Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-02-12
P!ANN|NGFORMORE
IMPROVED STREETS
Ten Ordinances for Modern
Paving introduced in
Council Last Night.
TOTAL COST $4,000.
City Fathers Supposed Railway Com
pany Would Pay for Vitrifed Brick
on One Royal Street Square.
TOTAL COST $4,000.

There were five aldermen present
WHEN the Board was called to order
last night This number was rein
forced later by the arrival Of Mr.
Summers, who had been acting as
chief engineer of the Fire Depart
ment, and whose duties had called
him to the blaze on North Royal
street.
President Ma,bury submitted a
communication from Mrs. j. NJ.
White, secretary of the Co-opera-
tive Charities, asking an appropri-
alton of $500 for the purpose of con-
tinuing the work of relieving the
poor. The secretary stated that
should Council fail to make the ap-
preparation, it would be necessary to
bring relief work to standstill. The
communication was referred to the
finance committee.
The committee on streets intro
duced ten ordinances for the improve
ment of different squares in several
sections of the city-some with
asphalt block and others with tar
macadam. They were all referred
to the committees on streets and
finance.
When the ordinance for improv-
ing Royal street from Prince to
Wilkes was read-thiS being one of
the ten-some surprise was manifes-.
ted when it was seen that the three
squares were to be Of tar macadam
and that the square from Prince to
Duke street was not ITO be paved
with vitrifed brick as was supposed
by the aldermen and members of
the lower board when the PROPOSE
ton of the Observation-Disclosures
Railway was adopted.
A general interchange of views
between all the members followed.
President Marbury in the mean
time sent the messenger for City
Engineer Dunn, who was in the City
Hall building, in order that certain
queries could be propounded.
Mr.. Dunn soon entered the cham
Der and upon having his attention
called to the fact that Royal street
from Prince to Duke street was to
be improved by tar macadam road
way instead of vitrified brick, as
had been understood both in and
out of the Council and the two
squares south with tar macadam, all
at the expense of the Washington
Virginia Railway Company, the city
engineer alleged that the memory OF
President Marbury was at fault.
Mr.. Marbury-"Then all Of our
memories are at fault"
Mr.. Dunn said thai the first pro-
position mada the Railway Com
pany was that it would bear the eX-
pense of a vitrified brick roadway
from Prince to Duke street. The
movement towards inducing the
company to improve the other two
squares was a later procedure. The
company, he said, had guaranteed a
lump sum of $500 for the i'm
provement of the three squares. No
arrangement had been made with
the railway company by which it
had guaranteed to pave one square
with vitr;fed brick. To carry out
the improvements expected by the
members Of Council-one square Of
vitrifed brick and two of tar mac
adam-would cost about $1,000.
The company was to give $500 out
side the paving between the tracks
and two feet on each side and sub
shutting improved rails for those
now on that thorougsfare.
It was shown therefore, il the
square between Prince and Duke
streets was to be of vitrifed brick
il would be necessary to call upon
the city for an appropriation.
After many questions had been
put to the city engineer it was de-
termined to refer the ordinance to
the committees, on streets and II
nance.
The ether erdinsnees were alse re
fssrea to these ccrrsjttees. Fhs as'
sisssSs cost Of prcpsssa NV wefs