Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-04

and additional ground acquired at
reasonable expense. 1t embraces an
area of approximately the same
number of square feet as the site Of
i fered by Mr.. Daingerfeld.
! The site purchased embraces two
!; acres, or about $1,000 square feet
! and cost S7.5OO. The property | under
i stand Mr.. Daingerfeld has offered
verbally through Mr.. Pierce, en-
! braces a frontage on Washington st.
of about 81 feet from his private al
ley to Duke Street, and on Duke ST.,
hiss feet about from Washington to
Lhe frame dwellings, in the rear and
embraces about the same number OF
square feet as the present hospital
1 site, which is considered far too
! small. and the price asked is $4,000
payable $1,000 per year without in
terest.
! As / understand it, this offer only
differs from the first offer submitted
and rejected to the extent OF drop
! ping the interest charges of per
cent on deferred payments. do not
understand any offer has been made
verbal or otherwise for the additlo-
! nal property to the west and south
Mr.. Daingerfeld owns, and even II
| it is all acquired by purchase, 1t
would only embrace about one-third
the area of the square of ground now
selected, and this would be the ab,
solute limit forever to the acqulsl-
ton of any additional ground except
at large and prohibitive expenditure.
The buildings will occupy practical
| ly the entire lot Mr.. :: Daingerfieid
offers, and be built flush with the
building line; Is it proposed to buy
contracted nsite at about its mar
| ket value. and then without any pre-
vious study of the space required or
plans for building fit and adjust such
building to the available. ground?
Will the property be conveyed with
out restrictions of any kind. OF
lif restricted to what extent will IT.
affect it's use and future disposi.
ton?
| 8; The site is not a quiet one. Neigh
boring church bells ring; loud and
ilong; they cannot be. expected to be
nufled, they we're here first and
have the right of way, and they are
not conductive to quiet and repose
FOR i'll patients.
| Public school children give fAa'
vent to the exuberance of youth in
| passing here each day and the smooth
surface of Washington Street is !;
| favorite roller skating and hockey
ground,
| Washington Street is destined to
| be the through automobile route and
line of travel to Mount Vernon and
the south. A geological strata causes
marked vibration in the substantial
| ~ built houses. in this locality when
railroad trains pass along Wilkes
Street. The property of Mr.. Dain-
gerhed is located on the principal
residence street of Alexandria and in
the midst of residence section OF
home owners;
| A vigorous protest has been signed
by the property owners in this sec
ton against the location of a public
i Hospital on the site as Objectionable
and direct injury to their proper
~, and this protest will be present
ed to the Lady Board Of Managers
and staff of physicians, and the boaro
| of Trustees.
1t is easy to buy property, but moi
. so easy to sell. Why abandon thu
present Hospital with view to sell
| ing it for $4,000 and buy a-site fo!
> an equal amount of money only three
f blocks away, with no larger ground
with buildings on it unsuited fol
i Hospital purposes, and inviting re
nairs and probable entire destruc
e ton, as being in the way of a nev
: building, and with surroundings NOR
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