Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-04-14

between queen ana frlncesst anu Feso'uIic
offered BY Mr.. Harlow, requesting the Superin
tendent of Police to have the curb stones set
and the cutters repaved on the designated por-
ton of the street. provided the property owners
along it furnish the material and pave the SIDE
walks, were referred to the Com mltLee OF streets
A petition from r. l.. Wood for reiuction OF
assessment upon his store house. NO. 10 Mig
street, was referred TO the Commlttee on III
nance
A communication from Robert Portner repre-
senting that upon request for oulluihg me
on the corner of Wytne and Washington SITS. ne
received from the City Surveyor ilne when
differs six inches from the line formerly given
by the same officer, and by which all ms I'M
provemcnts on Washington street were mace
and asking Council to co, firm the line formerly
given him, was referred to the Com mittee on
streets.
Mr. Risheill offered the following, which was
adopted:
" heress it has been Oh .rgcd in the City Cou1-
Gil that the present City Surveyor, Thomas ~
Carter, is ineficiet and incompetent; therefore,
be it
Resolved, That committee of two mem oera
of each Board be appointed to investigate Inc
official acts of that officer and report the result
OF their investigation to the City Council.
Messrs. Rishell and Hopkins were appointed
the members of the committee on the part Vi
this Board.
The following communication from the City
surveyor WAS reAl huu Feieliou w sHo S''
special commute TO whom had Deen reierreo
the previously mentioned resolution:
Honorable City Council Of Alexandria:
Gentlemen at your last meeting one OF your
honorable body MIR. Risheill, whn., suppose
penned it, presented comnunicstioIn ron
Mr.. Geo. A. Bossart ccucned IN Inc lol!o"ing
language, TO wit:
"Alexandris, Va, March O. 1876.
"JVonoroJle City Council Of A crah'lria:,
"Gentlemen l must respectfully call your
attention to the City Surveyor, Mr.. Carter, VINO
surveyed my lot, on tho 5. w. corner OF Colun.
bus and Oronoko streets, and put the curb elgnt
~ inches outside my trees, aAd be resurveyed
i last sunni CT for the Board of Public Works
and has deprived me of throe feet eihnt inches
g s-l2) by putting my curb three (o) feet inside
nv Il ccs thus causing the destruction or my
trees and the loss of three feet eight inches OF
my ground. l trust Council viii protect me
from this loss Yours re "|,Ta BossAxqn
From the language and tenor of the above
communication = person unacquainted with the
facts to which it alludes would at once suppose
that l had surveyed the lot OF ground, seen that
q curb had been put down, and trees Located
g., and subsequently surveyed again, tore up
prived MI Bossart of three feet eight inches of
ground to which he WAS righttully entitled.
Now it becomes my official, though painful,
duty to report to your honorable body that
have done no such thing. In the first place, l
never have, at any time, surveyed the lot, nor
can l, after diligent search, find Lny record OF
its having been surveyed by any OF my prede-
cessors.
Secondly, the shade trees are no. destroyed,
but are now standing in Us good condition rs
when l first saw them, though somewhat unfor-
tunately situated it must be confessed, being on
the outside OF the curb stones.
Thirdly, Mr. Bossart has not been deprived OF
the use and occupation of three feet eight inches
of ground, nor has the City Surveyor any legal
right or power, even If he had the inclination,
to deprive him of it. He has the ground en-
closed within his house and fence. The survey
of Columbus street. which made for and under
tho supervision of the Board OF Public Works,
while the improvements were in progress upon
That street. developed the fact that Mr.. Bosssrrs
house stood several feet IN and upon Oronoco
street beyond this nothing has occurred, so fur
| know, to disturb Mr.. Bossart in his peaceful
enjoyment and occupation of his said house and
lot How it happened that the house was placed
il. the street know not. From the best lntor-
nation have it was done whilst | was engaged
in Gischargirg the duties of County Surveyor OF
my native Prince William.
l beg leave to report that, in obedience to an
order of your honorable, body, passed at your
last meeting, l have made the survey therein
directed, under the supervision of the Committee
on Streets, and that the said mittee-espc-
cially Mr.. Smoot who attended the survey
thruuxhout,-seemel to be satisfied and even
pleased ut the result
| have also to report that have lately Though
not at the request OF MI. Robert Portner) given
him direction where to set or erect u building
on the southeast corner of Washington and
Wythe streets, agreeably TO chapter I, section
III, page ST. of the laws OF the Corporation, and
that Mr. Portner, Notwithstanding, persists IN
desiring 10 set the said building or inches on
Washington street ThepJint which fixed Is $50
feet west as measured on Wythe street from st.
Assph street, rs indicated by the eastern front
of his brewery, or 3 feet inches more than the
legal width of the square. If to this be added
the or inches which he desires on Washing
ton street, he would then have about feet . or
10 inches of the public streets. The brewery
seems to stand feet 2 inches in and upon st.
Asaph street, when measured, to the eastern
face of the pilasters, which l believe are about
four inches thick. I do not know who gave the
line for setting this building, rs | can find no
record of it. Respectfully submitted,
THoS N. CARTER, City Surveyor.
Bills of Lewis Stein, So; L. 81. Kell, 81; j.
r. Nickln, 81 6. L. Simpson, 81; }: l. Proc
tor 81; J. 2. Patterson, 81, and &. w. Rock,
So all for election Ices,-were ordered to
4 Communication from G. H. Miller offering
to furnish tho Auditors Off e with tire-proot
safe for S4T5 and the old safe, was received and
a resolution, offered by Mr.. Hopkins, directing
the Finance Committee to accept the PROPOSE
ton, WAS adopted.
A bill of James Entwisle, jr., amounting to
STO lG. for medicines for the poor, ordered to be
maid by the Board of Aldermen; q bill Of H;r-
low Brothers, amounting to S453 l6, for groce-
rios for tho Aims House, ordered to be paid by
the Board of Aldermen; bill of r. l.. Wood,
amounting to SG3.3l. for dry goods furnished
the Aims House, ordered to be paid BY the
Board of Aldermen II bill of d. t. Watkins
Co., amounting to SIG 81, for meal and feed
furnished the Aims House, ordered to be paid
by the Board of Aldermen, and petition of 9.
". Rowland and others for the repair or renew
al of the pump at the corner OF Wilkes and
Fairfax streets, referred to the Committee on
Streets with power to act by the Board of Alder
men,-were received from that Board and their
action o3ncurred ill.,
Mr.. Harlow offered a resolution, which was
adopted, requesting the Finance Committee to
enquire into the prnctcability of requiring per.
sons making application for the admission OF
their children into the public schools to pay
their personal tax before they obtain permits.
Mr.. Risheill offered u resolution. which was
adopted directing the Superintendent OF Police