The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-28
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Aug. 2S.-The regular
semi-mOuthly meeting u the city Council
was held last night, with thirteen mem
bers present, and considerable routine
business was transacted Business left
undispOsed Of BY the old council vas
disposed Of The Street Committee also
introduced a large number Of papers for
sewers and street Improvements. Many
OF these were referred to the Finance
Committee. The session lasted one and
three-quarter hours and was a very har-
mOniOus one.
a cOmmUnica ton was received from
Mayor Simpson recommending that King
Street from Royal TO Henry Streets be
paved with vitrihed brick. and that the
work be done under the thirty-third sec
ton Of the city charter. The oommunica-
ton was filed
An Ordance to pave Alfred Street from
King 20 Queen Streets with yitrihed brick
and granite curbing was referred 20 the
Committee on Streets. An ordinance 20
pave King Street between Royal and Hen
y Streets with vitrified brick was also
referred 70 the Committee on Streets
The Finance Committee recommended
that the sum Of SO be appropriated for
the +. f. Lee Camp. Confederate Neter-
ans, to pay them for extra work done al
the Confederate Monument at tho inter
section OF Washington ana ETluce SLEteLS-
The report was unanimously adopted
A pctition OF Mrs g. l.. LesdbeateT
asking that the front Of her premises. on
Fairfax Street. between King ana Prince
Streets, De paved with vitrined BRICK
modern CuTblug. WIS reported ldNOI&Dly
by the Street Committee, ana the couhcl4
adopted their report According 10 the
plan outlined the petitioner Is 10 pay Ior
an the material and the city IS to furnish
the Iabor The work will be done under
the supervision Of the city engineer
The Street Committee reported favor
"a D. a. hI MT
ing that the alley bounded by King,
Cameron. Royal and Pitt Streets, be i'm
proved. az. council adopted their report
The cost on doing the Work was tStlnaltu
at $3.50. The work viii be done under the
thirty-third section, and the property
owners charged their share pro rata Of
tn cost.
The sum Of SIS was appropriated TO re-
pair gutter and StruIghteu the curb at
IN. intersection Of Patrick ana Princess
Streets. \ petition 10 the effect that the
cutters on St Asdph Street between
queen ard Princess Streets, are In an UNI
sanitary condition was referred 10 the
Street Committee 1t was eHiboulru pa
their report % appropriate the sum Oh $50
10 do the work. but during discussion
Of the matter 1t was ascertained That IL
was the duty Of the abuttug property
owners TO do the work. The Board Of
Health. II was stated. row has the motJeT
under consideration
4 petition was received from the prop
e-ty owners abutrnE the sewer IN the
sewer be extended west of the alley, ana
es~L the sum of $50 bc appropriated Tor
the work The ClmTuitte- T=cDm1ncudru
N. passage Of the bill. and council adopt
A y0lumiuous petition was received
from d large number of property owners
OF tie Second and Third wards calling
the council s attention 10 the large marsh
In The northeastern section Of the city
10 was claimed that the marsh Is deirl-
mental 10 the health. as well as gen
CTal nuisance. The Street and Finance
Committee from which the report came
recommended that the owners OF said
property Zoe notified 10 properly drain the
same, and place il in sanitary Coudl-
ton II TIE property owners 90 not 40
50 after due notice they recummg udtd
that the city do the work and u De
charged against the property Ihelr re
port was unanimously adopted
The following new business then came
mp and was disposed af lu the usual man
nor A resolution that the. sum 'i $50
De- appropriated 10 plGr" house convent
'uC'S In the sewer ou King street. De-
tween Fit and Alfred Streets. was REFER
rcd 20 the Finance Committee
y resolution that the sum OF Al.5.' De
appropriated to lay terra Gotta pipe
sewer from King and Fairfax Streets 10
the river was referred 90 the committee
on Streets. II was the intention OF some
members Of thu council To- take definite
action tonight. and after a vote was
TAX d u was lost. The vote stood eleven Tor
and two against AlssST-- SuuNdcu ana
Burke voted against taking acton before
mlttee. Those IN favor of action tonight
claimed that its delay would delay t7r
work OF paving those three squares. lhtt
is. the squares from Fairfax street 70
the river front. which viii shortly be
paved with vitrified brick - was also