Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-01
ALEXANDRIA.
CITY GRADES AND pRAISAaEs.

CITY GRADES AND DAMAGES.
The subject Of an engineer and general sys-
tenn of grades for the ungraded streets has
been given the go by for the present, and
the matter was not taken up at the last meet
ing Of the city council. In one case, where
Messrs. Smith and Brent asked that grades be
furnished for Princess street at Pitt and Royal
streets, the city surveyor has been instructed
to give grade conforming to the natural con-
dition now existing. The street at this point
10 an embankment across the marsh
which takes the place of Oronoko creek,
and the neglect in years past to ''con-
form to the natural conditions has
led to most of the engineering difficulties in
that section. The street commissioners and
surveyors of other days, instead Of allowing the
natural drainage its natural how, as has been
done on the south side Of the town in Tanhorse
drain from Henry street southeast, undertook
to change the course of Oronoko creek. which
drained half the city and ran from King and
Pitt streets northeast to the river. The result
has been that ut q cost greater than would have
made q sewer by covering in the old creek from
Pitt and King streets on line northeast to Lee
and Pendleton streets an attempt first at sur
face drainage and then by partial sewer has
led to muddle.
THE UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION.
The local examination of the University of
Virginia for Alexandria was opened yester day BY
Examiner O'Brien of the university at st.
Johns cadets study rooms. The students who
went up to be examined ar, Cadets Ernest f
Mock and an John G. Burns OF Washington
Simon Baum Of Uniontown. Pa, Charles E
Heater and J. Earle Whaiey Of Loudoun county
Va, Arthur r. Jordan of Calhoun county, Tex.
| and Guy G.. Lane of Hillsboro. ILL.,, all students
| of St. Johns Academy. and Thos. H. Pagan
| Percy HI. Lash. Marshall L. King and Eugen
=. Burgess o. Washington public school
These enter for the junio- examination. Fol
i the senior examination the entries are j. Nj. V
Ficklin Of Alexandria and John T. Sweeney o.
Fauquie- county. Va. The examinations will
continue the remainder of the present week
and the papers will ther. be carried to Char
lottesville to be examined at the university fol
| the bestowal of certificates. This examination
whichis what is called the secondary academ,
examination. takes place under the statutes o
| the university. and is open to all corners
Heretofore there have been young ladies at the
examination, but this year it includes onl!
young men.
WANTS A SUBSIDY.
The last proposal made to the board Of trad
for the planting Of additional manufacture
here is that of the Canal Furniture Works o
Dover. Ohio. The president, Mr.. Dies, pro
poses to remove here q plant with . capital o
| over 800 600 and to employ 100 or more mel
if the city will give him the Pioneer mills prop
| erty or the American wharf property and
go, 900. The subject will be presented to tn,
city council at its May meeting.
NOTES.
The physicians think Mr. Vim. H. Phillips
who swallowed belladona eye water by mis-
take, is now in q fair way Of recovery. H.
will probably be out before many days.
| The free art school at the Peabody building
viii close this evening.