Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-01
YEAR
Progress Along Many Lines
: Marks 1909.
NEW BUILDINGS ARE MANY
Street improvements Are Continued
and Sewers Extended.
BUILDING BOOM IN SUBURBS
Firefighters Were Called Out fifty
Eight Times-Grim Reaper
Was Busy.
BUILDING BOOM IN SUBURBS
special Correspondence of The Star.

special Correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, January ]. 1917.
The year 1909 has been very prosper
Gus one for the city. and many improve
ments have been made. The number OF
new buildings erected is just four less
than last year and the majority or the
houses were as rule constructed oS
owners for their own use. just beyond
the confines of the city houses in large
numbers have been erected These, OF
course, if added to the city list, would
show that during the past year the new
buildings greatly outnumbered those OF
the previous year
Notable among the new structures are
the following: Emerson Steam Pump
Company's big brick factory. at the head
of King street; handsome new brick
school building for girls on Prince street.
new home for Alexandra Lodge of Elks.
now in course of construction. to cost
approximately $4,000: new bank build
ing for the First National Bank, COM
pleted during the year. new planning
mill for Smoot & Co: new basket Tao
tory; new mill of Board-Armstrong 4
Co, manufacturers of cider and vinegar;
new planning mill of Lawrence Rishelil,
now in course of construction. The old
Lee School building, King and Alfred
streets was remodeled into modern apart
ments during the year.
The George Washington Park was dedi-
Gated with appropriate ceremonies, at
tended by President Taft and other nota-
bles.
The indications are that the coming
year will even surpass the year just
closing. February % next Alexandria
Washington Lodge OF Masons Will an
nounce its plans for the erection OF a
temple to cost approximately half mil
lion dollars.
Street improvements have made head
way during the year. The northern part
of Washington street has been macada-
mixed for a distance of several blocks,
and the city council recently appropriated
5000 for extending the work by building
a broken-stone roadway to the county
line on the north. Arrangements have just
been completed for the paving OF the up
per end of King street with vitrihed
brick a distance of about five city
squares. at d cost of $1S.G0O King street
will then be paved from end to end with
the same kind of brick. Several addi-
tional squares have been similarly paved
during the year. and during this year one
square will be laid on Cameron street
between Royal and Fairfax streets 1t
is also expected that the council will ap-
propriate money TOR improving Two
King and Queen streets. substantial
roadway has been laid to st. Mary S
Catholic cemetery.
Sewers have also been extended during
being extended from King and West
streets to Cameron and Henry streets.
distance of four squares. This trunk
sewer will be eventually extended to
drain the entire western area of the city.
Many smaller terra Gotta sewers have
also been laid in various parts of the
city, and the number of tappers is, there
fore. on the increase.
Alexandria's real estate values have,
during the year, taken an upward trend.
and important realty transactions have
been made. In every instance dealers re-
port an increase in prices over previous
years. They also say that the demand
for houses last year was better than dur
ing the previous year. 1t is pointed out
that at the present time there are COM
paratively few houses with modern con-
ern conveniences for rent. 1t is predicted
that during the coming year many new
houses will be erected.
Real estate in Alexandria county has
gone I'D by leaps and bounds. The same
reports come from all parts of the county,
and the number of buildings erected dur
ing the year established a new high rec
ord. Among the handsome subdivisions
opened during the year in close proximity
to this city are Rosemont and Mount Ida.
On the former a large number OF modern
brick houses were erected, and many
more are now in course of construction.
Several are now being erected at Mount
Ida. The upper portion Of the county
has also forged ahead so far as building
is concerned, and many handsome houses
have been erected in that section.
During the year City Engineer Dunn
issued seventy-four building permits, of
which forty-two were for new buildings
and thirty-two for repairs and altera-
TONS The new buildings cost $122, $50.
and the repairs and alterations cost
Slight decrease as compared with the
previous year. although some Of the best
new buildings of the year, including
bank We're among those estimated in the
prior years record.
The clerk of the city gas works re-
ports that there were 1.523 gas consumers
in the city last year, an increase OF TWEEN
ty-three over the previous twelve months,
The superintendent Of the gas works re-
ports that Sl2 feet of new mains were
laid, eight services restored and thirty
nine services installed. In RosemOnt.
/ .656 feet of pipe were laid
The alarms of fire during the year
numbered tifty-eisht. the actual time
the fire-fighterS were in service was 2l12
hours, and 1900 feet of hose were used.
The total number of deaths in the city
during the year numbered 322. Of which
164 were Of white persons. and 15S OF
colored. This is an increase OF forty
tree among the colored over the previous
years record and a total increase or
thirtyeight.
In the office OF the clerk Of the corpora
ton court 49s deeds were recorded. nine
ty-six suits entered. twelve wills pro-
bated eleven administrations. sixty char
tiers granted l54 marriage licenses issued.
In the circuit court twenty-five suits
were entered. eight wills probated. four
administrations.
At police headquarters Chief Goods re-
ports 1852 arrests and l,7S4 dodgers. 1t
shows an increase of six in. the number
of arrests over the preceding year, and
exactly the same number Of dodgers were
accommodated.
Police Justice Cation reports that the
fines collected amounted to 1885. 25.
which is SS,l.so Ness than in 1905, ard
the number OF cases tried was 1,342. OF
this number 643 were white men. ninety
white women, 3S5 colored men, 154 color
ed women.
AT the city Jail during the year City
Sergeant Cox provided for 459 prisoners,
OF which 10 were white men. PA colored
men and seventy-five women.
| There was an increase among the water
| takers of the city and many feet Of new
| mains were laid in Alexandria county
| ruding the year.
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