Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-11

report WAS duOplcd.
The committee on streets, also report
ed in favor ofpreliminary steps being taken
for a sewer on Washington street be-
tween Duke and Wilkes streets.
Mr.. Spinks and Mr.. McCuen COM
planned that engineering work ordered
on other than King street had been
neglected. They stated that money had
long since been appropriated for sewers,
and that the material was on the ground,
but that the city engineer did not seem
to be taking any steps to have the work
done. Mr.. Spinks said he thought the
matter should be Investigated.
Mr.. Leadbeater, of the street commit
tee stated that the city engineer had
had his hands full for some time
past. Mr.. McCuen said that everything
seemed to center on King street, and
that people living on the side streets
were allowed to suffer by neglect.
The report of the committee was
adopted.
Mr.. McCuen complained that the
committee on streets had not reported
on the cost of stone crusher and roller.
Mr.. Leadbeater said that the COM
mittee had no meeting on the last
meeting night for want of quorum.
The cost Of new machine, such as
that designated by Mr.. McCuen, would
be about SO, 100 or SO, 200. A second
hand machine could be bought at a
lower price. -.
An application of Charles NJ. Cuvilier
& Co., asking relief from certain wrongs
alleged to have been done them as con-
tractors for laying the vitri6ed brick
| roadway on King street between Royal
and Fayette streets by reason of delays
! which they were forced to make &C., was
read: He states that he has completed
his contract with the city in every partic-
uar at great loss. Mr.. Cuvilier
states that on the square from Pitt to st.
Asaph street, where he was not molested,
he completed the work in ten days and
at profit of 1915 for that square. Bas-
ing his estimates upon this square, he
claims that he could have completed his
contract in eighty days and at profit
of at least 80, 500, whereas on account OF
the DELAYS. for which he was not response
BILE, his loss will amount to about SO, 600,
not including the profit he had figured
on. The loss, he says, falls upon his
creditors, majority of whom are Alex
andrians. He states that he owes W.
| A Smoot & Co. 81, 30S.S2; the Mutual
Ice Comany, S163.12; w. E. Balm,
s169.15, and the Alexandria Brick
Works. $S7. Among other creditors for
varying amounts are james Patterson,
| Alexandria Water Company, Aitcheson
& Brother, G. H. Robinson's Sons, the
Mack Manufacturing Company, and the
Mount Airy Stone Company. All OF
these amounts, he alleges, are due foI
material furnished and used in the re-
paving of King street. He prays that
council will view the matter in a just
light and pay off his obligations and al
low him reasonable compensation, which
might be based on his estimated profits
on the contract.
Mr.. Spinks, rising to a question Of
privilege, stated that he was not in any
way connected with the firm of Cuyiliel
& Company, and all statements to the
contrary were untrue.
A suggestion that the petition O
Cuvilier 4 Company be referred to thu
committee on claims was amended by
adding the committee on streets.
| An ordinance authorizing deed tc
Mr.. w. +. Fendall of lot on south
Columbus street on payment of "a;
taxes and costs, was agreed to.
: An ordinance for the construction o
a sewer on Royal street from Fleisch
mann's alley to Wilkes street was pre-
sented by the committee on streets.
Mr.. Spinks said that the cost OF thi
sewer, as proposed, was very mucl
greater in proportion to other sewers
The ordinance was referred to the
committee on streets, etc.
An order for an appropriation OF 800
to arrange for sewer connections on tina
portion of Fairfax and Prince streets t.
be paved by the Electric Railway Com
pany was introduced by the committe
on streets. -,
Mr.. Uhler urged that this was dit
ferent rule than that adopted on Wash
ington and Royal streets where Taper
we're required to pay their share of thu
cost.
Mr.. Leadbeater explained that this wa
the speediest way of meeting the emer
gency and would in the end amount t
, the same on all streets.
The resolution was agreed to.
A resolution directing that the City
Engineer be directed to remove tn
debris from the recent fire at the rear o
the Columbia engine house and repor
the cost of new rear building Their
was adopted.
The auditor reported that the appro
priations for chain gang, poor and work
house, salaries of workmen on electrl
lights, etc., had been exhausted. Th
matter was referred to the finance com
mittee.
; The Mayor, presidents of the board
and committee on general laws wer
appointed to confer with the corporation
attorney as to changes to be made il
order to conform the city charter to tn
new constitution of the State.
Applications for leave to renew shin
gle roofs were granted in the cases o
James Deane and W. B. Entwisle, and :
extend frame building to F. Didszonei
we're granted.
Mr.. Brill called attention to the fac
that large portions of The corporation