The Washington herald., 1920-08-03
Alexandria.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
a. $. Douiphsn,
727 Kjug Street.


Alexandria, Va. Aug. 2. - There
was not a single case of typhoid
fever reported in the city during
the month of July, according to DR.
Louis E. Foulke. city health off,
car. This breaks all records, says
DR.. Foulke. and speaks we'll for
! the general health of the city.
During the month of July 1919,
a total OF nineteen cases was re-
ported. In previous years July had
produced more cases.
! DR.. Foulke says that he does not
expect such record to continue
| during August and September, al
though he does not anticipate any
serious outbreak.
According to the health officer
there are still many insanitary
danger spots in the city that can
not be eliminated until sewer ex-
tensions are made, but he says that
so many have been wiped out dur
| ing the past year that good results
are now being obtained.
The health oficer further points
out that, with the exception of one
] case of diphtheria, the second since
the first of the year, the city was
practically free from conta gious dis.
ease during the month Of Jaly
- Modern Apartment House.
/ This city soon will have a modern
I apartment house which will be
/ erected on the east side of Wash.
1 nnaap Iii
| streets, il is announced. The pro.
posed structure will be four stories
high and fireproof in every detail
1t will contain fifty apartments.
The proposed structure will, 1t /:
stated. cost between $3.50. 900 anG
| $500. 900. All of the required capita
! to start the work of erecting tn:
building early in September.
Corporation Charter Granted.
| The State Corporation Commission
| has granted a charter to W. A. Bar,
nett and Sons, Inc. Alexandria
I with a maximum capital stock o.
s25.0oo and a minimum of $4,000
| Officers are W. A. Barnett. presi
dent; B. A. Barnett and w. H Bar
| nett.
An amendment has been granted
! by the commission to the charter o
| the Elite Laundry Company o
| Washington, D. c., Inc. Alexandria
increasing it's capital stock from
$4,000 to s150.oo0. Oficers are c;
| lam Field, secretary.
Amend Bank Charter.
An amendment also has beer
| granted by the commission to tn,
/ charter of the Bank of Commerc,
and Savings, Inc, Alexandria: Mau
rice D. Rosenberg, president; JOSEPH
II. INLAND, secretary.
Leaves for New Jersey.
George E. Petit, of this city. wht
for some time past Rad been super
intendent OF the Virginia-Carolint
Chemical Company. Shreveport. La
has been transferred to the super
intendency of a similar branch a
Carteret, near Elizabeth, N. j.. ant
his new position. d. Moxley Low
formerly of this city. has beel
transferred to Charleston, S. c.
Police Court Fines Total ssss.
Fines collected during the montl
of July in the Police Court by Jus
tice L. II. Thompson totaled 1886.
Pastor Leaves on Vacation.
Rev. E. V. REGISTER, D. D., pas
tor of the NJ. E Church South, &C
companied by his wife, left thi
evening for Virginia Beach, wher
they will spend the month o
August.
J. A. Clark Buys House.
L. Morgan Johnston has sold t
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Clark
house and lot, No. block, Bag
gett's subdivision.
Rev. j, L. Allison Leaves Today.
Rev. John Lee Allison, D. D., pas
tor of the Second Presbyteria,
Church, will leave tomorrow for hi
vacation, most OF which he will
spend at wytheville, Va, where o.
Thursday. he will address the Cd
Fellows.