Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-24
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
PREPARATIONS FOR DOUBLE
TRACKING ELECTRIC ROAD.
Work to Be Pushed to Completion
General and Personal Matters
of Interest.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, March "a, 1905.
The work of grading in preparation for
the double track which the Washington,
Alexandria and Mount Vernon Railway
Company will construct between here and
Washington has been commenced, and will
be rapidly pushed to a conclusion. The
company has a considerable force of men
engaged on the line, and it is understood
that all necessary equipment will be duly
at hand for completing the track early in
the summer No special difficulties in so
far as the lay of the land is concerned
will be encountered in constructing a bed
for the new track as the course is COM
paratively level throughout the whole ex-
tent. The causeway across Four Mile run
has already been widened, and the company
will make use of several SidetrackS between
Spring Park and Four Mile Run station, where
the new line will connect with the double
track already in operation. 1t Is understood
that the company proposes to use the track
on Cameron street for the continuation OF
the double line to the center of this city.
Where the western continuation of the
Cameron street track will connect with the
line outside the corporation limits is not in
dictated, but in the carrying out of this plan
it will be necessary to make arrangements
for a connection to be made at some point
between the western boundary line and the
culvert under the Washington Southern
railroad tracks, this being the only Access
sible outlet.
1t is expected that the work will be fin
ished some time before August !, which is
the date set by the state corporation COM
mission for the completion of the double
track and the beginning of operations over
it. In the order setting this date the cor
poration commission considered expert EVIL
dence, which was to the effect that the
time between then and August l would be
amply sufficient for the completion of the
work and would allow sufficient margin
for reasonable delays. Should the new line
for any reason not be finished and in use
by that time representations will be made
to the commission, which has kept the case
upon the docket
Verdict of Accidental Death.
A Jury summoned by DR.. S. S. Ashton,
coroner for Alexandria county, met yester-
day afternoon at the undertaking rooms OF
B. Wheatley on King street, and held an
inquest over the remains of Antonio Taro-
barrelli, the Italian who was killed early
Yesterday morning at the railroad construc-
ton camp of Reiter, Curtis & Hill. near
this city verdict was rendered finding
that the man came to his death by accident,
for which the contractors were not respon-
sible. The remains will be buried here.
General Matters.
The session of the corporation court this
morning was taken up with the case of w.
O. Pollard, charged with larceny. In his
own behalf the defendant was placed on
the stand. The case was commenced yes
terday morning and a verdict will prob
ably be reached this afternoon. The de-
PENDANT is represented by the firm OF At
torneys Machen & Moncure and Attorney
Brumbach Pollard has already spent sew
eral months in Jail.
Funeral services over the remains of WIFE
lam Edward Harris whose death occurred
at Garfield Hospital, in Washington, took
place this afternoon from the undertaking
rooms of B. Wheatley. Rev. DR.. Frank }.
Brooke of the Second Presbyterian Church
officiated and the interment was made in
Union cemetery.
Mr. George H. Rucker, clerk of courts
for Alexandria county, who has been con-
fined to his home in ST. Elmo by illness, is
able to be out of doors again.
At police headquarters this morning Act
ing Captain Smith directed the officers to
rigidly enforce the ordinance prohibiting
the keeping of unsightly boxes, barrels and
other distractions on the sidewalks.
Miss Jessie Armstrong has returned to
her home in this city after spending some
time in New Orleans.