Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-10-15
OFFICIAL.

An ORDINANCE to permit the Alexandria and
Fairfax Railway Company to lay It's tracks ard
run its cars through and over certain streets in
the city of Alexandria, Virginia.
Section /. Be it ordained by the City Council
of Alexandria, Thai 1t shall be lawful for the
Alexandria and Fairfax Passenger Railway Com
psny to construct single railroad track with all
necessary turnouts, sdings, sWiches, and connec-
tions upon the following named streets within
the corporate limits OF the city OF Alexandria
Virginia, to wit: On King street from the Poto-
mac rivor to the corporation line az the west end
of ssid street; on Oronoco street from tho east
side o. Fsirfax street 10 the corporation line at
the west ebd OF said street; on Fairfax street
from tho south lido Of King street to the north
side of Oronoco street on Patrick street from
the south side OF Duke street to the north side Of
Cameron esreet ; on Cameron street from the east
side OF Alfred street to tho west side Of Payne
street; Oh Payne street from the north side Of
Uronoco street to the south side Of Duke street !;
on Duke street from the east side of Patrick street
to the corporation line Mt tho west end OF said street.
subject to tire conditions and provisions herein.
after named; provided thst this privilege shall
ony apply to thOso streets on which the ss;d rail-
way ia constr ucted and operated within the time
limited in this ordinance.
Section 2. That tho said company ehau nave
the right and privilege to construct eqalp ana
maintain street railway for tho carriage OF pas
sengers, and to run street cars thereon, drawn oy
horses or mules, propeller by electrical power;
proyid ed that tho said tracks and turnouts, and
sidinps spd connections shall not obstruct the or
binary uee of the streets upon which they shall
be laid nor affect niuriously the drainage tbere-
of and provided further, that the City Council
reserves the right to allow such other railroads as
it may doom proper to Cross the tracks OF the
Alexsndria and Fairfax street Railway at such
points as the City Council, msy designate.
Section 3. The said company shall use rails OF
the most approved pattern, and shall lay them
according to the standard gauge, and shall keep
their tracks, and the apsco betaeen the tracks
and two feet on each side thereof paved and IN
good repair
Section 4. Said company shall commence with
in forty. five days the construction OF the line Of
railway ON King street, aud shall have the same
completed, equipped and in operation within
ninety dsys from the passage oil this ordinance,
from the foot OF King street at the ferry wharf to
tho western end OF said street; otherwise this Or
dnanco shall be void; AMI as to tho other streets
named in this ordinance tho said company ahall
construct it's tracks upon and over the same, and
have its cars running over said streets within
tan months from tho passage OF this ordinance
otherwise the grant to the Of any other street
than King street shsll be void.
Section g. That after the saii company has
been in operation for the period OF two years it
shall pay into the City Treasury the sum Of five
dollars per year for each aud every car run upon
the streets of the city. But this provision shall
not bs construed to except the property OF the
company from the just amount OF city taxation.
Sec ion 6. That IN the event that after the said
railway has been constructed the came shall cease
to be operated for the space Of ak months, the
said tracks, turnouts, sidipgs, conn ctions aod
constructions shall be taken up and removed from
the said strests and the said Streets or such por-
tions thereof as are occupied by said tracka turn
outs, sidngs, connectio S and constructions shall
be repaved at the expense of the aaid company,
the wo,k to be done in such manner and under
such regulations and supervision as the City Coun-
Gil msy prescribe.
Section Z. Thst the charge for carrying plssen-
gers one way over the entire length of line OF rail
way within the city limits shall not exceed five
cents.
Section g. That the said company, before COM
mencing the construction OF the said railway
shall enter into bond in the penalty OF ten thou
aand collars, with security, to be approved by
maioli y of the Committee on Streets and ma.
jority Of the Finance Committee, for the faithful
performance of the obligations imposed upon IL
BIZ the provisions of this ordinance.
Section 8. This ordinsnce shsll DC IN foice from
its passage 1901
Passed Board of Aldermen October 10, 1881.
w. H. MARBURY, President.
Passed Common Council October 10, 1871.
HU8ERT SNOWDEN, President.
Approved October "a, 1891;
HENhY STRAUSS, Mayor.
Teste: JNo T. JOHNSON. Clerk c. C..