Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-27
SUBURBAN NEWS.


The burning question of Alexandria now
Is that of street and sewer improvements,
and as to sewers the practical question is,
first, where the money shall be raised to do
the work, and. next who shall do it? The
council is to decide at an early day whether
the property holders shall vote on the ques-
ton of issuing bonds to raise money for
this purpose and then 1t is also to be de-
cided whether sewers shall be put in by a
private company, which has already APP
piled for leave to do the work, or by the
city authorities. Nothing has been deter
mined in reference to this AS TO streets, 1t
Is OF course known that while there are
many improved streets in tins city there
are no smooth ones cobble stone being Ine
only material which has been employed Tor
permanent StreeIwayS. 1t is singular how
much early Alexandria believed in the big
SeSt KIND OF rocks as proper street pave
ments. 1t is little over hundred years
ago since the street paving was begun
here. The first work was done from the
proceeds OF street lottery, and the COM
mlSSIonerS OF streets advertised in this
way: we will give half dollar for every
ton OF stone suitable for paving delivered
upon Sucn wharf in the town of Alexandria
as shall be directed wnen brought into the
port The stone best calculated for paving
is OF an oval kind, weighing from nfteen
pounds to sixty pounds anu upward. The
money Will be paid as soon the stone is
landed AS they propose to begin the bust
ness as soon as the season will admit, per-
sons acquainted with paving may ind ii an
object worth their attention and an early
Application for employment" Some few of
these one-hundred-p pound stone may still be
seen unmoVed in the older streets, but those
on King street Were taken up by the mill
tary governor during the war, broken and
relaid very much after their present fash
ION 1t is proposed now by some to lay
a concrete or macadamized top to these
"A N I'M ka tha arriae
way on King street smooth.
Inc movement of the merchants here,
communicated to The Star yesterday, to Sc
cure the building of a new railway station
here has already had the effect of securing
action on the part of the PENNSYLVANIA
railroad Company in that direction. Mr.
W m. Fowle Brookes, leading commercial
broker here received a dispatch yesterday
afternoon announcing that the general man
aSer OF the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany would come to Alexandria this week
TO make arrangements for the erection of
the new pudding Many promises on this
subject have been made before and more
than one committee of the city council have
held conferences with the local representa-
tlVes of the road upon the subject. Now,
however, ii is thought that the visit of the
general manager to this city will secure the
erection of the new building during the
coming summer. The Pennsylvania road
has fair area of land on Fayette street,
and proper depot building there would be
an accommodation to their patrons and a
Just recognition of Alexandria the most
important station on theWashington South
ern railway.
The county court, whose March term was
noticed in yesterdays Star, has made
orde- in the case of Tate vs. Lancaster to
dismiss an attachment and release Lam
casters property.
The annual Easter election for vestry-
men of the three Episcopal churches took
place here yesterday afternoon, and the
vestries of Christ. St. Paurs and Grace
ChnrCh al
thirty years one of the Episcopal vestry-
men elected here every year was George
Washington.
The provincial of the Xavierian Brothers.
Brother Alexis. with several members of
that order, have made a visit to this city
and are considering the practicability of
establishing college here. The Xavierians
are one of the teaching orders of the
Catholic Church, and have charge of the
Catholic parochial schools in Richmond.
Messrs. James Fegan and Herbert Rose
while at work near the toll gate, near the
Mahoneyville distillery, yesterday after
noon saw Dan Corbin, the colored criminal
who escaped from the Alexandria jail last
week, and for whose capture a reward had
been offered. They at once bore down on
the fugative. and, capturing him. brought
him into town and lodged him in his old
quarters at the Jail. Bradley. who broke
jail at the same time, is still at large.
The concert of Leo Wheat at the Opera
House last night drew an appreciative
audience, and the renditions were well re-
ceiVed
Mess-s. Harvey Bailey of Arlington
district, George w. Salisbury of jefferson
district and H. c. Febrey of Washington
district have been reelected as school
trustees of Alexandria county by county
electoral board.
Messrs. j. j. Jameson and R. w. Arnold
! OF this city are now in Petersburg repre-
senting the Alexandria Council of the
Royal Arcanum in the Grand Council of
that order.
The city council will hold its March
meeting tonight at the city building
The commissioners appointed by the
county court to view the extension of Mt
Vernon avenue through Alexandria county
have made report, and the matter re-
mains over for further consideration
Hillman Devers was cut in the head bv a
flying stick of wood at Beech's wood ward
yesterday.
Judge Chichester has decided the case of
the commemorative attorney against
supervisor r. A. Phillips in favor of Mr.
Phillips. The supervisor had issued a road
warrant the validity of which was dis
puted. but Judge Chichester holds the
warrant to have drawn according to law
| The Alexandria merchants are making p
combination to compel the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company to put up a new denot
for the Washington and Southern railroad
here.
The Alexandria county court, Judge Chi
cheste-. opened its March term here this
morning.