Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-01

THE KING STREET PAvING.-Accord-
inc to notice the committee on streets
met las. night to consider the matter of
grsding and paving King street from
Furflx to Royal and to give the prop
e-,y owners along that street an oppor-
,unity Of being heard ON the subject.
There were present the members OF
,bacommittee-Messrs. Smith. Fcklin,
Snoot and Curtin, City Engineer Dunn,
civ Attorney Boothe, MIR. Maloney, a
street paving contractor from Washing
tor. Mes.r;. Henry Strauss and Clarence
I.sdbsater, representing the property
owners.
CbIirman B. B. Smith said that the
oii-et of the meeting was to give the
Dr psrty owners an opportunity of stat
iug me is positions on the subject of the
nroposed street Improvement. He said
i petition for tie Improvement had
h.en sigued by all the property owners
except two and these two having de-
cIined. made it necessary 10 summon
al 10 appear.
4 letter was read from Mr.. 81. Wildt
I'm f4ycr OF the Improvement aud sta.-
jur that be was willing to pay his share
nf the expense; he, however, opposed
Belgian block pavement.
Mr.. Leadbeater said be represented
MS father and Mr.. S. H. Lunt. who fav-
ored asphalt paving, as did most OF the
property owners along the street.
Mr.. Strauss wanted good aud dura-
bic paving and thought such paving
would enhance the value OF property.
Mr.. Dunn said the cost of paving
would bs 81 - per square yard for as
phalr block, with curb. on gravel bas' ;
- 80 fo- sheet asphalt and curb on coI=
crete bast; $2.36 for vitri6ed brick and
curb Oh concrete base, aud $50 for as
phalt block and curb on concrete bs s
Mr.. Lsadbeater said that the prop
ertv owners had signed the petition
with the understanding that its cos.
would not exceed g IS, but thought
they might agree to slight advance on
these figures.
Mr.. Maloney said that in paving in
Washington he hal done most OF the
work with asphalt block on gag
bas he thought aspaali tlOck was
better thar sheet asplsls and would
last from IF .een to fifty years 10 Alex
andria
AIr. Dunn favored asphalt block on
y COZ crete base, provided the CT /; d
abe money
Mr.. Smuh read list of the property
owu,rs who hsd sigued petition ~
ne repaving; it embraced, ne said all
cut Two OF me property owners on 'no
square.
Mr.. Fcklin presented letter from
Miss Barton withdrawing her rame
lrom the petition and stating thai she
declined 20 pay any part CT the eA-
paase OF said improvement; also q let
ter rom Miss Sarah S Quart and Mi 3
Emma Brown opposing airy asst s.
ment on their property for the pro
posed Improvement. 1t was stated that
Two others would not give their assent
90 the Improvement.
Mr.. Dunn read letter from the city
engineer of Norfolk stating that asphalt
block paving in that city was not sat
isNctory and fav0ring vitritied btics ;
also q letter from the city engineer OF
Staunton favoriug vitrified brick, and a
letter from the city engineer of Altoo-
ma, Pa, iavoli 1g both asphalt and vii
riied brick. A non. committal Letter
from Cnciunati on the subjeut was
also read.
In answer to a question Mr. Booth0
read the new SD section of the city char.
terrelating 10 street improvements, and
said he believed that under the new
law property owners could be COM
PEELED 70 pay their share OF street i'm
provements; the law, however, had
never been before the courts.
The committee then took the matter
under adVisement.
After dis 3ussion the committee de-
cided to report to Council iavorably
upon the King street Improvement,
ard will recommend the work to be
done with yitrifed brick on siK-inch
concrete base. The cost of this will be
Sl75 per square yard.