Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-04-23
THE COLLECTION AxDDI.p6Sar
OF GAEEAGE o. he DI.IPI1T
OF CuLCHELA

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Tie 11fzisuszs q tie Di,t-e, q,
Columbia ns7s rsesctiy advertised q,
prcposa So- tie essslectic1 .cd Z spo..l
o. GAR age, lead scsG4s, rizti sol srd
nzeslasseaz Fst1se, s.r . perod of5
years, troz jay !, 1870. Auocg tn
o1ds received u re-pa.sss 70 tt., sdyer.
1ssGect Eers tae tEc cIIcEirz. ore
saerst. !. Z prcpcssd 20 sfscs : rsdur.
Eioc pizat % Sss1y Bar fsru, Msryl.ld
scar Alsxs1cris, were TIE zsrbsss
scd css.t aciEss q ire Ds=rric. nall
. take1 AT rec1csd; il.s ot.sf Ebs,e.
ID !. = prcposes1 % cary tse lsrser dead
sai1sl= Ct TIE d. trjcs 70 Msnr's i.c,ory
&C tie Po>cEAc, AID there reader
then.
lie eifiZscz o. Alsrscfris bsys
soCe rixEts 4 regard 70 IT,: ustter.
AID e - = aocQ. tiee ira; ieeir light:
are respected, and this ictclsrs5le gar.
1sss n9,zsEes sostsd k1d scded.
Why eacEos tie ccuzisEioners q
The District Of ColGEtiE provide a
means sor cisposicg Ct iis garbage ara
reuse 1asrsr EisacQt iciirg il utcn
10 neigh scr<F Nc Necessity exist. .or
shGz Lz1crirs the rights Of o,cers. spd
ye< or tie pass Efsseu year: tee gsr.
cage eolleetsd n tee District Of Co.uu.
"a h2s seec transported ic Open scogs
tos1 TIE Potomac river beyond Alex.
s1cria. AID d11ped 1pon the Maryland
soo-e- sIc1a.s % Gear this city TIA. lie
cisIzecs have receiyed tie III! beueG. Of
the insclsrshls sad noxioas sieCeu scd
doors emitted froo tho0ssuds Of tors
Of ANNA snd vegetable refuse aud
ofsl, opel seoEs illed viii lnis ms.
terial ia tie last stages Of pGtreasGt on
pas daily.
The desd sciusls Of the D.s,ric. have
been rendered for about tie sane pe.
rcd, 81 Mans factory, 81 Gesboro
Point. The doors from that establish
meut, when tie zird Il fro0 tnstQusr.
ter, are 90 disgusting tnal AieIaodria';
citIzsns are compelled 10 Close loeir
houses 10 the hottest weather. TIE
citizeus are literally oathed 10 3 puire5.
cent smell from the FIST Of May 10 tae
first of October.
Alexsndris hss protested tine sid
sgain, without avail; and noE tie ciy
is met With tue announcement that lwo
bidders are In the field who boldly a.
sert that they are willing snd dssirous
of doing this work for the ne1t i've
years, and propose to do il in the s,me
obnoxious way.
Il there any redress for this long coz.
tinued outrage upon the eity's rights,
or must Alexandra submit 10 til. 10.
siderable nuisance?
The health, comfort and vel being
OF this community and Of Il; eiizsts
are at stake, AID II the commissioners
OF the District will not respect Ale1sr.
dria's rights she will exercise the righl
Of every self-respectiug sud well orgsr-
lied community, and take such sciiou
as will insure the abatement OF this
nuisance.
II 10 understood that the courts Of TIE De-
trict are low considering the question Of c.o:.
ing up Msnns factory as Q pubic nGis.Eee,
and yet one OF the bidders propOees 10 use
tbst very plant to render the dead suimsk
The ere, ton Of reduction plant u AMY
Bar fam, Maryland, and its operstion, Eil.
not be permitted By AlexAndris. A reduction
plant ct that point ss 8 means Of disposa. Of
garbage, is. If anything. even worse than be
present intolersble method.
The District OF Columbis will hsve to tis'
pose Of its own oaal snd 6tn within its OWE
limits, instead OF dumping them upon iis
,eighboIs. 1t cannot practice ecoromy u
expense.
The difficulty about this matter has teen
hat Congress has for years 3sst appropriate
Insignificant amounts for the collection snt
disposal Of garbage Of the Di trict; sDd tie
'nly way in which any bidder could hope 10
10 the work for Q compensation entirely IT.
'dequste for the purpose, was 10 collect toe
,srbsge, take it outside OF the limits Of TIE
Dist net, 90 that 10 complaint would be MADE
rom that source, and then proceed to dln}
on the neighboriDg soil, 1t is entirely p'.'
ible to erect plants within the Dstrie, Sbith
will reduce ell ofits garbage and refuse maiief
without odor, but i cannot be done without
proper appropriation, and the time bss D."
rived whom Congress should consider IDS
Iue.tion aud devote n sufficient sun Of N ny
!, dispose Of the garbage Of the District SIl'
ut dumping II on others
II canntt be believed that the ocmm sioi'
70 Of the District, when this matter is gfp
rly brought to their attention. will Teiu'o 10
ecognize Alexandris's protest aud rights
Let the citizens present TO the commi.'ion'
70 these, their grievances, and let VlrgirA as
in both Houses OF Copfit'i
ubmit and insist upon this protest sga net
urther infictipg upon alexandria al VA
'hich human endurance can no longer i'
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY