The Washington herald., 1918-06-05

fre department. recommended q uni
form pay for engineers and drivers
In the fire department a. follows:
-Four engineers at t1oo q month;
three double-team drivers at so a
month and two singie-team drivers
at $3.50 q month each. This was
referred 10 the finance and nre COM
mittee.
Communication relative to q cur
few law for youngsters after certain
hours at night WAS referred 10 a spe-
cial committee composed Of II. r.
Burke,
Resolution OF Councilman wattles
TO prohibit opening mufiiers or cut
outs on automobiles and making the
offense punishable by imposition of
fine OF from 81 to s25 was referred
to the street committee.
Price OF coke was fixed at s3.75 a
load, or 30 cents q bushel. delivered
by the city.
Petition to appropriate 800 for visit
ing school nurse was referred to the
finance committee.
Petition to reimburse X. W. Ogden,
chief Of fire department, 800 for pur-
chase OF horse was referred to the
finance committee, as was q petition
Of Chief Of Police c. 7. Goods to ap-
propriate 800 for his expenses 20 an
nual chiefs association convention
in Kansis City.
Permission was granted Alexandds
Aircraft Company 10 erect frame
building on the north side Of Pendle-
ton street, east OF st. Asaph street.
Petition of G. A. Harlow to remove
public drinking fountain at Cameron
and Royal streets to some other sec
tlon was referred to The street COM
! ,nIttee.
Ordinance granting the Southern
Railway Co npany permission to lay a
spur track from Henry street west
ward to plant OF Alexandria Hay and
Grain Company was adopted.
Total subscriptions announced 70
date for the Red Cross fund are S1s,-
2SLlo. With other contributions in
sight IL is believed that the grand
total will reach $4,000. The aIIot-
ment for Alexandria was $4,000.
The report made shows collections
as follows: Chamber Of Commerce
teams. s9.SB1.S0; ladies' teams, work
ing on the streets, factories. banks
and Offices as team No. so. s5.5sl.ss:
ladies' teams working at Camp A,
4. Humphreys. $4,000; Jefferson
branch. SS71.46; Rosemont branch.
$625.I1; Herbert Springs branch.
s252.sS: West End branch. $40:
Braddock branch. t163.s0: NJ z.
Church South Auxiliary, t206s5:
Postoffice employees, sI1; Alexan-
dria Police Department, s22: Church
collections. s107.95: Alexandria Hos
pital Alumnae. S3S; A. N. Rem
schelrs tire pound. slo4.ss: Picture
show, over There" $l4S.55: five per
cent from gross receipts of mer-
chants, sl.320.47: team No. 100. COL
ored churches and organizations.
337o.23.
The local draft board will register
all men for this city and Alexandria
county who have reached the age
Of 21 since the last draft June s.
1917. at its Office on the second floor
Of the postofiice building tomorrow.
The board will open at a. m. and
continue its work until 9 p. m. II IL
estimated that there will be between
$50 and 200 men who will register.
Harry A. Arnold. 81 years old,
died last night at his residence,
100 Duke street. He was a son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Arnold. and
his funeral will take place at $3.50
o'clock Thursday morning from
Saint Mary's Catholic Church
Miss Pearl Rogers. IS years old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Rogers
died yesterday afternoon at the
residence of her parents. North
Washington Street extended. HeI
funeral will take place at O'Clock
Wednesday morning and burial will
be made at Franconia, Fairfax
County.
Last rites for Samuel l. Monroe
were held this morning at the resi-
dence of his sister. Mrs Robert L
Garrett, sos North Washington
Street and conducted by Rev. W. ]
Morton, rector of Christ P. E
Church. and Rev. E. V. REGISTER, d
D.. pastor Of the NJ E Church
South. Pallbearers were F. F. Mar.
bury. Thomas Bayne. G. William