Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-11
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II: annual :acc!iDg OF tho stockholders q;
the Alexandria Water Company was held at
tho oiEc, Of the company yesterday, John W..
Stewart 10 The CHR and T.. D. FeDdcll sscre-
ta,y.
w. Is. Gregory end B. Wheat were appoint.
Cd committee Oh proxies, who reported ,21S
shares, R majority, represented In person ard
by prcxF
w. j. Bo0thc, president Of tho company.
then presented The following report. which was
road and a7Heptad, ard With the reports of the
Treasurer and Superintendent ordered to be
| published 10 pamphlet form:
Or;co Alcssndlis Water Con,uany,
| November Sd, 1879 !
| Water Company spectfully submi: 10 the
stockholders LIE "Hnuc' report of tho compsDy
FOR the fscal year ending October 3lst, 1879
Since cur 1t report nothing hiss occurred in
tho operation CT the comprny that luires
commet. No serious accident hc' haDpen' to
any portion of the works; ovory!h:7g mas moved
| on with regularity.
| Tho report of the Tr. "7urer. herewith cub
miLted, hs7 as usual, with his accounts end
| vouchers, boon su6aitici :, 6 careful examine
ION By committee OF he board rid found cor.
| rect. IL e1hi0; II detc'l &c 'e:T'> I'D OK
p9ndi!uTes Of 'ha r2n,r"7y ioc 'le y t year
AID elbows healthy 6 &c 81 Tho '-'- 'ury 8! j.
| cio6o
| Tho rero.i II t2G S@pari1t 1doni exhibit IL
de :; the woIk d1na I'D i'uNEcyoEa. 1.a made
in h's dGpr tlnaG'
The uGtire works are III good condition
| could possibly DO exp It ID. Tharo arc tWc
small L re in 'ho " t aiab' "'meut Of the new
tinu the snpply of water biTordt by Cameron
stream W 81 lis iec:!, th:s 'ei voir We !ull Il
within two feet Of The ". At DO timO should
there be more wStcr in /. On account of j.
bleak oxpi :uro hosvy mol hive / winds.
Notwithst Idirg the unit -usi snd sever;
dough! Of the p: { thri months, we have hat
sn hbund: nj supply Of pure wa r in The r 'er
voirs at FL tim 3, cal rei~ SIMPLE for oil n :ds 0
the city. Keeping up th'7s supply however, W
dono at considerable extra expens requiring
tho Uso Of tho engine o..en ~ md night, con
Stunning 70. .y-two (32) rs OF coal.
Wo ind tho failure of many water renters
pay their bills promptly. = the rules of tn
company require, a growing evil, which vii
noccsstato more stringent measures TO corr>
The upper iumbiEg dam has bean renewed
md all Eect 'sary re>airs mado TO tho raco bank
which has several tim been Injured by musk
rats.
IN May lat we laid on south Leo street fror
tho intersection of Wilkes 10 Fra, kiln SIS foe
OF inch pipo; at the inters Ton Of Wilkes an
Leo sts. pnt in ono4 inch stop cock iron fran
Hnu cover III lho Intersection oil SltD5n mn
Lor stree ono cross pi &C.
The city authoTi' 'os have plac5l one fro plu
at The =. w. corner oI Gibt m and l. an street
. and ono At thu Il. ". corner Of Franklin ~
Lea streets.
Tha race WAS th0rouphiy cleaned in Juno las
Twenty { y lnrruI nnvo btsn insert | dul
ing tho 1T yoac. Tho tire plugs and mai
pip. bavn been purged four tim.
Tho water HI been cut off from is consumer
| OH tccount Of non-psyment of bills.
. In closing his report the Dir tors tsk, grea
; p!cs9uro in bearing L ,timony to tho diligenc
and efficiency of tho Treasurer and Suporl
tenden'
) Il pccLinily submitted On behalf 9th, Boar
. OF Directors. WIN. !. BnnTnE, Prc:t.
Tho meeting then proceeded TO thu clectio
ct Honrd Of Directors to servo tho cnEuin
year. when the following goro re elected, viz
W. }. Eootho. }. Is. DainscrGcId, Bori Ral
ton, Il. L. Roberts, John R. Smaot. D. NJ
French acd Il. Wheat
y il!u meeting ihtn ac ,urno,l sina Die.