Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-19
ALEXANDRIA.

ninety days in anticipation of the sale
of funding bonds was presented and
laid over at the meeting of city coUn-
Gil yesterday afternoon.
1t was set forth that the temporary
loans as now outstanding include i'm
provement work, $4,000. and schools.
$4,000. 1t was further set forth that
the estimated amount OF money neces-
sary to finance the city during the
present fiscal year is in excess Of the
receipts.
Authority was granted the city man
ager to appoint $50 special policemen
during the Shrine convention to serve
without compensation. and they are
to be appointed from time to time.
In reply to a question, City Manager
Rich stated that in addition to these
men and the provost guard to be
named for Shrine week he probably
will appoint between thirty and forty
paid policemen during the Shrine con-
vention.
The caption of the annual license
law was read and 1t will be gone over
at an adjourned meeting of the city
council next Tuesday afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock.
In connection with the widening of
King street and Russell road the Of
fer Of c. NJ. Adams to sell the city
quarter of an acre of ground at that
intersection for 5000 was accepted.
The work Of improving this intersec-
ton. 1t was stated by The city man
ager. was begun May IL and and will
be completed by June 2. sidewalk
five land -one-half feet wide from the
railroad bridge to Russell road Is be-
ing constructed in connection with
tno improvements.
At the request Of the city manager
the proposed change In the fire limits
of the city in the northwest section
Of the city was laid over. Manager
Rich saying the Alexandria real es-
fof r6 (eS
matter. Councilman Fannon suggest
ed that il a change be made that all
sections of the city be given the same
privilege as far as extension is con-
cerneu.
The idea Of the change is to permit
the construction of frame buildings
in certain sections where such con-
struction now Is prohibited. COM
munication was received from the
city manager relative to the agree
ment between the state highway
commission. Fairfax county and the
city of Alexandria in connection with
the 100000 of road bonds. 1t was
received. its purport being mainly
matter of record.
The special committee. composed Of
Capt George Fl. Evans, business man
ager of the chamber of commerce,
and City Manager Wilder NJ. Rich re-
ported that they went to Charlottes-
willie and conferred with the special
committee named to recommend To-
cation for the asylum for the blind
of the state and that the committee
wanted seventy-five acres adjacent to
a car line, and would like free site.
The committee also reported that
there is no land available In the city
for such an institution.
A defective brake on car of lum-
Der which he was switching was the
cause of the fatal accident to Claude
Waddill. a freight brakeman en-
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who died at the Alexandria Hospital
yesterday morning as result of in
jurics received Thursday night, when
both legs were amputed following the
accident.
The jury which met at Demaine's
by DIR. 7. NJ. Jones. coroner and the
testimony Of several witnesses was
heard.
S. r. Bayliss,, conductor, and Roy
Koch, brakeman. testified that two
cars loaded with lumber were being
cut off from other cars on the
hump" from which point they ran
by gravity and that Waddill was on
the front end of one Of the cars. he
was to apply the brakes by hand
when the car reached the point it was
testified that the lumber projected
over the end of the car to such an
extent that Waddill had little room
in which to operate the brakes.
According to the testimony of Con-
Waddill endeavored TO apply the
brakes, thus allowing the brake
wheel to spin around and he was
thrown off the car, which passed over
his body. Bayliss said that following
the accident he examined the brake
and found 1t defective. the pin being
missing.
Both Bayliss and Koch testified
that the brake was in working order
when the car started from the
hump" and that 1t must have failed
when an effort was made to check
the speed of the car.
Testimony given by A. L. Gaines.
a freight brakeman, was that he was
attracted by a shout from under the
cars, and rushing up he saw Waddill
lying on the track. and that after he
Was PICKED up and e taRen to the Sosl
pital. The following composed the
jury: Thomas Chauncey, foreman;
Herman Friedlander. william Des-
mond, William ]. Mccartney, Norris B.
Shifiett. Julian F. Poss.
Five federal prohibition agents yes
terday captured a seventy-five-gallon
still near Hoadley, Prince William
county. and quantity of mash said
to consist Of about 700 gallons. They
also took in custody three white
near the still. The men were brought
to this city and. following a plea of
guilty made before United States
Commissioner John Barton Phillips,
they were held for the action Of the
grand jury and released on furnish
ing a bail bond in the sum of $1,000
each.
Carroll D. Woolf has been appoint
ed game warden for the city by the
commissioner of game and Inland