Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-09
ALEXANDRIA.



A notable example Of the manner in which
circumstances override Law IL found in the
present condition Of King street. The corpora
ton law, after directing the superintendent Of
police to pull down any obstruction 10 the side
walks Of King street. proceeds to enact that
any person who shall put mp any post, sign or
other obstruction or in any way obstruct the
sidewalk, except a. hereinafter provided. shall
forfeit and pay to the city council q fine Of IS,
and q further fine of 81 for each and every day
the same may be continued, with costs" 1t is
hereinafter provided that King street mer-
chants may use the pavement within three feet
OF the curb "for the purposes Of their bust
ness." 1t was intended at fret to make King
street clear from the river to Peyton street
without sign, tree or post. but while the
city has now iteelf necessarily obstructed the
street with its electric light poles il
has given permits on il for telegraph posts,
telephone posts, trolley railway posts. now be-
ing put up, and all other kinds Of posts. except
awning posts and sign posts" These are rig
twelve posts on every block on lower King
street. and the old idea Of a clear. clean sweep
from the Potomac to Shutters Hill is entirely
gone. for necessity knows no law.
THE WHITE TEACHERS PLANTATION.
The examination Of the papers submitted by
the white teachers and candidates for teacher
ships last week has now been completed. The
questions heretofore have been prepared in
Alexandria and minimum Of 60 per cent re-
quired Of all teachers This year. however the
state board framed the questions in Richmond
and minimum Of IS per cent is required The
following passed the examination: Miss Lizzie
Butler, 81 per cent; Miss NJ. J. K. Fickler, rs
per cent; Miss Ada V. Crump. IS per cent: Miss
Marie Taylor, IS per cent; Miss E. V. Knox
vile, 50 per cent. The examination OF the ap-
plicants for teachers Of the colored schools was
begun this morning and will be concluded to-
morrow.
THE NEW RAILROAD % GEORGETOWN.
Pennsylvania railway engineers are now lay
ing out the Georgetown branch Of the Alexan-
dria and Washington railway. The present
survey is being made from Waterloo" to the
south end Of the Aqueduct bridge. and it is
WILL be pursued the greater portion Of the way.
WHERE DID THE CRowBAR GO?
Shortly before noon today one Of the en-
ployes in the work of removing an old tele-
graph pole on King street opposite the Opera
House drove his crowbar with more force than
usual and it slipped through his hand and went
down through the earth. 'Gone to -" said
he in astonishment He was a stranger; did
not know that the place named is not under
Alexandria. As matter of fact the bar had
slipped into the old well Of what was once
king pump on mat corner. Had the whole
covering instead Of part been rotten the man
as well as the crowbar would have gone into the
we'll
A colored man named George Washington
had his leg broken yesterday by being caught
between two blocks of ice at the chute on Reeds
wharf. He is cared for at the infirmary.
Two tramps, one white, 10 Shepherd, and
the other colored, John Tromlin, held for in
sulting ladies on the streets, are now on the
chain gang.