Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-03
ALEXANDRIA,
Mayor Discusses Washing
toms Ou:fall Sewer Outlet.
EXPECTED NO. ACTION
NOT SURPRISED THAT ALExAN-
DRIA's REQUEST WAS REFUSED.
Railway improvements by the South
ern Company Include Mammoth
Freight Yard.
EXPECTED NO. ACTION
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.


trict Commissioners would make no change
in the present plans for the outlet for the
proposed new sewer from Washington city
a short distance above Alexandria, notwith-
standing the formal protest of the author
tiles of this city. He said he had not ex-
pected favorable action by the Commission
ers. as they hild indicated their position In
support of the original plans at the recent
hearing in Washington, when delegation
of Alexandria city officials presented rea-
sons for locating the sewer outlet some dis
lance lower down the river. Wnen asked
what action would probably be taken by
the representatives of this city, Mayor Fan
said they would undoubtedly make petit
ton to Congress at the next session for the
desired change He indicated that should
the government support the Commissioners
and allow the construction of the outlet
close above Alexandria, in spite of the pro
tests of the people of this city, resort would
be made to an injunction in the federal
courts. The mayor said that Alexandria,
no more than Washington, desired to have
a great mass of offensive sewerage dump
ed right in front of the city 1t was his
opinion that the outlet should be made
about three miles below here on the Mary
land side. In regard to the statement that
the proposed change would cost 81 ,OO0,OOO,
Mayor Paff said that the public health of
this city was 9. much more important con-
Sideraton.
The argument in favor Of making an ex-
pertinent with the present plans is strongly
opposed by the citizens on the ground that
even If change were thereafter made, in
caculable damage might be done to the
sanitation of the city in the meantime.
Railroad improvements.
The work of constructing the new tracks
of the Washington Southern railroad be-
tween this city and the south end of the
new railroad bridge over the Potomac Is be-
ing rapidly pushed, with view of opening
the line for traffic in few months. Large
forces of worklnen are employed night and
day on every section of the route. The
roadbed from the flats just this side of the
river to West End, where 1t connects with
the line from the south, has been almost
completed. In the six or seven miles COW
cred by this part Of the road all of the
elevations have been leveled and several eX-
tensive fills have been made. Owing to the
unusual width of the roadbed the excava-
ton in the larger cuts was a work Of con-
siderable magnitude. Hundreds of tons Of
material have been removed from these
points and used for the construction of en-
bankments in the lower sections. A tedious
part of the engineering was the. construc-
ton Of wide and elevated causeways over
the cove at Four Mile Run and the cove a
short distance south of the river. At both
of these places it was necessary to deposit
an enormous amount of material after driv-
ing scores of long piles into the mud bot
toms. Both causeways are almost COM
pleted.
Mammoth Freight Yard.
A large proportion of the work done on
this division has been expended preparing
the ground for the mammoth freight yard
to be operated just north of this city. AS
heretofore stated the cost for the construc-
ton of these numerous tracks has been es-
timated at about s., 100000 and 1t is said
that the yard when completed will be the
largest of the kind in the United States.
Over the tracks of this yard will be shifted
daily the cars of the Washington Southern,
the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Poto-
mac, the Southern, the Chesapeake and
Ohio, the Pennsylvania, the Seaboard Air
Line, the Atlantic Coast Line, the Baltimore
and Ohio and other railroad companies
The Capitalization of so much railroad &C
tivity on the border of this city Is conf
IDENTIFY expected to add a great impetus to
the commercial and general interests of AL
exandr1a. 1t is accepted as assured that in
the next few years the city will expand
largely in the northwestern direction. In
fact, this prospect is considered SO sure
that several measures recently introduced in
council for public Improvements have been
shaped to that end.
The completion of the new union depot
which the Washington Southern Company is
now constructing at the head of King street
is looked forward to with great interest by
the people of this city. A handsome con-
venient and commodious structure will then
take the place of the two dilapidated and
ramshackle stations which are now main
tanned in this city.
Sunday School Officers Elected.
At a meeting of the officers and teachers
of the Village Chapel Sunday school, NJ. E.
4 rob,
lowing officers were elected for the ensuing
term: George Smith, vice president; Mrs
Hunter. treasurer: Clinton Lindsey, secre-
tary; Luckett Watkins, Hbrarian; Frank
Henderson, assistant librarian; Mrs. Mar
tina Raines, organist; Miss Nellie Robey,
assistant organist, and Alvin Powell. Choir
lister. A committee was appointed to ar
range for children's day celebration.
Desire Return of Pastor.
Rev. ]. III. S. Ewell pastor of the Metho-
dist Protestant Church and Mr.. J. T. Har-
ring, delegate from that church, left this
morning to attend the session of the Mary
land annual conference Of the Methodist
Protestant Church In lower Maryland. The
local church has unanimously asked for
the reappointment of Mr.. EwelI, and 1t is
expected that the conferences viii take IA
vorable action. He has served the church
several years.
Death OF Aged Citizen.
Mr.. Richard warder, we'll known resi-
dent of the first ward died yesterday morn
ing at the residence of his grandson, Mr..
George Lash, 427 South Fairfax street, after
a lingering Illness. He was in the eightieth
year of his age Several years ago Mr..
Warder was a prominent contractor and
builder of this city. The funeral will take
place tomorrow afternoon at 8 O'clock and
the pallbearers will be selected from the
membership of the Friendship Veteran Fire
Association, to which he belonged. His
wife and several children survive him.
Acceptance by Leesburg Club.
Chairman Magnus l.. Robinson of the
Alexandria Emancipation Association, I'M
der whose auspices the forty-second ami
versary of Lincoln's emancipation procia-
nation will be observed at Alexandra. Va,
May Is next received today written ac-
ceptance from Capt. c. F. Simms of Lees
burg that its leading civil club, the TRAY
more and its crack Excelsior Base Ball
Club will participate in the coming eman-
cipation parade. A prize will be given to
the best uniformed civil club in line Prof.
Jacob s. Settle, chief deputy of the eighth
Virginia district of True Reformers, has
also accepted an invitation to be one Of the
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