Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-25
COUNTY NOTES.

The Board OF supervisors met IN Spe-
cial meeting at the old court house in
this city this morning to hear argument
and suggestion as to the three places
best suited for the location of a county
court house. Speeches in favor of the
removal were made by Messrs. W. W..
Douglass, Frank Hume, John T Mason
(of Baltimore, executor of w. d. Addi-
sony, E. T. Sisson, Curtis B. Graham,
E. ID. Brown, DR.. Charles B. Munson,
A. P. Douglass, Frank Lyon and
Others. The places suggested were
Ballston, Hunters Chapel, Addi-
son Heights, and The Round Top.
A point between Hunters Chapel
and Ballston, near the residence of the
late V. P. Corbett, known as "Corbett's
Hill," was also suggested. The board
took all the places named into consider
alton and will report the three places
to be voted for at their next regular
meeting, which will be held on the
second Tuesday in May, and the voters
of the coucty will decide the matter at
the election to be held on the 2Sth day
of May next. As inducements for the
removal of the site from this city, Mr..
Mason offered acres of land at Addi-
son Heights and $1,000; Mr.. John W..
Clark offered 2 acres of land at Round
Top, and Mr.. Hume offered to give
81 900 if it was built at Round Top and
TO bond himself to carry out the offer.
Addison Heights was afterwards, by
consent, withdrawn, and Mr.. Mason
will favor the Round Top location.
Mr.. James e. Clements offered to give
two acres of land at Ballston for the
location.
Mr.. R. Henry Phillips is rapidly
pressing the completion of the Wash
ington, Arlington and Falls Church
electric railroad. 1t is stated that cars
will be running as far as Ballston, mid
way between Washington and Falls
Church, in about thirty days, and that
the whole line will be in operation to
Falls Church in sixty days. Contracts
have already been given for furnishing
and placing in position all the electri.
cal apparatus of the road. The grad
ing has nearly all been done, and the
ties and rails are now being laid by a
large force.
County Supervisor F. S. Corbett has
called public meeting, to be held at
Columbia school house, near Arlington
postofice, to consider the plan of build
lug branch electric railroad from
point at the Aqueduct bridge near
Georgetown southwesterly through the
county by way of Hunters Chapel and
the Theological Seminary on to Alex
andria city. 1t is said a road along
this line would traverse some of the
most populous and beautiful portions
of Alexandria and Fairfax counties.
The county school board has decided
to give schools of Jefferson and Airing
ton districts an eight months session
and Washington district nine months.
The first named schools will conse-
quently be closed the middle of May
and the latter the middle of June. The
school levy for the ensuing year was
fixed at 80 cents on the 81 in Jefferson
and Arlington districts, and 40 cents en-
the 81 in Washington district.
The Citizens League of Alexandria
county held its annual meeting Tues
day last, and elected the following Off
GERS for the ensuing year: President, 81.
A. Whalon; secretary, Frank Lyon;
treasurer, A. W. Cathcart.
Tt is understood the Mount Vernon
railroad cars will be running across the
Long bridge as far as Arlington by the
Both day Of May, and all the way to
Alexandria and Mount Vernon within
sixty days.
The Addison Heights Company, own
ing large subdivision OF land just
south of Arlington, are having the
same improved, and two thousand
young trees are being set out.
The County Court meets on Wednes-
day.
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