Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-08

dlsnfectlon of unheathnl localities, and fD'
the general snd specific improvement OF Alex
and ra'- sanitary condition. street grazing
and sewer extensions can be safely suspended
at least for time but the clean mess and the
/ hea tn OF our community cannot be neglected
even for a moment. Respectfully.
GEO. L. SIMPSON, Mayor.
The following communication wasracelved
| Washington, d c.. July %, 1899.
To the Honorable. the City Council OF Alex
sndris :
Gentlemen-We, the undersigned having
| been constituted board TO examine tandl'
dates for City Engineer Of Alexandria, have
! the honor TO report as follows:
Only one candidate applied for examina'
ton. this candidate Icing Mr.. William
Corse.
We were guided 10 the scope of the exami'
nation by requirements of the city ordinance
whi n wisely specifies that Candidates must
be competent in both the theory and practice
Of municipal engineering work.
! We are forced to conclude that in our unsn
mous judgment the candidate does not fulfill
the requirements of the ordinance, the de-
| fcency being IN the mstter OF theory and ex'
pericnce in municipal work.
| We take the liberty, however, TO suggest
| that as there are no other applicants and the
candidate seems 10 have given satisfaction III
| his present position. he be continued therein
for such time as il N Y not Unnecessary TO
| plan new wo-ks: and if he shall be active in
making and improving opportunities for OBJ
servatIon and study he may, in pericd of SIX
or eight months perhaps, fit himself to pass
such examination as will fulfill the require
nenis OF the Ginante.
We also recommend that when future ex.
amnatlons shall be he'd, the attendance OF
anger numtcr OF candidates be secured, either
by advertisement in techn cal journals or by
notice through private channels.
Very respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR 7. DAVIS, Board of
WE ". F. f. Z F PeaL Examiners
The following resolution, presented by Mr.
| Snowden, was unanimously adopted
Hesoived, That the Mayor be authorized at
once to appoint Mr. w. b. CoIss Acting City
Engineer until October Is, 1899. at salary
| % 1925 per month.
A resolution to appropriate S215 to COM
pletc the sewer on Pitt street was adopted
withstanding the Mayors objection
Ayes Me5srs. Moore, Desmond, Pail. Hsr'
rison. Appich. Smith. Lawler, Evans. Kelly
and Mr.. President-1O. Noes Messrs. Snow.
den, atham and Baader-3.
I
alley on Prince street, between Fairfax and
Royal streets, WAS adopted notwithstanding
tho Mayors obje ton
Ayes, Messrs. Snowden, Moore. Desmond,
8aader, Paf Harrison, Appich, Smith, Law
| Ter, Evans, Kelly aud Mr.. President-12
4 No, Mr. latham.
i motion to pass the resolution to appro-
, pirate $500 TO gravel 20 feet roadway on
/ Gbbon street from Washington to Pitt street,
notwithstanding the Mayors objection, was
lost, ayes ], noes g.
S motion TO pass the resolution approprist.
ing $3.50 to gravel 20 feet roadway on Pitt
,trcet, between Duke AID Wolfe streets. not
| With 'taudng The Mayors objection, was lost =
Ayes, Messrs. Snowden. Moore. Desmo I'd
Ra4der. emi h. Evans, Kelly and Mr. Presi.
dents. Noes. Messrs. Latham, Paf, Har.
rison, Appich and Lawler-5.
The following message was received from
the Mayor:
| Alexandria, Va. August !, 1899
TO the Honorable the City Council If Alex
andria:
Gentlemen Il respectfully call the attea-
| ton your honorab body to complaints
made by citizens living along the line of
ommerco street, between West and Pey.
ton streets, regarding the horrible stencil
arising from lnsterial which was deposit.
ed By your committee on said Commerce
street on ThuTsdiy, August 3, 1889.
The offensive aud sickening odors re-
ferIel 10 were strkingly evidenced in
sample of stuff: procured by one of the police
officers and exhib ted to seve al of our citi-
zeus have instituted inquiry, and 1 have
b en- informed that bic was caused by
disinteriing dead calf which had been
buried several months in the formation from
which your committee has been procuring
material Tor street work In connection with
the Commerce street improvement, l deem it
my duty to mention the additional fact that
there appears 10 be peucity of gravel used
and several Of our citizens, not experts, how
ever, seem TO think that there is larger per.
ccntsge of clay than durability of work iusti.
les. The question also is being asked why
gravel owned by the city on canal property
has not been used, instead of that from
property owned by private parties. The
price paid. l understand, is 50 cents per
cubic ard the price per load for good gravel
in Fairfax county for use on roads is so
cents, and am informed by most reliabe
intelligent and l will add dsiuterested road
man, thst the Commerce street material as at
present viewed, wond not be used by him on
his roads. Respectfully,
GEO. L. SIMPSON, Mayor.
The following resolution, presented by Mr..
Lawler, was unanimously adopted:
Be it resolved, That special committee,
composed of two members OF the Common
Council and two members OF the Board OF
Aldermen, Is hereby appointed with full
power, whose duties shsli b TO make tho.
rough tigation. regarding the quality of
the gravel and m4terial now being used on
Gbbon, Commerce and south Columbus
streets and also
Ee it resolved, That the said committee
shall, at its earliest convenience, make full
written report to this bedy all Information
obtained regarding said gravel and material.
The President appointed MessIs Kelly and
Moore rs a special committee from this board.
The following message from the Mayor was
referred 10 the Committee on General Laws:
Alex .rdria. Va, Aug. 7, 1899.
To the Honorable, the City Council OF Alex
anlria:
Gent emen-I respectfully suggest 10 ycur
honorable body the propiiety of amending
the law which requires the Health Officer of
our city to be one of the physicians of the
poor. The idea OF one person holding at the
same time two Offices under one city govern
ment is repugnant 10 that spirit of justice
which should govern he distribution of Off.
cisl positions in every community. There is
nothing suggestive in the slightest degree of
a Necessary combination of these two positions
in one per.on. There is nothing similar to the
present law among our ordinances and as Illus
tratve of the EN- Embarrassment which would at.
foud Tho an fornr nf constitutional 49,