Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-17
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
RUSHING WORK ON NEW UNION
STATION.
Expected It Will Be Ready for Use in
Six Months-General
Matters


ALEXANDRIA, Va, July II, 1905.
The new union depot, which is being con-
structed at the head of King street by the
Washington Southern Railway Company,
is expected to be completed and open for
service some time within the next six
months. The exterior of the main edifice
has already been finished, and work is now
being pushed on the spacious platform and
auxiliary buildings. These structures cover
large tract of land extending between
King and Duke streets. They are situated
on the west side of The roadbed which will
contain the double tracks of the Washing
ton Southern and the Southern railroads.
The depot will be the stopping point not
only for the trains of these lines, but also
for those of the Chesapeake and Ohio the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac.
the Seaboard Air Line and the Atlantic
Coast Line railroads. The Capitalization
of the passenger service of these companies
here will result in a large assembling of
passengers and, consequently, a large col
lection and distribution of baggage. For
the accommodation of passengers and for
facility in the handling of baggage ade-
Quate provisions have been made The
platform, which will be several hundred
feet in length, will be so arranged that the
numerous trains coming and departing can
be easily reached without confusion de-
lay. From King street the depot can be
reached by vehicles over a short and we'll
graded roadway. The approach to the plat
form for persons walking will be a nearer
way, beginning at flight of stone steps in
the center of the south abutment of the Gull
vert over the King street roadway
When the depot is ready for service the
old stations on Henry and F'ayette streets
will be abandoned and the tracks on those
streets will be removed. Under the new
arrangement neither passenger nor freight
trains viii thereafter pass through the city
on the trunk lines to the south. The new
lines which are now being laid are well
outside the corporation limits
Funeral of ]. o. Kerby.
Funeral services over the remains of Mr.
]. Owen Kerby, whose death occurred Fri
day at his home this city, in Fairfax
county, took place yesterday afternoon
from Groveton Chapel. Rev. F. P. Phillips
of st. Paul's Episcopal Church conducted
the services, and the interment was made
In the cemetery at Woodlawn. The follow
ing acted pallbearers: Messrs. John S.
West of Alexandria, J. c. Winterwept of
Anacostia, s. w. Greenfield of Washing
ton, NJ. j. Griffin of Baltimore T. II. Nc
keown of Washington and James McKeown
of Fairfax county. large gathering of
citizens of Fairfax and many people from
this city attended the funeral
General Matters.
An unusual collection of fines was made
in the police court this morning, Justice
Cation presiding, when amounts aggregating
$500 We're taken in as penalties for the I'M
lawful sale of liquor. The accused persons,
Lille North, Eva Baker, Fannie Kimball,
Annie Fisher, Pauline Miller and Mary
Belmont, who conduct resorts on North
Lee street. were arrested by Officers Smith,
Nicholson and Belts on the charge of SELL
ing liquor on Sunday and without a license.
In nearly every case the prisoners pleaded
guilty and were assessed $50 each. which
was paid. The case of Rose Roberts, who
tinued until Thursday morning.
For the instruction of persons who have
not complied with the ordinance passed by
the city council providing that no one shall
allow drainage from residences to flow on
any street under which public sewers have
been constructed, Mayor Paff has caused
circulars to be sent out containing a copy
of the ordinance and the following: Your
attention is called to the ordinance, with
the request that it be complied with"
The Del Ray base ball club and the Old
Dominion team will struggle for honors
on the fair grounds this afternoon, and a
close and exciting game is expected. Thomp-
son and Glasgow will do the battery work
for Del Ray, while Ennis and Lucas will
act in similar capacity for the Old Dominion
team
Mr.. John Leadbeater and family will leave
today for trip to New Hampshire