The Washington herald., 1912-07-16

Street Committee Decides to BE.
duce Width Of Washing
ton Street.

Alexandria. Va. July 15.-After listen
ling to arguments from property owners
living ON four squares in Washington
, Street between Queen and Duke Streets
the street committee of City Council at
meeting held this afternoon in the
chamber of the-Board Of Alderman decid-
ed TO reduce the width of the street. II
was also decided by the committee &c
recommend that asphalt block be substi.
tuted for the proposed sitrified brick. and
that the committee will have the corpora.
ton attorney draw an ordinance provid-
ing that the city either park or pave the
four feet on either side for the property
owners.
This means that the original ordinance
providing that the roadway on this
thoroughfare be fifty-six feet wide will
go unchanged, and 1t means a reduction
of four feet on either side. The COM
mittee will submit its report to City
Council at the next meeting of that body.
The majority of property owners living
on three Of the four squares attended the
meeting. that is the squares from Queen
toStreet to Prince Streets. The concensus
of opinion was that asphalt block would
prove far superior to vitrified brick both
from a sanitary point of view and also
that there would be less noise. There
and representatives of the churches
thought this block would deaden the
noise, as well as number of other prop
erty owners.
The meeting was presided over by Z.
S. Leadbeater, chairman Of the street
committee. On behalf of Christ Epis-
copal Church he favored the asphalt
block
1t was further explained by Mr.. Lead
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six feet would hardly be noticed, and
that this would be necessary in order to
save the trees.
In the event only two feet was taken
off on each side he said 1t would mean
that all of the trees on two Of the
squares on North Washington Street
would have to come down. that is on the
squares between King and Queen Streets.
Among those who were present and ex-
pressed their opinion on the improve
ments were the following: DR.. NJ. d. De-
laney, DR.. c. E. Outcalt, E. c. Graham.
for the NJ. E. Church South; ]. G. Hen
shaw, DR. V. p. Berry, j. II. Trimyer.
for the Methodist Protestant Church; J.
Frank Dyson. A. L. Thomson, E. L. Al
len, E. E. Downham. Benjamin Aitche-
son, A. D. Drockett, for Isaac Eichberg;
Judge C. E. Nicol and D. ]. Howell.
Judge R. H. l. Chichester, of the
fifteenth judicial circuit. Fredericksburg
has been deignated by Gov. Mann to
hear the quo warranta proceedings
instituted in the Corporation Court Of
this city for the seat OF Urban s.
Lambert as a member OF City Council
from the First Ward.
BY agreement with the attorneys on
both sides and the judge the hearing
was fixed for July Is. Mr.. Barrett is
represented by Judge c. E. Nicol and
Mr. Lambert is represented by Judge ].
X. NJ Norton.
Mr. Barrett was elected a member of
City Council from the First Ward in an
election held last month. The conten-
ton was that Mr.. Lambert should also
have ran. Mr.. Lambert, however, did
not enter the contest. contending that
he had been elected to City Council o
fill ou the unexpired term Of the late
Hubert Snowden. Mr.. Lambert did not
Barrett was elected and later City
Council refused to swear him in and
afterward he was sworn by the clerk
OF the court, and hence these proceed
ings for the seat in dispute.
BENJAMIN F. oliver, sixty-two years
old, died last night at his residence.
9e4 Franklin Street. as result of gan
creme of the feet. The deceased was a
blacksmith by trade and besides his
wife he leaves four children.
His funeral will take place at 3
o'clock tomorrow afternoon from his
residence. Services will be conducted
by Rev. H. NJ. Canter, pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South.
Burial will be made in Bethel Gene
terry.
The meeting of the Alexandria Motor
Boat Association to have been held to-
night has been postponed until We'd
nesday night. 1t will be held at the
office of Walter u. Varney and argu-
ments will be made for a regatta.
Souvenirs in the shape of attractive
watch fobs which will be given the
delegates attending the ninth annual
of the Retail Merchants As
ISOLATION of the State, which will con-
vene here Wednesday, arrived to-day.
The Sunday School of the Methodist
Protestant Church will hold its annual
picnic at the Dyke Thursday next. Ath-
letic sports will be a feature in the