The morning times., 1896-12-09
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
County Supervisors Discnss the
Proposed New Jail.
Deeds to Site Near Fort Myer
Received-Notes of the
Virginia City.

The board of supervisors of Alexandria
county met yesterda V, and after auditing a
number of accounts, took up the matter
of the proposed new Jail and courthouse
TO be erected In the county A deed of gift
of one acre OF ground, near Fort Myer
Heights was received from Messrs. G. p.
Robinson and d. h. Trimmer and a deed
of release of the same land from the
Lewis Bergdoll Brewing Company.
1t was determined to employ counsel TO
ascertain what interest the county has in
the Columbus street courthouse property.
When Alexandria city and county was
ceded back TO the State of Virginia, the
courthouse property and Jail We're sur
rendered for the Joint use and benefit
of Alexandra city and county,
The city used the county courthouse until
1879, when the pres ent city market
building, with court rooms, was erected
The Jail building is still used jointly by
the city and county, though the city is re-
qured 10 pay fiye-sixthS OF the cost of
maintaining the Jail buildings.
The city of Alexandria has determined
to propose to the United States govern
ment that if the latter will pay to the
city the estimated cost OF laying the sewer
from the cuStom-house on St Asaph street,
the city will do the work, keep the sewer
in repair, and make no charge against the
government for tapping the King street
sewer Ii this is accepted, the city will
construct sewer on st. ASaph street
A meeting of the pastors OF the different
churches of the city, with the superirl-
tendents OF the Sunday schools, was held
on Monday evening for the purpose OF
making arrangeIne nts for a mass meeting
in the interests of Sunday school work.
yxbi biIlt will bA S,nI In citx har
%. Prof. H. NJ. Hamill, of the Interna-
tionai sabbath School Association, VIII
be present and deliver an address. The
meeting will be held i'll the Methodist
Episcopal Church South.
The cylinder head OF an engine drawing
the southbound passenger train Oh the
Southern Railway, which left here at
11:lo yesterday morning, blew out when
the train was a few miles beyond this
city. An engine was sent from this city
To relieve the disabled locoIn otive and the
train proceeded South about an hour late
Judge Norton, in the CORPORATION court,
yesterday granted two charters to WASH
ington concerns. The ChIrIes Schneider
Baking Company, with capital stock of
S225, 900, and Charles Schneider OF Wash
ington as president, and to the Carter Hard
ware Company. with a capital stock of
$4,000, j. b. Carter OF Washington as
president.
rietta Fisher We're admitted to, probate.
The former left all his property to his
daughter, Mary V Swain and the latter
left her propert to her children.
In the police court yesterday Thomas
Minor, colored, charged with abusing and
threatening his wife, was fined So; a lice
Kills and Sarah Levi, both colored cha rged
with disorderly conduct, were fined S5
each.
The remains of the late William P Col
lingsworth, who died in Washington, will
be brought here today for internent. De
ceased was trother OF Mr.. Thomas Col
lingsworth OF this city, and formerly re-
sided here.
Col. Cecil Gray of Washington will speak
at Grace Church tonight. under the auspices
OF the Brotherhood OF st. Andrew.
Mr.. Thomas Chauncey has been elected
vice councillor, and Mr. Fred Rogers has
been appointed chaplain, of Belle Haven
Council. Junior Order United American
Mechanics.
Capt. George A. Mushbach has gone to
Richmond.
semi-monthly meeting OF the city
council was held last night The petition
of d. j. Howell & Co.. the contractors who
| constructed the Pitt and King streets
sewers, praying to be relieved of S27o
forfeiture, was granted. The committee
on streets stated that the city was only
az Inspector during the time in excess
or the ninety days allowed in which the
work was to have been completed, and
believed that the contr act ors had so
far as was possible, faithfully complied
with the terms of the contract.
A petition of George W Keys and others
Tor street crossings at the Intersection
or King and Payne streets, was adopted
petition of James A Brawner.fo per-
mission to construct a frame building
on South Royal street. and a petition of
SID Hammersiey to allow frame stable
to remain on lot to which it has been
| removed, near the corner OF Cameron
anu henry streets, were reported adversely
by the committee on streets, which reports
were laid on the table
The peatlonS Of James F.. Hammersley,
b. b. Smith, and others, praying to be
relieved or assessments on account OF
street improvements, ma de under the
thirty-third section of the city charter,
We're referred to the fina nee committee for
report.
MI Nj. r. Vincent, deputy collector Of
the port appeared before council and
stated that the supervising architect OF the
Treasury had declined to entertain the
proposition made by the committee on
streets In regard to the proposed sewering
OF st. Asaph street from the United States
custom house to King street, and asked
that the government be permitted to con-
struce private sewer. Council refused to
grant the request and referred the matter
back to the committee on streets -..t.
Council then adjourned until the fourth
Monday in December.
At meeting OF Alexandria Council,
Royal Arcanum, last night the following
officers were elected. Past regent, j. X.
P. Lash; regent, Daniel Ruben: vice regent
Ed Kemp: orator, George w. Dix; secretary,
j. +. Alexander; collector F. j. Pollard;
treasurer, Thomas Moss; chaplain, Henry.
Hunter; guide, Edward Shinn; warden,
Thomas Risheill; sentry, E. H. Hammond;
organist, R, L. Adams; trustees, John ].
Jameson, A. G. Uhler, n. K. Fields; repre-
sentatives to the grand council, ID. H. Ap-s
pch and H. K. Fields; alternates, A G.
Uhler and Thomas Moss