Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-04-03
Big Railroad Purchase

Up to about year ago the Virginia Mid
land Rsilrosd was without property in this
city necessary for the transaction OF III
rapidly growing buainess. Along in 1855
the road bought the irregular piece of ground
bounded by E, Twelfth, Water and Thir.
tesnth streets southwest, from Johnson
Brothers. On this they erected their shops
and freight depot.
Since then the road has been quietly buy.
log up other real estate In the same section
The land is required for yard purposes, sid.
irgs and 30 on. Believing that If the hold
ers OF the land knew that 1t was wanted by
the road. they would eend the price In
search after Gilderoy's famous hunt, Mr..
Robert Portner, the Alexandria brewer, hiss
been the chief huntsman. That is, the pnr-
chases have been made In bis name.
Mr. Portuer owns the irregular piece OF
ground contiguous to the Long Bridge ard
iroutlpg on Maryland avenue and Twelfth
street. Oa this piecs of ground the Midland
has round-house. IL is q square round
house. Outside Ii on the same lot is a turn
table. Mr.. Portner has considered The pol
icy of erecting brewery In this city, and.
as he has retained the ownership Of this
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tuslly build brewery upon 1t. Be this &c
It may he has recently completed tho prr-
chase, for the Mid and, for the Irregular
block OF ground bounded By Maryland ave
poe, Twelfth, E snd Thirteenth streets. a
part OF this block, facing on Maryla ave.
nue and Twelfth street Is covered With
dwelling houses, there being grocery at
the corner. The occupants have been notl
Ged 10 vacate the housse. The road will
then tear the buildings down and convert
the ground into railroad yard.
The road also wants the block just east
Of the Que described, /. e., the oDs bounded
by Maryland avenue, Eleventh. E and
Twelfth streete. This ia built up all alor 6
Maryland avenue and q part OF the TwelfI b
street front, there being on the latter front
public school house. The part of the block
facing E street has not been cut down to
grade, and upon the bill are several houses.
noue of them OF much value except that OF
| Mr. White, the president of the Belt Line.
This occupies the corner at 3 and Eleventh
| streets, and has lately been considerably i'm
proved. 1.-THE Midland gets this block 1t
| will pay pretty stiff price for It.
On the triangle formed by the crossing o
Maryland avenue, Ninth, D and Tenth
streets stard the freight Offices of the Balti
more and Potomac Railroad. Opposite, In
the square bounded by @, Eighth, Ninth
and D streets, ia Churchs lumbar yard
which occupies q little more than half the
block. It extends along the whole square
| on the G street front and down E ghth and
Ninth to sn alley. The remaining part o.
! the square ls occupied by dwelling houses
| facing on D street.
Mr.. Portuer has just bought Church L
! undergrad, as 1t is described above. This
| purchase is for the road. OF course 1t will
| went the rest Of the square.
1t s possible that all the property along
Maryland avenue, at least on the south side
from Sixth street to the river, will In time
bs owned by the railroads and used for their
business. The Midland ls getting its share
now, and Its method OF acquiring 1t Is q
shrewd one.-Wash. Critic.