Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-18
AFFAIRS IN ahLExANDR' ALEXANDRIA
CONTROVERSY OVER THE PAVING ON
HENRY STREET.
Mayor Will Cause arrest of Person.
Who May Interfere With
If=d
the Work.
Evening" Star Bureau,
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(Bell Telephone No. 1860,
ALEXANDRIA, Va, December Is, 1900
The controversy between the street con-
tractor for pavingasthe square on Henry
street between Duke and Wolfe streets and
the officials of the Southern Railroad Com
pany heretofore mentioned in The Star, has
reached an acute stage and may give rise
to interesting developments. Yesterday
evening Mayor Simpson was informed that
Mr.. Braxton Smith, who, it is pointed out,
has no recorded connection with the mat
ter; Mr.. Mariotte Hill and Mr.. S. G. Brent
went to the square on which the paving is
being done and objected to the tearing up
of certain paving previously done under the
superintendent of the street contractor.
Engineer Finke, the inspector for the
Southern railroad, who now has the work
in charge, refused to allow the claim.
Upon receiving news of the occurrence.
Mayor Simpson notified Mr.. Harry Burke,
chairman of the street committee, who had
not up to that time heard what had tran
spired. The city engineer suggested an in
Identifying bond, which was not at all sta
sfactory to Mr.. Finke, who desires to have
the old defective work torn up and replaced
by new paving.
Mayor Simpson said this morning that if
the officials of the company attempted to
complete the work and were interfered
with the mayor would promptly cause the
arrest of parties so interfering.
The facts leading up to the present status
are these: Some time ago city council gave
the Southern Railroad Company the privi-
lege of constructing a side track on Henry
street and the company agreed to pave
the square and keep it in order. The con-
tract was given out to Stephen Smith.
with Capt. w. H. Smith and c. w. Bell as
bondsmen. The material used and the
manner of doing the work were not salts
factory to Mr.. Burke, and he, with Mayor
m n
appoint an inspector to see that the work
and material were up to the required stand
ard. Engineer Finke was therefore APP
pointed and condemned the material used
and the paving. At that point the work
was stopped and thereafter material was
furnished and put down by the railroad
company.
stated, when Engineer Finke proceeded to
tear up the old paving done before he as
sumed charge.
Mrs. Beckham's Funeral.
Funeral services over the remains of Mrs.
Carrie Beckham. whose death took place
Saturday night in Culpeper county, were
held yesterday evening from St. Paul's
Episcopal Church. Rev. P. P. Phillips, the
rector officated. and large number of
citizens attended the services. The pail
bearers were Messrs. E. L. Daingerfield ].
p Robinson. Charles S. Taylor r. F. Knox.
y. Harris tOgS ana arthur HERBERT. In
terment was made in Ivy Hill cemetery.
Deceased was daughter of the late VIM.
H. Fowle of this cit and was well known
and held in high esteem here. She is sur
vived by her husband, III former Mayor ].
Thomas Beckham. and four children. VIM.
H. F. Beckham, j. Thomas Beckham, jr.,
George Ross Beckham and Miss Carrie
Beckham.
General Matters.
The funeral of August +. Idensen, whose
death occurred Sunday morning took place
this afternoon from his late residence, No.
723 South Lee street. Many friends and
relatives of Mr.. Idensen, who was lead
ing and respected citizen attended. and the
services were conducted by Rev. Frank J.
Brooke Of the Second Presbyterian Church
Interment was made in the Methodist Pro-
testant cemetery.
The regular mont lily meeting of the
beard Of police commissioners will be held
tomorrow evening According to a ruling
passed at the last nesting, Sergt. Smith of
the police force will; be called before the
beard to answer any questions which may
nection with the proceedings recently in
stituted in the corporation court by Mr..
Frank c. Spinks jr., to test the eligibility
Of Commissioner Frank Price to act on the
board.
The remains of Mrs. Louisa Chapman,
who died in Washington Saturday were
brought here yesterday and inferred at
Lewinsville, Fairfax county.