Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-07-24

TWO OPPOSE REPORT.
Five of Seven Members Averse to
Placing Proposed Building Outside
City Limits.

At the adjo' ned meeting Of the
Board of Aldermen last night the re-
port of the joint committee, on schools
and finance submitted their report on
the proposition to erect new high
school building. The report as sub
mitted was substantially as publish
ed in the Gazette on Monday. The
report having been amedded in some
minor details was adopted. Five al
dermen favored the adoption of the
report, but two-Messrs. Brill and
BallengerEsnsisted upon carrying
out the original intention by placing
it on the lot at Cameron and West
streets, purchased recently by the
city.
After concurring in the action of
the Common Council on number
of papers acted upon by the lower
boau2 on Tuesday night, Mr.. Field,
chairman of the joint comittee, sub
mitted the report, which was as fol-
lows
Your joint committee, finance and
schools, who have had under consid-
Grafton for some time the erection of
q new high school building, feel very
keenly the need of such al building in.
the near future. The lot which we
purchased on the corner of West and
Cameron streets has considerable
portion lying outside, the city limits,
and the city has lot on the corner
of Washington and Wolfe streets,
adjoining the Washington school,
building, the size of which is about
s7x156 feet.
Our financial condition is as fol
lows:
On June l we owed temporary
lean of $4,000 Our appropriation
bill for the present fiscal year, In
Guiding this temporary loan, exceeds
by our estimated receipts for the
same period $4,000.
In addition to this, the street work
now under construction and other
items for which appropriations have
been made aggregate SALTS, making
a total of S51,715, which will be
needed June /, 1914, to carry US
through, should we not make another
appropriation for any extraordinary
purpose during the present tscae
year.
In view of these facts now staring
us in the face we deem it advisable
to 90 slow for some months at least:
We feel that to erect the high school
nm the West street lot would be to
entail further expenditure CT at
least $4,000, including the approach
es to the site, grading, etc, and we
recommend in view of these con-
ditions, that the West street lot De
cold and that such building as the
school board needs be erected at s0n's
place within limits of the city, eithel
on the lot adjoining the Lee ocaGol
building on Prince street, or on s5 tns
lot on the corner Of Washington AND
Wolfe streets, preferably the latter
where we have a lot STXl56 Ieet,
which seem ample for such building
&c asked for by the school board;
and which we understand can be erect
sd for $4,000 in addition to tne
on,onnt that can be realized from the
sais of the lot on the corner OF cam
eron and West streets.
Mr.. Ballenger said he thought tne
sonres set forth by the committee
concerning cutting down the stree
and construction approaches to th'
proposed new building at Cameron !,
and West streets wsrel exaggerateal
He. favored the original plan ane
said Superintendent Sweeney and CIT!
Engineer Dunn thought this the mos
appropriate site.
President Marbury called attentlo'
TO the fact that the city would D
compelled to purchase strip o
Ground in the lot acquired by the CIT
which would necessitate further eS
pep;iture of s3,50O.
Mr.. Brill asked Mr.. Field i tins, the re r
mort had been adopted by the JON
committee by unanimous vote.
Mr.. Field-"Five out of seven az
proved it"
Mr.. Brill, continuing, said ther
was room enough for the propose
building without the strip of groun
which belonged to other people, whic
was concurred in by Mr.. Ballenger.
Mr. Field spoke in favor of the r
wort He said he had eneeavored
make himself believe Cameron Al
"a TnH..+ ,+raats was the proper place f