Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-12

4 tneSe were aCCacneQ TO Dlll5 contractors
from abroad used the name OF Alexan
drians, and that Alexapdrians would
have more chances without such q con
dition.
MIR. lannon's amendment was re-
jected.
When the ordinance to repave Cam
eron street from Lee to Fairfax came
up
Mr.. Snowden said if the work was
done now with the frost in the ground
it would not stand.
Mr.. Fisher said the street railway
had largely driven teams from King
street and it was very important that
this work should be speedily done. II
would take less than week, and be
thought this season would suffice fol-
the work.
Mr.. Snowden replied that Engineer
Goundie, of the Pennsylvania Railroad
had told him that winter work would
not stand. He moved that the work
be postponed till spring and then done
properly.
Mr.. Evans said it was unfortunate
that most of the paving recently dor G
in Alexandria had been done in winter.
1t would be good plan to jump the
winter and begin fresh in the spring.
Mr.. Snowden's amendment was
agreed to, and the ordinance was
adopted.
On further discussion of the ordi-
nance for repaving Patrick street by a
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Mr.. Burke said the committee favor
ed shells at cost of 5000.
The President-Does the chairman
believe that 5000 will do the work?
Mr.. Fisher asked the cost of oyster
shells.
Mr.. Burke said he did not know.
Mr.. McCuen favored macadam,
which, he said, would cost less than
shells in the end.
Mr.. Cation opposed the use of shells
which he said would soon be trampled
out of sight into the mud.
Mr.. Evans said it would soon be
teams and not oyster shells that would
disappear in the mud of the 4th ward.
Oyster shells would make good road
for this winter. But it seemed that the
4th ward could not even get oyster
shells.
Mr.. Fisher claimed that the 4th ward
had been we'll treated; most of the
street work for the last three or four
years had been done in the Fourth
ward. But if the 4th ward wanted oys-
ter shells and not a permanent improve
ment the other wards would not oppose
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Mr.. Burke said the present object
was to connect the Fairfax road with
the city via Patrick street and give the
country people road into the city.
This could be done with shells at
comparatively small cost.
Mr.. Cation said he was willing to treat
the 4th ward fairly, but as fact when
the travellers came to Alexandria they
got along fairly we'll when they were
outside of the city but were mired as
soon as they came within the corpora
ton limits.
Mr.. Snowden said that if $1,000 was
to be spent he thought it SHOULD be ex-
pended more within the city proper and
at time when it would make last
ing improvement. The work done in
the I'd ward last winter at cost of
So, 200 to give employment to the
poor had benefited nobody. The
work was done by negroes, whose
wives and daughters lived on the cor
poration poor fund while the men spent
their wages in drink and gaming. This
work was to be done largely at the cost
of the property holders on the line IN
the 4th ward. he did not think that
the property holders should be bur
dened with this expense. 1t would be
a waste of money. He wanted the sub
urbs improved, but if this work was
done it would almost amount to confls-
cation of the property along the street
improved.
Mr.. McCuen called for the yeas and
NAYS. He wanted to show who was in
favor of the street improvements.
The motion to adopt the committees
report giving 5000 for the work was
agreed to-yeas 10, nays5.
On the report of the street commit
tee in favor of improvements on Union
street coincident with the paving now
being done there by the Southern Rail
road company long and varied dis
cussion took place. No one knew
whether the railroad would reset the
curb, and there were several proposals
made in relation to the matter.
Mr.. Snowden said he was in favor OF
an appropriation of 5000 to reset or to
dress the curb if that would complete
the Union street work.
Mr.. Evans thought that any deficien-
cy in the curb could be supplied by
one from the canal.
Mr.. Caton-What is the stone at the
nal worth ?
Mr.. Evans-Nothing.
Mr.. Cation said he could get Is cents
foot for the stone at the canal.
Mr.. Uhler thought it would be bad
policy to sell our own stone and then
buy stone from some one else.
Mr.. Snowden argued that the stone
at the canal should be kept for munich
pal purposes and not sold. The city
had use for every foot of it.
1t was stated that on Union street
there was no curb at many places.
Mr.. Cation wanted to know how curb
could be redressed when there was no
curb.
1t was ordered that catch basins be
constructed Oh Union street and Prince,
and King and Cameron streets, and the
/ subject relating to curbing was laid
over for further information.
Mr.. Snowden asked if any PROPOSE
ton would be submitted looking to the
building of a bulk head at Queen
street, and was told that the subject was
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