The Washington times., 1916-07-12
ALEXANDRIA, FIRE
FORCE IS CRIPPLED
Engine Horse Is III and Appro.
priation Is Made to Buy New
One.

ALEXANDRIA, July n.-Because a
horse Of the Reliance Engine Company
has been sick for the last few days.
Chief Robert z. Gronau and the fire
committee Of city council. develving
into the question as to whether the
chief or the committee has control OF
the city fire apparatus.
A joint committee on nre and general
laws together with the mayor and rne
chief OF the fire department. Will re-
port to council on the mater. lem
porartly . horse to take tho place OF the
sick horse has been secured at the ke-
lance house and the automobile engine
has been returned TO the Relief house.
ne sum OF >SoV was appropriated last
is...A Tor the purchase or q new morse.
Council REFERRED to the committee on
finance and schools q paper staung the
need Of q ddiuonal class roos; or the
| overhauling OF several school properties;
Tor the nigh school. and Of an armory
! for the cadet corps. retuons Ior APP
| preparations OF SSuV for the work or the
visiting nurse and OF SlvO Tor the play
and the Parent-teachers Association.
respectively. were referred to the Joint
committee on finance ana schools also.
The lower branch Of city council I'M
animousiy elected jerome Kaufman to
iii the vacancy caused by the Death
| OF the late r. d. Brumback. from the
/ second ward. Mr.. Kaufmann's name
being placed In nomination by Councils
manWattles. A communication from
Mayor Fisher about the appointment
citi1ens was referred to the committee
on general laws.
| A decision OF city council to adjourn
for the summer has been reached.
Funeral services for Mrs. Lucy Dam
robert F.. Knox. who died last Sunday
! afternoon at her late home. 53l Duke
street. were held ut II o'clock at the
residence. the Rev. p. Parker Phillips,
cisting. Interment took place In 81.
Active palibesrers were Edward l..
Dsingerheid. Pr. William NJ. Smith.
q. William Ramsay. Arthur Herbert.
IT.. William b. Smoot. and Harry r.
Surke. The honorary paiibearers were
J: r. Zimmerman. Julian Taylor. John
hdarbury. and DR.. George +. kiipstein.
Ground will be- broken tomorrow
morning for the erection, Of tho new
Alexandra Hospital at the corner Of
Duke and Washington streets.
| About $50 members Of Alexandria
Lodge Of EIks are expected to leave
this city tomorrow morning on the 7:zo
electric train to Join the Washington
delegation OF Elks who will leave for
Baltimore from that city at $50 o. clock
to participate In the parade of the
grand lodge OF Elks or The United
States.
Over half OF the work Is painting the
exterior OF the club house OF the Old
Dominion Boat Club has been accom-
plished by the Cooperative Paint Soc
lefty. formed of a number OF members
| OF that organization. who, armed with
paint brushes and cans. are busily at
work improving the boat house
! Miss Eunice Rosamond Haley. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. William j. Haley,
and Howard Watson Wade. son of
Samuel w. Wade. were married last
night at the residence of the BRIDE by
| the Rev. William ]. Morton, rector of
Christ Episcopal Church.
Hundreds of Aiexandrians left early
this morning for Solonial Beach on the
nevolent Legion. given for the benefit
Of the Young Mems sodality Lyceum
building fund.
ton Army under the direction OF En-
sign Coleman, for an all.day outing for
the poor mothers and children OF this
city at Hume's Grove. on July 20.
Property owners whose houses are
days ore In which to secure permits
to tap sewers as notice has been made
public that on August l Alexandria &
compulsory sewer tap law will become