Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-12-30
All Lines of Activity Mark
ed by Increased
Business
NEW ENTERPRISES
Building Operations and Street Work
go FOrward-City Keeps up With
The PrOeessiOn--Many Miles of
Roads Leading to City Improved.

marked by progress and considera-
bic achievements on the part of the
city and it has been a prosperous one
from a business standpoint for bust
ness houses, banks and in fact all
lines Of activity,
A new public school building, a
white way, road building and the rec
tion of Y. NJ. c. A., building dur
ing the coming year in brief, tell of
some of the accomplishments to say
nothing of the great number of other
improvements and streets laid dur
ing the closing year.
In addition to the foregoing a num-
Der of new factories have located
here and several of the old manufac-
turing establishments have increased
their output with the result of an in
creased number of employees.
In connection with road work the
work of building an improved high
way from here to Fairfax Courthouse
a distance of about fourteen miles,
was begun this summer and is now
nearing completion. A part of the
INTEREST for the bonds issued by FAIR
fax county for this work will be
paid by the city of Alexandria, the
completion of this road will undoubt-
edly bring a large volume of subur-
ban business to the city.
In addition to the foregoing many
miles of roadway leading to AleXan-
dria in the neighboring counties has
been laid during the past year and in
the city proper more than twenty
five squares of improved roadway has
been laid and also considerable sec
ton of the city has been severed.
Alexandria is now nearing the
completion of handsome public
school building which it is expected
will be gnished during the lateer part
of the coming month. This will give
ample school facilities for all OF the
(children of the city. At present there
are more than 1000 children attend
ing the public schools of the city IN
addition to those attending private
schools.
Ground was broken June 5 for the
erection of the $2,50O,0O0 Masonic
Temple in memory of George Wash
ington the Mason by the George
Washington Masonic National Mem
orial Association. The cornerstone
Of the temple will, it is expected, be
laid next June. This is the biggest
undertaking ever attempted IN the
shape of building in this city and this
temple is destined to become the mec-
ca for thousands of tourists annual
". being ideally located on the crest
Of the hill at the west entrance 10
the city.
Alexandria started out September
/ under the council manager plan
form of city government with a
conncil of five and a city manager.
This new council already has launch
ed a number Of Improvements for the
city. co,,,,
which concern is engaged in the dis,
manteling of wooden ships purchased
from the United States Government,
heoan operations here October Is,
Giving employment to a number OF
men and the Federal Storage, Bat
tery Company located at the Old com
| missarv of the Virginia Shipbulldlng
| Cornoration also started operations
| during the year.
| number of smaller manutactur.
ing establishments also have started
here during the past year.
Seven squares of King street nave
been improved by white way and
the lights were turned on this month
| and indications are that this modern
LIGHTING system during the year VIII
! no extended further west on King
| street as far as the union railway
A drive for $4,000 for the erec-
tio1 of Young Mems Christian AS
| sociation building was launched II
Nav and when the weeks drive was
concluded it was announced that
ann in excess of $4,000 had beer
| yiven and pledged for the work. Since
| hen a LOT west of the Alexandra
High School has been purchased ant
| on this site, probably this spring
will be erected the building.
The Old Dominion Boat Club, whose
boathouse was destroyed by FIRE
carly during the coming month vii
start the work of building q moderr
| clubhouse at the old ferry slip at the
FOOT of King street at cost OF $l5,
900.
Owing to the fact that there are
comparatively few building lots lei,
IN the central part of the city mos1
| If the building operations were con
ined TO the extreme northwest ant
,lso to points just outside of the city
limits. However, north of here anc
Iwest of here, the building operations
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