The Washington herald., 1920-01-14
THE HERALD BUREAU.


r. King Street
Alexandria, Jan. 13.-Alexandria
soon will have another million dol
lar enterprise. The concern Is the
Virginia Carolina Chemical Com
lpany which already has acquired
sufficient land just north Of the city
limits for the construction OF the
big plant. Work will soon be
started. This will mean that the
number of employees of this concern
here will be greatly. Increased.
There was q contest for school
trustee from the Fourth ward at a
joint session of the city council to-
night between Thomas z. Dyson
and Thomas Chauncey which re-
suited In the election of Dyson on
the fourth ballot. The ANAL vote
Mr.. Dyson was nominated by Coun-
Gilman LAWYER and Mr.. Chauncey
by Councilman Fletcher.
In the hIst ward there was a con-
test between Charles p. Tennesson
and ]. Frank Pettey. On the first
ballot Mr.. Tennesson was elected by
vote of Is to J.
Charles 4. Dare was chosen school
trustee for the third ward. The new
trustees take the places Of George +.
Warfield, Harry Hammond and T.
Clifton Howard, who recently were
elected but declined TO serve,
On the Recommendation of the
finance and FIRE committees the pay
Of nine paid employees of the city fire
department was increased SO
month. which includes four opera
tors and I'VE assistant operators. An
amendment of Mr.. McCanrey to make
the pay OF operators SIS and drivers
s115. was defeated.
A bill to regulate the price Of gas.
which bears no change from the pre-
vailing price. was presented by the
light committee and referred to the
light and finance committees.
A summary of the work accom-.
plished by the city health depart
ment from July to December 81 was
read and ordered published.
Petition OF Mrs. Belle Z. Mudd to
erect four five-room frame dwelling
houses, three on Princess between st.
Asaph and Pitt and one on st. AEaph
between Queen and Princess streets,
was granted. Elizabeth Rector was
given permission TO make improve
ments at 14l1 Duke street.
Bill OF Mrs. Minnie Touart. Of Wash
ington. for so for damages to an au-
tomobile presented by Attorney u.
Noel Garner was referred to -he CON-
mittee o nc.aims.
Seven deeds of conveyance today
were placed on record il the OFFICE of
the clerk OF the court: Charles b.
BradnaSk end wife to william VI. Nj
gent and wife. house and lot, IA Duke
street: Mrs. Mary z. Rogers to SAM
luel Mehdelson. house and lot on the
west side of Henry. between King and
Prince streets: Mahlon 2. Dayis and
wife to Samuel HENDERSON. hSuse and
lot at the southwest corner Of King
and Henry streets; James ". Duncan
to Roy p. Henderson, house and lot
on the north side OF Duke. between
Fayette and Payne streets: II. Noel
Garner. and others to Bruce ]. Dow
iney, house and lot on the west side
of Alfred. between wofe and Wolkes
streets; l.. Morgan Johnston to Jean
cite Osthotf. house and lot 81, in sec
ton 8. Rosemont.
The. meeting of the board OF direc-
tors Of the Chamber of Commerce will
be held at $3.50 o'clock tomorrow after
noon. The Retail Merchants Bureau
of the Chamber of Commerce will hold
a'meeting at s o'clock tomorrow nigRt.
The case of Sidney Harris, oolorcd.
indicted for shooting William Ander-
son. colored, and David Crockett.
white. and Walter Smith. colored, the
last named two indicted for violating
the prohibition law, are set for trial
January % in the Corporation Court.
The national banks today held
their annual meetings and elected
directors and two of them elected
officers.
They follow: First National
Gardner l.. Boothe, NJ. b. Harlow.
Benoit Baer, jr.. Harry Hammond.
w. A. Moore. jr.. Thopas w. Rob-
inson and George Z. Warfeld.
Officers for this bank will be chosen
tomorrow.
Citizens National - Edward l.
Daingerfeld. ]. Clinton Smoot.
Worth Hulfish. NJ. A. Ahern, John
NJ. johnson. Carroll Pierce. Urban