Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-25
ON THE RIVER FRONT
OVERHAULING TOWBOAT FLEET
FOR SPRING SERVICE.
Lumber for District Almshouse - Ar
ranging for Inauguration Ferry
Line-General Matters.

Repairs to the tug Juno which was
hauled out on the marine railway at the
Alexandria shipyard, have been completed
and the vessel is again ready for service.
The tug Eugenia has taken her place on
the railway and will be given a general
overhauling. The tug Spray. which has
been lying out of service in Queen street
dock at Alexandria for several months
past, is being given general overhauling
of hull, house and machinery preparatory
to going into service on the river in the
early spring. The Spray will be used to
tow stone-laden barges from the quarry at
Occoquan to this city and Alexandria. The
tug Selectman Of this city is lying at
Deans boatyard at Alexandria to be fitted
with a new ice-breaking plough recently
built for her. The tug d NJ. Key. on the
railway at Benefits boatyards, is receiving
a general overhaulng of hull. She will be
ready for launching In the latter part Of
this week.
Owing to the light receipts Of fish from all
sources by the dealers at the wholesale fish
market on the 18th street wharf business
was dull, although there were number of
buyers on hand and the demand was brisk
Prices remain steady at the figures of last
week.
There is large fleet of oyster boats lying
at the oyster dock, some of " ich have been
there for ten days or two weeks with the
blValVeS aboard The recent arrival of
several oyster laden boats with fresh stock
aboard has forced prices somewhat lower,
the quotations being from soc. to Soc per
bushei for small stock and up to s1.25 per
bEshel for the finer grades.
For the past two weeks or longer a large
barge laden with lumber to be used In the
construction of the new almshouse on
D. c., has been lying on the edge of the
flats opposite Alexandria awaiting a tide
high enough to allow her to cross in order
to reach the District shore to unload. AS
such tide just now. owing to the pre-
vailing winds, the shippers of the lumber
have sent small lighter to the barge and
will take off a part of her cargo SO that she
can cross the shoal and unload.
1t is reported that one of the large
barges belonging to John Miller of this
city, which landed cargo of lumber for
the amshouse has sprung leak and sunk
in the swash channel opposite Alexandra.
The barge will be pumped out and raised as
soon as the tide will allow.
Of General and Personal Interest.
Mr.. John B. Padgett manager of the old
ferry line which ran between this city and
Alexandria, was in the city yesterday max
ing arrangements for the establishment of
temporary ferry line about March 4. Mr..
Padgett. 1t is understood, has secured the
use of two steamers and will run them
on fast schedule March 3, 4 and and
perhaps longer If the business will justify.
Capt. Chap SLY, the pilot of the steamer
Harry Randall. who has been spending sew
eral days on leave at his home at Burshund
wharf, has returned to duty aboard his
steamer.
Capt John F. Beauchamp. master of the
schooner James H. Hargraves, has con-
tracted with the Sharpstown (Md) marine
railway for the building of ram"
schooner for the Chesapeake bay lumber
trade The new vessel Is to be 1856 feet
long and will be about 600 tons burden.
She is to be ready for service In the fall.
The work of building the new ice plow
for the United States army engineers tug
General Warren at Deans boatyard is be-
ing pushed In order to have it done as soon
as possible. The Warren Is lying at the
new wharf at the Washington barracks
The army lighter Pontoner, the tender to
the Washington barracks. which is laid up
in the harbor here. is to receive a general
overhauling before she goes into commits
sion in the early spring
The schoonerS G. c. Wheeler and SiIonia
Curley are under charter to load lumber on
the James river for this city.
The schooner Mayf1ower, which has been
In port here for several weeks past. left