Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-02

/ An ORDINANCE to amend and rc-enact an or
dinance approved April 18th. 1892 enti'
tied An ordinance to permit the Wash
! ington, Alexandra and Mount Vernon
Electric Railway Company TO lay its tracks
and run its cars through over and upon
certain streets in the city of Alexandria
| Virginia.
Section l. Be it ordained by the City Coun-
ci of Alexandria, That it shall be lawful for
the Washington. Alexandria and Mount Yer
non Electric Railway Company to construct a
| single track railroad with all necessary turn-
outs sidings, switches and connections upon
the following named streets within the corpo-
rate limits of the city of Alexandria, Virginia;
! to wit: On King street from the Potomac
river to the corporation line at the west end
of said street; on Columbus street from the
south side of King street to the north side of
| Cameron street on Cameron street from the
| east side of Columbus street to the corpora
| ton line at the west end thereof; on Payne
street from the south side of King street to
the corporation line at the north end thereof;
| on Fairfax street from the north side of King
street southwaraly 10 the corporation line on
Franklin street from the east side Of Fairfax
street TO the west side of Royal street; on
ROYAL street from the north side of Franklin
street southwardly to the corporation line.
Provided further that the right to the use of
Franklin street from Royal to ! air.ax street
shall only continue until October LIST, 1894.
Section p That said company shall have
the right and privilege to construct equip,
maintain and operate a street railway and to
run its cars through, over and upon the
streets hercinbef0re named, drawn by horses
or mules, or propelled by overhead or other
electrical power; provided, that the said
ola I'D
connections shall not Obstruct the ordinary
use of the streets upon which they shall be
laid, nor affect injuriously the drainage there
of and provided, further, that the City Coun-
Gil reserves the right to allow such other rail
roads as it may deem proper to cross the
tracks of the Washington, Alexandria and
Mount Vernon Electric Railway Company at
such points as the City Council may designate.
Section ,. That the said company shall Use
rails Of approved pattern, and shall lay them
according to the standard gauge, and shall
keep their tracks and the space between the
tracks and two feet on each side thereof
paved and in good repair
Section 4. That this ordinance shall not
apply to the use of any street hereinbefore
named not actually occupied by the tracks of
said company within one year from the date
of the passage of this ordinance, but it shall
remain in full force and effect as to all streets
or parts Of the same hercinbefore named
which are within one year from the date
hereof actually occupied by the tracks of the
said company, and upon which its cars are
being run. 1t being expressly provided, how
ever that the said company shall deposit with
the Treasurer of this city bond, with good
personal security or other satisfactory collate
raj security, in the sum Of 1000, to be ap
proved by the Committee on Finance. to be
forfeited TO the City Council if the said COM
Iany fail or or before May 1st 1894, to COM
mence and within ninety days to complete
the extension of its tracks from its present
terminus on Cameron street at its intersec-
ton with Fayettc street to the corporation
limits, either on the north or west side of this
city, as the said company may elect.
Section 5. That after the said company has
been in operation for the period OF two years
il shall pay into the city treasury the sum Of
five dollars per year for Zach and every car
run upon the streets of the city. But this
provision shall not be construed to exempt the
property of the company from the justamcCnt
Of city taxation.
Section q. That in the event that after the
said railway has been constructed the same
shall cease to be operated for the space of six
months. the said tracks. turnouts. sidings,
COllCCllULS anu COuSlIuCllOIS snail DC ldACu
up and removed from the said streets and the
said streets or such portions thereof as are oc-
cupied by said tracks, turnouts, sidipgs con
nections and constructions shall be repaved at
the expense Of the said company, the work TO
be done in such manner and under such reg
ulations and supervision as the City Council
may prescribe.
Section I. That the charge for carrying pas
sengerS one way over the entire length of the
line of railway within the city limits shall not
exceed five cents.
Section s. That the said company. before
commencing the construction of the said rail-
way, shall enter into bond in the penalty of
ten thousand dollars, with security, to be ap-
proved by majority of the Committee on
Streets and n majority OF the Finance Com
mittee, for the taithfdl performance OF the OBJ
legations imposed upon it by the provisions Of
this ordinance.
Section .. This ordinance shall be in force
from its passage
Passed Common Council November IA,
1893.
HUBERT SNOWDEN, President.
Passed Board Of Aldermen November %,
1898.
W. II. MARBURY, President.
Approved December p 1898.
HENRY STRAUSS, Mayor.
Teste; JSo. T. JOHNSON. Clerk.