Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-15
,rsINe,s LENS LEAGUE

,r-.1\E-S u + y > LII AZ U h
f-., meeting OF the Business
I39 Isseus s.uce the 6 n Of asst June
y'' s-Ii last night in their rooms,
%; s. l', corner of King and Washing
;'sl ..ss.s Mr. NJ. B. Harlow, the
,a..ijsn.. presided.
: e. u + Carne, the secretary, read
~ n;on,e, of the last meeting, after
u, ~, ,-'5 h. read number of letters that
'':'L bss. received during the recess,
',- gu, % them one from friends of the
,7s,9 canal project, asking Alex.
4 ...iris's cooperation.
' W. I9s,us SCHNEIDER thought the Ca
I -, y sutisc. to be dealt with by
u 'oy4rnuent, and at his instance the
y. n~aoica,ion was laid on the table.
'' T.s mex, was a circular concerning
=. Paris exposition, which showed
~. ~ .o,cs could be procured for ex.
. -5' The CIRCULAR was signed by
2...D law firm. who offered their
.. ,, to the league. This also went
s9otsr from The proprietors of the
y,,,r American Review soliciting ad-
-.,a.smen.s of the city's facilities, Sc,
s.;rsfsr.ed to the committee on retail
Nh Carna announced certain minor
..,roe. in the constitution which he
r,rN al the next meeting move to
hare adopted.
T5s Presiccat called attention to the
sr that i. was next to impossible to
-. more than 8 corporsl's guard of the
1snbsrs TO altend the meetings, and
n1g5t something should be done to
mgnept the manufacturing interests
o',-s ety. He suggested that Mr.. NJ.
2 Rcbaris. Land aud Industrial Agent
alss Sou. bern Railway, be invited to
js.gsr4 a address to the league. He
flt ssd 8 talk with that gentleman re-
r,!.r. aud he was satisfied he would
unpy with The request.
some discussion followed as to the
,r5b9t..y Of the construction of the
Manassas road to the Moore6eld coal
rlae.. in which event Alexandria
s9ud u all likelihood become the ship.
pc- point.
Ir. Harlow depiored the fact that
s.ay AeXandriaus spent so much
money ia Washington. Should a coali-
lol ID toiiowed with purpose of by.
as rye.y hing needed III Alexandria
TIE ely would soon make tremendous
stride
NJ. " Il. May said he always sup
pi.d rs wants III this city.
0 hers. however, admitted that the
late. of their households would go to
Washing on where the display of
goods 50 ar surpassed those in Alex
atdria.
The subject of good roads brought
bic some discussion.
Nr Harlow announced that all the
MEMBERS of the league were invited to
De dedication of the new county court
louss al Fort Myer Heights.
I. Vas suggested that this was an
ih5r Instance where the city was In
gsd TO attend It's own funeral. A
sum it was shove wes
pen, 10 This city in the coursa # 8
ear by reason of the court house being
ie,e.
Mr.. Harlow stated that he had had
reoared map OF the city and sur
0andngs. and he was surprised 10 see
o ua1v fourishing industries ca the
yer tronJ, all OF which he had mad 10
aled on the map.
Nr. Schneider called attention O: the
.sgue to the fact that Alexandria had
ot1og sayoring of 3 park within Its
units, aud showed that by parking
ed paving Washington street sucn a
esIderadoa could be obtained. L
ould be done under the SD section OF
be city charter.
An Interchange of opinion on this
Gpec. followed, some believing it
you'd be better to park in the middle
ithe street, while others favored PUT
ing the ices on the sidewalk. Some
uggested that in the proposed improve
nen,s q letter Il SHOULD be formed by
parking portions of Montgomery street
Do the Uorth and Franklin street on the
south OF Washington street.
Ssyera other ideas were describe
" members by which Alexandria could
be beautifed, and after the meeting
had adjourned it was suggested that
lones $ Point, Battery Rodgers and
contiguous places could at a small Co.'S
Be me,amorphosed into pleasure re-
sort aud also that at comparatively
snail cost much of Hunting creek could
be reclaimed, as had been done with Il q
lAts IL Washington.