pletion.
General and Personal.
Members of the congregation OF
Christ p. +. Church received the news
Of the recovery of the plate stolen from
Washington's pew with qualification.
The plate was returned by mail today
TO the rector from Cleveland. Ohio.
In 4 twelve-inning game played this
afternoon on the grounds OF, the Cardi-
nal Athletic Club. team representing
Alva Aerie No. 81, Fraterisa1 Order of
Eagles. defeated the Clarendon Athletic
Club by score of TO 8. A feature of
the game was the pitching of White for
the Eagles. who was on the mound for
AL the innings.
In the corporation court today r. II
Cox was appointed sergeant admins
TRAITOR of the estate of Louise. ". House,
deceased.
Members of the police department are
collecting merchants licenses for the
year.
Mrs. Amy c. Weech has returned to
her home in this city after d tour Of
three months through Missouri and
Ohio in the interest of the work of the
Womens Christian Temperance Onion
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