The Washington herald., 1918-10-23
ALEXANDRIA
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| Alexandria Va, Oct. 22.-After con-
siderable wrangling a Joint session OF
the City Council tonight deferred the
election of health officer until the
next meeting.
! Councilman II. r. Burke, nresident
of the Common Council, informed the
joint session that DIR. w L. Wood.
special State health oficer and the
United States Public Health Service.
who has an Office in Alexandria, had
expressed his willingness TO serve as
health ofiicer without compensation,
provided that the city would permit
4 him TO have an assistant, whose SAL
ary would be $500 a year. The le-
gality of nonresident holding the po-
sition was one Of the issues raised.
Three ballots for the election of a
police commissioner from the Second
Ward also were taken by the joint ses-
sion without result. The candidates
were Robert f. Knight, incumbent.
who received eleven votes, and James
F. Peyton, who received ten votes.
The vote each time was unchanged.
George II. Schwarzmann, police
commissioner from the Third ward,
was elected over John j. Bayne by
a vote of Is TO 3.
School trustees chosen TO nlI va
cancies:
Il. s. Leadbeater. trustee from the
First ward. over W. S. Connolly, de-
feating the latter by a vote OF IL
TO Z.
Other school trustees chosen with
out opposition follow: w. II. Finke.
second ward; James Bayne. Third
ward
lncumbents for school trustees $
chosen without opposition were: c.
X Yates. First ward; S. H Lunt,
Second ward; r. NJ. Colvin. Third
"aro; t. Calvert Perry. fourth ward
Joshua Sherwood was reelected
position.
for a vacancy in the First ward
Tor common council four ballots
were taken without result between
+. F. Ticer and Capt. W. l.. Davis,
In each ballot the vote was Ticer
and Davis s. 1t required nine
votes to elect.
The General Realty Company peti-
TONED that certain streets and ave-
nues IN the new subdivision being
oullt east OF Rosemont be taken
over Dy the city, and the matter was
relerred to the joint committee on
streets finance and general laws.
An appropriation of S3S,OOO for
schools for 1918 and 1919 WAS re-
Ierred TO the joint committee on
finance and schools.
rive deaths have occurred i'm this
city during the past twenty-four
hours from influenza and pneumonia
Ihis rate is heavy and shows con-
ciuslvely that the epidemic is not vet
on the wane. although the doctors de-
clare that the epidemic has reached
its crest
The class initiation planned to have
been held next month by Alexandria
council No. Z. Order OF FraternaI
Americans. has been postponed until
December 5. owing to the epidemic Of
influenza. II is expected that at that
!. time between seventy-fve and lno
candidates will be initiated
Miss BESSIE r Hin. OF this CITY
daughter Of the late Dr. James Hill.
and Robert Holt. Of New York. were
married Saturday in New York at
the Little Church Around the Cor
ner. Following p southern bridal
trip they will reside in New York.
Henry r. ChisweU g. died fhis
morning Of nneumonia ~ tho Wcs.-
n''nster building He had been IN
| With the disco 60 for the mast two
weeks. The decessed was loraI man
Rger Of the Peonlas Mutual Peneft
Insurance COMPANY. Resides
widow he leaves p son. Forrest ChiS-
we'll. NJ ChiSwNn was native OF
Ruckeystown. M. and had lived in
alexandria for the last ton wears.
The hodv was taken 20 Whes' lay's
chanel. Interment will be made in
Rock Creek Cemetery. Washington.
Mrs Ida Virginia Quinn wife of
4. Quinn. died this morning at her