The Washington herald., 1921-07-23
COUNCIL ADOPTS
new BOND ISSUE
AT ALEXANDRIA
Issue of 100000 Street
And General Fund
Provided.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
A. s. Dcuiphan.

III King btreet
ALEXANDRIA, va.., July .22.-A
new ordinance providing for bond
issue of $500, 900 was adopted at
special meeting of common council
tonight. The bonds are TO be known
as street Improvement and general
fund bonds and are to bear interest
at the rate Of per cent. They VIII
be issued.in denominations Of $1,000
each. with interest payable semi,
annually in April and October. A
sinking fund is provided and $4,000
will be paid of each year beginning
October /. 1924, and continuing till
1856. when $4,000 will be paid or.
Petition from the Jitney Drivers
Association asking for a reduction
in city license taxes was referred
to the finance comittee.
= The question of the city engineer
paving sidewalks was discussed at
length when bills were presented
for the repair. of ~ sidewalks,
under the terms of resolution
adopted some time ago that the re-
pair OF sidewalks be done and the
city pay one-third and property
owners two-thirds, this to be lien
against the property.
In the interest of organizing a
branch of the Ku Klux Klan here
a speech was made in the opera
house tonight by Col. ]. Q. Nolan
of Georgia He explained the prin-
ciples of the organization. which he
asserted is not against anyone OF
not anti anything. Nearly 800 men
a number OF them from Arlington
county. attended. The speaker paid
tribute to the Confederate soldier
and among other things said the or
ganization took its name from the
old order OF this name established in
1856 and carries with IL all of its
traditions.
Deeds of conveyance today were
placed on record in the ONCE Of the
clerk of the court for the following
pieces of property: L. Morgan John
| ston to Frederick W. Plock and Ed
mund NJ. Berkeley. four houses and
lots in section 5, Rosemont: S. II.
Lunt to Charles A Strauss and
wife. house and lot. 310 South
| Washington street: Worth Hulffsh
to Mrs. Julia V. Nails, house and
lot. 1919 Prince street; Mrs. Mary
S. Hayth to william T. Huitt and
wife, house and lot, s12 Pendleton
| street; william F. winn to Mrs
Ella L. p. Davis, house and lot, III
Prince street: Franklin c. Pullin to
Benjamin w. Fullin, house and lot
327 North Royal street. and Ben
| jamin W. Pullin TO Franklin c.
Pullin. house and lot, S2l North
Royal street.
SIlas 1. Copper. of Culpeper, who
died suddenly at Craig Springs
| Va, Thursday afternoon. was the
father of Henry OBJ. Cooper. OF
| Rosemont. The deceased, besides
his wife. is survived by two sons
II. OBJ. Cooper. this city. and Robert
Cooper, Rocky Mount, n C. The
body was brought to culpeper for
burial.
By the terms of the will Of Mrs
Annie n. Pelton, dated June IL
1915, probated in tho Circuit Court
this city, today, her estate is be.
queathed to her cousins, Mary Blake
Breed. Susan Ethelinde Breed, Luc,
Breed and Annie Breed. As execu
triN she nomed Mary Blake
Breed, who declined to serve, ant
the court named Gardner l.. Bootht
administrator with the will an
nexed.
The State corporation commissior
has granted a charter to the Ches
apeake and Potomac Fuel Company
this city. to engage in a genera
coal business. Officers and incor
rorators are L. A. Sneed, president
+. A. Wilmer. vice president, anC
treasurer. H. NJ. Feber, all of Wash
ington. Leo +, Harlow is named
local counsel.