Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-06-14
AleXamAria Affair,

The CTY's RIv8R FRONT RIeHrA-The work
OF continuing the Potomac Strand across Pierce
Ing Prince street about one hundred sna eas
waraly into the rver Is Just completed Dock
placed upon the clear basis upon which IL desir-
able that all the citys rights should rest AT the
east end OF some streets there is denial OF the
on other streets private parties claim that the
streets end at the edge OF the present docks. and
that any extension to the eastward would not be-
long to the corporation. From Montgomery TO
Pendleton streets, on the north OF the town, the
river front is vacant Oronoke street dock is open,
is closed by permission OF the city authorities;
Queen street dock open; Cameron street dock,
one-half leased to Carlyle a Herbert In 1859, and
again TO Coleman Herbert In 1910, is sometimes
open and sometimes closed; King street dock is
hal1 open, but the owners on each side claim the
dock; Prince street dock is open; Duke street
dock Is open, as there has been public landing
there since 1749, and the city claims to own both
sides, and has leased them; Wolfe street dock is
street dosk is occupied by the Midland railroad
Terry; GIBBONS street dock is vacant; Franklin
street dock is occupied by the shipyard; thence
south the southern boundary the river front is
vacant. Should trade continue to revive IL may be
that the city authorities will take some action so
as 10 clear Its river front rights OF all doubt.
SHIP BUILDING INTBREsTs.-The new shfpyard
VIII soon be ready, and the keel OF a ship, 1900
tons burden, will be at once laid. The keel OF the
new vessel Will be laid at the upper shipyard be-
fore the new 300 ton vessel at the lower shipyard
is launched; so that Alexandria will see large
not been witnessed here before for nearly fifty
years; and then the large vessels, although fine
ships Of those days. were neither or them over 200
tons.
CITY CoUNcrL.-At the regular meeting OF the
council last night an act was passed granting per-
mission TO the Southern telegraph company TO
erect ere poles on line from city limits north by
washington, Wythe, Fairfax, Oronoko, Union,
Wolfe Patrick, and Duke streets TO city limits
west, with right to place one pole in front OF the
companys Office on King street. The election
bills Of S. w. Garwood and E: Fl. Gregory were re-
Ierred A petition for gas lamp at the corner or
Gibbon and Pitt streets was granted. r. Portner's
siding on ST. Asaph street, between Pendleton and
Wythe streets, was referred. Mr.. L. Marbury's
resignation as a councilman from the second ward
was accepted. Mr. NJ. has become common
wealth's attorney. petition for q pump and
well at Oronoko and Patrick streets was referred
10 the committee on streets. An order for q fire
plug and gas lamp on the corner OF Alfred and
Oronoko streets was referred. An order was made
Tor an election on the 9th OF July to I'LL vacancy
In the second ward representation In the council,
occasioned by resignation OF L. Marbury. w F.
Padgett was authorized to place hitching post
on King street, I'm front OF his store The bill OF
James Entwsle for medicines for the poor (s6690
and the bills of y 81, Burroughs, H. Mifleton U. r.
Emerson, b. w. Walls, ID. G. Talliaferro r. III.
Lyles, ]. Dyson. L. j. Nc x. Ware, S. Webb, K.
Warfield, Fl. Warfield, G. F. Sterne G. Washing
ton, Jr., O. N. Kerby, j. Hopkins. and c. w. Dear
paid. Adjourned.
REPORTERS NOTES.-The committee on streets
has completed the reconstruction OF the sewer
across Princess street, near Royal, but the lots
north Of it will need to be raised before the sewer
Will drain them.-The gas main will be extended
next week on Pitt street, from Wilkes street to the
bridge pump. and gas light will be put up
there-The auditor is making thorough exam
1nation OF the old documents stored In his Office
and the useful ones will be placed in bound books
and fndexed.-A man named Patrick ONeal,
StatiOn-houSe this morning, charged with assault
ing some ladies at Mrs. Cooks