Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-07
ALEXANDRIA.

TO IMPROVE THE ROAD TO FALLS CHURCH.
The Washington and Falls Church road is to
be improved. Judge Chichester has entered
an order for widening tho roadway from thirty
to sixty feet. Notice will be given this week
by the sheriff to the land owners on the route
from the Aqueduct bridge to Falls Church to
make the road the full width Of sixty feet On
failure to comply with the order the land
owners will be called before the court and the
law enforced upon them.
BOARD OF TRADE.
The directors of the board of trade met last
night at PATS Hall. Mr.. R. F. Kno1's report
on Alexandria trade, showing large business,
was read. The railway committee reported
their work postponed by the resignation OF
Supt. Carter of the Pennsylvania railroad. and
that they now waited for the appointments OF
his successor. A committee was appointed to
confer with the managers of the proposed
Alexandria and Washington electric railroad,
and also with the owners of the Pioneer mill.
ALEXANDRIA COUNTY TRIALS
The Alexandria county authorities find them
selves in very perple1ing condition id refer
ence to the violations of the law there by the
county has to pay all the expenses Of the prose-
cution. The state takes all the fines which come
from the prosecution and the "costs' DO not
pay the needful expenditures. In the lottery
cases. while the work of the prosecution and
conviction all county work, the 81, 500 or
$1,000 of fines imposed was all sent to Rich
mond. plan will be set on foot to :emedy
this and application made for a law allowing
the fines imposed in Alexandria county for
violations of the law to be put into fund FOR
the establishment and maintenance of q county
police force, which, acting in conjunction with
the city police force Of Alexandria. will be able
to cope with the difficulty and maintain the
law. A light police wagon and some mounted
officers with signal system will be the out
come of such grant by the state and the law
will then be thoroughly enforced. Until t,en
the work of its enforcement will necessarily be
defective.
THE CHARTER TAX CONTESTED.
Judge Willoughby Of Washington will con-
test the right of the state auditor to require
corporations chartered by the courts here to
pay a tax which was imposed at the Inst sess,o,
Of the general assembly upon charters granted
by the legislature. This defect in the law has
been matter OF common talk here for many
months, but Us the state courts had p<,wer to
grant or refuse q charter the tax has always
been paid without protest. The charter cannot
take effect until recorded at Richmond. and il
the auditor refuses to enter it ut Richiaond it
charter Of the Combined Saw and Planer
Company, and the auditor has not yet been
heard from on the subject.
NOTES.
The United States court, which was fixed to
hold its January term here during this week,
was yesterday adjourned without business until
February "a next and all its cases are con-
tinued until that time.
Intelligence has been received here that work
on the new ferry boat for the Alexandri,.- and
Washington line, announced in The STAR some
months ago. was begun in Baltimore Monday.
TIE new Heurich Brewery Company of WASH
ing held meeting here yesterday afternoon
for organization.
MIRA Paul Pullman has been paralyzed
Lee Camp Of Confederate Veterans will cele-
brate on the coming 18th OF January the ami
versary Of the birth Of Gen. Robt. e. Lee.