Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-12
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
SECTION OF NEW TRACK OF
SOUTHERN RAILWAY IN USE.
Fronts New Union Depot Site-Funeral
Of John g. Beckham-Gen-
eral Matters.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, August IL, 1905.
section OF the new track of the Wash
ington Southern railway which skirts the
western border of this city and passes In
front of the union depot now nearing COM
pleton at the head of King street was
opened for service yesterday afternoon. The
track will soon be completed all the way
from the junction with the old line beyond
West End, southwest of this city, to St.
Asaph on the north, where 1t will intersect
the double track now in operation between
Alexandra and Washington. This connect
ing section of the new route will be finished
months before the completion of the road
now being constructed northward from st.
Asaph to the south end of the Pennsylva-
MIA railroad bridge across the Potomac. and
1t will probably be used in short time by
all the trains of the several trunk lines
passing through this city. AS soon as 1t
is ready for regular operation the freight
and passenger traffic over the Fayette and
Henry street tracks will be discontinued and
the rails on those streets will be removed.
The depot of the Washington Southern
at Fayette and Cameron streets, and the
Southern railroad depot at Henry and Duke
streets WILL OF course, cease to be used
for their present purposes when the new
line goes into active service. The new
union station will be ready for occupancy
In a short time and the freight building
nearby will also be completed In few
weeks. Work on the approaches to the
new depot, the platform, baggage section
and other auxiliary structures is being
rapidly pushed.
Funeral of Former Mayor.
The funeral of former Mayor John G.
Beckham, whose death occurred Thursday
night, took place yesterday afternoon at 5
O'Clock from the residence Of Mr. Robert
N. Crok. 226 South Washington street, and
was attended by large number of friends
and relatives of the deceased. Rev. DR..
Bergman Green of the Episcopal Theolog-
ical Seminary conducted the services. The
pallbearers were Messrs. Laurence Stabler,
Julian T. Burke, Thomas W. Robinson,
Douglas Stuart, DR.. Arthur Snowden and
Dr. William M. Smith. The remains were
placed temporarily in vault in Ivy Hill
cemetery, from which place they will be
removed to Richmond for interment.
General Matters.
The condition of old Braddock House on
North Fairfax street is being made the
subject of investigation by Mayor Pafr.
Complaint has been made that the building
is unsafe and insanitary. Mayor Pan has
announced his intention of holding
sultation with Health Officer German. City
Engineer Dunn and Corporation Attorney
Boothe with view of devising means for
having the conditions complained OF i'm
proved.
Mr.. Aylett B. Nicol of Manassas, who re-
Gently passed an examination before the
state court of appeals for license to prac-
tice law, will soon open law office In this
city. Mr.. Nicol is son OF Judge c. E.
Nicol OF the circuit court.
The school board of Jefferson district,
Alexandria county, has appointed the fol-
lowing teachers for the coming session for
the Mount Vernon school near this city:
Prof. Henry S. Petty, principal; Miss Ella
I 11I-ic fret nd Ma rU3 ret
J. Bashford, second assistant.
The friends of Lieut.. Gov. Willard In this
city making extensive preparations to
give him a cordial reception when he speaks
in the opera house here next Wednesday
evening in the interest of his candidacy
for tn governorship. A large number of
citizens will constitute entertainment
committee for the occasion.