The Washington herald., 1917-01-24
TOO MANY LAWS NOW,
DECLARES COUNCILMAN
ihree-Pase Code Book Suggested for
a. Alexandra.
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Alexandria. Va. Jan. IA three
page book Of laws would be sufficient
ior this city II they were enforced" was
tne statement OF Councilman Desmond
on the floor of the city council tonight
ar. desmond made this statement after
ihquiring II there was not already a cur
re" law In existence an ordinance pend
ing against glartng headlights on auto
Hooiies, and measure to prevent auto
ihooiies chasing after fire engines. He
saiu ne saw no necessity for passing
additional laws
Mr. Desmond also expressed himself a.
tavor1ns reduction by one-half of the
ponce force, which he thought would
be adequate.
An ordinance providing for an increase
IN pay OF s. a month for every MEM
per OF the police department and also all
paio members o: the fire department, ef-
lectve January /. recommended by the
nnanee committee. was adopted.
waiter {. Foster was elected "a mem-
Der OF common council from the First
ward In place Of John Leadbeater, re-
signed.
a resolution appropriating SIS, go for
the public schools for 19l6-1s17 in addition
10 the 10000 already appropriated, was
referred to the finance committee
other appropriations referred follow:
No'uV Tor twenty-four-foot macadam
roadway on Duke street from Stone Bridge
to Fairfax street; s2.7oo to construct a
nlheteen-toot macadam roadway on Duke
street northeasterly to dividing line of
OLD diagonal road in Fairfax County;
sl'ooo FOR similar roadway on diagonal
road between old dividing lines Of Alex
ndria and Fairfax Counties; 800 for sewer
on Duke street eastward from Fayette
street; ;~Sl,OOO to purchase broken stone:
S5Vo Tor eaten basin at Washington and
Gibbon and for extension of sewer with
In thirty feet OF Franklin street; 1900
to purchase asphalt for road work; SIS
for cinder sidewalk west OF Hooffs Run
to connect with Russell road.
The sum OF Sill was appropriated for
stoves in the Corporation Court Ordi-
nances for imposing and collecting taxes
licenses. prescribing license tax, and an
nual appropriation bill were referred
An ordinance to establish as a legal
street Wilkes street from the old cor
poration line to the United States Ma
ttonal Cemetery was referred Petition
of Mutual Ice Company to erect addition
to its office at Cameron and Union streets
was referred
Mrs. Margaret NJ. Gibson, widow OF DR..
William NJ. Gibson, one of Alexandria, q
Oldest residents. died at $50 o'clock to-
night at the home of her son-in-law, D.
J. Howell. 100 Duke street. Her death fol-
lowed an illness of two and one half
years.
Mrs. Gibson was a native OF Quebec
but had lived in Alexandria most Of her
life.
She is survived by the following chill
dren: Mrs. D. J. Howell, this CITY: Mrs
John T. Cole. Washington: Miss Emily
M Gibson. Alexandra; Richard Gibson,
Alexandria: Mrs. J. f. Mushbach, Red
Lodge Mont: Frank Gibson. Elizabeth,
W. Va; William F. Gibson. Bridgeport,
Mont; Alexander Gibson. Washington,
ID. c.
Funeral services will be held at 10
o'clock Thursday morning from her late
home. Services will be conducted BY Rev.
william J. Morton, rector of Christ p.
E. Church.
Following preliminary hearing in the
Police Court today a white man giving
the name of Silas D. Dempsey. 65 wears
old, was held for the action of the grand
jury for an alleged assault on Edna
Dunlap, years old, daughter Of Mrs. S.
J. Dunlap, who lives at llO2 King street.
Dempsey emphatically denied the
charge, and told the court the little
girl called at his store yesterday after
noon to make purchase. He said he
did not have the article and was closing
at the time. She asked for candy he said
and he gave her an orange.
An exhibit of the Department of kgri-
culture for the Atlanta exposition, which
will be held February to 10. was shipped
from this city today by NJ NJ. Klein,
m va It
under the direction of Prof. F. L. Scriber.
1t consists of exhibits from the Bureau
of Animal Industry, poultry raising and
also exhibits from the office of markets
William Wood has been elected engineer
of the Columbia fire engine, effective
February !, by the fire committee of
the city council. in place of J. Frank
Pettey. The fire committee has re-
appointed all the other paid members of
the city fire department.
. A capacity audience tonight attended
the minstrel performance given in the
opera house under the auspices of
Seminole Tribe. No. IS, Improved Or
der of Red Men. Seventy-five voices
took part in the chorus. The perform
ance will be repeated tomorrow night.
In the Corporation Court today
final decree for divorce on the ground
OF desertion was given in the case of
Eva o. Williams Pullman from Paul
Arthur Pullman. Attorney Robinson
Moncure represented the plaintiff.
Robinson Moncure, trustee, has sold
to John d. NormOyle two building lots
on the south side of Princess street
between Pitt and Royal streets.
The funeral of Mrs. Alice Warfield
Gahan, wife of Walter L. Gahan, will
take place at o'clock Thursday after
noon from her late home. 522 South AL
fred street. Services will be conducted
by Rev. ]. w. Duffey, d. D., pastor of
the NJ. E. Church South.
Rev. John Lee Allison, D. D., pastor
of the Second Presbyterian Church.
and Misses Martha and Laura AllL&on,
his daughters, were guests at an in
formal tea given by Mrs. Wilson at the
White House yesterday afternoon.
PAPER COST HITS UNCLE SAM.