Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-12-23
aIssaanria DAILY aobertiSsr.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER %.
Mr.. SNowDEN,

that the Corporation had sufficient power TO re-
move nulsances, | spoke from what ought to be,
rashcr chan any inforniali9n OF what Was the tact
Siace tteni hear il asserted that they have nor
lie power also hear that the petition they were
Bending about is not lkev 60 b. ATTENDED with
s3,e success they desire, shcenot generally sgnec
ay tue i,,habitanss.
g Although ii many rsSances pay gres
sespect 10 the fu5'ic opibip,, }et ] cpnteFd tiat
perl,iaa more ifeqlan;ly xp,esses liz sentiment
., an ssswe iadtvitna. tiian If tie mutisuas
Mo sig Il. Saiae are no b 4sy and at!sets toe
lazy TO frsais With atteation. Sou> are inilucn !
eed By t;s- urgercy ana representations Of Id
bearer, apd.oiheis zoo good patu'ed 10 refuse e
i,icad what Costs them nothing but the trouble
20 wsite shesy NAMES. Letme ask ii there IS an,
iDdiy.daal III tle togn, who woud refuse TO pay
a teitoid ratio 81 sSpence, If by that means he
ceul3 remain with safety at his home, When
otherwise lie woala be ooge3 to abandon ms
dwelling ancscossc.ssons, and seek safety IN DIS
tancc? Or Is there one VINO wcsiia refuse TO pay
bis quota II eX; .ice fcs chance OF escaping tie
calamity by keeping the sewn clean? S3afe no
one cap deub, Of the chraSlu'nes wsth when
evesy ore world acc,de 70 these; let Me Cor
gress TO g1aot item full aud sufialen powers tor
wah,eyer is conducive TO The he-itn OF TIC Se4.n,
and ittaere is nothing extraneous iaUcdased %
dol:b; bat thcr pc vitiun viii be granted.
Bas corfesi, arr nor very sangline OF the
efficacy q siy treasures The Cosp3Iation may IN.
1eud &c plFsue, i they &c not aet with more COLI
sis,encj ard enesgy than tliey have dcne. they.
onsnttto cn0sdcs t,emselyes as acting in their
ccrporsie cspacity for the PUBLIC, and itp2ssibie
DC uautuenced ny any party considerations. Ii
tits IS ror The case 'the Want oi raying point,
and that railying point the pnaic good vii ever
lead 70 Inconsistency q measures. During one
Mayoraliy II is deemed necessary to nclose the
market square ard plant il sithvees, in another
both are suffered - run 70 destruetion. Mt
more than three or four tears ago II vas found
Necessary at a considerable eSPrnce to torn
dram under Cameron street rear the corner Of
C,ad55y's Sable. A little line agoi; was de-
creed to stop IT up, thu nuisances suftieient,
did not exist before by this sfep, individuals
were throwa TO great expence III htln6 up their
lots, lcnc before they were Of a6fual value, aid
fhe5 recent improvements Of Gadsby, werc very
near beng thrown down b. i've flow Of walter
Will anyone fay thar The dock on Prince frest
and ground sboutit, have been ksfs in psopes
fate for many years pail Has flfcient atten
ton been paid 10 that part OF III. town where the
Brewery ,!ate Waies's) is ituatei | firmly be
leve that the diieaie was gefer led in heie pa c,
Gpce the h,lt death occurred near the Oyiter dock
and mary OF the ci.izeps, in thar yieini,y, were
brought near their graves long before il was faly
determined that we had "a malignant fever amonga
Us.
Was fraDgerto enquire, by means of the
public prints, tor thofe sucalures which the Cor
poration had taken to keep the town healthy, he
! would iuppolc, that as the prevention Of gcefr
going abroad was more attended to than any
thing elfe, that they were The primary csufc Of.
The dfeaie---putrid oyaers and oyRer ihelis--a
dock fuGicicnt otitfrlf TO potion tie whole town.
--houles under the-Goors Of which wafer has lain
Gnce they were built, and rendered more highly
.oftnGyc by the draining Of -ialtcd 6ih ard Other
rr vii ns--tie beck ground OF individuals in
, lieqa,,oa equal TO the Augsan fable Of old, and
which il will require HercuIcsn labor 70 pu
and keep in prosper fta,c--a priion in woffc
Fate than imagination can paini--1agnant waters
fu,e Of which have remained for years. and Others
newly created by The Cooperation thenielyes -,
| privics where accumulated excitement of years
! is prtf.rved as tho at future time it nigh &c
turn soiss TriGire fac Altsheteare fuffcred
remain undiburbed, and The poor geele are pro
| icrbed LET taey daould Cir then, Up.
Two iaiiyi Msls Jno. and Tho's Vowel, have
already very much their credit ser an example
worthy Of imisatiop, IN taking up the floor Of a
! house in Union street and filing up the space
where lately ssagnant water rrnaiaed. Let this
example OF followed by these whose feelings viii.
| be hurt By tire interference of police officer.
lie, those who Will not Of themselves take these
necessary measures, be attended teas soon as any
| system of policy can be agreed on by she acoun
! ell bu let us not again have Cause - execrase
the AUTHORS and sufferers Of nlusances he cause