The Washington herald., 1908-09-05
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- King Street
| Alexandra. Va. Sept 4-Before q large
gathering Of leading business men, Maj
Spencer Cosby. Corps Of Engineers.
United States Engineers Office. together
with several attaches from that office,
{ this morning, al the rooms Of the cham
I 5er Of commerce heard suggestions On
! the proposed plans for the establishment
I Of a harbor hne for this city
! The plans, drawn BY Maj. Cosby, are
| regarded as being eminently satisfactory,
I although several minor changes vera
suggested and a note was taken Of them
| \ large sandbar of this city is shown IN
/ the plans Il is pointed out that this IS q
I serious menace 10 vessels Of any draught
/ entering Alexandra harb0r, and its re-
/ moval VIII entail considerable excavating.
/ Ia the opinion Of Business men. Maj
Cosby VIII, in all probability. recommend
/ the adoption OF the plans in the main.
I TEis would call fOr large appropriation
! The matter would then come before Con
gress- This Is the first time that business
/ men Of this city have asked the national
/ government &c exFend a cent for the har-
I Dor here. and those behind the move
( ment think that in view Of this fact, the
plans VIII be adopted and appropriations
made
A Bryan and Kern club viii be organ
ized at Sarepta Hal at s O'Clock to-mor-
row night The name OF Col 2. L Smith
has been mentioned in connection with
the presidency Il looks as If he Will
head the organization The organization
VIII be Effected with the election OF on
GERS
While attempting TO alight from NOV
/ iing south-bound Mount Vernon train
Lloyd Solenbsrg. OF Monterey. Va, feI
and sustained several c5ntusiOls On the
face and head SoIenberg was taken %
the hospital, where his injuries were
dressed
Streets wiH be laid OF in the George
Washington Park SUBDIVISION This was
decided upon al d meeting OF The ass1-
ciation held this afternoon at the Office
OF Norton and BOOtLe- A J. Wedder-
burn and Capt T. L S.aymsker, on be
half Of the association, and A D Brock
ett- on behalf of the Lot Owners Asso-
citation, were appointed a committee 70
arrange fer the work
a row Of modern brick dwelling houses
: viii be erected by Dr.. George 7. Kip
: stein on the lot facing the southwest cor
ner Of Pitt and Queen streets Buildings
on this site are now being razed prepara-
q tory TO the W0-k-
Z Edward Baltimore, colored youth, who
Z recently ran away from home this aft
I erno0n returned He was picked Up IN
70 LynchburE- Money for his return was
{ sent by Chief Of Police Goods upon the
z request Of his people
5 Eva Bower has purchased from Annie
r Morris two frame dwelling houses sItua-
Z ted on the west side OF Lee street. be-
tween Queen and Princess streets. 4
= deed Of conveyance was placed on record
e to-day by the clerk OF the Corporation
? Court
: Mrs Ellen Wiley died yesterday at the
. age Of sixty-five al her home, Pohick,
Fairfax County, Va
s G. Thornton, Shelby. Ohio, who has
been visiting relatives here. sailed to-day
: for Panama. where he has secured a lU-
: crative position with the government
Richard Han. coIored youth, was to
day sentenced 10 the reform school On
a charge OF being inco-rigible-