Evening star., 1926-04-17
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, April II (Spe.
ciaD.-Plans prepared by the engf-
neering department of the State high
Wav commission for a bridge TO span
Hunting Creek were approved by the
city council at an adjourned meeting
Yesterday. They were examined by
members of the council. City Mana
ger Paul Morton, City Engineer r. G..
Dunn. Engineer d. J. Howell, also by
George Welker. bridge builder.
The bridge will cost 5000, and the
State will pay $4,000 and the city
S3S. 900, including $4,000 for a side
walk on the east side of the bridge
The structure will be a foot higher
than the present bridge and OF re-
inforced concrete. 1t will be SO feet q
inches long and of 30-foot spans.
erected on piling abutments. The
floor spacing will be "a feet wide, and
there will be a 5-foot sidewalk and a
16.inch elevated hand railing. The
width of the bridge will be 30 feet
inches over all.
The council directed Manager Nor
ton to go to Richmond Monday and
confer with State Highway Commits
sioner ii. G.. Shirley on what arrange
ment can be made for using the pres
ent structure while the new one Is
being built, or If it Is possible to have
a pontoon bridge erected so that traff1c
may not be diverted. 1t Is estimated
it will take three to four months 10
build the bridge.
Gas Station Action Deferred.
The council again deferred action on
the proposition to erect Sas nlilhS
station on the east side OF W asnins
ton street between Wilkes and Gibbon
streets.
A district home for the poor soon
will be established in this district. 1t
will be operated by Alexandria city
and Fairfax, Prince William. Loudoun
and Fauquier Counties. This decision
was reached yesterday afternoon. The
capital stock will be $4,000. Other
counties desiring to join will come In
and pay their proportion of the cost.
An executive committee has been
formed with the election of the follow
ing trustees: Mayor William A. Smoot,
Alexandria. chairman; Frank Ballen-
ger. Fairfax, secretary; j. Lindsey
Dawson, Prince William; Thomas b.
Glascok. Fauquer: }. +. BillinGsley,
Culpeper.
This committee within a short time
will visit the various counties inter
ested and select a site for the aims
house. SnoWden Ashford Of Washing
ton will prepare plans and specifica-
tons. 1t iss proposed to build the
home in units.
1t is held by those fostering the move
ment that a district home will result
in more attention being given the in.
mates and they also Will have the ad-
vantage of a resident physician and
nurse.
Harry E. Griffith Dead.
Harry c. Griffith. 60 years old, died
today at his residence 220 South
Washington street. Besides his wife.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bromwell Griffith. he
is survived by a daughter, Miss
Elizabeth E. Griffith. He was born in
Maryland and had lived here 80 years.
Mr. Griffith was local representative
of a sewing machine company here.
The body of William Fl. Thorpe, who
died yesterday at Blue Ridge SAM.
tarium, was brought here today and
taken to his late home at Braddock.
He was 68 years old and a retired
machinist. For % years he had been
employed as machinist at the Wash
ington Navy Yard. He was a member
of Andrew Jackson Lodge of Masons
knights Templar. Royal Arch Masons.
Acca Temple, Mystic Shrine, Lamb
skin Club the last named of Washing
ton. a nd also member of the Royal
Arcanum.
The nurses alumnae of the Alex
andria Hospital has elected these
officers for the year: Miss Marguerite
Davis, president; Mrs. Elsie Davis
Jones, vice president and Miss Irene
Manley, secretarytreasurer
Signs reading Either Way" were
posted by the city manager today at
the intersections of King and Wash
ington streets and Franklin and Al
fred streets. as a guide to strangers
going to Washington or Mount Yer
non. This was authorized by the city
council. following the complaint of a
number of merchants that all of the
traffic was going direct by way of
South Washington street.