Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-19
ALEXANDRIA.
Reported for THE EVENING STAR.

Reported for THE EVENING STAR.
The Incorporation Observation-Disclosures of
incorporation have now largely succeeded arti-
cles of copartnership. and their limited liza
bility make them much more available for
many business purposes than the old-fashioned
firms. Their use has stimulated many enter
prises in this neighborhood that would other
wise have lain dormant. There are now over
one hundred such corporations having their
principal office" in this city and doing bust
ness in various sections of the Union, tine
range extending from making patent hooks in
Washington to developing mineral lands in
Idaho. The last charter is to Messrs. Washing
ton Danenhower, @. G. Lee, @. p Tarsney, IS.
H. Lunt and VIM. F. Lambert as the "Mory en-
Land and Improvement Company" designed to
establish villas, &C., on tract Of land in Alex
andria county.
DECISION AGAINST THE WATER CoMpANY.-
Judge Keith has interpreted the charter OF the
Alexandria water company as to its power over
the streets of Alexandria The right of way on
the streets and power to open them for the
purpose of laying down mains, &C., is granted
to the water company by the act OF the general
assembly incorporating the company, and the
president Of the water company commended that
this power was independent of any city ordi-
nances relative to streets. Mayor Downham
having requested compliance with city laws
and the request having been refused q fine of
go was imposed and the matter was carried to
Judge Keith, who sustained the mayor and
holds that the power to use streets given in the
water company's charter must be held subordi-
nate to the right Of the city council to regulate
and control the thoroughfares Of the city.
A Boy Run OVER BY A RAILWAY TRAIN.-Last
night about z o'clock a lad named Ernest
Travers, about fifteen years old, while climbing
on the morning Midland train upon Union
| street, fell between the cars, was run over and
his left arm mashed close to the shoulder Drs
Jones, Klopstein, Brown and Ashby amputated
the limb at the shoulder in the house Of his
uncle on Fairfax street.
Hrs FATHER DoEsS'r WANT HrM-The mayor
has received from Wilson, NC, an answer to
been taken from o company Of tramps by the
Alexandria police. The answer was that ''the
father OF the lad said he did not care if he
never saw him again"
NOTES.-The circuit court, Judge Keith, Is
still in session. The commissioner in the case
of Marshall agt. the n. and NJ savings bank
submitted Q report and o decree Of sale was
made. In Kelly and Carr sgt Nails 4 Co. the
jury has given Q verdict that G. w. Nails was
not Q member of the firm. @. c. Carlin has
been appointed O commissioner in chancery.
Civil cases still occupy the court-Mayor
Downham was tumbled out yesterday by the
breaking down Of a buggy in which he was
riding: He suffered no injury and still admin
isters justice at the mayors court-Rev. DR..
Dame Is to lecture on his own experience Q
confederate soldier at the opera house FRI
day for the benefit Of q charity. Mrs.
George Meeks died Wednesday night at her
nome. on Patrick near Cameron street. The
mayor OF Wilson's, NC, writes here asking
that the boy Paul knight, who was taken away
from company OF tramps by the city police,
| De sent TO q reform school, but there II no
reform school in Virginia.