The Washington herald., 1922-09-29
COUNCIL ADOPTS
MANAGERS SPLANS
AT ALEXANDRIA
Tentative Program Calls
For Considerable
Paving.
INJURED MAN DIES
Charles r. Riker Succumbs
To Effects Of Auto
Accident.
THE HERALD BUREAU.

TIT King Street.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. Sept. 2s.-The
tentative program for proposed i'm
provements in the city for the autumn
and winter months as recommended
by City Manager Wilder NJ. Rich. was
adopted this afternoon at an ad-
journed meeting of the new city coun-
Gil. However, II was explained by
| President Smoot that this does not
mean the council will carry out the
entire program. IT being merely a
scheme to give council something to
follow and each item, he explained.
will be taken up separately. The pro-
gram as adopted with two minor
changes follows:
Paving work authorized by the old
city council--Pavement and roadway
in the vicinity Of the high school
building; cinder sidewalks for Parker
Gray School: concrete walk on west
side of Washington street from Wythe
to the overhead bridge on North
Washington street extended; trash
and garbage collection system; 24-inch
sewer along the Masonic Temple prop
erty on King street extended. and
make plans to complete sewerage sys-
TEN for George Washington Park sub
division:
Obtain plans and estimates for
trunk sewer in northeastern sec
tion TO replace present sewer; in
| vestigate location for Fairgrounds
with view of opening at least
! three during coming year; audit
city accounts as of September !.
! 1922, and install new budget and
accounting system; rearranGe Of
| fees In city hall; plans and esti-
mates for police and fire alarm
system: make, plans for beautify-
| ing school grounds and obtain es.
| Inmates of cost. The estimated
cost OF the improvements to
streets and sidewalks proposed in
the vicinity Of the high school
was given as $4,000.
A letter was read from c. G. La
mond. president OF the Y. NJ. c. A.,
lpetitioninE council on behalf of that
organization to look into the ques-
ton of opening of Cameron street
to Harvard street.
The sum OF 1899 was appropriated
for dump carts for the removal OF
garbage and ashes. and $500 to pur-
chase a car for the ndent
Of this work. The sum of $500 was
appropriated for widening the road
| way at the corner of Franklin and
Patrick streets.
An Invitation was received and
accepted from the Northern Virginia
Odd Fellows Association to partic-
ipate in their parade to be held here
November II.
| Charles Ross Riker. 80 years
old, who was injured in an auto
mobile accident while driving TO
Franconia. Fairfax County. Tues
| day morning, died late last night
at Alexandria Hospital. He sus-
tanned a fractured skull and did
not regain consciousness.
His wife and 2-year-old son
were in the car which was over
turned, and they escaped with
slight cuts and bruises.
| Riker was trying to avoid an
approaching machine when his car
went off the road and turned over.
He lived at Hayfield Farm. Fair
| fax County, and Is survived by his
widow and child. During the wal
he served overseas with the engi-
/ neersA He was employed at the
| Potomac railroad yards. The body
was taken to Demaine's mortuary
chapel. Arrangements for the fu-
neral have not been completed.
In the office of the clerk of the
court today deeds of transfer were
placed on record from the follow
ing: Mildred Davis to Ivey w. Cas-
hiatt and wife, house and lot 10.
block %, section 4, Rosemont; Eu-
gene f. Barton and wife to Eppa
d. Kane, lot 6, block 81. section T..
Rosemont: Percy w. Pickford and
wife and Andrew d. Porter and wife
to Wilfred l.. Wellman and wife.
house and lot Il. block 25, section 4,
Rosemont: w. w. Simpson and wife
to James W. Brown, house and lot
on North Pitt street; William j.
Noble and Thompson J. Sullivan,
trading as the Virginia Theater
Company, to w. H. Glover. their in
terest in houses at SIG and 6lS
South Pitt street.
| John McCuen, a conductor on the
Washinston-Virginia Railway. was
struck by the railroad switch he was
| operating while at Arlington juno
ton this morning. He was brought to
the Alexandria Hospital and treated
for injuries to his head.
Announcement is made of the mar
riage Of DIR. Lucian Smith, a former
resident of this city, and Miss Frances
Elizabeth Rice. OF Los Angeles, in
Los Angeles, August IA. They will
live there.
In the Corporation Court yesterday
Allen Roy. colored. pleaded guilty of
! assaultipp ann heatfpp Milton ReyD-
olds, colored, and was sentenced TO
one year in Jail.
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