Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-14
ALEXANDRIA.


ANEW POINT TO TIE SPEAR RAILROAD.
The Spear syndicate, which has now an OPP
sior for six months on the use Of all the city
streets not now occupied by railways for the
construction Of an electric line, has made new
departure. They are about to organize the
Rosslyn. Arlington, Alexandria and Mount
Vernon Railroad Company, to which they pro-
pose to transfer the Spear franchise. They
now ask an extension Of time and offer to give
Q bond of Sl0. 900 to be forfeited to the corpora
ton Of Alexandria il within sixty days after
Congress shall have granted to them the right
to run bridge or ferry across the Potomac
they do not begin the work. II Congress shall
refuse this right. the bond to be void. but then
the company to have the right within twelve
months from July Is, 1898. to commence work
on the road and eighteen months from that
date TO complete three miles, portion at least
Of which shall be within the city Of Alexandria.
The matter is laid over in the city council
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
The board of aldermen had no quorum at
the meeting Of the city councils last night, but
the common council proceeded to work with a
large attendance. The appropriation bill max
ing the years appropriation to the amount of
S93, $50 unanimously adopted. An appl-
cation Of Mr.. VIM. Dobie, superintendent Of
police or street commissioner. for increase Of
salary from $3.50 to S720 was referred An
order for the opening of Wythe street and fill
The finance committees adverse report on the
claim OF Capt c. E Moody of Boston was
agreed to. deed giving complete warranty
titles to the purchasers Of the cooper shop
property OF Pioneer Mills was ordered to be
made.
The subject Of taxing telegraph poles 81 each
was laid over. A contract was ordered at S746
with the Once Specially Company Of Washing
ton for fitting the corporation court Office
with roller shelves. An order was made for
e25 to make sanitary the property Of Rose
Brown, near the Hydraulion engine house. The
council. on the report of the corporation
attorney, declined to pay the bill OF City
Sergeant Smith for eleven years fuel at the Jail
THE CITY APPROPRIATIONS.
The annual appropriations for the city service
during the fiscal year 1893 "a will be as follows,
when agreed to by the board Of aldermen: For
salaries. "a. 900 police and extra police 60 500;
pablo schools. s13, 500; cleaning and repairing
streets, 5000; pumps and repairing, $500;
chain gang. $500; printing and advertising,
e45O; poor and work house and outdoor poor,
q 800: fire department. sc, $50; fire plugs. $500;
courts and Jail. s3, 900; law expenses, $500; re
pairs and expenses Of public property, $3.50;
expenses Of city council and offices. $50; con-
tingencies, $50; coroner's inquests, 500;
board OF health, 5000; expenses Of elections,
esOo; ground rents. s1OO; interest on public
debt. $4,000; electric light, $500. Total,
es3, $50.
NOTES.
The annual commencement Of St. Johns
Academy will take place on the lawn at the
barracks tomorrow morning at o'clock.
The Kings Daughters of Grace Church are
holding a festival at Cox's late store on King
and Washington streets.
There are now 636 licensed dogs in Alexan-
dria, but not a single licensed cat
Mayor Strauss yesterday fined a citizen IS
FOR sending lad Of nineteen years to purchase
whisky at a restaurant
An excellent supply OF water has been
secured by an artesian bore 2S6 feet deep at the
Ice factory, foot OF Cameron street.