Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-19
Alexandria County News.

Al . meeting of the cltz,ns of Alexandria
county held on Monday evening at Walker
school house, a. P. Douglas was elected
chairman, with D. Woodward ss secretary.
A prolonged discussion was participated in
by Messrs. A. P. and W. W. Douglas, Fields,
Birch. Veitoh, T. s. Sypherd and others.
jones E Clements offered the following
resolutions which were adopted:
Resolred That the Board OF Supervisors be re-
ouested TO have all work public roads done
with gravel am stone, and that the work COM
mence nearest the citie3 and progress through the
county .
That COMMITTEES of three bs appointed to wait
uuon the proper officer Of the q. z. government
and req1est the repair of the roads through the
Arlington eetate where the sans intersect tie
county 1oa1s. Chairman Douglass, j. E. Clements
and Homer T. Hirst wsro selected as such conf
mittee
That this meeting request the Hon. School
3 ard OF this county hereafter to make and pub
lish annual statements of the receipts and expond
itures of county funds for school purposes.
That when this meeting adj ourns iT bc until the
3rd Tuesday in April at pm. in this building,
ard that its Hon. 1srd of Supervisors, the Clerk
| of Court and County Treasurer be requested to
be present with statement as to plans of repair
ing roads, and report upon road funds to date
Mr. Thomas q. S3pherd offered the fol
| loving resolutions:
Whereas thu location OF A,cxandris county With
relation to the cities Of Washington and Alexan
dria and the adjacent counties of Virginia, max.
ing her Tho thoroughfare of all the tide Of travel
to and from tho said cities nece5sitates such an
! enormous expenditure of her scant means OWN &
to her din inutivo size snd meagre resources, tina,
Justice to ourselves demands that this rapidly in
crossing travel should be cOuverSed upon as few
| n To tho hat 1ah0
means may be concentrated upon putting such
(, prominent ads in the best possible condition
( therefore
ResOlred. That our Board OF Supervisors and
County Court be requested to withhold their
sanction to the opening of new roads where the
needs Of public travel do not pressingly demand
them and thai they be implored to set their faces
| against the demands Of the spectators in town
lots who have the check TO ask the county to open
at the expense of cur citizens a highway by every
subdivision, whose outlets should be provided by
! themselves
| ResOlred, That these authorities be reminded
| that Alexandria county has more roads already
than she is able to keep i'll good repair; and that
it is the opinion Of this meeling that no new roads
arc needed by tho demands Of public travel in
this county, but that all possible resources OF the
| C, unity should BIO expended on tho most direct
! routes ana upon the sraightest possible linz s
! from the mo II important points to the only en-
/ the Aqueduct idgo.
| Mr.. James Clements characterized the
| wording and intent Of the resolution az
"non pre- gre:sive and fossiliferou; )" said that
when syndcstes came to The county and it,
ve, tao their capital they paid sl', or nearly
ell, The cost of roads 81 ked for, aud then put
thousands OF dollars of improvements upon
the before destitute land He cited "CarliD
Spring" "a one instance. There were Is
acres OF land fcur years ago with one small
house worth not more then $500 upon it
The Csrlin Spring syndicate, composed OF
most excellent gentlemen, took charge, and
since have erected over $50, 0C0 worth Of!
handsome residences thereon. thereby great
ly increasing the amount of taxes for the
county. Mr.. Clemeots esd he would not
vote upon the resolution, as 1t referred to
matters that the courts settled by evidence.
Moreover be said all roads did Mt lead to the
Aqneduct bridge. The resolution was
passed.
On motion of Mr.. W. W. Dluglas tbs
Alexandris GAZETTE was requested 10 pub
lish The proceedings OF the meeting,
The meeting then adjourned.