Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-14
ALEXANDRIA.

THE HENRY STREET IMBRodLro SETTLED.
The long standing trouble in reference to
the railroad occupation of Henry street was
settled by the city councils Tuesday night. The
| street was fairly granted just after the war by
| the city council to the Washington, George
town and Alexandria Railroad Company, but
that company having been mischartered the
grant failed, but the rails continued on the
street and the track fell by occupancy into the
hands of the Pennsylvania railroad syndicate
and has been for many years rented by that
corporation to the Midland Railway Company
at about $500 per annum, the Pennsylvania
company using the Fayette street track for its
trains. Under Mayor Beckham's administra-
ton the city determined to free Henry street
from the railway tracks and the mayor and
a posse undertook to tear up the railway, but
were stopped by temporary injunction. That
injunction has teen pending for many years,
put during Mayor Downham's administration
he made a movement to have the injunction
dissolved SO that the city might force the
fennsyiyania Railroad to terms. The city
council directed discontinuance Of this effort
and negotiations between the city and the rail-
road authorities have since been pending. At
last the matter is settled. The Washington
Southern Railroad Company offered to pave six
squares of Henry street, which ia unpayed on
condition that its right of way thereon should
be forever confirmed. This was done by the
city council last night and the Henry street
embrogiio is over.
ANOTHER RIGHT OF WAY GRANTED,
The Washington, Alexandria and Mount
vernon railway companies has obtained
from the city commissioners the right Of way
over alt the streets lately granted to the Alex
andrla and Fairfax Passenger Railway Com
pany with the additions on North Columbus
franklin and South Royal strcets Mr.. +. A.
Reed, the superintendent Of the COMPANY,
made statement in reference to the matter
nj hra IL. al.
tho grant was unanimously made
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
The city council at their last regular meet
ing adopted unanimously ordinances for
paving Washington and St. Asaph streets from
Oronoko to Pendleton street, and Lee street
from Queen to Princess street. The purchase
al S4oZ5O OF the extra armature now at the
electric light works was ordered The pay
ment OF number of bills of Hammond
Graves for oyster shells for street walks was
ordered, and applications for grading of allev
In rear OF Lee school building near Princess
street and for change in the electric light
system to a schedule requiring no lights on
moonHs nights we're referred, and the police
were ordered to light and exiting uish the two
or three gas lights now in use on Fayette alIav,
Pitt street near Cameron. nc.
SAsHIxGIoS's AND JEFrERsos's BOYS.
Tbs Washington public school here, founded
by George Washington, will this year send five
candidates for the local examination of the
University Of Virginia, founded by Thomas
Jefferson
NOTES.
The corporation court is still sitting, and has
efo.e 1t applications for liquor licenses ap-
prosedby the excise board from August Gaines,
c. Barhaus, Jacob Brill, Edw. Quinn, James
AcCauley. Robert Murphy, NJ. A. Rammell
and Z. Schwab. These licenses will be granted.
The Alexandria Fire Insurance Company is
about to have an agency IN London.
The Grand Encsmpment Of the Odd Fellows
OF Virginia is now III session at Richmond, and
Messrs. Willie Z. Latham and W. VI. Sherwood
are the representatives from this city.