Evening star., 1897-02-10
City Council Last Night.

The regular semi-montIly meeting of the
city council was held last night. Con-
siderable business of routine nature was
transacted. The report of the CITY en-
gineer, f. C. Dunn, as to the cost of re-
paving King street with some improved
material was the most important event of
the meeting, and it may be that Alexsn-
dria will have part of one of It's streets IN
a decent condition in the near future The
report of the city engineer shows ti1at the
eost VIII be about as follows: Union to
West street, thirteen squares; 1900
square yards paving, s33, $50: 1850 feet Of
curbinS, A,613; total, S3S,3l3. Of this
amount the Washington, Alexandria and
Mount Vernon electric railroad should pay
s9osS; city and property owners, 81, 225,
the city paying two-thir1s of this and the
property owners .742 Fairfax 10 Henry
street; n,1O square yards vitrified brick
at $l-o per foot, s19,9SO; 1890 feet 6-inch
curblng at 66 cents per foot, s. S3S; total.
S22,S1S- OF this amount the Washington
Alexandria and Mount Vernon electric rail.
road should pay 1896; city and property
owners ,e TO be divided as above stated,
81 l425 Pitt to Alfred street; four squares
5.Go square yards, 81 ,46G OF this amount
the railroad company would pay 81. .3St; and
the city and property owners, S., 768.
me committee on streets, to whom the
matter had been referred, recommended
that King street be repaved from Henry tn
Fa1r1ax streets, distance of eight SQUARES
In the heart of the city. From F'airfa y
street TO the wharf King street is extreme
ly rough and disasreeabe to drive over
and from Henry street to the boundary n
Is almost impossible to drive over the street
without being horribly shaken up. and nn
one can understand why these places are
few dollars.
"A communication was received from CITY
Engineer Dunn in regard to some improve
nients In connection with the new engine
ha ~ Hxydv ,rlto E>s
Alfred street. The cutters at the corner Of
King and Alfred and Cameron and Alfred
Will nave to be improved, as the engine will
nave to cross these cutters whenever Il
leaves the house. These cutters are now
in bad condition. The city engineer also
reported that parties on King Cameron
and Alfred streets were anxious for sewer
facilities. The Virginia Title Company
wished TO furnish the city with q complete
map Of the city.
Mrs. Julia Lindsay Dead.
Mrs. Julia Lindsay, the venerable mother
of Police Commissioner Noble Lindsay of
the first ward, died at the residence of her
son on South Lee street last night OF con-
gestion of the lungs. Mrs. Lindsay was
seventy years OF age, widow, and leaves
four sons.
Mrs. Lindsay was a charitable Christian
woman, and will be missed by the r1any in
her nelghborhood whom she had so often
aIueo, not alone with kindly words Of ad-
vice, but In more substantial manner
Henderson suter Font.
The font to be erected in Christ Church
yard to the memory of the late rector.
Henderson Suter, whose death Is sadly re-
nembered. has arrived, and will be placed
| in position as soon as the weather settles
1t is a beautiful work Of art,
A Pleasant Suprixe Party,
Emma Smith, the youngest daughter of
Lieut.. James Smith. at her parents resi-
dence. on North Fairfax street, last night.
A large number Of her friends were pres
ent. and during the evening games and
other pastimes were INDUCED in.
General and Personal Notes.
j. r Mountjoy was admitted to practice
In the corporation court yesterday
Rathbone Division. knights Of Pythias,