Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-07-13
COMMON COUNCIL.

The board met shortly after 8 O clock.
The finance committee reported in
favor of an appropriation of $3.50 instead
of $500 for the committee in charge OF
the fremen's parade next August, and
the report was adopted.
A resolution appropriating 81, 300 for
a sewer from the Stone bridge at Duke
and Peyton streets to King street was re-
ported upon favorably by the committee
on streets.
Mr.. Leadbeater asked to recommit the
resolution with directions to have an
ordinance reported at the next meeting.
This sewer was, he explained, the
foundation of a sewer system to drain
the western part of the city and open
the way to the erection there Of modern
buildings now so much in demand here.
Mr.. Spinks asked how much OF the
cost of this sewer would be levied on the
adjacent property owners.
MIR. I,eadbeater said none, until the
property holders wished to tapthe sewer.
Mr.. Snowden asked if the purpose
was to decide the question tonight; the
adoption of the resolution would In a
measure commit council to the construc-
ton of the sewer; he would like to hear
from the chairman of the finance COM
mittee on this subject.
Chairman BRYAN, of the finance COM
mittee, said he was not willing to vote
ON this question tonight.
Mr.. Snowden was opposed to the use
of so great an appropriation for so little
purpose. The whole of the appropria-
ton for streets and sewers this year was
slS. 625. Already $1,000 had been
been appropriated, and with this 81, 900
addition, only SO, S65 for the whole OF
the residue of the fiscal year, OF which
only six weeks had passed, would tie
lett. He wanted sewers built, but
where they would do the most good foI
people who already had houses, and said
some IF the money appropriated ioI
streets should be used for cleaning the
streets, some of which were now in dr.
graceful condition. He said that over
81. 600 had already been appropriated
for street and sewer work and this would
keep the City Engineer engaged for the
present.
Mr. Leadbeater said if this sewer sys-
tenn had been made seven or eight years
ago there would now be 500 more house:
in that part of the city subject to taxa
ton. He instanced town built up re-
Gently solely from the TACT that improve
ments had been made in advance OF the
building.
Mr.. Snowden said the boom town in.
stanced was not precedent for Alexan.
dria. A similar town had been started
by a corporation on the south side Of
Hunting creek and all here know the
result. He could mention numbers Of
similar instances. He questioned the
propriety OF dumping the sewage OF the
western part of the city into sluggish
stream.
Mr.. Spinks said that right from thu
start he had been opposed to this appro
priation. 1t was a great expense devot
to a mistaken enterprise. TWAS designed
10 enhance the value of property neye
| improved, at the expense of the improved
property ofthe citizens. Itwould cost $50,
600 to carry out this design of the Cit!
Engineer. The proposal was to deliver thu
filth Of the west part of the city above
the tide of Hunting creek. During part
of the year the place where this sewe
would end was a marsby fiat where thu
waste of the city would be left to festel
in the sun and poison the air sooner OIL
later Hunting creek would have to be
dredged to let out this sewage.
Mr.. Snowden moved to lay the sub
iect on the table and Mr.. Normoyl'
moved as an amendment a re-referenc'
Of the matter to the joint committee Oh
streets and finance. This was agreed to
and the reference was made.
An adverse reporton an application O.
Mckinney and Lyons for leave to put
up frame building at Duke and Fair
fax streets was agreed to.
An appropriation of $500 for the i'm
provement of Payne street from Com
merce street to King street was agreed to-
An ordinance for railroad gates at
Pendleton aud OrOnOcO streets was called
up by Mr.. johnson.
StarfIfnc O. Evidence