Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-15
ALEXANDRIA.

THE SCHOOLS AND THE COURT HOUSE.
The ground on which the old court house. now
used a. the county court house. is situated are
among the finest in the city, and the court
house cOumodious and we'll built ir admirably
adapted II school building There il Ii dispo-
sitiOI in the county to change the county seat
and sell out the interest in the court house. The
city council, some wears age, transferred to the
school board al is interest in the property, and
negotiations the subject begun a.
early 1871. In 1878, Superintendent Carne
says in his annual report for that year,
II had hoped that by this time the old court
house would have been in our possession, and
that by the opening of the year 1874 We would
have seen ali the white boys, at least, under one
roof. but it would appear that the city has no
proper receptacle TO offer the county for its
records, and execution Of our plans is, there
fore. Of necessity, postponed. would suggest
in this connection that the balance in our treas
ury. derived it has been from the levy of
1870, be invested part Of the building fund.
that We may be ready TO seize the first favorable
opportunity to 90 on with our work" The
schools. however, increased so fast that the
board had no time to wait for protracted negO-
tiatious and since then both the Peabody and
the Washington school building have been
added to the school accommodations Now more
room il imperatively needed and negotiations
on the subject will be resumed.
The MOUNT VERNON RAILWAY.
The 'eyent" of Alexandria now is the COM
pletion of the electric road to Mount Vernon
and through the streets of this city. As stated
yesterday. the new cars are coming in, but as
yet the power to move them is not completed
and the bridge at Hunters creek needs some
hours work TO be ready for use. 1t is hoped
that energy and skill may complete the road 50
that trains may be run next week.
CORPORATION COURT.
The corporation court, Judge Norton, con-
tinues its September term. An order has been
made authorizing C. ". Turner to file petit
ton in the suit of the Standard Oil Company
against King Kellogg and time has been
given for that purpose. On the probate side of
the court Henry S. Brown has qualified as ad-
ministratOr of the estate of Henry c. Brown
deceased, and Vim. Fl. May administrator of
the estate of Il. Henry Simpson, deceased.
NOTES.
Mr.. ". ". Wood having been chosen as en-
gineer by the Columbia Fire Company, the
board of FIRE wardens has unanimously elected
him paid engineer of the fire department.
Visits of Grand Army veterans to Alexandria
are now frequent. Both the eighty-eighth Penn
sylvania and the eighth Illinois cavalry will
hold reunions here.
ST. Johns Military Academy here opened
this morning under Capt. Vim. II. Sweeney, its
new principal.
The mayor and health officer, with all the po-
lice authorities. are arranging for the COM
plete cleaning of the city. Lime is given out by
the city authorities to those unable to pur-
chase it.
The Rosslyn Development Company has been
chartered here with Mr.. Park Agnew az presi-
dent. The object Of the company is the de
velopment of land ON the south bank Of the
Potomac near Georgetown.