Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-10-18
OFFICIAL.

An ORDINANCE to amend and re enact an orii
nance entitled AN ordinance to permit the
Alexandria and FsirfsX Passenger In lway
Compsny to run its TIA ks and cars through
certain streets in the city of Alexandra, Viz
ginis approved July II, 1880"
Section 1. Be it ordained by the City Cour ell of
Alexandria, That it shall be lawful for the Alex
sndria and Fairfax Passenger Railway Company
to construct singl, rsllrgai track. with all ne
CO. jsry turnouts, siding, switches and connec
tlons, upon the following named streets to wit
On King street from the Potoma; river to Ihs
corporation line at the wess end thereof;
Washington street from the corporation line r.
the south end thereof to the corporation line sc
the no til end thereof; then on Fairfax street
from the south side Of King street 10 the corpora
ton limo at the north end thereof; on st. Astph
street from the south sid, OF Duke street to The
north side OF Princess Alfred street ilo Il the
north side of Cameron rect to the south side Of
Wilkes street: on Cameron street from the esst
side of Alfred street to the west side of Payne
street; on Payne street from the north side OF
Cameron street 10 the south side Of DnNe street.
on Duke street from the cas- side CT Alfred streoL
to the corporation line TO the wess end thereof
on Wilkes street from the east side OF Alfred Street
to the corporation line to the west end thereof;
subject to the conditions and progi io,s herein
af er named. Provided, That this priv eye shsl
only apply to those streets on which the said rail-
way is operated within the time limi.et in this
ordinance.
Section 2. And to cquip and maintain street
railway for the carrisge of passengers and to run
street cars thereon, drawn hy horses or propelled
by electrical power. Provid q, That the said
track and turnouts, sidings aad connections lall
not obstruct the ordinary use of the streets upon
which they shall be laid, nor sffec. injuriously
the drainage thereof And provided further, Thst
the City Council reserves tue right to allow u l.
other railroads as it msy deem proper to cross The
tracks of the A,eXAndria and Fairfax Street All
WY at such points RS the City Council shall de-
siguate.
Section 3. The said company shall Use rails OF
the most approved pattern, ana shall lay them iro
feet five inches apart between the outer fang0s,
and shall keep their tracks and two feet Oh each
side thereof IA good repair.
Section Said company shall commence the
construction of sain railway within year froul
the fist day CT July 1899, aud comp etc the
same by the first day of January. 1898; otherwise
this ordinance shall be void.
sect;on 5. That after the said company has been
in operation for the period of two shall pay
into the city treasury the sum of five dollars pes
year for each and every car run upon The streets
of the city But this shall not DO construed t.
mean en- exemption OF the property otthe coiu-
pany for it's just an nut of city tax ition.
Section 8 That in he event that after tho said
railway has been constructed The same shall cease
to be operated for tho space of six months tho
said tracks, turnoutS sidings, and connections
shall b, taken up and removed from the SAT-
streets and the said streets S1ch portions there
of as are occupied by said tracks, turnouts sidings
and connections shall be repaved at the expense
Of the said company, the work to be done in snch
manner and under such supervision as tle City
Councii may prescribe.
Section T. That the charge for carrying pssscu-
gers one way over the entire lcneth OF the line
shall not exceed five cents
Section s. That the SAID company before con
mencing the construction Of the said railway shall
entor into bond ia the penalty of fifteen thou
sand dollars with security to be approved by p
majority OF tho Committee on Streets and ma
iority of the Finsrce Committee for the faithful
performance of the obligation imposed upon it by
the provision OF this ordinance.
Section o. This ordinance shalt be in force
from its passage.
Passed Board of Aldermen October IL 1890.
W. II. MARBURY, President
Passed Com IN on Council October IA, $500
JOHN T. SW EENEY President
Approved October 16, 1890.
E. f. DOWNHAM, Mayor.
Teste: JNo r. JOHNSON, Clerk &. G.