The times., 1898-11-10
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.
street improvements Occupied the
City Councils Attention.

City Councils Attention.
Alexandria, Va, Nov. 9-An adjourned
meeting of the city council was held to-
night. The most important matter pre-
sented for consideration was report
from the committee on streets relative
to the proposed repaving of a section of
King Street, and the efforts being made
by the city to compel the Washington.
Alexandria and Mount Vernon Electric
Railway Company to lay grooved rails
in that portion of the street which II
is proposed to pave with vitrified brick
In accordance with recent decision of
the circuit court in the matter, the COM
mittee submitted drawings and specifica-
tons of the desired improved rail. and the
council. by a unanimous vote, adopted the
rail proposed as the rail to be used in
the proposed improvement. An ordinance
directing the electric road TO discard
the rail- in use at present In lower King
Street and substitute the rail adopted by
council within twelve days. was laid over
until the next meeting. owing to the
unavoidable absence OF the attorney for
the railroad company. who has requested
to be heard In regard to the matter A
letter was read from President Abbott.
in which that official stated that his
company was ready and willing to pay
its proportion of the cost of repayinp
King Street, from Fairfax to Royal
Streets. On the recommendation of the
committee on streets $50 was appro-
priated for improving the intersection Of
King and Lee Streets. Permission was
granted to c. J. W. Summers to re-
shingle frame residence in Prince Street
between Fairfax and Leet Streets. The
committee on streets submitted reports
recommending the appropriation of s275
for paving the alley between Alfred
Patrick and Cameron Streets, and $50 for
paving the alley between Patrick Henry.
King and Cameron Streets The matter
was laid over and the committee was d.
rected to obtain certain rights for the
city from the property owners of the
alley referred to. When report was
read from the committee on streets ask
ing Tor an appropriation of $500 for the
extension of the sewer In Prince Street TO
the intersection of Pitt Street, il was
amended by providing that the work be
done when the abutting property owners
agree TO pay one-half of the cost of the
proposed work. The report, as amended.
was adopted. A resolution providing for
the expenditure of SIS in improvements
to cutters at Cameron and Fairfax
Streets was referred to the committee on
streets. Under the new thirty-third sec
tion OF the city charter, the city engineer
reported the sidewalks In front of several
buildings on King Street in such a condi-
tion as to endanger the safety of pedes-
trians. A resolution was adopted direct
ing notices to be served on the property
owners to have the sidewalk put In
proper condition. Should they fail to
make the Improvement the city engineer
Is directed to do the work and assess the
cost against the abutting property. A
resolution was presented which, after
some discussion, was withdrawn, direct
ing that the entire sidewalk on the north
side OF King Street, from ST. Asaph to
washington Streets, be condemned An
ordnance was presented granting to the
Washington, Alexandria and Mt. Vernon
Railway Company the right and privi-
lege to furnish electric current for fans.
motors and electric lights. for a period
OF five years. The matter was referred
without discussion to the joint commit
tees on light and finance The clerk OF
the city school board notified the council
that the terms OF Office of R. P. Aitche-
son, John r. Chapman, John T. Harrison
and Francis l.. Smith, school trustees
had expired. An election to fill the va
cancies Will be held at the next meeting
of the council.
cohu N1iSSuis was Drought to this CITY
tonight and lodged in jail on a charge of
assault. with intent to kill. William
Murphy, William Allen, August Schnei-
der. Charles McNulty, and John Craw-
ford are also locked up being detained
as witnesses to a difficulty which occurred
at late hour this evening, near st.
Asaph. between Higgins and an unknown
| man. The six men named We're brought
to this city by Constable Grady, of Alex
andria County. and the entire force of
county constables are endeavoring to To-
cate the man who participated In the fight
and succeeded In making his escape 1t
is said that the stranger was seriously In
| jured. Higgins is suffering from seven
knife wounds. one cash in his right breast
| being about four inches long. AL, of the
/ men have been engaged in driving Gov
ernment teams.
| David Barbour, colored, was commit
| ted to jail today by Ju.tice Holmes of tn ;
| county. on a charge of larceny.
| Cards are out for the marriage of Miss
| Lena Klien. of Philadelphia, and Hem y
| Fleischmann. of this city.
The Relief Company has received its
new fire extinguishers. 1t is understood
4 that an effort is being made to have the
! fire wardens place fire extinguishers on