Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-28
CITY COUNCIL.

The Aldermen we're not in session, no
quorum appearing. The Common Coun-
ell transacted an average volume Oh ousi-
ness.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
But four members -Messrs. Burke
Marbury, Curtin and w. II. Sweeney
had appeared in the Aldermen's cham
Der at 8 o'clock. The messenger was
sent after Others, but he having returned
and reported that no more could be
found. those who had gathered finally
adjourned. According to the rule, a
meeting will be held tonight
COMMON COUNCIL.
The board was called to order by
President PafF shortly before 5 o'clock.
The finance committee reported in
favor of an appropriation. of 5000 to Mt
up the Reliance engine house, which
was agreed to.
The street committee reported in favor
of an appropriation of $3.50 for sewer
in the alley north of Cameron street be-
tween Alfred and Columbus.
An appropriation of $500 to gravel
Gibbon street from Washington to
Patrick was made.
The street committee reported in
favor of an $1,000 sewer on Pendleton
street from Washington street TO Pitt
and on a portion of Washington street,
nearby.
Mr.. Leadbeater explained that Pen
dletou street was much better suited for
a sewer than OroEoco street. He said
this would give an outlet to section
which now needed sewerage.
Mr.. Spinks explained his position to
be that he desired an increase of the
appropriation from $500 to $4,000 in
order that more useful sewer might be
made on Oronoco street instead of Pen
dleton street.
Mr.. Bryan thought that $500 was a
large sum of money to be expended for
the convenience of few citizens.
Mr.. Snowden thought that this
proposal had been abandoned, and was
surprised to find that it was still alive.
He contended that by much smaller
expenditure a sew, could be built to
accommodate the nouseholders in that
section of the city. The general sewer
system recently adopted would compel
the Portner Brewing Company if this
sewer was laid to pay more than double
what he thought it ought to pay.
Mr.. johnson explained that this was
mistake, as the Portner Company
would not be taxed for whole square
but only for the half of square.
Mr.. Snowden urged that smaller
sewer would served all present purposes.
Engineer Dunn came in at this time
with large plat of the neighborhood Of
the proposed sewer. In reply to a
question by Mr.. Snowdon,
The city engineer said that the COM
mittee on streets did not wish to send the
house waste west to pollute the building
lots in the western section of the city,
but expected that the surface drainage Of
that section would go to Hoof's Run.
Mr.. Spinks asked the engineer several
questions in reference to the surface
drainage in the western part of the city
President Paff-You ask Mr.. Dunn g
question and then don't give him {
chance to answer.
Mr.. Dunn did not think that OronocC
street would be better route for the
sewer than Pendleton street.
The City Engineer explained his
plans and said that the proposed Pendle-
ton street sewer would take on storm
water at st. Asaph street.
Mr.. Snowden offered as a substitute
for the committees report an order tina
the City Engineer prepare a plan fol
sewerage from Washington on Pendle
ton street, which was lost, yeas mays s
After colloquy between Mr. Spinki
and the City Engineer relative to thu
sewers,
Mr.. Leadbeater asked if sewers wer'
not to be built except when there were
tappers, why was it that sewer haC
been made on Pendleton from the rive
to Pitt street when there were no tap
pers, except to complete system.
Mr.. Snowden said that that sewer wa
built from Pitt street to the river anC
not from the river to Pitt street. NJ
sewer had ever been built from the rive
backwards.
After further debate, Mr.. Sphinx
asked the City Engineer if it would no
be more effective and cheaper to run tn,
sewer on Oronoco street than on Pendle
ton street
f The engineer thought not, and said i
the councilmen would examine char
which he laid on the table, they would
see how the case stood.
After further discussion by Messrs
Spinks, Leadbeater, Johnson, Burke anC
Snowden,
Mr.. Uhler said that when the COM
mittee on streets reported an improve
ment appropriation it always had &
string tied to it. Why not put tn,
whole plan before the council at once
and say what it would cost. Other ex
penditures would have to follow this.
Mr.. Leadbeater said the cost would b.
too great at one time.
Mr.. Uhler said that the appropriation
need not all come out OF the appropria
tons for any one year but might ruI
over a. series of years.
The report was adopted, yeas 10
nays 2.
An ordinance authorizing Messrs
Williams and Downham to place meta
receptacles for waste paper, banani
peel, &C., at the trolley poles on Kinl
street and authorizing them to place ad
vertisements thereon, and requiring then
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