Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-09
ALEXANDRIA.
for The EVENING STAR.

Reported for The EVENING STAR.
Work BEGUN AND GAS D1M1NIsHEp.-The
workmen are engaged tearing down the old
gasholder at the city works. The holder has
been in use for thirty-six years, having been
erected in the spring of 1853. For some time,
although its capacity was only about II, 900
cubic feet, it suficed to supply the town. A
new holder of larger capacity was, however,
built many years ago, and both holders have
since been in use together. Now a new holder
OF about ia, 600 feet capacity is to be put up.
and the city, during the two months required
for the building of the tank, will barely be able
to supply consumers, and the city lamps will
have no supply, except for a short period on
very dark nights. The total cost of the gas
works. as officially reported, up to June was
Sl43,51S, but the expenditures on account of
the works during this year have been very
great, and by the close of the present year the
total cost will be over S160, 900. The gas works
have been the source of very great annual rev.
enue to the city. In 1855 the city paid to the
works $16,S93 and received only $1,000 O6.
The receipts soon exceeded the expenditures,
and in 1859 the city paid S12 252 81 to the works
and received S19, 1851. After that time The
city received five or six thousand dollars annual
profit, besides the public lamps. Lately the
city has been receiving nothing from the gas
works, but paying out for them.
The FOURTH WARD REPUBLICANS of Alexan-
drla, Va, met Friday night and passed resolu-
tions condemning the action of the independ-
ent committee for placing council ticket in
the field for their suffrages without first con-
sultlng their wishes. James Turley presided
George Munday acted as secretary. The fol-
lowing ticket was unanimously chosen: Magnus
L. Robinson for board of alderman and Messrs.
w. H. Whiting, Edward Hughes, Harry Smoot
and L. E. Uhler for common council. Mr. Robi-
son is editor of the Washington National
Leader, and MIR. Whiting is a grocer. Both are
colored.
DRAINAGE.-The city committee on streets
will recommend to the city council next Tues
day night their matured plans for grades and
cutters in the northwestern section of the city
The plan is in substance that reported
to The STAR some months ago, all the DRAIN
age of the northwest level being delivered
either to the head Of the Henry street sewer, or,
by West street or King street extended to
Hooffs Run.
Notes.-The subterranean basement of the
Alexandria soldiers monument is now laid and
is being filled in this morning. 1t measures
feet square. The superstructure, which is to
form the base of the statue, is now in progress.
In reference to some complaint of the
Washington veteran firemen, that the Friend
ship fire company did not meet the veterans
when they arrived in New York, Mayor Down.
ham says, 1--WE were all in the great crowd to-
gether, and in such a mass as that each organi-
cation had to lookout for itself."-The Alex
andria Musical association will give another re-
hearsal with home talent at their fine rooms in
Sarepta hall tomorrow night.-The Alexan-
dria fishermen are beginning to close
the season of '89. Mr.. Ballenger has
closed up at ''The Gums" The season
The city school board meets tonight to de-
termine the question whether the last of the
contract money shall be paid Contractor Glib
son until inside blinds are furnished the new
school building Hagner has sold to
James w. Green a riverside lot on the Potomac
opposite West Washington, with 200 feet front
on the river. the right to erect wharves, &c.-
The Alexandria members Of the Virginia State
Firemen's association met last night at the
Hydraulion engine house to establish council
of that organization.-Thec antata Of Esther
was repeated for the benefit of the infrmary at
the opera house last night.-Lawrence Lee
returned yesterday to Officer Taylor a watch
which had been stolen from Jos. Woody. Lee
found the watch in the street.-The corpora
ton court, Judge Worton, will open next Mon
day and be engaged several days with coupon
cases.