Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-08-29
CITY COUNCIL.


OF King street from the river to Fsyette
street with vitrifsd brick, and for the
improving of Alfred street from King
to Queen with the same material we're
accelerated, and the initiative having
been taken tho work will as soon as
practicable be commenced. Resolutions
spproprialing money for sewer on
King street from Fairfax street to the
river and from Royal 10 Pitt street on
King were also passed, together with
a resolution providing for house CON-
nections 10 the King street sewer from
Pitt to Alfred street.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Seven Aldermen we're present and
the business was transacted without
discussion.
A communication was received from
Mayor Simpson giving his reasons
for calling the meeting, after
which MIR. Burke presented
bill OF DR.. Edward A. German,
So, for sewing up the head OF msI
named Frank Sherman at the station
house. Sherman, it will be remember
ed, had been struck by an officer while
resisting arrest.
1t was at first determined to refer The
bill to the finance committee, bot sub
sequeDtly the question WAS raised as to
the duties of the Physician to the
Poor 10 case a prisoner who Is 3
stranger and INDECENT needs surgical
aid. 1t was finally deemed proper to
refer toe bill to the committee on
claims and general laws.
A recess was then declared while
waiting for business from the lower
board.
Upon being called to order the Alder
men concurred In the action OF the
Common Council on the ordinances for
paving with vitrified brick King street
from Royal TO Fayette, Alfred from
King to Queen, and King from Uoion
TO the river; also for sewer on King
street from Fairfax 10 the river. house
connections from Pitt to Alfred on King
and for a sewer on King sreet from
Royal to Pitt.
The board then adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
There were fourteen members present
| when the board was called to order
shortly after 8 o'clock.
President Pafi read the Mayors com.
munlcation stating that he had con-
veued Council at the request OF six
members to consider the appropriation
for a sewer under King street, from
Fairfax street to the river, and such
other matters as Cou 1cil might see fit
to bring up.
Mr.. Leadbeater said that In his COM
mittee reporting back to Council so
promptly on this measure IL must not
be thought that they sighted their
task. He said that the matter had been
thoroughly discussed before the bill had
been introduced Tuesday night. He
suggested that the City Engineer be re-
quested to explain the nee ssiiy for the
sewer.
Mr.. Johnson thought that Mr.. Duun
should explain for the benefit OF those
who did not see the need for the sewer.
Mr.. Dunn said the project was crtti'
cIse1, not because tho sewer was not
necessity, but because there were now
TWO sewers under King street and one
under Market alley, tbatit was thought
should do the work. He said that one
sewer belonged to w. II. May and the
other to Burke q Herbert. The outlets
TO these sewers are Is inches beneath
low tide and they are inadequate. The
Burke & Herbert sewer. he said, was
badly constructed. He said that the
new paving would not be completed
without a proper sewer, but whether
sewerage or surface drainage was
wanted at this point wss a question
for Council to decide.
The clerk then read the resolution
appropriating $1,000 for the construc-
too of the sewer under the south side
of King street, beginning at point ~
feet east OF Fairfax street and running
east to the river, and the report of the
stree. committee recon mending that
the appropriation be made.
MIR. SnOwden said that he had stated
| Tuesdsy night that it was not his pur-
poss to oppose the matter and only
wanted time to make some inquiries
concerning it, and having made that
statement his hands were now tied. He
said, however, that he had expected
some courtesy to be shown himself
and mis- colleague, but he was
surprised st nothing now. He had
| on Tuesday night after the adjourn
ment OF Council met the City Engineer
| to get some Information concerning the
sewer aud had intended on Wednesday
morning TO 60 over the question With
the officer, of the necessity for this
sewer, but that when on his way to
the engineers office he had been iG-
formed that special meeting OF Coun-
cil had already been called TO pass the
measure. He was opposed to hssty
| legislation aud instsnced several cases
where the city had 10 pay double for
such legislation. Mr.. Dunn had
said that the sewer would not be neces-
sary if Council decided on surface
drainage at this point, and he question
ed if 1t would not be better to continue
| surface drainage on these two sewers
aud expend the $1,000 10 paving.
Still, II the members wanted
| the sewers he would not OPP
pose it. He had never known
| in all his experience 10 Council If such
Al appropriation TO be rushed through.
He had seen the folly OF hasty legisla
lion. He then said he would ask some
questions that hs proposed asking the
committee il be had had the oppor-
lunity. He then asked Mr.. Lead
beaten how many people wanted to tap
this sewer.
Mr.. Leadbeater said be did not know.
Mr.. Snowden then asked II this was
not matter 10 which Council was in
| ierasfad Thinning 10 Mr.. Dunn. Mr..