Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-20
ALEXANDRIA.

Reported for THE EVENING STAR
The FISH WHARF SHoALs.-The fish wharf
will this year prove rather q source of ex-
pense than Of profit to the city, as the front of
the wharf has been silted up and is now so
shoal that even large pungy boats cannot use
it. The work of dredging, which will COM
mence in few days, will cost, with the light
ing and police of the fish wharf, more than its
rental for the present year. The contract for
dredging the dock has been awarded to the
River and Harbor improvement company,
whose office is in Georgetown, at Is cents per
cubic yard It is proposed to cut lateral
channel 80 feet through the channel bank of
the river IN front Of Fishtown, dredge a berth
2lO by so feet along the wharf and clean out
the south dock until there shall be at least 10
feet of water surrounding the wharf. This
work will begin as soon as the dredge and
scows can be brought here.
CRY CoUNcIL.-The mayor called the two
boards Of his city council together last evening
and communicated to them the fact that bids
had been received for fish wharf improvement
and that City Surveyor Howell had resigned
The bids for dredging the fish wharf front
were submitted by the committee on public
property The Alexandria marine railway COM
pany (Messrs Agnew Coz offered to do the
dredging at IL cents per cubic yard and the
River and Harbor improvement company
(Georgetown) at Is cents per cubic yard. The
whole subject was committed to Messrs. Bal
lenger and Uhler in conjunction with the COM
have the work done. No action was taken to
fill the vacancy in the Office Of the city sur
veyor, as it is proposed to create a new Office
OF city engineer with a good salary. The ap-
plication of the fertilizer and chemical COM
pany for leave to run tracks across Union
street sidewalks to their property in the rear
of the gas works was referred to the committee
on public property.
CIRCUIT CoURT.-In the Circuit Court, Judge
Keith, the will OF Alexander McBirney, giving
his estate to his wife, has been probated and
Mr.. Joshua Thomas qualified as administrator.
i. 1. Boyd Is appointed trustee Of Trinity
ME. church vice J. H. Baggett, deceased
commissioners in chancery.-Orders have
been made by Judge Keith in the cases OF
Graham agt. Virginia Midland railroad, Gale
agt. King & Son, and Taliaferro agt. Ryan.
HIS SKULL FRACTURED.-During an ARRAY
this morning at the Lucas house in the hollow
near Princess and Royal streets, in which Rob-
ert Arnold and Ed Meade were engaged, Meade
was struck and his skull fractured Arnold
was carried to the police station, charged with
the assault He is the son of the murdered
Policeman Arnold, who, on Billy williams
capture, struck him with a brick.
DEATH.-The city heard with sorrow this
morning Of the death of Mrs. VIM. N. McVoigh
at her home on st. Asaph street,
NoTEs.-The appointment Of Alderman
Park Agnew city postmaster created vacancy
in the board Of aldermen from the first ward.
A building lot on the marsh edge corner
of Fairfax and Oronoko streets has been sold
to Mary Macnair for 900 by b. Meyenburg.
This lot. although opposite the tobacco ware
house grounds where Alexandria was founded
has remained in the city unimproved for one
hundred and forty-years, but is now to be
built UPON. W. Holland has bought OF
Miss Ida b. England at $l,050 q frame house
| with rear lot on Royal streetnear Prince street