Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-01-01
Local ITEMS.

The New YEAR. Esmes Ras. and gt'es to
Come The New bar which opens '.day
will, it is hoped, poye prosperous for
the community. Tia last year shove that
whatever mistortuus. u.ay betal the own,
there is within the community an an!e re-
cuperative power. Notwithstanding tie 'eavy
loss entailed by the burning Of the oldfntrket,
the city has mana ed to replace it BY n ele;
CANT structure, which is probably Oh finest
building of the kin, 10 any town OF theAze OF
Alexandria in the United States. II credit
of the city has beef placed 'upon fifin: basis
than it has occupie for ma6y years, hu there
is certainty that or the first time ii ne his
tory Of the town th taxes Instead of i1craslng
US has been customary for years pastTill be
reduced at least twenty-five per cen The
prospect for an ADDITION Of number manu-
factories to to the business Q. the town good,
aud we may well look for considerable ln-
crease 10 the c3l trade as we'll as other
branches of busik.ss. :
The past year aore most remarkable SINH
lari,y to the yeal 1916. in irepeot 10 many of
the objects which it was eUcayoriD: to pro-
mote by the unitd action OF the Community.
la that year the attention Of he ciyauthor-
ties was directed first to tn crectpn of the
new Market House with its apola aid clock;
the prevention Of the small PIX, and he dittu-
sion Of vaccinations; the rearangem.nt OF the
laws of the corporation the grading OF new
streets, and notably, the cxteniou OF Pitt street
north from Cameron street, and system of
free public instruction; even ue establishment
of u Reform School and Il Use Of Industry
we're among the matters whia during that
year, were brought to the attention of the
city Authorities and were acte: upon by them.
There is 10 this reularkableSnilarity to the
work OF, the city authorities iuriug the year
just passed.
This poch 10 our local histry was charac,
terizedby special attention 10 the building
up ofshe convenieuces of the own; to beauti-
flying md improving the city5a:a place Of resi-
dence. 1t was succeeded by a. epoch cbarac-
terizet by an effort to draw BUSINESS to the
town; to create commercial faiities, and to
open new avenues of trade, sometimes in
the Shape Of roads, and 6nalIyn the concep.
ton snd construction of the Aexandria con-
pectbn with the Chesapeake .ad Ohio Canal.
Theinishing of the canal and it's failure to
answ.r to the high hopes whle had been en-
tertaned of it, led to other scnes, and after
retroession secured the railrlds that form
now SO important an auxllia' to the city.
ii til. past year developed any ,ndency in the
working of the public mind, it. iu the direc-
ton ildieated in that Of 1915 .iolooking with
10 thetown for works Of improvement instead
of planning schemes to draw trae from with
out. Circumstances seem to haze made this
tendery necessity, but if it leas tothe paw
ing of,treets, now heaps Of mud, he dwelling
of sidewalks along ,hroughfare, which, al
thous built up, still lack reaula grades and
paveiieDts; if it gives US even small park
and aids to the comforts and coueniences of
the twp, it will do much to atuct popula-
ton lere, and it may add as much:o the pros
pert of the town as did those ears which.
weresignalized by grander schens and more
prohse expenditures. Z