The Washington times., 1902-07-24
ALEXANDRIA ITEMS
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Special Meeting of the City
Council Probable.
Rumored Wish of W., A. & Mt. v
Electric Railway Company to
Double Track King Street.

ALEXANDRIA, va, Juiy Io--it 10
probable tnat a special meeting of the
city council will be called some time
next week to transact some important
business which may be presented for
early action. and also to dispose of
some unfinished business.
1t is rumored here that the officials
of the Washington, Alexandria and
Mount Vernon Electric Railway Com
pany desire to place double track on
King Street, or at least the principal
portion of that thoroughfare. before the
street is paved with vitrified brick. and
that they will appear before the council
with a proposition to that effect.
Whether or not the matter would meet
with the approval of the property own
ers on that thoroughfare is a matter Of
conjecture.
1t is thought, however, that double
track would be a great Improvement
over the single track, and would also
do away with the numerous switches
now on that street. Another question
that would be considered by the prop
erty owners is how much Of the street
the railway company would be willing
to pave. Under the present system the
railway company pays for the cost OF
paving between their tracks and on two
feet each side thereof.
Another matter left over from the last
meeting of council, when that body
adjourned, is the matter of an appro-
priation of s2,500, to rebuild the sec
ond hand fire engine recently purchased
by the city. This matter is now in the
hands of the finance committee. and
they have the matter under considera-
tion. 1t is more than probable that they
will render a favorable report on the
matter. There has been talk for some
years past of the need of third fire
engine. and If this measure goes
through the city will then have three
excellent fire engines, and will be able
to cope with any fire that might occur.
| club to be known as The Cameron
Run Hunt Club is being organized, the
| objects of which are for the promotion
of social enjoyment of sports in this and
adjacent counties. The following are the
officers of the club. Robert =. Lee, tr., cf
| ie:irxax county. president; Charles r.
| Hooft of Fairfax county, secretary:
David Rust. ir.. of Alexandria county,
| treasurer
The following constitute the board of
governors: Messrs. Robert E. Lee, jr.,
| Thomas R. Love, and Charles r. Hooff.
ir., of Fairfax county, and Courtland
H. Smith, Francis l.. Daingerfeld, Over
ton Price. Robert Hume, David n. Rust.
| jr.. OF Alexandria county.
The organization will open a clubhouse
some time during the month of Septem-
ber next to the home of Mr.. Cazenove G.
Lee, on the old Braddock Road, in Fair
fax county. Among the features of the
organization will be tennis, golf, hunt
Ing shooting, etc.
| Mrs. Mary A. White, wife of Mr..
Wythe White, local manager of the
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph
| Company, died about l o'clock this morn
| ing at her home, 71S Queen Street. after
brief illness of typhoid fever. She was
| twenty nine years of age and Is sur
vived by husband and two small chill
dren. The deceased was a daughter of
| Mr. d. C. Reihohl, of Washington, and
| had resided here since her marriage to
| Mr.. White, a few years ago. The funeral
! services will take place at 4:30 o'clock
| tomorrow afternoon from the Hamline
! NJ. E. Church, Ninth and p Streets
northwest, Washington.
| Mrs. James Frences Reed, widow of
James W. Reed. died shortly past 10
| O'Clock last night at her home, 81 Wolfe
| Street, after n brief illness. She was
| ffty-four years Of age and is survived
by three sons. Messrs. John, James. and
Leonard Reed. Mrs. Reed was a daugh
| ter of Matthew King, of Westmoreland
! county, and was a native of that county.
The funeral will take place from her late
residence tomorrow afternoon at $50
p. m, and the interment will be pri-
| vate.
| The work of rebuilding the city gas
works, at a cost OF $4,000. has been COM
menced by the contractors. 1t is feared
that owing to a scarcity OF material the
work will be considerably delayed. Just
now the contractors are awaiting the ar