The Washington herald., 1919-10-29
ALEXANDRIA
raG HERALD suREAu.
A. y. Doniphan-
II King Street.

Alexandra. Va, Oct. Sat a Joint
session OF council held tonight the fol-
lowing school trustees were elected: ].
Gilbert Cox and George E. Warfeld,
from the First ward: W. F. H. Finke.
Second ward; Harry Hammond. Third
ward. and T. Clifton Howard. Fourth
ward.
James Bayne argued for a more
equitable form OF assessment.
Capt. George Fl. Evans. business
manager of the Chamber of Com
merce. made a short address on the
matter
The city school board asked for an
appropriation Of more than $4,000 to
meet the deficit in the school fund for
the year. This was referred to the
oint committee on schools and finance.
The total cost of operating the
schools. 1t was stated, will be So. .0oo
The salary OF Fire Chief Kenneth
W. Ogden was increased from SIS to
so a month. and Chief Ogden was re-
elected.
The Alexandria Hospital asked to be
relieved OF taxes amounting to s5l9. IS
on the land they have just sold in the
northwestern part of the city.
Communication from Chief Ogden.
of the fire department, advocating the
appointment of an electrical inspector
for the city, was referred. and a letter
from H. j. Pakmer. of the Southern
Underwriters Association, advocating
the appointment of an inspector, was
referred
A resolution appropriating 800 for
erection of two stalls for FISH deslers
in the city market was referred. A
resolution appropriating 5000 for
sidewalks and grading at new colored
school was referred. The pay Of the
clerks of election was increased from
50 to $3.50 a day and the commission
ers OF election will get 81 in addition
to the foregoing compensation. A
resolution appropriating $1,000 for re-
pairs to streets was referred.
T. W. Garvin. district representa-
tive from the War Camp Community
Service. addressed common council
on the question OF an appropriation
to help continue this work here for
three months, the government to
bear part of the expense. No action
however. was taken. The sum of 800
was appropriated for repairs to the
Columbia engine house. The collector
of taxes was authorized to sell prop
erty on which taxes have not been
paid to June. 1919.
Alexander PrfngIe. who conducts a
barber shop at the Hotel Jackson, in
upper King street, was robbed to-
night while in bis shop by a negro
who got $50. his bank book and a
check book. AS he fled the robher
fired two shots at Pringle.
Deeds of transfer today were
placed on record in the office OF the
clerk OF the court for the follow.
ing property: General Realty Cor
to Gustav M.And Florence
S. Lagerand. house and lot 10, block
4. section l. Rosemont: John Rob-
ert Hammersley. to George Ridge
way. house and lot at 307 North
Patrick street: Julius s. West and
wife. to Mrs. Sarah F. Davis. lot OIL
ground on Commerce between 'Pey-
ton and West streets: Gardner L.
Bottle. trustee. to ]. Johnston Green,
parcel of ground on Patrick be-
tween wuthe and wythe and Madi-
son streets: the General Realty cor.
poration. to Mrs. Elizabeth z. Fair.
houses and lots at 20.3 205 and 2o7
South Lee street.
James s. Douglas. jr.. today was
chosen assistant cashier of the Citi-
zens' National aBnk. Only recently
Mr.. Douglas returned from over
seas. where he served as captain of
Company B. 31Sth Infantry. Prior
to the war he served in the bank
as receiving teller.
Through Graham and Ogden, rea,
estate dealers. Mrs. Mary Eliza beth
Appich has sold to Max Sperling,
this city. Joseph Sperling Washing
ton. and Mrs. Dora Bosak, New
York. the store and dwelling on the
north side of King between ST.
Asaph and Pitt streets. together
with 10 small store building on
either side.
Ethelbert Milburn. a former resi-
dent of this city. ded several days
ago in San Francisco. The de-
ceased was a son of the late Ethel
ber Milburn, OF this city. Besides
his widow. who was Miss Edith
Lloyd. of San Francisco. he iNsur-
vived by an infant son and his
Mrs. X. A. Milburn. who re-
sides at Vienna. Fairfax County.