Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-30
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.
Complaint Regarding Failure to Re
move Ashes.
pecial Correspondence Of The Star.

move Ashes.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.
| ALEXANDRIA, Va January 80 HOS.
The provisions of a city ordinance relat-'
ing to the removal of ashes and other
house waste, which became effective April
II, 1902. have been brought to the attention
of the householders of the city by a notice
issued by Mr.. e. S. Leadbeater, chairman
of the city council committee on streets.
The ordinance requires that occupants of
premises shall put ashes and house waste
| In tight, strong boxes, barrels or recepta-
! cles. which can be handled by one man, the
capacity of the boxes. barrels or recepta-
cles not to exceed thirty gallons each, or
the size of ordinary flour barrel and
place them In the most accessible place on
| the premises. not exceeding thirty feet from
! the street alley.
Mr.. Leadbeater received a number of
complaints of failure to remove refuse. The
neglect OF house owners to comply with the
provisions of the ordinance referred to, Mr.
Leadbeater thinks, is the cause for the nom
removal Of the waste. He has issued
| statement as follows: Persons who have
complied with the terms of these ordinances
are entitled to satisfactory service as to the
removal of ashes, ETC. Failure on the part
of the ash collectors to make proper and
| satisfactory collections should be reported
promptly to the city engineer by telephone
or mail. Undoubtedly some complaints are
well founded, but some are caused by fail
| with the terms of the ordinances, to which
their attention has possibly not been called.
1T is the desire of the city engineer and
committee on streets to give the best posi-
bic service with the comparatively small
sum appropriated for this purpose and CO.
operation rather than criticism will do much
toward producing good results"
| In the last annual report of Mr.. e. C..
Dunn, the city engineer the attention of the
! city council was called to the insuffeiency
| of the appropriation available for street
| cleaning purposes and the removal of waste,
owing to the demand of the public for
cleaner streets and of private persons for
better house waste, ash and alley service
having increased in much greater ratio
| than has the appropriation. Taking into
| considera ton the longer hauls to dump, the
| increased number of families served, and
| the higher cost of cleaning the vitrified
brick pavements, the present appropria-
| tons. he said, are not as large they
should be.
General Happenings.
| Maj. William NJ Smith, who was recently
appointed chief marshal of the parade in
the celebration in honor of the anniversary
| of the birth of George Washington an
| nouneed last evening that the LIST Regiment
| and the LIST Battery of Field Artillery of the
District of Columbia National Guard, wpu d
be present on the I'D of February to par
| ticipate in the parade 1t is understood that
battalion of infantry composed of the
companies in and around Norfolk. under
command of Mai Nottingham, will also be
present. Marshall l.. King has been ap-
| pointed chief of staff by Maj. Smith.
Mr.. James Breen died last right at his
home, at the corner of Gibbon and Patrick
| streets, Arrangements for the funeral Will
| be made later
summary courts-martial was held last
evening in the armory hall Of the Alexan-
dria Light Infantry. Company G, 10th Vir-
ginia Regiment, at which Frank Jeffres
| was tried on charge of disobadience OF
| orders. The trial was conducted by First
Lieut.. Windsor Domaine. nominal fine
was imposed On the offender. -
| Miss Ruth Hulhsh of Haymarket Va, Is
| visiting her brother Mr.. J. A. Hulfish, at
his home, 80 North Columbus street.