Evening star., 1913-06-22
ALEXANDR|AAFFA|RS
Street improvements Under
Way, Nearing Completion.
NEW HIGHWAY PROGRESS
City Council to Consider Proposition
for Sinking Fund-Qmet Inde-
pendence Day Expected.
Special Correspondence OF The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star
ALEXANDRIA, Va, June u, 1913
Considerable street improvements are il
progress, all of which, 1t is expected, will
be completed by an early date in th
| fall. With the completion of the street.
to be improved Alexandria will hav,
fourteen additional squares of modern
roadway. to say nothing of a number o
squares which are to be resurfaced ant
many of the streets on the outskirts
| which are being improved by the laying
| of cobblestones.
The work of improving the square OF
Cameron street between Pitt and Roya
streets by the laying of a modern vitrifiet
brick roadway is now in progrtsS. An
| other square, on Cameron street betweer
Pitt and st. Asaph streets, is to be a
once improved with asphalt block, Will,
the square on Pitt street between Kint
and Cameron streets will be paved will
vitrified brick.
Other Improvements.
Other squares to be improved are
Three on Royal street between Prince
and Wilkes streets, that on Royal be
vitrified brick, and the two squares soutf
of it with tar macadam, the work to be
gin about July 15 next: Payne street be
tween Cameron and Queen streets. {
distance of one square, with tar mac
adam, the work of completing two square:
on Alfred street between Wilkes ano
Franklin streets with a modern tar mac
adam being nearly complete; two squares
on Fairfax street between Duke and
Wilkes streets to be improved with vitri
fled brick, most of the property owners
on these squares having already signed
for the work; Alfred street between
Queen and Princess streets, distance OF
one square, to be improved with tar mac
adam; two squares on Columbus street
between Queen and Oronoco streets tC
be resurfaced with broken stone. covered
with tar macadam; one square on Alfred
between Queen and Princess streets, with
tar macadam; one square on Payne street
between Cameron and Queen streets, also
with tar macadam.
But Six Miles to Build.
With the completion of about six
miles of highway between this city and
Accotink, Fairfax county. the construc-
ton of the Richmond high
way is practically completed. Bids for
the construction of this stretch of six
miles have been asked for by State
Highway Commissioner Wilson. They
will be opened Monday.
According to the annual report of the
state highway commissioner, just pub
lished, the total expenditure on the Fair
fax division of the road is given as
There has also been expended on
Langley road, Alexandria county. the
sum of S9,S21.17 on the contract taken
over by Joseph Letter. This part is a
rfonp uyttE tor irda
Mr.. Letter has borne large part of
the cost himself.
Petition in Bankruptcy.
Attorneys Z. B. Taylor and G. Wash
inston Lewis today filed a petition in
the United States district court, repre-
senting three creditors of the B. F.
Board Motor Truck Company, asking
that the company named be declared
bankrupt. The petition is made return
able July 3 next. The creditors whom
the attorneys represent have claims ag-
gregating more than $500 against the
concern.
The Motor Truck Company is already
in the hands of T. c. Smith as receiver
ne being named as such some time ago
by the corporation court.
Provision for Sinking Fund.
When the city council meets Tues
day night the resolution appropriatine
$4,000 annually from the increased H.
cense tax. caused by an increase of
s100 on liquor dealers, to provide a
sinking fund toward the erection of
a new public school building and a
house for the Relief Hood and Ladder
Company will come before that BODY
for action. The measure was origi-
nally introduced in the board of alder
men by Alderman j. NJ. Hill and passed
that branch of the council the night of its
Introduction
able other business of Importance will
also be up for consideration.
Noisemakers Under Ban.
Alexandria is going to have a quiet
Fourth of July. There will be no
noises caused by the explosion of fire.
works. for they are to be tabooed, un-
der an order issued by the mayor. The
deadly cap pistols and torpedoes are
also under the ban, together with va
riouS other noise making and ear
splitting devices.
Injured by Accident.
George Kelly. an employe of the
planning mill of Henry K Field & Co.,
while at work at the mill yesterday
had three of his fingers severed by a
rip saw. He was taken to the Alex
andria Hospital and treated by Dr.
T. NJ. Jones.
Tony Rece a Russian. employed at
the Southern railway roundhouse, had
his arm fractured at that place yes
terday afternoon while at work. He
was otherwise slightly injured He
was treated by DIR. w. NJ. Smith at the
Alexandria Hospital
General and Personal Items.
The new clubhouse for the Alexandria
Motor Boat Club, incorporated, at the
Wolfe street wharf. is nearing completion.
The roof will be put on this week. The
contractor expects to complete the build
ing by July 4.
The Alexandria Automobile Association
has arranged for a meeting of that or
ganjZation to be held at O'Clock Thurs
day night next in the rooms of the
chamber of commerce.
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