Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-01-24

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KING STREET PAVING REPORT. CITY
Engineer D1on mss completed DIS r..
mot Of the amoui /, to be assessed
against property owners TOR tnelr pro-
DO ton Of cost Of ct log curb ana lsy-
Inc pavem Mt 10 front Of their land on
Kipz street from Fairfax to Union.
EXCLUSIVE OF the amount paid by the
Washinft -, Alexandra and Mount
Vernon K il8sy, wbich pays Tor paving
b.tRfeD be rsiis, and 'wp feet on esoh
eide OF taem Tor about 8 feet 8 inches).
the ooet il $5,608.14 In making bis
repolt the engineer srIkes from the
tltal the sum of 1851 5S which is to be
Oaid entirely by tle city as comforting
no special bene6 II sbuttiog land or
lots, leaving 81 1886 to be pail, one
third by the CITY aod the rem 'iader by
property owners. Tue CITY pays 3d.
1870 which IN near foIty-four per
ceot f tls cot TIE cost TO the
railroad c mpaay about II ,30O, ana
the work complete cost abont N,UOV.
SeyeFsl applies tioDs are now before the
comm ttee o. streets asking for brick
carriage ways and new ourbiDg. II Is
we'll 10 bear 10 mind that while the
persons who sign tho petitions ask to
have the work done under the 33d sec
tion of the CITY CHARTER los was that on
King itreeD the cost on King street has
been greatly lessened by reason OF the
po,tion the railway pays; Decides, KING
street ia only SO ie' wide from euro u
cur5, v bile nearly sill ct ler stieeis are
AZ. Washington nei z SO. So the co t
on otoer streets viii Do greater 10 DO b
Drouerty owners and the city except
ySbere me carriage ~ay is lesseDed Dy
ALLOWING and encouraging parkioPi but
the cost OF parking VIII have to DO
horne by lapd owners and also looked
n,t.r by theM. The thirty.t 1ird section
OF the C t. charter 90 amended does ntt,
ne did the old, arbitrarily fix two thrds
as the bonefi 90 property where new
streets we're constructed and curDinS
(. Provision is made 10 the new
charter for proper notices being served
and land owners to be heard Tor or
spainst proposed i'm Orovement. aud In
strjtt conformity 10 the charter the
Citv Council passed ordinances which
provide how much, II any, shall be as
sessed against abUb ing property own
ers. The charter amendments, ordi'
napces and notices &c, are ID meet the
defects 10 the former method oil assess
ment as shown 10 TIE Violet case, ana
which the city lost; not by resso5t as
many supposed, because the Court OF
Appesls of the State decided the city
had no right to assess any portion OF
the cost against property owners. The
court did not 60 decide. The question
of benefits and proper, sufficient and
lawful notices entered largely 10 the
decision OF the court. the opinion being
delivered by Judge Cardwell, The other
Judges concurring. A summary oil the
decision says, LIST, due process oil
law requires that a person shall nave
ressonabl notice; the law itself must
require uotice to him and give him az
opnortu9ity to be heard" 2nd. Char.
ter of the city of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
authorizing local assessments on 'On'-
ting lands or lots, to meet the expenses
of lmpr yemet Is to the street IN iron
OF such land or lois, are not 10 violation
of s.,tion l OF article x OF the consutu
tion OF this State and are valid. Sc
ton 80 OF the charter of the city OF
A. x,odria, ss ameoded March
1888 3 no, in Coz Ac, WITH SAID seciior
of tie constitution. 8 Il Ordinance o
CITY o. Alexandria. Woiie b. L-Rt'
lature NAV graz 10 muOicipAl corporH
lions the power - levy assessments Tor
street improvements, yet the statute
making the graft must be siricIl y
construed, aud the municipality mus
keep CLOSELY within its provisions, aod
",he ordnance Of the City Coun-
Gil of Alexandra, uuder which
the assessment 10 the case ct
bar was made, is not authorized by tae
charter of said city under which the
ordinance was passed." AS has been
stttsd, In order to meet this snd osher
decisions 90 local assessment for street
work, great care has been observed at
every stage of paving. The reports oil
bhe T. Nv EOgineer are now open Tor
inspection, Que copy in bis office. and
one 10 toe office OF the CITY Auditor.
The bills can be paid to Collector Cor
man, aud one or two persons 10 order
TO show desire to encourage Others
have paid their bills, waving notices
and The Thirty days for suon payment.
The appropriation for the King treet
work was $1,000, and as shown by
Engineer Dunn's report 80 GUS IA If
tle cost.