Evening star., 1897-03-10
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Regular Meeting of the City Council and the
Business Transacted.
Improv emcnts Ordered md Consider.
cd-Locnl Notes Of General and
Especial Interest.
Evening Star Bureau,
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| ALEXANDRIA, Va, March TO- 1897.
The regular semi-monthly meeting of the
| city council was held in the city hall last
night. with d small attendance. NO busi-
ness of an important nature was transact
cd. The matter of the partition or the
| old court house and Jail property, which
| belongs Jointly to tie city and county. and
which is now in court. the result of g.
| friendly suit, was referred TO the JOINT
committees of finance and general laws,
with Instructions to Corporation Attorney
Samuel c. Brent to look out for the inter-
! csts of the city in the matter.
The petition Of c. NJ. Adams, jr., and
others for the extension of Prince street
and the opening of a road to connect this
street with the Lcesburg turnpike was re-
ferred to the committee on streets. This
read has already been ordered by the Alex
aEdria county authorities. and will be OF
great convenience to those driving in and
out of the city, as 1t will avoid the cross
| ing of the electric railroad tracks Al HeoH )
run which is said to be dangerous.
The petition of Thomas J. ramon 10 re-
move frame house at the corner of Fay
cite and Duke streets, to make room loI
side track into his premises. was relerreu
to the committee on streets Ior report
Permission was granted to W1lllam ma un- u-
cey to remove his shops, Nos. 40 ana 81 .
South Alfred street. A resolution approprl-
ating 500 for graveling Alfred street from
Franklin to Wilkes streets was re1efieg- ~
the committee on streets. Seven hundred
dollars were appropriated for add1tlonai
chain gang expresses. .
The Joint committee on public expenditure
and finance recommended the renewal OF
the lease of VIM. A. Smoot d Co. OF Ger
tain city property near the fsh wnari. Inc
report recommended that the mayor De
authorized to lease the lots for term OF
|
the understanding that either party can
terminate the lease at any time upon ninety
days notice. An ordinance IN, regard %
sewers was presented and referred 10 the
committee on streets. 1t provides tnat none
but public sewers shall be laid in the streets
OF the city. and that all private sewers shall
be constructed subject to the approval OF
the city engineer. 1t provides that the
sewer tax for private residences shall be
So and for hotels and public buildings Sto.
and directs that the amounts shall be paid
into the city treasury before permits for
tapping a sewer are issued.
County va. City, Friendly Suit.
The Alexandria county supervisors,
through their attorneys, Commonwealth
Attorney johnson and Mr.. A. w. Arm
strong of this city. have entered suit in
the circuit court of Richmond against he
city council of this city and Governor
O'Ferrall TO either divide equit ably the old
court mouse ana jail properly IN tnlS CITY
between the county and city, or else 10 sell
the property and divide the proceeds. The
citys interests in the matter will be looked
after by Corporation Attorney Saml G.
Brent 1t will be remembered that some
time ego the county, by vote, decided TO
remove the court house from this city TO
more central location in the county.
Again Seriously Ill.
Mr.. Stephen Henderson. who was so bad
ly injured at the power house of the Wash
ington. Alexandria and Mount Vernon cleo
trio railway. and who has been quite i'll
since, but was thought to be on the road
to recovery. has suffered a relapse, and is
now seriously ill again.
Mrs. Avery's Funeral. .-.
The funeral of Mrs. Harriet E. Avery
wife Of Mr.. r. w. Avery. formerly of this
city. who died at the Hotel Bancroft in
Was shington Sunday night, will take place
| from the residence OF her sister, Miss Annie
s. Henderson, 200 South Patrick street
will be private.
brotherhood Meeting.
The first Of series Of Lenten services,
under the auspices of the local council
Brotherhood of St. Andrew, was held al
Grace Church last night. Mr.. George "
Slater of Washington made the address
of the evening.
Rev c. E Ball. rector Of Grace Church.
will deliver a series of addresses to the
| brotherhood Wednesdays in Lent
Frnternnl Visit.
| Grand Eminent Commander Thomas OF
| the Knights Templar CT tine United States
and a delegation from De Molay Com
mandery of Washington will visit Old Do
| ninion Comma ndery, No. IL, of this city
1 on Friday night next, and will be hand
| somely entertained by their Alexandra
| fraterS.
| General and Personal Notes.
| City Attorney Samuel G. Brent who has
| had the matter under consideration, has
| decided that the rolling stock of the Wash
| ington, Alexandria ard Mt. Vernon electric
| Ia FaiIfax county, as claimed by the com.
| pany.
| The board of supervisors of Alexandris
| county met IN this city yesterday anc
| awarded several contracts for improving
| the roads.
| The Misses Moran of Charlottesville are
| visiting their uncle, Mr.. John S. Blackburn
| at his home on North Washington street.
| Rev. Father Walsh preached at St
| Mary's Church last night before a large
| congregation.
| The Hydraulion Fire Company's horses
| were fitted with handsome new collars to-
day.
| There was only one case at police cour
this morning, that of Reuben Mathey. col
ored charged with being drunk and disor
derry. He was fined $ or fifteen days.