Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-18
SUBURB AN NEWS
ALEXANDRIA.

With the view of giving employment to
her own citizens. Alexandria will expend
during the present winter more than five
times much as has ever been ex-
pended before during any winter for street
Improvement. Some $500 will be laid out
In the Improvement of streets. Two thous-
and five hundred dollars has already been
appropriated for improving streets in the
second ward, and al the next meeting of the
council $4,000 more will be appropriated for
the grading and improvement of streets in
The fourth ward. These streets to be i'm
proved lie south of Wolfe, north of Frank
lin, west of Washington and east OF Fay
cite street. and comprise several blocks each
of Wilkes. Gibbon, Columbus. Alfred, Pat
rick and Henry streets. The carriage ways
will be placed on grade, and laid with six
inches of shell. making good roadway and
a good preparation for a more permanent
pavement. No provision is made as yet for
sidewalks, but it is thought that the public
spirit of property holders will lead to bet
ter sidewalks on the improved streets. 1t is
thought. too. that when the work of i'm
proving Pendleton, Wythe, Pitt and Royal
streets in the second ward is completed.
many buildings will be erected there. The
city will lay i'll the winter a first-class foun
dalton for a building boom next spring.
NesSrS. knight and Haslett will begin
this week the work of converting the lower
story of the old Sun engine house into an
annex to the station house. The upper
story has been the mayors office for sew
eral months.
1t is said that the village of West End. on
Duke street extended. will secure the cree
tion of tire plugs and the establishment of
hose company.
number of members of the city council
are engaged in arranging changes in the
city charter TO be presented fer adoption at
the general assembly at Richmond.
There seems to be general feeling among
the authorities of Alexandria in favor of an
Increase Of assessments. The present as
sessment and other resources of the corpo-
ration bring in about 100000. Ninety-tive
thousand dollars was fixed by the appro
priation bill. passed last June. as the ex-
penditure of the city for the year ending
May 81. 1894. 1t has long been evident
that this amount would be overpassed in
the necessary expenditures of the city. and
IL was announced at the last meeting of the
city council that if $1,000 be expended upon
the proposed new streets in the fourth
ward that amount will need to be bOr-
rcwed. 1t Is thought by many that the city
will need a revenue of s125,OOO per annum
In order to carry on such works as is neces-
sary for it's prosperity; to attract popula-
ton and build up trade. 1t is said that this
amount can be reached by legitimate as
sessment, and this increase will probably
be made next year.
1t is evident that burglars are making
ready to operate in this city. a burglars
outfit was found last week concealed in a
garden at the corner of Fairfax and Wolfe
street, and an attempt has been made to
break into the store room of Formers
brewery. The police, however. being now
forewarned, are forearmed. and will prove
themselves masters of the situation.
The address of DIR. Bedford Brown of this
city at New Orleans as president of the
Southern Surgical and genealogical Asso-
cation is published as the leading article
N the Chicago Journal of the American
Medical Association.
All the pulpits of Alexandria were filled
by their pastors yesterday. At st. Paufs
"a
death of Rev. DIR. Norton, Rev. DIR. Gram
mer and Rev. MIR Plummer ofhciated.
Delegate Chas. Rendheim came from Rich
mOnd to this city yesterday, but has re-
turned to his duty in the house of delegates.
The electric cars made time on their new
schedule 10 -Sew Alexandria yesterday.
Mr.. Michael Iaupheimer insists that
Chinaman resident here has stolen a 50
note from him and swallowed it. AS this
piece of China cannot be broken. the mayor
can find no means to reach the case.