Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-05-03

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Ol,u NJ raging into consideration the az
pn1Nlph,Iltr OF repaVing King street With Bel
,s blocks or In soma other modsrn man.
lT Tho meeting was called to order by Mayor
,.!.nss who stated its object, and spoke OF
o ntlesed al such 40 Improvement on the
Tue sin +1orouehfare Of the city. Although
lla. ~ not tns originator OF the movement,
NJ va va heartily il eccord with &c. The first
nc 20, in order, tbs speaker eaid, would
t"'' mo eleftlo OF chairman, and upon
Nc O! superintendent o! Pclics Dooie
~ S,rarss YVES made permanent chairman.
-. q q Oar!!n was elected eectesary.
NJ no chsitmau having asked for expref
80 NJ opinion from the gent emen present.
go Hefbart Bryant arose and said he wss
SHofpvmDsthy with the movement. end he De-
m.-o1 the sentiment of g majority OF prop
r,.'.ovners on King street weg in favor of
c." II however, Il were determined to have
49,. -, york done, II would have tt be prose
I'D nader The SO / section OF the city code.
TO- ware Two ways to proceed Ia the
L.atta,-to get the signatures OF twc-.hirds
Tine property owners and then Council
md he compelled to have the work done;
W. far Coucil to order the street repsVed.
T'bera we're many contingencies, however,
SC soeeker said, which should be taken into
ans,detst,on. Gas and water pipes, In
>,.ny instsnces would have to be renewed,
=, ,batt he s:rees when once paved 10 8
,oo5crn manner could remain intact, for
eogcs resre at least. He had calculated the
c,ot Of the proposed Improvement, and had
oos,ima.ed it. If Belgian blocks we're used, ct
$40 ner fouars yard. Ha, however. bad
mat read az item 10 the Engineer s Journal
.obiob mt !ba cost OF 81 81 snd IN some In.
atsnnes CT $40 Should the movement to
ronsye the eieet crystaliza Into fixed de-
ts,minstion IL wood be necessary TO put
the sidewalks bsck 10 their original width
roS7 that tina stres1,cer5 vera soout to be
IntroS 7ced. Tbs width Of the street would
,hpn be uniform with that OF others cave
Wssbppoh street. There would then be
.welve.teet eidswalk and forty,tWo iees
rosdwsy. Nsw curling would bs required
,he entire length Of tbs ssssst. cosilng 81
ne, foot. II would ccs5 S35 80 per square
for blocks clone, and By addlng coroiug and
ether necessary !lems the coat you'd eggFs-
gate 81 245 10 other words, each property
holder would be compelled to pay 50 per
foot for his frontage. D! course, the rail-
road company would pay the ccst OF paving
between their tracks and for TWO feet Oh
each eide besides the old coboie sfonee,
cnrbipg, Is, you'd bring something.
The chairman suggested that tue sioe-
walks DC allowed 10 renain The present
width
Mr.. Peter Aitohsson wss TIE next speak
er. ard he argued iDtelligently In favor OF
us;oe Yittifiad brick in the proposed i'm
proesueut These coa'd be utilised at
cost Of 81 70 yer yard, aad the ooboe stones
no ~ If In
the concrsts. Visried b.ick we're now
uasa Ia rdost western cities and in soI,e
cases Belgium bicnks we're beiSg taken up.
Mr.. s. G. Brent said as Council would
hsye hy en- ordnance 20 order the work
done he offered resolution requesting
tqrt aody to hsvs King street. rapaVed.
This was fuslly sEaended by motion
that q committee of three be- appointed to
ascertain u tgo. thirds Of the property own
ers will oiu Ia pstitio0!ug Council 'or the
work.
Mr.. E s. Leadbaater thought two-third5
ottne oWneri Of property favored The move
msrt, but IL gcud be better for the oou-
Mite TO ascertain that fact. he owned
property on thbt street aud would caeerIui-
ly pay the cost of big frontage.
Several gentlemen were selected to eerVe
on the committee who could not give the
m tier tae required attention.
A committee OF fvs-Messrs. Iaaso Z ch
berg, ". 3. smoo., J. M. Hill, b. B Smith
snd s. G. Breot-wes faslly selected to as
certain the views OF the people living or
King street coucerning toe movement. The
onairG1en was subsequently added to the
com mitse, when the meeting adjourned.
Daring the evening dispatch was re
ceiysd IRON Mr.. F q Reed, superintendent
OF the street railroad company, stating hat
the company would conform 20 whztever
style Of paving the ol5y should require.
CoNFBDERATE VgTERANs.-The regular
monthly meeting of R E Lee Camp Con.
fedora Veterans was held last night with
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