Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-07-26

Of paying off bonds which we're especially Sc
cured when issued by the pledge Of the railroad
stock?
Is it right, because that security has become
impaired, for US to tax any particular class Tor
the payment Of these especial creditors, or that
the ten thousand dollars insurance money and
five thousand dollars worth of old material.
should be put in the hands Of the commission
REDEMPTION of this especial debt, when the city
owes so much to others Is it just and honest
thatone set of creditors should be thus protected,
while others are left to look ont for themselves?
| Let us now see how
| A MARKET CAN BE BUILT
without the sale of the railroad stock, or any
material increase ofrents on the stalls.
The gentlemen of the committee appointed by
the Board Of Aldermen were satisfied that the
plan I proposed was much more conveniently
ARRANGED rr'u and could be built for much less
sum that the ''Cuss plan. And | have csti-
mated that market house alone can be built
with the ten 100000 thousand dollars insur
ancc money-trom which 4 revenue Of $1,000
per annum can be receivcd-and that the other
buildings necessary for the municipal Offices can
be erected for twenty go, 000) thousand dollars
and the old material-these buildings would
contain stores that would rent for at least three
(S3,000) thousand dollars more.-thus we can
erect all the buildings for twenty (S20000l
thousand dollars more than We now have-and
secured a revenue of 81 900 per annunl-wlth-
out any material increase of the rents from the
butchers and dealers
By pledging this revenue, it will be an easy
matter to raise $50, 600 for this purposc-and
it would be policy to pay as high us Or more
per cent for it as the debt could be paid off
from the revenue in about three t3J years
when the Corporation would have the buildings
paid for and bringing in i handsome revenue
} to the Treasury.
) While by the other plan it will be - years
before the commissioners OF the sinking fund
have satisfied the bonds-aud turned over the
market house to the Corporation. Can any
unprecedented man have 4 doubt as to which OF
these plans is likely to prove most advantageous
to the city, the onc--that will put the whole
management of the public market in the
hands Of the commissioners OF the sink
; ing fund they to have the control and fixing
the rents for at least % years-or the one that
enables the Corporation to keep control OF the
markct--tix its rents aad regulations and have
it paid for within three years, after which an
ANIMAL revenue of seven thousand dollars would
be received therctrom.
| will now cndcavor to prove the Impropr!e-
ty Of coupling
THE SALE OF TUE STOCK
with the market house question, and according
5 to the predictions and statements made about
+ wear since, how unwisc it would now be t
: sacrifice this stock that was predicted woulc
t soon be so valuable to the Corporation.
G We were then told that the fact of the BaIt
Z more and Ohio Company having become the
D purchaser of some 1000 shares Of the Orange
g and Alexandria stock, would increase vastly th(
Y value Of the oad-and that the day was moi
!, far distant when the increased business wOulc
enable it to pay dividends on the stock.
We were thus encouraged to hope that the
CORPORATION would soon be III receipt OF IL rev
cnuc from the Orange stock sufficient to pay
f the interest Oh the bonds issued Tor its purchase
G IF the stock is to be made 50 valuable by tho
@ 3. L. 0. Il. r. becoming the owners OF such d
V large number of shares, then why hasten the
. sale now when We are about to realize some
. thing from it? -,
o Is it feared the stock may become 50 valuable
t and of such importance a. will enable the city
: to at last have some control IN the management
r Of the Orange Road, which certainly would be
/. the case if the PENNSYLVANIA Central Road pur
= chascs the State stock in the Road? II so, !:
j it wise for us to part with such valuable III
: strumcnt that can be used to such advantage
@ for the prosperity of our city.
q GEO. y. WoRTllISGToN.
J. \ CARp.-Mr. Geo r Worthiugun. in hi
e frantic and ridiculous efforts to force Elmscl
into notice rs IN accomplished architect, has
with his provcrhial tonducss for newspaper no
torety, again rushed into print, and the result
j Of his Hercuean labOrs is what might hay,
Z been anticipated by any one at ali familiar Will
y the gentleman record; a selt-laudatory etiu
J sion, intcrSpcrscd with lame arguments, petit!
personalities, and illogical deductions; and were
{ it NOT that he has assumed to use my name To-
4 purposes which are apparent to every ntelll
}, gent person in this community should no
II draw upon my time to bestuw any consldera
Il ton upon his windy epistle, published in tn
4 Gazette of the oath inst.
! IF Mr.. Worthington had felt aggrleved a
l. my remarks in the Common Council on th'
= evening of the Eth inst, and had addressed
Ii me note, calling my attention to what ne con
: struction ofh;s motives, | should have glyel
= his communication careful considerations and
II | had found that injustice had been done him
J | should have sought the earliest opportunlt,
c to accord him ample reparation-but Us he ha
thought proper to deliver himself OF weight
n load OF pcnt up personalities. through tn
l. columns Of public print, cannot so far Sacrl
+ flee my self respect as to reply to any OF nj
o unfoundcd assertions, and will simply rcmar
, for the information of Mr.. Geo. \. burlington
l. that when he shall address me in respectful am
/ courteous language, upon the subject of his grel
II ances. will either satisfy his wounded honor b.
: proper explanations or else accord to him tina
/ satisfaction one gentleman has an inherent RICH
J., to demand Of another. GEO: H. SIlINN.
e Alexandria Va, July %, 1871.
Il Board OF Health.
i A1EYANnR1A July u lNIl.