Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-11
EARLY HISTORY OF ALEXAN
DRIA.
Concluded.


densed notice of the few pages in the
back part of the ole acc ount book which
come to US today as stray and sole
wrecksge from voiceless past.
June Is, 1854. The lots of seven
prop ,rty owners are ordered to be
sold at public vendue, they having fsi
ed to build thereon according to direc-
ton of act OF assembly. This order
shows how few exceptions there were
to building requirements, and how a
house on every lot, save and except
these seven, laid firmly the foundation
| of the future city.
George West was appointed clerk in
| the room of John West.
December 10, 1854. 1t was ordered
that the court house lot be paled in
| With posts and rails in workmsn.like
manner; that Mr.. John Dalton be ap.
pointed overseer of the town in the
room of Mr.. John Carlyle who hath re.
signed.
June IS, 1855. Ordered that Mr..
John Carlyle, gent, do build at Lumly
Point a warehouse 100 feet long, "a feet
vide and 13 feet pitched.
September so, 1855. That brick or
stone chimuevs be built to such houses
or smithshops as at present have wood.
en- ones by the 1st day of December,
next, or notice be given to sheriff to
pull them down.
June II, 1855. Whereas, Mr.. John
Dalton has been for some time over.
seer of the town and being desirous Of
heipg acquitted. it il ordered that
George Jonns' On, gent, be appointed in
his room.
October 13, 1855 Mr. Robert Adam is
appointed trustee in the room of Hon,
VIM. Fairfax, esq deceased, and MIR.
John Muir trustee in the room oi
Hugh West, deceased.
Evidently patience has lost it's per.
feet work over the hogs that rosmeo
Main street, an aggravated species thai
required capital 81 and double te
DO them justice, and therefore With tui
experience of bovine disability as 6
thing OF beauty and a joy forever 1t was
"Ordered, that some ehectual methoc
he used to suppress their keeping ano
raising by the inhabitants of this towD
and that they be kept in the inclosure
or killed by the last day of November
next.
| July 10, 1859 Messrs. Carlyle and
Dalton are allowed to build a landing
at Cameron street to be made of genera
utility to the town. they and their heirs
in conse quence of the expense, to ap
plv to their use one half of said landing
February 4, 1850. John Hunter ant
Robert Adam succeed George Johnston
! in the office of overseer of the streets
the said Hunters district to be from
Main street opposite to Mr.. Carlyle
gate to the lower end of the town, an(
the said Adams from the said gate t.
the upper end of the town.
February /, 1853. Lot No. 60 stil
continues unimproved out of indul
gence to the proprietor (Mr. Thoma
Harrison). 1t is now ordered to be solt
on 10Th inst.
May 80, 1853. Ordered that Rober
Adam, gentleman, be overseer Of Mrs
Chew's lot and make 80 much of tn
said street fit for travelling for wagon
and foot people by the fret of septe M
ber next or pay for his failure 20 shil
liugs to the town; Geo. Johnston ditt'
to corner of Mr.. Dalton; John Daltol
along his own front, ha;f wsy bstweer
bin and John Carlyle Gent; Johl
Carlyle leaves off to the end OF his Owl
LOT; VIM. Ramsay continues his distric
down to Colonel Fairfax's LOT; Mr.. Car
. lyle to the lower corner of the sa't
Fairfex and one-half adjacent stree
and Doctor Hunter to the lower cor
ner OF Going Lamphier's with the stree
adjacent. May 9, 1853, Henry Piper
Gent, is appointed trustee.
Lots from No. SIS to 135 of the annex
to the town are sold. General Georg
Wf ,bington buys No. l12 for G3S, an(
No. llS for sl0.10. These are situate
on the northwest col0er of Pitt ant
Prince and the southwest corner O.
Cameron and Pitt.
The original lots are herein named
"a belc nging to John Alexander, Philil
Alexander and Hugh West in the pro
portion of nearly as may be attained o
|. ! and ] respectively. The forme
mas m from to inclusive and from 81 Il
o5 inclusive, for which he received
el25.64. Hugh Vests are from Nos.
' to 80, valued at s247.l5.9. Philil
Alexander has the remainder, 40 in all
for which he was credited S6O3.6
The dividing line between John Alex
ander and Hugh West is Oh Orin0c
street, between Hugh West and Pniil
Alexander is on Queen. Such is tn
q record of the Auoltor's book at leas'
It would be interesting to learn whel
and how Hugh Vests clsim arose.
9 Sept. 25, 1868, John Kirkpatrick an
Thomas Fleming, Gent, are appolnte
trustees in the room of Charles Dlge
who hath removed out of the Colon
and John Hunter who is deceased
II John West. jr., the surveyor OF thl
!; towu in 1749 and George W. IT presea
/. surveyor.
Il At meeting of msiority of trustee
10 Dec, 1865, ''fhe trustees proceede
to appoint a trustee in the room {
y George Johnston, deceased, and hav
unanimously chosen George Washing