Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-03
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alexandria and Mount Vernon Electric
hallway Company to lay Is tracks and Tan
It's cais on 9oval street from the north side
OF King street TO the south side OF Franklin
street: from King street TO Wilkes street
for passenger traffic only, and from Wilkes
street 20 Franklin street FOR either passen-
ger or freight traffic, and 10 permit the said
railroad company 10 connect is tracks with
the Richmond and DAnvilc Railroad Com
pany track al the intersection OF Wilkes
aud Royal streets and to permit said COM
pany 10 connect its tracks 1t the intersec-
ton of Faycttc and Cameron streets with
the Washington Southern Railway Com
pany.
section /. Be it ordained By the City Coun-
cil Of Alexandria, That it shall he lawful for
the Washington Alexandria and Mount Yer
non Electric Railway Company to construct a
single railroad track on Royal street from the
north side of King street 10 the south side OF
Franklin street that from King street TO
Wilkes street shall be used by the said rail.
way company for passenger traffic only, and
from Wilkes street to Franklin street for
either passenger or freight traffic provided
however. that the said Washington, AleXan
dria and Mount Vernon Electric Railroad
Company shall maintain aud operate its pre-
sent railway on Fairfax street, and that the
cars going both north and south shall lie run
at least once an hour between seven O'Clock a.
M and - o'clock midnight.
Section 2. That the said company from
King street TO Wilkes street shall use the
most improved pattern Of rails; from Wilkes
street to Franklin street shall use ST. rails
to be properly protected By planking and shall
lay them according to the standard gauge,
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tween the tracks and two feet on each side
thereof from King street to Wilkes street
paved with Belgian block, aud shall keep the
same in good repair, and all work shall be
subject to the approval of the Committee on
Streets.
Section g. That said company shall com
mencc the construction of its line Of railway
on Royal street on or before the first day Of
August, 1894 and shall have the same COM
plcted, equipped and in operation by the first
day of October, 1894, or otherwise this ordi
nance shall be void and of no eiit ct.
Section 4. That the said railroad company
shall station a tlagman at the intersection OF
Royal and Wilkes streets where il crosses the
Richmond and Danvillc Railroad, said flag
man to remain on duty during the hours that
the said company runs its cars over its track
on Royal street.
Section 5. The Washington, Alexandria
and Mount Vernon Electric Railway Com
pany in laying its tracks shall conform to the
regular grade of the streets over which 1t
/ asses.
Section 6. That the said company before
commencing the construction of the said rail
way shall enter into bond in the penalty Of
two thousand five hundred dollars $4,000,
with security to be approved By majority of
the Finance Committee for the faithful per-
Torrance of its obligations imposed upon it
by the provisions of this ordinance.
Section 7. The City Council reserves the
right to repeal, alter or amend this ordinance.
Section s. This Ordinance shall be in force
from its passage.
Passed Common Council June 2G. 1894.
HUBERT SNOWDEN, President.
Passed Board of Aldermen June 26, 1874.
w H. MARBURY, President,
Approved July =, 1894
HENRY STRAUSS, Mayor.
Testc: JNo. T. JOHNSON. Clerk
An ORDNANCE to amend and rc-cnact section
and of chapter 13 of the Corporation
CODE
Bet ordained by the City Council of Alex.
andria, that sections and 6 of chapter - of
the Corporation code be amended and re-
enacted to read as follows:
Section 5. The policemen shall report to
the Mayor. and in case of his absence or in
disposition to any Justice of the Peace Of the
city, all Migrants that may be found within
the limits of tho Corporation; and it shall be
lawful for the Mayor or such Justice and it
shall bc the duty of the Mayor or such Justice to
cause such Migrants to be brought before him,
and it. upon due examination, he shall ad
Judge such person 10 be vagrant within the
meaning of the laws III force in the city of
Alexandria, he shall commit such vagrant 10
the Jail of this city for term not exceeding
three months, and all persons so committed TO
the jail shall be employed upon the chain
gang
Section g. All able bodied persons not hav
ing wherewithal to maintain themselves who
shall be found lettering or wandering abroad
within the city limits, without betaking them
selves to some honest employment and all
professional beggars, tramps. drunkards, or
other VIGOROUSLY lazy, idle, or disorderiy
persons, and all keepers or exhibitors of any
unlawful game or faro bank, gaming tables
or any gaming device of any denomination
whatever and all paupcrs not entitled TO resi-
dence in the city of Alexandria shall be con-
sidered and treated as Migrants.
Section :. This act shall be in force from
and after its passage.
Passed Common Council June 26. 1894.
HUBERT SNOWDEN, President.
Passed Board Of Aldermen June 26, 1884.
W. II. MARBURY. President.
Approved July ,. 1894.
HENRY STRAUSS, Mayor.
Teste JSo. T. JOHNSON, c. c.