Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-03-23
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GAS HOLDER NEEDED
At CITY Gas PLAN!
VIII Cost $35.000-Present
Holder In Bad
Shape
REPAIR SIDEWALKS
REPAIR SIDEWALKS
Ordinance Adopted and City Will do
Work if Property Owners Fail-Ask
$4,000 Fer Sewer.

The purchase Of holder with Il
capacity of 100000 feet was recon-.
mended by R. l.. Middleton, 81
SEerintendent of gas, in an
ya6dress delivered last night
before joint session of the city
council. The proposed holder, he sad
Would cost $35 900. The present holder
he explained is in very bad shape and
Il the leakage last month was about
twenty-n:ne per cent and the average
Joss is only about six to eight per cent
nc stated. The actual number CT feet
f gas lost last month as a result OF
Ho leaky holder was ! 100000 feet, ne
shatei Mr.. Middleton said that with
the purchase and installation of new
holder, which ne regards as absolutely
Essential, the gas plant will be in first
class shape. The question was after
ward taken up separately ,oy each
oard and referred.
Councilman Wattles, chairman Of
e light committee, asked for speedy
Eion on the resolution and although
definite action was taken last
ight tie majority Of the members
resent in both boards expressed them
,lves as favoring the proposition anil
was referred to the committee on
rht and finance. stz.zz
/ City Engineer E. c. Dunn appeared
|efore the joint session and addressed
cuncil OF needed improvements to
[;iIewalks and other street work. Mr..
Ipunn presented twersy-six separate
ordinances to compel property own
Mrs. to eiil:er place their sidewalks in
Rood Shape within ten days after be-
kng notified oy the city engineers of
[fice or otherwise the work be done
by, the. city and two-thirds be p"
by the property owner and the re-
Bnainder oy the city and if not paid the
2lebt to become lien on the property.
It was unanimously passed.
This is the beginning of crusade
10 have al: sidewalks in the city re-
kaircd. The twenty-siX pieces of prop
KY were picked at random and the
3thers in bad shape will be picked al
BnSe and The city will do the work If
&hh property owners fail to comply
With the law.
iMr. Dunn also directed the atten-
lion Of council TO the need for remedy
ing conditions to the Oronoco street
sewer from Royal street to the river
front. If this sewer, also caved IN at
pertain points, would become clogged
he said t would cause great damage
.end take at least a week to clear IL.
Afterward a resolution appropriat-
ng 1000 for renewing this sewer
Vas presented and referred to the com
r:ttee OH streets.
When council convened Councilman
Baggett asked for the joint session to
ear Mr.. Middleton and Councilman
.awler asked that the CITY Engneet
Dunn also be invited and this was
hone.
tOn behalf Of the street committee
Councilman Lawler offered resolu-
ti1n that all street crossings on the
steam railroads be safeguarded, tne
(watchman Il. certain crossings having
been removed by the railway company
and that the mayor and presidents o
each board be appointed committed
o wait on the railway officials an'
ce that the watchmen are replaced
she resolution was adopted.
A resolution along the same line
elso offered oy Councilman Desmont
WAS referred to the special commit
Zee. It was stated that the services o
five out Of the seven aged watchmel
at certain crossings have been dis
pensed with.
Resolution Of Councilman Bagget
to prohibit parking in front OF tn
Fairfax apartment from King stree
0 the alley N rear Of same wa
ldopted or the recommendation {
ba s.rea, committee. Councilma
prury presented an ordnance tha
Eyo forty candle power lights +
laced on Walnut street former!
lncwn as Braddock, within the eo7
,orate limits Of the city and the Was