Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-25

The committees on finance and public
property recommended an expenditure
Cf 500 for repairs TO FishtowD, which
was adopted
The committees on finance and pub
lie property recommended sn appropria-
ton of $3.50 for wiring the Columbia
aud Reliance engine houses, the Relief
truck house and the police station,
which was adopted.
The Aldermen cOncIrred 10 the action
of the Common Council on all papers
sent in.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The regular meeting was held last
night with fourteen members present.
The fret business was r. port Of the
committee on streets on resolution Of
fered by Mr.. Brill at the last meeting
20 improve north Fairfax street. The
committee recommended an spprcpris-
ZION OF $3.50 for the improvement from
PeIdletsn TO Mongon cry street, provided
the Old Dominion Glass Company furnish
the material. The report was adopted.
The street committee also reported
the result of is conference with the eff
cisls of the Washington-Southere Rail
way, which was to the effect that the
railroad tfiicials will furnish all the ma
terisl necessary for the improvement on
Fsyette street if The city would DO the
work.
Mr.. Leadbeater said that the railroad
officials hsd even gone further and
promised gravel for the improvement Of
other streets in that locality. The CON-
mit.ee ssked for 81, 900 to do tbs work.
Mr.. Evans entered an objection, say.
ing that resolutions for the improve
ments OF other streets had been pigeon.
holed or put TO sleep, and he YVES op-
posed to voting the city's money to one
street when so many others needed i'm
provement.
Mr.. Spinks asked Mr.. Evans 10 with
draw his objection. BE went on at
length about the bad condition OF Fay
cite street, and spoke Of the harmonious
meeting with the railroad officials, snd
their promises to furnish MI the material
necessary for ssid improvement
Mr.. Loadbeater suggested 10 M.
Evans that the committee on streets was
not asleep as he supposed and were COLI
sideliug at the present time some o.
the propositions to which he referred.
Mr.. Evans then said If the proposed
improvement WIS made he was opposed
to crawling streets AUDITING King street.
He wanted the improvements, as far 81
gravel was concerned, to stop at Prince
on the south and Cameron on the north
and the work to be ioished to King
with vitrifsd brick.
Mr.. Marshall expressed his utter sur
prise at the opposition coming from the
source it did-Mr. Evsns--a mem bel
from a ward 10 which there was little
improved paving. He Himself wanted
the approaches to King street laid il
vitri6 d brick. he spoke Of the prop
erly owned by his brother, who, he said
paid as much toward improvement al
any one man 10 The city and who wal
heartily in favor of Improvements. HC
said The railroad had offered liberia
proposition and be hoped it would meet
with no opposition.
Mr. Evans maintained that the mat
ter OF rect improvement was a big
spple, but it had neither slices nor core.
He wanted it divided up.
Mr.. Harrison wanted to know If the
improvement WIS made would the prop
erty owners be assessed as on other
streets.
Mr.. Leadbester, In answer to this,
said that a great deal of the work would
not be curbed; some of it was already
curbed, aud when any portion had to be
renewed or new curbing bought he
thought the rules applying to everybody
else would be enforced on this street.
Mr. Spinks was OF the opinion that
people living on this street or any other
railroad street were entitled TO more con-
sideration than others. He said they
suffered more Inconvenience and should
be better protected and, inrlher, they
should be exempt from this assessment.
Mr.. Williams ssked il the amount Of
material donated by the railroad was not
greater than the pro-raia share OF the
property owners.
Mr.. Leadbealer said it was very much
more.
Mr.. MARSHALL made the statement that
the railroads we're not particularly anx-
ious for the tracks to remain on Fayette
street and said If The tracks we're torn
up the residents on that street we're will
ling to pay for the improvements. He
further said the residents and property
owners along Fsyette street we're not
particularly anxious about said i'm
provements, their main desire being to
see the tracks removed and the street
repaired.
Mr.. Williams spoke of his connection
with the meeting Of the railroad official:
and the mem ers of Council and urged
the adoption Of the report Of the com.
miitee. BE said 1t was liberal propo-
sition on the part of the railroad com.
psDy aud be hoped 1t would be accepted.
The Chair said he had always held
that property owners in all parts of the
city should pay their part of the i'm
progement ccs'; this matter should be
uniform. He believed, however, that
the offer OF the railroad would more than
cover the amount thst might be ss-
scsssd sgsins. the property owners on
Earafia rect. He thought that the