Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-05

The program outlined by City
Manager Wilder M. Rich for street
cleaning and the proposed method Of
hanGling garbage was adopted by
the city council at meeting held
yesterday afternoon.
IL provides for the location of Il
dump on First street, approximate
~ opposite Pitt street and that the
utilization of this land VIII make it
possible in few years 10 make First
street available for thoroughtare.
The dump will be in charge of a
s. mar and q small shed viii be prcvid-
cd for the storage Of tools.
The city will be divided into seven
districts for the collection Of gar
baee. trash and ashes as follows: All
territory lying north Of the north
line of Queen street and east OF the
west line of Columbus street; all ter
ritory living between the north hne
OF Queen street and the south line
OF Duke street, and the west line OF
Columbus street and the Potomac
river: all territory lying south Of the
south line OF Duke street and east
of the west line of st. Asaph street;
all territory lying between the west
line of Columbus street and the Rich
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad. and north of the north hne
cf Queen street; all territory lying
between the west line of Columbus
street and the Richmond, Fredericks-
burg and Potomac Railroad, and De-
tween the north line Of Queen street
and the south line Of Duke street;
an territory lying south of the south
line of Duke street and west OF the
west line of st. Asaph street; all ter
ritory living west and north OF the
Richmond. Fredericksburg and fo-
tomac Railroad.
The tentative program for collec-
tions is as follows:
For Sections No. l to 3 inclusive
Morday and Thursdays, garbage on
The north and south streets. uSs-
days and Fridays, garbaee ON the
e@St and west streets. Wednesdays
asbes and trash On the north ana
so,,tb streets. Saturday ashes anu
trash on the east and west streets
Section No. 7: Mondays ana
Thursdays, garbage on all streets ~
mo west of Russell road, inelnding
Russell Road. Tuesdays and fridays
garbage on all streets lying between
Russell Road and the r. r. 7 ran
road. Wednesdays, ashes and traSn
on all streets lying west OF kuSseti
Road including Russell Road. Sat
,,rdavs ashes and trash on all streets
Iv;no. between Russell Road and the
r. F. & P. railroad. .,. ~
The above program will utiiize tue
eeven carts recently purchased by the
CITY. The Superintendent VIII re-
mort either in person or by tetephohe
hourly at the City Manager 5 onlce
10 receive complaints and give tnen'
;,nr,ediate attention. All complaints
must be made to the City Manager 5
Office. r,; c.
To the Union Station. together ~i'h
some of the blocks adjacent TO hlnS
Street will be cleaned by three push
broom men, instead of by the sweep
or as at present. The OUTLYING streets
will be swept by four push broom men men
using the patrol system making
- total of seven for this work. rms
,.,veening will be done on Mondays
Tuesdavs. Thursdays and Fridays
IN Wednesdays and Saturdays, tne
eaven sweepers will be used on the
carts for ashes and trash COLLECTION.
On Sunday mornings from l:eO a.
-, 20 6 100 a. NJ. King street and the
o5;acent block viii be cleaned by
the horse-drawn sprinkler and sweep,
er in order that it will be IN goou
condition SUNDAY morning.
a hid of H. B. Forbes to turniSn
so, hire to the city seven horses ano
seven drivers and the necessary equip
,,ent for the sum of fifty cents af
I, bonr was accepted by the city eoun-
oil The proposal on the part oil Nj
Torhas was accompanied by an op,
t;on 10 the city for the purchase 9i
these horses BY the city tor SlVV each
The manager reported that an m
vestigation made by him into the au,
visibility of purchasing the neeessaa!
horses and the cost of providing SUM-,
able stable and shed for the morse
and equipment would cost sS2oV. ne
h therefore recommended the n'rlhg VI
\ the horses for the present.
Assurances were given Couneiiman
Fannor that the horses now hirea pS
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