Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-22

Reported FOR The EyEHI.G STAR.
"THs VILLAGE IN FaIRFAx--The city Of Alex
andria Is situated In two counties When In 1901
lhe DiNTict line separated II from Virginia, that
Ene was established from the stone OF 1901 ~
Jones' point, diagOn:ly across every square OF
tne oid Town from Water and South streets to
Alfred and Franklin streets. and stu crossing d.
agonsilly each square, struck the western line OF
the corporation, half a square west OF West
street. making new southern Boundary OF the
town, which had before that tine extended to
hunting creek MI improvements southwark then
stopped, ana except Lee (Wat"T) street, which had
aif"afy been laid out. narrow lane to the Catho-
He church, then nj the present cemetery as a
streets were exttnief beyond Franklin street
when. however, IN lS5S. tn. building of the rail-
f ns snops on the southwestern edge of the city
hau extended new buildings to ''the village" as a
group of houses In Fairfax county near FRANKLIN
an IL, Arei streets was called. the city bound ,ry
as inc OLD District line had ben botted out Nv
retroceSSlon. was extended again to HUNTING
creek and Alexandria resumed It's old boun Iary,
Durhc tne war There WAS little civil goyernm MT
and just as the war closed the legislature in 1s6s
took away from the city the lani bet ween the Old
District line on Hunting creek since then ,bnt
community, which Is as much an actual mart M
the town as any other suburb. has had no munt-
cipai advantgeS: no schools, no police, no physi-
clans OF the poor. no public pumps, g.. An effort
Is now being made there TO procure Il school, and
ut a recent meeting, held at Roots blacksmith
shOpat the corner Of Franklin ana Patrick streets
Geo. Root In the chair AMI r. w. Boyer secretary
7. =. Burroughs, JAS Wood and Geo. Root were
appointed a committee TO ask the appointment OF
L E Mason as trustee Of the Fairfax school dis
tnct there.
THE RIVERSIDE CHANGE.-From the lower Ship
yatu TO the American coal wharves the river front
Is rapidly putting on business look. The river
space between the lower ship-yard and the Mid
t ; Ferry, which has never before been utilized,
Soscottly 10 be added 10 the lower shiD-yard. The
I uotohac Manufacturing COmpany's property from
t Wole 90 Duke has leaDet from utter dilapidation
@6SsAcgilent order. The city has improved Old
, IN, LutniSy at the foot or Duke street. Prince
pr, uock nts been extended and a new strand
tSii ott across II Now MessrS. Worthington e.
~. nasr leased The OLD oyster dock and adjoining
pLupeii! anu Will soon set the steam dredge and
mndii ouiIder To work there Mr. Frank
49, u1s recently improved the al
joining property for his ice houses The
superintendent or police at the A,exandrIs
and Washington Ferry company are in the midst
or very considerable ToveInents al thu fnof of
King street. Lannon's new wharf adi0,n;nv Ia
now being made useful and will be eniarSed
improvements are contemplated at the foot OF
Cameron street, and the Brown shed wharyes
near by, have been already renewed. plan for
an Improvement OF Queen street dock by the CITY
and the adjoining owners Is now before the CITY
council Between Queen and Princess streets the
old brick dwellings have been converted into
houseA At the foot OF Princess street the coal
wharveS OF Mr.. VIM. A. Smoot now present as
snrifty an appearance as any business place In the
country, while the city property on the north,
which has already been dredged and repaired
vii nave other renewals So that Alexandria's
nSer front Will soon be In nrst-class condition
from end to end.