The Washington herald., 1916-03-29
WOULD DENOTE
STREET NAMES
Alexandria Council Refers
Resolution for Having Signs
Painted to Committee.
POSTAL REQUEST VETOED
State Corporation Body Names Spe-
cial Agent to Investigate Com
plants Against Water Company.
THE HERALD BUREAU.

Alexandria, Va, March 2s-The plac-
ing OF signs at the street corners of Alex
andria to denote the names Of the
streets, a subject that has been hanging
fire in city council for several years. was
| brought to a head tonight when the
| street committee reported on the resolu
ton OF Councilman Wattles to have the
work done. The committee stated that II
would cost S14650 to have the streets
| in the central portion OF the city labeled
and s+o8 for all the streets of the city.
A new resolution by Councilman Wattles
providing for the expenditure OF Sl46.50
was referred to the committees on streets
and finance.
The ordinance setting aside $1,000 for
public improvements in the newly
nexed territory. the same equal to Il
per cent Of the assessed valuation OF the
real estate in that territory, as well as
the ordinance providing for the issuance
of $50 600 annexation bonds to provide
funds for this purpose, was passed.
| Mayor Fisher returned, without his ap-
prevail, the proposed ordinance granting
the Postal telegraph and Gable Com
pany the right to remove certain poles
within the city limits on the ground that
the company had not paid Its city license
of $50 per annum for the past two years.
The veto was sustained.
In a communication Mrs Margaret V.
Prettyman. Of l22 North Pitt street,
asked that the Duncan stables. at Cam
eron and Pitt streets, be prohibited from
keeping wagons and carriages standing
in front of their premises and using the
streets for hitching and unhtching their
teams. A motion by Councilman Bryan
that the communication be referred to the
committee on streets and general laws
was passed.
Councilman Bryan introduced a resolu-
ton providing that the committees on
1F-k., H.
into and report on the electric light fran
chise between the city and E. E. Mande-
willie and successors, the first ten-year
period Of which will expire in few
months. The resolution was adopted.
A petition of Charles II. Davis to build
a garage in the rear OF % North Column
bus street was passed. Aitcheson d
Brother were granted permission 10 en-
close the upper portion OF the south wall
Of their planning mill. which was dam
aged by fire. with metal siding. A
| communication from T c. Perry. chair
man of the committee on school housed
and furnishings OF the city school board,
requesting an appropriation of 500 to
purchase forty-eight fire eNtinguisheTs
for the Lee School Building. was re-
ferred to the committee on finance and
| schools Petitions from property owners
| for the improvement with asphalt blocks
OF Patrick street. between King and
Cameron; st. Asaph street between
| Cameron and Prince and of Columbus
street. between Cameron and Queen,
were referred to the committee on streets
and finance.
The committee on lights made an ad-
verse report on the resolution introduced
by Councilman Brockett providing for
an arc light at the corner OF Cameron
and Washington streets. The commit
| tee reported that it had placed two 100
| = ho
| corner OF Washington and Wolfe streets
The annual license law was referred
to the finance committee. An ordinance
to establish curb grades on Payne
street between Princess and Oronoco
streets. was passed.
The following officers have been elect
ed by Post F, Travellers Protective
Association. to serve for the year: Julian
Y. Williams. president; Alfred Thomson,
vice president; Hunt Russell, secretary
and treasurer; John w. May, Walter
Rogers J. H. Trimyer. R. E. knight,
T. F. Ellis. o. H. Kirk. directors.
Chairmen of committees: Railroad. A.
D. Brockett; legislative, H. X. Field;
press, H. D. Kirk; hotel, NJ. E. Greene,
employment. S. W. Pitts; membership.
John W. May: chaplain. Rev DR.. John
Lee Allison good of the order. John
H. Trinyer. chairman; NJ. L Price jr,
and W. W Ballenger.
Delegates and alternates to the State
convention, which will meet in Newport
News, May and s. are: W. w. Ballen-
ger. John W. May. A D. Brockett,
Richard Gibson, R. E. Miller. NJ l.
Price. jr.. R. E. Knight, John H Trim
yer, Harry Kirk, Martin z. Greene, R.
L. Payne, T. F. Ellis, A. c. Moss, T A.
sommers, Harvey Henshsw. Alfred
Thomson, Harry Hammond. Alternates
are Edgar Warfeld. jr.. William Lead
heater, r. NJ Chichester. E. NJ Ander-
son, r. S. Jones, H. X. Field. L. L. Ar
instead, S. W. Pitts. o. H. Kirk. X W
Ogden, E. W. Jenkins. Walter Rogers,
John Reed, H Noel Garner. Charles J.
Deahl, B. wheatley, and J. F Carlin.
Temporary quarters are now being
sought by the city board in order to
house the 200 colored boys who attended
Snowden Public School, which was gut
ted by fire on Monday afternoon.
The State Corporation Commission in
Richmond today named Charles NJ.
Brown. OF Roanoke, as a special agent
| Of the commission to come to Alexan-
! dria and examine into the complaint of
the water users OF the city, who have
filed a petition with the commission
against the Alexandra Water Company.
Mr.. Brown will come to Alexandria
shortly after April s. Howard W. Smith
who represented the water consumers,
and Gardner L. Boothe, who appeared
for the Alexandra Water Company, re-
turned from Richmond tonight.
Fire of supposed incendiary origin, be-
tween II and u o'clock last night, de-
stroyed the home of Miss Lucy R Sid
dons. near Franconia Station, Fairfax
County, about six miles south OF Alex
andria.
Miss Siddons was alone in the house
at the time and hearing noise tele-
phoned for aid and a few minutes after
ward discovered her house on fire. She
narrowly escaped being burned. The
contents were destroyed. The loss is
only partially covered by insurance.
The following delegates from Alexan-
dria left tonight for Roanoke to attend
the State Republican convention, which
will convene tomorrow: John U.