Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-09
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Street and Sewer Improve
mentS Before Council.
millinery LOOT FOUND
Two Young Men Arrested on Sus-
picion of Robbing Southern
Railway Freight Car.
Special Correspondence of The star

ALEXANDRIA. Va. March .. 1910.
Resolutions for street and sewer work
I'm large numbers were presented at
meeting of the city council last evening
IL all were passed this year 1T would
.otaI close to $4,000. This was brought
about in view of the fact that one of the
resolutions presented provides for an ap-
preparation of $1,000 for the extension Of
the big trunk sewer which will drain the
entire western area OF the city when
completed, distance 10 be run this year
OF four squares. eastward on Cameron
10 Henry to Princess TO Patricks streets.
This was referred to the finance COM
mittce.
Councilman Spinks wanted to know
what would be the total cost of the
entire sewer when 1t Is completed. lie
was of the opinion that IL would he best
10 complete the entire sewer at once. even
If the city had 10 borrow the money,
being of the opinion that IL couio DC zone
cheaper in this way.
President Snowden announced that he
would vote for no more sewer appropria-
lions until the sewer on South hoyal
street for which 5000 was appropriated
more than two years ago was construct
ed. Mr.. Ieadbeater of the street commit
tee announced that the matter was now
In the hands of the corporation attorney.
woslld be best to proceed with the work
at once because the electric railway COM
pany would shortly change Its tracks at
that point. and then 1t would prove more
expensive to do the work.
Other resolutions for street work were
"a follows: Appropriation of $40 for fenc-
Ing and cement washing at city aims
house. passed. $50 for making necessary
repairs 10 the city fish wharf, passed.
Sl.4 to make repairs to the city mar
ket building. referred TO the finance COM
mittee; $50 for crossing at Princess and
Alfred streets. referred to street COM
nittee: 500 for purchase OF a carload
OF curbing and fiagstones, streets and
finance committee; $40 to lay cobble-
stone roadway on Fairfax street between
Princess and Queen streets referred to
the finance and street committee; $500
10 recobble Queen street between ST. ASaph
and Washington streets: $500 to relay
cobble roadway on Queen between Pitt
and Lee streets; SO to extend Pitt street
sewer northward TO Wilkes street; $40 to
extend sewer southwark from Columbus
and Oronoco street
A communication was received and re-
fer-ed to the street committee from prop
erty owners on West street between King
and Cameron streets asking for the i'm
provement of that square.
New Postmaster Congratulated.
j. Armistead Eggborn is today receiv-
ing congratulations because he will be
the next postmaster of this city, his name
having yesterday afternoon been sent to
the Senate by President Taft This ends
a warm fight between Mr.. Eggborn. and
Messrs. Thomas Burroughs. incumbent,
and Franklin I. Evans.
Mr.. Eggborn stated this morning that
he had not considered the matter of the
appointment OF an assistant postmaster
as yet. This is the only Office where the
postmaster had power to make a change,
.inasmuch the remainder of the EN-
ployes are under the civil service.
Mr.. Eggborn IS native of Culpeper
county. Va. He came 10 Alexandria
twelve years ago, where he has since re-
sided. Immediately after ne located here
he accepted a position as deputy collector
of internal revenue for this district under
Park Agnew. then collector of revenue
About five years ago be resigned his posi-
keeper with the Virginia Safe Deposit and
Trust Corporation. which position he now
holds.
Mr.. Eggborn will probably assume the
duties of his new Office about April ].
when he will relinqiliSh his business re-
lations with the foregoing concern
\ trunk filled with handsome ladies'
spring hats a quantity of trimmings hat
pins and other articles was recovered by
the police shortly before > o'clock this
morning from house 1892 Duke street. and
Bernard and Lawrence Petty, both of
whom are alleged to live at The house,
were taken in custody. They are being
held al police station pending an investi-
cation by the railroad authorities as TO
where the goods came from. The police
are of the opinion that the goods were
stolen from a Southern Railway freight
car and that they were consigned To
Danyille, Va.
While the police We're III the house some
one fired a shot which narrowly escaped
Policemen Knight and Garvey. \ wagon
was subsequently secured and the al
legged loot brought To the police station,
together with trunk in one of the
rooms. the property of one of the men.
The young men arrested have retained
Attorney r. d: Brumback to defend them.
No date will be fixed for the hearing until
the railroad authorities investigate the
matter.