Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-14
CITY COUNCIL.

night. The sesslon was not prolonged
one, although large volume of business
was transacted.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
All the Alderman we're present. Sew
eral papers which had been laid over at
a called meeting Augusta 81 were read and
the action of the Common Council was
concurred in.
Mr.. Curtin introduced a resolution
appropriating 5000 for a new roof for the
aims house and the replacing of the gut
tering. He explained the need OF the
work, and at his request the resolution
was referred.
Mr.. Ballenger introduced a resolution,
which was referred TO the committee on
streets, providing for the paving OF Cam
eron street from Fairfax to Pitt. The
resolution caused some interchange OF
opinion as to the style of paving, &c.
Mr.. Hill submitted a resolution pro-
yiding that the sum of 81, 600 now paid
annually by the electric railway com
pany for the use of Royal street be de-
voted to the paving of that thoroughfare,
the property-owners topay one dollar on
each front foot of their property.
President Sweeney and Mr.. Burke OPP
posed the resolution, while Mr. Hill
spoke in favor of it.
The resolution was finally referred.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The board resumed its sessions after
the summer recess at 7.45 o'clock, last
night. In the absence of President
Paff Mr.. Uhler was called to the chair
Mr.. Paf soon afterwards came in.
Mr.. Leadbeater from the committee
on streets reported favorably to an or
dinance for an 1S-inch pipe sewer on
Pendeton from Washington to Pitt
street and advised that $1,000 be APP
propriate6 for the work instead OF
81, 900 as at first proposed. He
said that the Portner Brewing Com
pany would pay 5000 for its taps.
Mr.. Spinks asked if Oronoco street
would not be the better location.
Mr.. Leadbeater explained that the
needs of the public would be better
served by a sewer on Pendleton street.
Mr.. Spinks offered an amendment to
increase the appropriation to $4,000
and to carry the sewer down Oronocc
street instead of Pendleton. He said il
seems to be the custom now to put the
sewers on the ridges and not in the
valleys.
Mr.. Leadbeater said that the rain
sewers of the west section OF the city
must in the end go to Hoof's run, leay-
ing the waste from houses to the
present sewers.
Mr.. Snowden said of the necessarily
limited appropriations that could be
made, the most good should be done foI
the greatest number. He could not see
why 81, 800 should be used to build q
sewer that would benefit only four or
five houses, when the money was badly
needed for other and more deserving
sections. The streets in the suburbs
we've in bad condition and the people
living on them were complaining.
Mr.. Leadbeater explained that this
sewer was for the future.
Mr.. Snowden moved to postpone until
the next meeting, so that the member:
might view the ground and see how
many people would be benefited.
After further discussion Mr. Sphinx:
said that the City Engineer ought to be
here to make explanations. The pro-
posal to supply sewerage on OronocC
street by a sewer on Pendleton street
was a proposal to make water run VI
hill.
Mr.. Snowden said it should be under
stood that this sewer was not designed
by the City Engineer to carry off the
surface water, but the house waste
only.
Mr.. johnson explained what was orig.
inally intended. He said it was not al
first proposed to lay such large sewer
but that the city engineer mad thought
it best to increase the appropriation from
$1,000 to $1,000 and lay a larger pipe.
Mr.. McCuen-"What is before the
house nowY
Mr.. JohnsOn-'I am before the house
now discussing the question at issue. "
Mr. johnson further explained the OBJ
iect o. the sewer and after further discus
sion the subject was recommitted.
The street committee reported in favor
of an appropriation Of 1928 to repaye
the cutters on King street from West to
Peyton, using vitrifed brick, and the
report was adopted
The committee on finance and public
property reporting on a petition of n.
Poulson that the city deed TO him one and
a half acres of land near the old canal
locks, on which to establish spoke
factory, recommended that the property
be leased to Mr.. Poulson at an annual
rental of $40, with the privilege Of buy
ing it for 81, 900 within ten years. Mr..
Brill said Mr. Poulson had told him that
he would not accept the citys offer, but
would purchase the land outright for
$500 cash and would guarantee TO put
up 80, 600 plant within four months.
The matter was recommitted to the joint
committee.
Mr. Bryan gives notice that in the
near future he would move the paving
of Cameron street from Washington to
Royal street with cobbe stones.
Mr.. Leadbeater said that the street
committee was opposed to cobble stones;
that the street committee had already
made plans for a meeting of residents OF
that street to hear their wishes in regard
to the kind of paving wanted.
Mr.. Snowden asked what bad become
of the resolution providing for street inn
provements by the city with the aid of
abuttiug property owners.