Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-15
ALEXANDRIA.

JUDICIAL QUESTION OF wArKR AID vHIIs.
The suit Of Mr.. J. r. Chapman, dry goods
dealer on King street, against Mr.. L. 0snz-
berger, the owner Of the Marshail House, opens
up matter Of very considerable interest to
Alexandria. Under the law ovt-house wells are
permitted o. the necessary adjuncts Of q DWELL
ing. They. like the pump wells, long ante
dated the Mt. Cameron water system. As the
water system grows older pipes often grow
leaky, and the dlling Of cellars and wells with
water, unknown half . century ago, IL COM
mon now. In the Marshall House case the well
overfowed, and, like the B street sewer in time
Of food, carried very disasreesble burdens
contractor cleaned the well, but in short time
the water rose in il and again Overlooked, and
now Mr. Chapman sues Mr.. Genzberger and
claims q, 500 damages.
FINED ron DisoRIHLY CONDUCT.
Mayor Strauss, who holds no Sunday court,
held two courts on Saturday, one in the even
ing to hear the cases Of several colored men &C.
oused Of disorderly conduct ct the once Of the
Electric Railway Company at the ship yard.
Some road laborers had refused 70 unload iron
Of the dixie on the south side Of the creek last
Monday without additional pay. They were
be paid of. On Saturday morning come forty
came to the Office ct the ship yard for their
pay. but - the pay rolls had not been
made up they were postponed until
the afternoon. They exhibited much
dissatisfaction, and two Of them attempted to
stop the buggy Of Paymaster kibbe, who wss
driving OF. He. however, drove OFF, move
ment a. il to draw . pistol frightening the
men. The police being sent for arrested four
OF the laborers and at court held at o'clock
Saturday night Mayor Strauss fined the two
men who had advanced on the paymsster 5
buggy go and costs each, amounting to ga. Is.
vh hal IA -
els fine and costs, and . negro. who had
stolen another's work check was fined . like
sum: The men were paid In the afternoon
81. IS per day.
WASHINGTON DIVIDES ICE WITH ALEXANDRIA.
Washington labor has unloaded Washiug-
ton cargo here. The immense coaster Ebenezer
Haggett, which brought ice for. Washington.
was unable to find water at any Of the Washing
ton wharves for her great draft, and portion
OF her cargo has been delivered to r. A. Reed 4
Co. and will be stored in their warehouses and
used In Virginia instead Of the District Of Co
lumbia- Owing to the lack Of laborers at Alex
andria unloading gangs came from Washington
to tighten the vessel
NO ASSISTANT PASTOR YHr.
st. Mary's Catholic Church il yet without an
assistant pastor and the pastor ofaciated at all
the services yesterday. 1t Is expected that Rev.
'anos Asnhenck. virginia etuoons AZ rome,
will take the assistant pastorship Of that church,
1t Ia probable he will reach Alexandria this
week.
CHURCH sERvIcHs.
The Rev. DR.. Walker occupied the pulpit ..
Christ Church yesterday, Rev. ]. N. Wells
preached at the Second Presbyterian Church
and Rev. c. E. Woodson at st. Paul's Church.
This morning there were two services ct ST.
Mary's Church In celebration of the festival OF
the assumption
NEW WATER WORKS.
The work Of creating . water supply for the
villa suburb Of northwest Alexandria will begin
this week. An artesiau boring, . wind mill and
a II. 900 gallon tank will make up the water
works Of the settlement