Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-25
OFFICIAL.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

BOARD OE ALDEhMEN'
Alta regular meeting of the Board OF Aldermen
held March "a, 1891, there were present.
VIM. 81. Marbury, esq, President, and Messrs.
Burke, Bryant, Hinken dooorich, Lihu''''
Thomps and Mckenzie
The fo'lnwing report OF the Committee on
Streets upon the resolution to have Oronoco
| Princess, Queen and West streets grsoeo anu
made ready for curling and guttering was islo
over THE Committee on Streets would rel OFT
that they have been unable sooner to act on WITH.
in resolution, owing to the fact that they nave
| been in consultation with the engineer EN- ployeo.
Mr.. D. J. Howell and in gettir 6 the necessary In
TO III ition and data to enable tn. m to lntelgenty
proceed with the work. They Wouic now ASK
authority to bring in ordinance to grade Oron-
| eco from Columbus TO West street, Princess from
Henry TO West street, Queen from Henry to West,
+, West street from Oropoco to Cameron street, snd
| such cross streets adjacent to the above named
stI eets as are found necessary to ado and cons
form to and proper y drain those embraced IN lniS
| ordinance; the grades as taken from the map al
ready prepared for this section OF the CITY TO De
| embraced in the ordinance and legalized; the
work to be done by contract under the snpervls-
ion of the Committee on Streets, AID authority
vested in them to employ competent and ex
| perenced engineer to superintend the work that
the necessary grade monument, be put at the IN
| tersection of the streets embraced in this ordi.
nance as we'll as the other Intersections in the
north west section embraced between King street
on the south and Columbus street on the east,
| and that the sum Of So 500 or so much theI eof
ss may be necessary, be appropriated 10 90 the
work"
| Upon the petition of the residents Of Seminary
Hill for the repair of the upper end Of King street
| the same committee reported SO follows: The
| Committee on Streets would recommend the ap-
propriation of $500 for the repair Of King street
extended from Peyton street to the bridge over
Hooff's run, as asked for by within petitioners,
believing that with this sum at their disposal,
coupled with the addition Of private subscriptions
| which Mr. Charles z. Hoof feels sure Of securing,
say $500 more, they will be able to substantially
repair this roadway, one Of the most important
approaches to our city, and make It serylcabe Tor
| many years to come"
Upon the petition Of Georges Smith for paving
the square on north ST. Assph street, between
| Cameron and Queen streets, the Same committee
reported as follows: 1T does not appear on with
in application that two thirds of the frontage OF
of this square is represented as required by law,
1 or what kind Of pavement Is desired. The Com.
mittee on Streets would therefore refer this appi-
cation back to Mr.. George s. Smith for the necss-
ssry information"
Upon the resolution that the Committee on
Streets be authorized to advertise for bids for paw
ing and curbing King street from its intersection
with Peyt0n street to the corporation line, the
/ same committee reported az follows: ~ he Com.
mittee on Streets would report that the distance
on King street from its intersection with Peyton
street to the corporation line Is about $50 feet ;
to curb and pave this section will cost approx
mately $1,000. Ii Council should deem it sdvis.
| sble, to have this work done, the condition OF
| King street extended would only in small de-
gree DO remedied, as between the corporation line
and the bridge is about the worst part OF the road
| For this reason, coupled with the outlay necessary
to do this work. we would not recommend to be
| done at this time"
All these reports were unanimously adopted
The following were received from the Common
Council and their action concurred in /; viz: The
| report Of the Finance Committee up;n the petit.
ton OF Judge Critcher, attorney for Ferdinard
and Sslie A. Frost, relating to taxes due upon
certain property bought by them from the late
| John T. Hill, Collector; also the resolution that
| the Clerk OF CCuncil mske out new tax bills for
work done on Alfred street, between Princess and
| Oronoco streets also tho report OF the Finance
| Committee upon the communication from the
| Alexsndria Fertilizer aud Chemical Company for
| he purchase of the lot south Of their factory
also the petition of C. w. Ridley, Manager of the
Washington Steamboat Company, to erect sbu1ld-
ing in accordance with plans accompanying the
petition also the petition OF w. P Wools for the
repair OF tho pump at the corner of Wolfe and
Royal st,eete.
at this point tho Board of Aldermen were in
vited into the chamber of the Common Council to
participate in joint discussion upon the ordi-
nance to estsb ish the office Of city engineer, and
upon their return adjourned.
Teste: MP. VINCENT Clerk.