Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-27
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AN ORDINANCE to provide outside fire es
capes for school buildings and other build
ings in the city of Alexandria.
l. Be it ordained by the City Council o
Alexandria, Virginia, that it shall be til,
DUTY of the owner or owners of all factories
work shops, hotels, hospitals and school build
ings in this city over three stories in height
and theatres and other places Of amusement
over one story in height, to provide for the
safe exit of the occupants thereof in case OF
fire b. the erection or construction OF outside
fire escapes consisting of iron balconies with
iron stairs leading from one story to the other
the lower stairs to be drop stairs so the same
may be lowered or raised when necessary.
= BE il further ordained by the City Coun.
Gil of Alexandria, That the said fire escapes
shall be erected or constructed on the build
ings named in section 1 within ninety days
from the passage of this ordinance.
3. Be it further ordained, That it shall DC
the duty of the City Surveyor to inspect all
buildings as named in the first section of this
ordinance; and if the fire escapes are not
erected or constructed as therein named shall
report the same forthwith to the Mayor of the
city of Alexandria.
d. ANY owner or owners of such buildings
who shall fail to comply with the first section
of this ordinance within ninety days shall be
fined not less than twenty-five dollars $50
nor more than one hundred dollars ($1OO) for
each month they shall fail to provide such
fire escapes.
3. This ordinance shall be in force from
its passage
Passed Common Council April %, 1898.
HUBERT SNOWDEN, President.
Passed Board of Aldermen April %, 1898.
w. H MARBURY, President.
Approved April 26, 1898.
HENRY STRAUSS, Mayor.
Teste: JNO. T. JOHNSON. Clerk.
An ORDINANCE to provide for the grading,
paving curbing and sewering the alley in
the square bounded by Columbus, Alfred,
Wilkes and Gibbon streets; and to provide
for grading, paving and curbing the alley
bounded by King, Prince, Henry and Fay
cite streets; and to provide for the grading,
paving and curbing the alley bounded by
King, Cameron, Pitt and st. Asaph streets;
and for the assessment of the cost thereof.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the City Coun-
Gil of Alexandria, Virginia, That the Commit
tee on Streets are hereby authorized and di-
rccted to have the alley bounded by Column
bus, Alfred, Wilkes and Gibbon streets grad
ed, paved, curbed and severed; and to have
Prince, Henry and Fayette streets graded,
paved and curbing set; and to have the alley
in the square bounded by King. Cameron,
Pitt and st. Asaph streets graded, psvcd and
curling set All to be done in a good sub
stantial manner using for paving cobble stones
Section .. Be it further ordained, That an
assessment shall be Levied upon the property
binding upon said alleys as described in this
ordinance, aud that the whole Of the cost
thereof shall be borne by persons owning
property binding on said alleys.
Section 3 Be it further ordained, That
when said alleys as before described shall have
been graded, paved, curbing set and sewer
built, as provided for in the first section of this
ordinance, the Superintendent of Police and
the Clerk of Common Council shall proceed
without delay to carry out the provisions of the
ordinance amending and re-enacting section
%, of chapter 5, of the laws of the city Of
Alexandria, edition 1874, passed May IL,
1856
Section 4. Be il further ordained, That as
the grading, curbipg and sewering is being
done the Auditor is authorized TO draw war
rants upon the City Treasury for such sums
of money as may be required to pay for the
said grading, paving, curbing and sewering.
Section 5. This ordinance shall be III force
from its passage.
Passed Board of Aldermen April 25, 1893.
W. IT, lfARBURT. President
Passed Cannon Council April %, 1893.
HUBERT SN0WDEN, President.
Approved April 26. 1898.
HENRY STRAUSS, Mayor
Teste: JNo. 7. JOHNSON, G. c.