Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-03-30
heights above the general plane and the


assumed in the plan already adoptaa)
Jana conformed to. and they shall alse|
lay out, describe and determine che as
cents and descents of all the streets con.
|aeeted with those streets which are nol'|
|unpayed, and the manner of carving off
THE water from the same, and all alleys
y water courses, or sewers, leading toI
o. from the same.
Sec. s. Be it further enacted, that the|
aforesaid book, together with all maps,
records, papers and documents, apper-
tanning to the surveyors or regulators Of
fee, shall be deposited In the council
chamber, under the charge of the record
ing surveyor, and shall at all reasonable
times, be open to the inspection Of the
members of council, gratis, and to every
other person. who shall pay the record
ing surveyor fifty cents for such inspec-
ton, and fifty cents for every copy GER
| titled by him of the draught, regulation
and description, of any lot which may
have been regulated, entered and re-,
corded in the said books, which copies
the said recording surveyor is hereby d.
rected to furnish.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, that in
order to preserves regular uniform sur
face for the foot avements throughout
the town, every footway which may be
paved or repaved after the passing of
this act, shall descend at the rate OF halt
AN inch IN each foot and no more, from
4 the lines of the streets to the top Of the
curb stone, except where such descent
would materially injure any property
heretofore built upon or improved. IN
which caseit shall be the duty of the said
regulators to view such foot way when
requested, and to grant such relief as teI
them shall appear right AID just, and if
any person or persons shalt make or re
pair any foot pavement, and shalinp %
serve and conform to the regulations SCI
to be made as aforesaid. every such per
son or persons shall torfeit and pay 70
every such offence, the sum,of five dol
lars, to be recovered as other simila
fines, and the superintendent OF police1
shall cause the said footway to be paved
conformable to law at the expense of
such person or persons.
Sec. 7. And be it further enacted
That the said regulators or surveyors dol
procure at the expense of the corpora
ton, a rod of durable woOd, with tn
end thereof covered with brass or cop
per of the length of ten feet, and cause
the whole of the, said rod t. be Aivided
| into feet and inches, and after the same
shall be so procured to deposit it in the|
council chamber, there to remain as al
permanent standard rod for the use of
the citizens generally, who are hereby
Ipermittcd to have free access thereto a
| all reasonable times, for the purpose of
adjusting or measuring the rods used BY
them, and all RODS or measures used b.
the said reeuIators or Surveyors shall bel
jmade agreeable to the standard sod i
and no measurement Shall be require
as pert anent that shall not have beer
made agreeable to the said standard
rod
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted I
hat in all regulations Of heights, as
cents, descents. water-cmrses, sew
ers or lines Of streets hereafte TO be
made, if it shall appear to a majority oil
tie said reguat or surveyors that anyj
part OF the regulations heretofore adopt |
ed, in the unpayed streets, are inco /
tect, or that the operations thereof would
be announcement 10 the public at large
or injurious to individuals, It shall bel
the d..ty of the said regulators Or sur-I
veyors to &c tify their opinion, with the
alterations they may propose. to the
common council; or if any individual
shall think him or herself aggrieved by
any regulation, it shall be the duty of the |
said regulators or surveyors to state the
same in writing to council, who shall
upon hearing the same, approve or dis
approve of the said regulation or aItera-l
ton, and their decision shall 90 into ef- |
feet and be duly recorded by the re-
cording surveyor, accordingly.
Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, |
That tie said regulators OF surveyors
shall cause the sketches and draughts |
heretofore made by the survey ors of the
town, to be bound together IN a substan-
tial manner, with blank leaves Tor notes
of reference, and to record in the said
book such memorandum. MADE of parti-
cular streets, as they shall suppose ma
terial to be preserved, and to depositI