Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-10
ALEXANDRIA.
Reported for THE EVENING STAR.

Reported for THE EVENING STAR.
The New DEPARTURE.-Mayor Downham. in
a message to the city council last night. signaled
the direction of the new movement for the gen.
eral advance of Alexandria on the lines of mod
ern progress. He advised the immediate paving
of all streets to the northern and the western
limits of the city. the establishment of a brick
main sewer on King street with lateral pipe
sewers, and the lighting of the town by cleo
tricity. He proposes to pay the cost of this
work by the issue of city-improvement bonds
after the manner adopted in Buffalo. y. \.
The several subjects will be taken up this week
by the committees on finance light, and streets
and an early meeting of the two boards will be
held to consider their reports.
CITY CoUNCIL.-The city council held its reg
ular meeting last night Presidents Marbury
and Sweeney in the chair of their respective
boards. All the aldermen were present and
thirteen councilmen sat in the lower board. The
committee on light reported the plan hereto
fore mentioned in The STAR. for the electric
lighting of the city, and the joint committees
of finance and of light were authorized to
enter into contract for an electric plant on the
best terms obtainable. The finance committee
reported a resolution authorizing them to sell
for $4,000 the canal property bought for So
1000, on a guarantee that the land shall be
used as the site of manufactures. The com
mon council adopted the resolution, but it wal
laid over by the aldermen. A resolution di
rectng the corporation attorney TO obtain
dissolution of the Injunction which prevent,
the city from removing the railroad track from
Henry street was referred. An ordinance wal
passed granting 70 the Postal Telegraph Cable
company the right of way for poles and wire,
over certain streets, with a provision that IL the
Postal company be merged into another com
pany or ceases to be a competing telegraph
company the poles and wires shall be forfeited
TO the city. A message of the mayor and sun
dry applications were referred
CORPORATION CoURT-The corporation court
Judge Diggs. is still holding its April term
James Campbell, colored, has been convicted
of stealing coat from George W. jameson.
house. and sentenced to Jail for five months
Isaac Hackley and James Allen, colored. Nave
been acquitted on the charge of petit larceny
James Richards, charged With HOUSEKEEPING
has been released on bail. The grand jury has
indicted Al. larboe, Nose Reynolds and Lewis
and John Magruder for stealing grain from
Beckham & Bro; and BENZ. Waters and John
Nelson for receiving stolen grain. Samuel
Chase and Turner Gaines, for breaking into
the house of Sefer Blouse. On the probate
side Dir. p. Vincent is appointed administrator
of NJ. 4. Simpson, vice W. L. Vincent
NOTES.-The county supervisors have APP.
pointed Frederick Heyer road surveyor OF
Arlington. and p. I. Bouch road surveyor OF
Washington district-A fight occurred las;
night at the railroad depot. in which several col
ored men were engaged. They were arrested and
carried to the station-house.-Thed democratic
city committee meet tonight to make arrange
ments for the May election.-A private meet
ing was held at Pythian hall on Pitt street last
night and preliminary steps taken TO establish
court of foresters" in this city-Rev. Mr.
Dyatt has been reappointed to the charge OF
the Methodist Protestant church here by the
IYnchburp conference