Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-15
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FACTS ABOUT TIE CITY .
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SEEAS OSfICL
Eltoe. through igrore1c= Q,
zigD, dsteruined esort ws= uzes E.
TIC 6r5t D1=i1ss= neeti1g {: " o-g
City Council 10 elec: E c!ty e1s.1ss.
contrary 70 TIE Law crea;icg ~; oses
5ectiop 2 Of which provides IL. z, ~.
son zhali b eligible uut:. Il - re
been Garfield 70 b. conpster. c t.-o.y
a= well e il prsct!ce, z.rsr ar e1.z.,..
tion By board Of three e1De- s-fei
engineers, 70 be de=!guated Or to- can.
uittee On s;reet=. TIE Prssi5sn. g. ,-a
Beard Of Aldermen aud TIE Pi-.5-r-
Of the Common Council TIE ses..
pszsed on No7en5eT y, -. fer ia
double purpose Q! eating =oue .-..eo
il toe taeu ezi5tiug Cratic c0asr.or
Of our =.yee. department, a1d = an IN.
itistory =tep for eIpec.ed stree. .m.
provemeota On ls:ger zczle. Pro,,o
that time hundreds oftlou5s1d- of35'.
lsra rad been sp=ut II ,2y!rs zci re
pairing 20 persu1uzted cooo.--.51s c.y.
iugz (no=. e1clu=ively upCe! tce-e--
vi-ior Of u.;eriy ircou pe,eut pe-.5,.l
zpd IN oous,ructicg sewer. neither
properly ds=isued ror properly built
Win the election O; NJ. Dlnu. w-5....
Ter tho-oogo examination "a Tie
only Ole amopg three spr all.
ths. IVES declared Competent urier,,4
law. ue@ era =eened 70 oaye daTusd
:; ls=: and i can Dc Sad wilton. .e.r
Q: CONTRADICTION from any couae.e.t
=ide toa,, QCde! rs Dausgem-a-. lo-
me frs. iine IL tne recent history al
our city d!d We get value received .or
uoney zpert O. streets sud sever.
MARKED IN D!ovement il the wofa IKE
Oh our streets could soon be uoscr.
= me 5-=i sewer that ever va. ,rc..
cry designed aud bull. vas tue one On
hiog and PIT streets, designed acd I'll.
perinteu0e1 by Tin. I. i sml.y .srg-
enough, Notwithstanding that s,e.t
usny E..eacre= had contended tas. t
sa= 20. L hs= al the p0- ne
=i-en2,1 X could have been given a-
cz1s@ i L eg2-=naped, and TIE Vora-
Dsr=o.p = =Gcc that II vii L.. for cen.
iur1@=. L : very much 10 Dr. regretted
;os: =uco couuetent and coc-cru
i!oDs 4sn osd 20 sever Ms couusca0u
WIKI q, uuuicipsl government. c5.,1g.
OF zec3uct q the continuou- -.c.on
Wiz the Committee on street. Wtca
I'd Nm 10 believe that be would uo,
nave oeeo reelected al the e1 ration
OF Ms tern, providing thai. after eX4u-
iustion, Others would have been
within the eligible limit. a.
though their percentage might
have been much lover tasa HI,
The examination o! the large --9~r~.
mostly built urder Ms imnel.s-- pre-
fec-s=or. c n;siued in III repori o. Jul,
!, 1896. revealed uo-, deo cradle
state Of affairs and proves c5uc4-y-.y
that none OF them were designed LOT
built properly. Many Of them cracked
in the crown during their en,ir- .ea-.a
and cEunoed away, some @. them
SLOWING E deposit OF l. ilcle- o. Dirt
on account OF iusuTiicien, grade Civ
ca them, and Others not 10 9 condition
TO be examined on account 1.-THE to,s.
absence OF Danhole=. snd 70 -a0n
time thousands OF dollars y nave to
he spent 10 rebuild the most q, mem.
There Is but one thing 70 DO, II tie lew
City Council has the in;eres, ot,re city
st heart, and that i 10 provide 10! 81
early examination under tie ss ard
cleo: the man that makes tie highest
percentage, but ii they have a. s1-to
grind or wish TO go back in theo.d T1is,
tnen let the council al less; De honest
about it by repeating OF smend'u2 The
act 10 suit their purposes, IN, nos CON.
nit barefaced violation OF the avs By
electing q maD. whoever &c may ne,
Illegally.
II JAIL.-Abner Dove. g We, known