Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-11
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
THE METROPOLITAN RAILWAY COM
PANY LAYING A FEED PIPE.
Repairs to Wharf Mt Glymont-Vessels
Undergoing Improvcments-Gen-
eral and Personal News.

The Metropolitan Railway Company Is
having a line of big twenty-inch iron feed
pipe laid from it's power house on Az and
streets southwest into the river and out
to it's channel bank. This pipe line will be
used to supply the big boilers Of the plant
with water. The work of putting it in
place is under the direction Of Capt. Wan
ner the submarine diver, and much of it,
the finding of good bottom, making joints,
etc, is done by the captain in diving armor
in twenty to twenty-five feet of water. The
sections of pipe are first Joined on shore
and then by a Windlass the fifty more
feet of iron are forced out into the river.
The little sailing yacht Jennie s., belong
ing to Mr.. f. NJ. Cleary. is to be hauled out
at Townshcnd's boat exchange for repant-
ing and repairs.
tary to the District Commissioners. has
had her bottom scraped and painted. and
is again overheard.
The sloop Albatross is on the railway at
Deans shipyard in Alexandria for general
repairs and repainting
The Norfolk and Washington Steamboat
Company has plans prepared for extensive
improvements to Its large pier at the foot
of Prince street, Alexandria.
The Washington Steamboat Line steamer
T. v. Arrowsmith returned from Baltimore
yesterday morning. where she was locked
and had the metal on her bottom renewed
The Arrowsmith will tomorrow replace the
steamer Wakefield on the lower river
route while the latter is laid up for her
annual spring repainting.
The owners of the wharf at Glymont,
Md, one Of the most important wharves on
the river, have determined to have 1t put
in thorough repair and the contract for the
work has been given to Mr. Thomas Banks
of this city. Mr.. Banks will begin the
work at once. The wharf at Marshall Hall
is also to be thoroughly repaired by Mr..
Banks.
Fish Wharf Almost Deserted.
The fish wharf every day assumes a
more deserted appearance as the season 8
| end approaches. This morning but one
| small vessel was at the wharf. Since yes
| terday 10000 herring and about 1000 shad
have been received. Shad this morning
sold at 81 to IS for. bucks and SIS to SIG
| for roe The few herring on the market
| brought from S1.75 to 81 per thousand.
The arrivals at the Alexandria fish wharf
| were about 10000 herring and 200 shad,
| and prices were about the same as in the
| local market.
The steamers arriving from the lower
| river are bringing up a few barrels of hard
crabs each trip. but in week or two the
shipments will be much heavier Some
| few soft crabs are also being brought up to
market.
| Capt c. H. Furnaces bugeye, with
about 1900 clans. and Capt. Agnew's
| fatie. with fifty bushels of oysters. have
arrived at the wharf since yesterday.
| Il. b. DAVIS, VINO Hdu DeeH e!HplOyeO on 2
| fishing vessel all the spring. was brought
up from Alexandria yesterday evening on
| the ferry boat. and after being examined
by DR.. Childs of the health Office, who
| found him suffering from malaria, was sent
to the marine hospital ward Of Providence
| Hospital
The lower white buoy off the foot of o
street, which was replaced yesterday by the
tender Maple, is about thirty feet out of
place Instead of being on the channel
bank 1t is nearer the center of the channel
/ and much in the way. This buoyis used
as turning mark for many of the steam
| ers coming into the wharves. and being
| right in the track. there is considerable
| danger that 1t will be run over some night.
| The matter will be brought to the attention
OF the authorities and REQUEST made that
| the buoy be put back to its proper place.
The Passing Craft.
The steamer Potomac, Capt. Smith, sailed