Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-13
ALEXANDRIA.


THE QUESTION OF STREET RAILWAYS.
Alexandria has had many charters for a street
railway. but, yet. has no completed system
for general accommodation. The street conf
mittce OF the city council has had before it since
the last meeting OF council an ordinance grant
ing 10 Mr.. l.. W. Spear and his associates the
RICH: ct way over certain streets or the city not
occupied by the Mount Vernon Electric
Railway Co. OK the Alexandria and Fairfax Rail
way Go. The committee streets will
probably see that in granting this right
Of way which should BY all means be granted
IL has proper guards. No muddle is made in re-
lation To- the Obligations of the Washington.
Alexandria and Mount Vernon Electric Railway
Company 60 place railways on all the streets
named in the ordinance giving that company
the right of way through the streets
OF the city. That company is now
bound as the price Of its use Of Fairfax, Column
bus or Cameron streets 10 construct a street
railway in other sections OF the town. In time
IL will make morey enough TO enable it to COM
ply with its obligations in this respect. II will be
the part OF prudence On the part OF the council TO
grant no rights which contravene those already
granted to the Mt. Vernon Electric Company
but arrangement NAV doubtless be effected
to secure a complete street railway system
by the exercise OF the ability and foresight OF
the street committee in their action on the
matter.
CORPORATION COURT.
The corporation court Judge Norton. is still
carrying on the business OF its January term.
Most of its business SO far has grown out Of
violations Of the liquor laws. Sefe- Blouse
VINO leeps AL establishment on King near Pey-
ton street. and whom the men that killed Oficer
Arnold we're planning to rob at the time of the
muir der II now before the court charged with
selling liquor without license. lie paid his Incense
fee last wear. bat his license WAS declared for
;eited, and the question of the legality of the
forfeiture Will form part OF a case now before
l the court IN which Blouse is charged with cell
sag liquor without license. A mol pros has
been entered in the case of George Petty,
charged with violation OF lice nse Law and Messrs
/ l.. Brill. e. Fleischman, Vim. Jsvens and &.
I Zimmerman plead guilty Of violating Sunday
/ laws Judgment IN these cases has been sus-
/ pended. On the probate side OF the court the
will Of the late sarah A. Gray has been filed for
| probate.
! The stock OF q number OF washingtcnians
and others in tie Northwest Alexandria Com
pany sold at noon yesterday at auction,
under the rEles Of the company. Some $50
shares, belonging to twenty -nine stockholders,
/ were sold.
The Students Missionary Association, in
session AT tho theological seminary. will close
at the sessions have been Bishop Randolph.
I Bishop Peterkin. Rev. DIR. Hawkes. Pott and
/ Roy. Mr.. Gardner.
| surprise party given by her children and
friends greeted Mrs. John l. Smith, mother OF
/ Lieut.. JAS Smith of the police force, on her
seventy ninth birthday. Mrs. Smith was be-
fore her marriage Miss Mary Tucker. a relative
OF the Tucker family Of South Washington.
She has many relatives and friends in WASH
inston who will join with Alexandrians in
greetings to the venerable lady.
The Mount Vernon electric road il being
cleared OF snow, and the cars will soon be
en- route for Mount Vernon. Travel to New
\ Alexandria has not been interrupted.