Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-18


and operating deficits Since that time
bonds totaling S670 600 have been sold
for schools, other public improvements
and funding purposes, while $l59, 600 Of
the $3.50 900 bond issues has been paid
Off, leaving the citys debt at 1917, 900
as of June ], 1929.
Morton's report shows that the old
debt of the city was contracted mainly
through Alexandria's endeavor to at
tract trade here prior to the Civil War
period, only to have circumstances Gull
minating in the war and the resulting
financial depression cause failure.
The sum of S1,530,000 was expended
for railroad and canal development from
Io47 up to the Civil War period.
The present form Of government has
paid off s451 .937.23 of the debt con-
tracted by the city prior to 1921, and
has also paid off S133. 1927 of the debt
contracted since 1922. making the total
interest and principal paid by this form
of government $585,737 as of June ],
1929.
The city's share of the principal
permanent Improvements made from
September /, 1929, to June /, 1929, has
amounted to $3.50, 818, of which 1910 900
was paid by bond sales and the balance
from tax levy and miscellaneous rev.
enues, while AUDITING property owners
paid total of $l92338, distributed as
follows: Streets, $116.383; sidewalks
$3S535; sewers. S31 ,420. and the mu-
nicipal swimming pool, $4,000.
improvements Described.
The description and cost of the i'm
provementS are as follows: schools. $780,
495: remodeling of City Hall, 1884;
improvements to fire engine houses, in
GLIDING heating plant at No. / Truck
and Engine Company, $5,340; city's
share for construction of District Home
at Manassas, Va, $10,271; city's share
of construction of municipal swimming
pool, buildings and grounds, S39,839;
Hunting Creek Bridge and approaches,
$46,573; equipment construction, $18,-
46l; No. l Truck and Engine Company
pumper. $4,000; general improvement
OF street lights, exclusive of operation
$4,000; construction of STA miles of
sewers, including 100000 Hooff's Run
project. S130,998; 29.06 miles of side
walks, S56,120; 19 miles of streets, $780,
572; payment of one-half interest on
bonds to Fairfax County on Little River
turnpike, $5S,735.
Improved 81 Miles of Street.
A classification of streets made De-
cember /, 1928, shows 1.39 miles of i'm
proved streets here, representing "A per
cent OF the Jotal mileage OF streets In
this city, while the city-manager form
of government has been responsible for
the construction of 19 miles of i'm
proved streets, or 90 per cent of the i'm
proved area and 80 per cent of the
grand total.
The same classification shows 2793
miles of unimproved streets of which
only 1.39 miles are cobble-stoned.
while 800 is graveled, 1866 graded and
1468 mapped but not graded.
Collect S266,4 7s.1s in Licenses.
Morton's figures also show that dur
ing the past five years the city has
collected $266, 478.13 in licenses against
the $112,435.96 collected by the old
form of government for the period 1917
1921, despite the lower rates now in
effect.
A comparative statement of Police
Court fines under the new and old
forms of city government shows the
police department to be operating
much more efficiently since placed UNI
der the city manager form of govern
ment than prior to 1922. A total Of
$96,091.22 has been collected in fines
during the past FIVE years. while $31,-
377.50 was collected during the five
years prior to 1922, or an increase of
$64,213.62.
The city gas rate has been reduced
IS cents per 1000 cubic feet under
the city manager, while there has been
an increase in $50 consumers since 1921