Evening star., 1902-09-03
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
DELAY IN PAVING KING STREET
REGARDED WITH vExATIoN.
Mayor Expresses Dissemination to
Have Work Done-General
and Personal News.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 701 King Street.
Bell Telephone No. lO6

ALEXANDRIA. Va, September 3, 1902
The protracted delay in the repaving. of
King street is causing much annoyance to
city officials, contractors and citizens gen.
orally. 1t has been several months since
the city council made provision for the
work, but as yet nothing has been done
excepting the laying of new curbstones and
the hauling of material to the line of the
prospective improvements. The work is
now at dead standstill. it has been for
the past two weeks. Contractors are
chafng under the delay, workmen are idle
ana property owners voice their impatience
IN loud complaints. Great and unsightly
piles of vitrifed brick cover half the side
walk at intervals all the way from Fayette
to Royal street. distance of about a half
mile; huge gravel beds are interspersed on
the side streets and the dust and dirt al
ready disturbed by the curbing combine to
supply prolific source of public irritation.
Progress is stayed solely 1t is alleged, by
the failure Of the Washington, Alexandra
and Mount Vernon Railroad Company to
supply the new grooved rails which have
been prescribed by the city council for use
on King street. Authoritative information
as to when the rails will be furnished Is
lacking at the office of the mayor and the
city engineer.
The Mayors Views.
| Referring to the matter this morning
Mayor Simpson indicated that drastic
measures in the premises would be taken
by the city within few days.
L think under the new constitution,
which gives the city control Of Its
streets and alleys without any special leg
lSiatton, said the mayor, that the city
can take whatever action may be deemed
necessary. L have not examined the ordi-
nance very carefully, but the matter will
very probably resolve itself into this, that
IN very few days 1 shall authorize the
contractors to tear up the rails and pro-
coed with the work.
The mayor said he thought a mistake had
oeen made when council did not provide
H. to be collected from the railroad COM
pany for every day after a certain date
unti the rails were supplied. II this action
had been taken, he thought the whole
trouble would probably have been avoided.
The officials of the railroad company dis
claim any unwillingness to comply with
the requirements Of council but allege that
they have had trouble in securing the rails
from the manufacturers.
Delegates Elected.
r. E. Lee Camp. Confederate Veterans.
has elected the following delegates to the
hfteenth annual meeting of the Grand
Camp Of Virginia, to be held at wytheyille
October %: X. Kemper w. w. Sherwood.
John M. Johnson, William H May and
Ihomas w. White. These with the COM
Inander and past commander will consti-
tute the representation of the camp The
delegates have been authorized to select
their own aternates According to custom
the grand commander will appoint one
sponsor and one maid of honor for each
congressional district in the state and one
or each for the state at large Lee Camp
mas adopted resolutions of respect to the
memory of Capt. Richard w Writ and
Samuel A Mankin.
General and Personal.
Miss Phil WattIes, Miss Ruth BRYANT.
Miss Stribling, Miss Sarah Howard. Miss
May Easter and Miss Nellie Trail, who
have been sojourning in Europe during the
past three months, have returned to Alex
andria.
mayor Simpson said this morning that he
mad not been approached with an appIica-
ton for called meeting of the city coun-
Gil either this evening or tomorrow even
ing 1t was rumored that a special meet
ing would be held for the consideration of
matters relating to streets and sewers
Clerk Hubert Snowden of the CITY school
board today completed the issuance of ner-
mits to white scholars to attend the pubic
schools The number given out was about
the same as that issued last year Tomor-
row and Friday colored children will be
given permits.
Rev. Wesley F. Graham D. D.. of Rich
mond, Va, has accepted the invitation to
ricultural exhibit, and industrial parade fo
be held here the 22d instant.
Mrs. John T. Wilkins her SON. Mr. r
maurice wilkins, and her daughter-in-Iaw
Mrs. William 7. wilkins, are spending q
short time at Atlantic City.