Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-22
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Plea for High School Before
Committee of Council.
SITE UNDER DISCUSSION
Railway Franchise Debated-Sen-
fences Imposed on Violators of
Law-General Items.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, October %, 1912.
Members of the city school board will
at O'Clock this afternoon appear before
the members of the finance committee of
city council and urge upon the committee
the necessity for an appropriation for the
erection Of high school building. In the
event the committee formulates a report
it will be submitted to city council at a
meeting of that body which will be held
at 1880 O'clock this evening.
There is already before a committee OF
council a resolution carrying with it an
appropriation of $4,000 for the erection
!, of a high school building.
Some time ago the school board recon-
mended the purchase of site for high
school building, and council purchased a
tract of land at West and Cameron
streets containing several acres. at a cost
Of $4,000. The idea at the time was to
eventually use the ground for erecting
a school building thereon. and have
grounds for athletic exercises by the
school. Some of the members OF council
now think that the building should bt
erected adjoining the present school!
known as Washington School for Boys
which is located on Washington street be-
tween Wolfe and Wilkes streets.
ASKS IOT uGV1SSQ DID,
The joint committee on streets, finance
and general laws of city council, after
hearing arguments for and against the
granting Of a twenty-year lease for the
use OF Royal street to the Washington
Virginia Railway Company, last night
finally decided to ask the railway COM
pany to make revised bid, so that three
squares instead Of two can be improved
on that thOrOughfare. The committee
wants Royal street improved from Prince
street to Wilkes street, instead of two
squares as originally proposed. The pro-
posed work will cost, it was estimated
$500. The railway company in its orig
inal bid offered the city $1,6OO a veal
for the franchise referred to, and also
offered $1,000 toward the Improvement OF
the two squares in question.
Attorney G. l.. Boothe, representing the
railway company, will submit the PROPOSE
ton to the company, after which a re-
port on the matter will be submitted to
city council for it's consideration.
Those present, comprising the joint
committee, were of the opinion that if
this additional money can be obtained
the three squares can be improved with
tar macadam, and have granite curbing
on each side and vitrified brick between
the railway tracks, extending also two
feet on each side.
There was some objection raised to the
freight station of the company at Prince
and Royal streets. Mr. Boothe. on behah
Of the company, stated that the company
would agree to remove the building by
the first Of the year to any point which
might be designated. 1t was finally fixed
tentatively that the station be not locat-
ed north of Wilkes, on Royal, or east
of Henry street, on Cameron street. Nj.
Boothe said the railway company was
willing to do anything that is fair and
reasonable. He also assured the COM
mittee that it was the passenger and
not the freight franchise that the COM
pany was seeking.
Attorneys John NJ Johnson, s. G. Brent
and Leo p. Harlow appeared and spoke
on the matter, as did w. P. Woolls, +. J.
Davidson and Calvin Butts.