Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-06
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
HIGHWAY BRIDGE TO BE SUBJECT
OF DISCUSSION.
Meeting at Del Ray Wednesday-Cor-
poration Commission Soon to Re
port on Pending Controversy.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star
AyEvANnDTA Va February e. 1908

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star
ALEXANDRIA, Va. February 6, 1905.
At the request of several citizens or Alex
andria county the board of supervisors Tor
the county has decided to hold a meeting
Wednesday evening at o'clock. in the
Mount Vernon Avenue School building, in
Del Ray, for the purpose Of considering the
reopening of negotiations with the Wash
ington Southern Railway Company relative
to the plans for the long highway bridge
which the railroad company will construct
from Poor House lane to st. Asaph. A
meeting Of citizens has been called for this
afternoon IN Jefferson district to organize
with view of presenting contentious OF
the land owners at the meeting or the
board. 1t is said that they will employ
counsel to plead their case and Will ae'eio
the meeting In force.
The petitioners desire to have the plans
changed so that the roadway will be tnlIey
feet instead of twenty-four. as now oeclueo
upon. They also want two hVe-too. p
sageways instead of the one four rect "luo
which is provided for in the present piaHs,
Certain citizens residing near the east enc
of the proposed bridge Will also ASK va.
some additional arrangements De Iiiaue ~ ~
an outlet which will be convemenI 10 lno
approaches from their property; me s va
duct will be $40 feet long and Will span my
or sixty tracks which are now I'D pTocess v.
construction between Heft dhu e,iN
end of the railroad bridge across the Foto-
mac.
Interest in Pending Controversy.
rho announcement of the decision of the
state CORPORATION commission in the case
of the citv council and the Alexandra ana
Washington Commuters Association against
Tho washington. Alexandria and Mount
Vernon Railway Company Is not expected
un+, Wednesday or Thursday. A steno-
granhic report of the evidence or the piii
cipal witnesses at the hearing was sen. -.
Richmond today by Corporation attorney
Gardner L. Boothe. who, win A ..'ss
Ieo p Harlow represented the petitioners
before the commission. The evidence vi d
large number of commuters ana other pa
irons of the road was cumulative alois
general lines of complaint against the pas
senaer service, but the testimony given by
Mr. Hugh Hazelton. an expert elec'1 I;.s..
of New York. and Mr.. clarence hiils;
president of the road. was speclailzeu' am. anu
the commission desired exact copies OF their
evidence The decision Is awaited Win
nnch interest The impression is general
that it will be in favor Of the compartments
General and Personal.
Cantain p. ]. Murphy and Lieutenant
Windsor Domaine of the Alexandria Light
Infantry, Company G Of the 10Th Vlr-
eipia Regiment were in Richmond Sat
urday taking the examination for officers
before the state military examining board.
The results of the examination VIII prop
ably not be announced for ten days.
Illness prevented Rev. J. P. Stump OF the
Washington Street M. r. Church south
from occupying his pulpit at the services
vastardav In the morning the sermon was
delivered by Rev. P. w. Jeffries, of Wash,
ineton. and in the evening Rev. j. Fred
Peake of Braddock Heights preached:
The regular meeting of the woman ms
Christian Temperance Union will be held
Friday afternoon at o'clock in the par
Iors of the Chldren's Home
Mr. J. Stewart Hanckel of CharlottesVille
is visiting his sister. Mrs Marshah L. Aihs'
on Duke street.
In the police court this morning Samuel
Taylor. colored, charged with forging
name to a deed, was sent to the erahd
Jury by Justice Cation.