Evening star., 1900-07-24
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.
Street Franchises of Railroads to Be
Considered.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 7Ol King Street,
Bell Telephone No. Jos.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. July "a, 1900.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. July "a, 1900.
Members of the city council have signified
their intention of asking Mayor Simpson to
call a meeting of that body some evening
this week. The purpose Of the meeting is
to take action in regard to the repeating
clause of the Royal street franchise OF the
Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon
railroad. over a year ago in communica-
ton to council Mayor Simpson called atten-
ton to the alleged exceedingly small rev.
enue received by the city from the railroad
company. He referred to a clause in the
franchise held by the company for its line
on Royal street whereby the privilege
might be repealed and suggested that this
should be employed as a means OF bringing
the company to terms. The matter was re-
ferrei to three committees, which held sew
eral meetings when representatives of the
railroad company We're present and took
part in the discussion. The officials of the
company were unwilling to accept the prop
osition for increased taxation, and Mayor
Simpson advised the committeeman to pre-
pare an ordinance repeating the Royal street
franchise This, he pointed out, would have
the desired effect, as ii would deprive the
railroad of its connection between the
Alexandria and Washington and the Alex
andria and Mount Vernon divisions. Cor
poration Attorney Boothe was requested to
prepare the repeating ordinance, but up to
this time council has taken no further ac-
ton in the matter.
A man VINO subsequently gave his name
John Rouse of Macon, Ca, was picked
UP last evening in an unconscious condition
near Quantico by the crew of the Pennsyl-
vania passenger train which reaches here
at 80 and brought to this city. He was
carried to the Alexandria Infirmary, where
h" received medical attention. This morn
ing the man was reported to lie recovering.
City Sergeant Smith has received notice
from the asylum for colored insane at Pc
tersburg that that institution will shortly
bt. ready to receive Amanda Randolph, an
Old cGlored lunatic, who has been kept at
the city Jail for more than q year. AL the
time the woman was adjudScd inSanc the
asylum officials were notified, but pro-
vision VAS made for receiving her until
recently.
In the police court this morning Mayor
Simpson fined William Epps and Lewis
Jackson, both co!orcd. 50 each for injuring
private property. GeorSGna Cole, colored,
charged with disordcrly conduct, was also
assessed s.. Two young colored women,
Jennie Triplet and Florence Green, were
assessed $50 each for disorderly conduct.
The Tait-BurrOws Contracting Company
has been chartered in the corporation court
by Judge j. X. II. Norton. The purpose Of
the company is to conduct general build
ing. contracting and real estate business.
q. l.. TAFT of Washington is president and
treasurer, and ]. l.. TAFT secretary. Conrad
ii. Syme is the local attorney.
After short session Judge Love ad-
j0urned the Alexandria county court yes
terday afternoon for the term. No crimi-
nal cases were tried, and only few minor
matters were disposed of. Messrs Curtis
Il. Graham, ]. F. Haney, II. c. Jones. John
H. Slater and w. s. Reed were appointed
commissioners of condemnation for the
land along the proposed route Of the Old
Dominion Railroad Company.
Alton Robey died last evening at the
home of his father, Mr.. Alpheus Robey, on
Wolfe street near Union. The child had
been III but a few hours. and his death
was entirely unexpected.
The funeral of Bertha Mason, the little
daughter of Mr. W. r. Mason, will take
place this afternoon from Mr. Mason's
home, No. BIG North Fayette street.