Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-03-27
STREETS CAUSE
COUNCIL TROUBLE
Long Drawn Out Debate Last Night
on Question of Improve
ment of Streets
SMITHS RESOLUTION DISCUSSED
Plan for Election to Decide Bond Is
sue and Method of improvements
Opposed.

The common council was in session
nearly two hours last night and nearly
all of this time was taken up witt
statements from different members
"who wanted to go on record
as having opposed or favored some
thing. The two candidates for mayor
were among the few who took no part
in the political speech making.
All the members of council were
present, and the minutes Of the last
meeting were read and approved with
out discussion. For the first time ir
several years there were no committee
reports presented and new business
was at once taken up.
The trustees of Christ Church ask
ed permission to remove the frame
chapel from the northeast corner OF
Princess and Columbus streets to the
southwest corner of Princess and Al
fred streets and explained that its use
would be only temporary as they eX-
pected before many months to build
a new chapel in this last location. Mr.
I.eadbeater asked that the petition be
granted, but on Mr. Harrlson's state
ment that there was considerable OPP
position from the property holders IN
the neighhorhood, the matter was
sent to the committee on streets. The
city engineer reported that the cost
of grading and paving Peyton street
between King and Cameron would be
$3.50, the paving to consist of the
27 foot macadam roadway with con-
crete curb and cutters, and a five foot
rranolithic sidewalk, this was sent to
the committee on streets and finance
with instructions to report rcsolu-
ton appropriating the money for this
work providing the adjoining proper
ty holders pay a certain proportion
S85 was appropriated to continue the
work on the Alfred street sewer from
the north to the south side of Frank
lin street.
Mr.. Leadbeatcr introduced i reso'
luton directing the committee or
streets and the city engineer to pre-
pare Il resolution providing for the re-
pairs of sidewalks at the cost of the
property owners. Mr.. Spinks object
ed to this and it was referred to the
committee on streets. $500 was appro-
priatcd to grade and pave with vitri-
fled brick the intersection of Duke and
Fairfax streets and Mr.. Leadbeate1
explained that this money had beer
provided in the resolution for the paw
ing of Duke street from Royal TO Fan
fax but that by an error the resolutl
on stated that the pavement shoule
extend to the west line on Falrfa'
street instead of the east line as wa:
intended.
$500 was appropriated for the pur
chase of 6 inch granite curb, Mr.
Leadbeater stating .hat this was no
for work in progress. A resolution
was introduced to amend the ordi
nance now in effect providing for tn
placing of sidewalks and parking OF
such streets as are narrowed, the ide;
of the amendment being to make in
movements on these streets uniform
and prevent the fencing in of any O
the parking. Mr.. Birrell explained tn
idea of this, saying that the condition
on North Alfred street with som
sidewalks next to the curb and som
sidewalks next to the houses was
condition that no one desired to Sc
again. A resolution was introduce
by Mr.. Birrell and referred to the cor
mittee on streets and general law
directing the committe on genera
laws to revise the city charter auth
orizing an inspector of eleetrcit!
and plumbing.
Mr.. Marshall introduced a resolu
ton directing the street committee t
report the cost of curbing Frankll
street from Washington street ives
to the city line. Mr. Marshall state
the work being done on this stree
would soon be destroyed unless tn
curb was placed.
Mr.. Spinks asked that $1,000 be az
propriated for cleaning out the dock
which was referred to the committe
on streets and general laws. NJ
Birrell asked that $500 be spent fc
the laying of concrete curb and gu
ters on Payne street between Came
ron and Queen which was referred