Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-28
THURSDAY EVENING. DEC. %. 1906.
DrRrNe recent wears the subject,of the

The Gazette has several times urged &C
ton in the matter and mas shown that
the time has come when certain Outly-
ing places which have sprung up in re-
cent years, and which are nurtured by
Alexandria proper, should be within the
bounds of the city. Mayor Paf in
recent message TO Council suggested that a
movement looking to the accomplishment
of this purpose should be made at once,
and his recommendation is endorsed by
the entire community. The movement
j. now gradually crystalizlng, as several
legal gentlemen of this city are engaged
in preparing the proper documents look
jig to the absorption by the city of ter
rtory running to the centre Of Hunting
creek on the south, slice of Fairfax
county on the west and portion of
Alexandria county on the north. In
q den times the southern boundary Of the
city was the centre OF Hunting creek.
The city has had many charters and
many amendments to its charter since
the original one. On the 9th OF
January, 1868, a new charter was grant
ed by which the limits of the town as
defined were identical with those fixed
by the act of April, 1858, except that it
Withdrew from the jurisdiction of the
CITY all the territory in Fairfax county
(bounded by the old District line, HOoh'
Iun and Hunting Creek which had been
added TO the town by that charter. This
]. st charter was superseded in 1866 by
charter adopted by the General AS
sembly on the 25th of January in that
wear by which the government of the city
was cOnfded to City Council composed
Of two branches, a Board of Aldermen
and Common Council. This council
was made a body polite aud corporate
by the name of the City Council of Alex
andria, and the new charter declared
that "ail the estate, rights and credits
now vested in the Common Council (sic)
shall be vested in said City Council. The
boundaries of the town fixed by this
charter were as follows: Beginning on
the Potomac river at a point northerly
in the direction of Fairfax street five
hundred and ninety-fve fee. nine inches
from the north line of Montgomery street
as now established in said city, and ex
tending into said river and running
thence westerly and parallel with said
north line 10 a point at which this course
will intersect line 1913 feet five inches
west Of aud running parallel to the
western line of West street as now estab-
lished when extended; thence sOutherly
parallel with West street to the north
line of Cameron street extended, to a
point in line with the west line of the
lot of the late Francis PeytOn, on which
he resided; thence sOutherly parallel
with West street to the south line of
King street, extended; thence in a
straight line to point in a line divid-
ing The counties of Fairfax and Alexsn-
dria from each other, ter feet west OF
HoOh's run, thence sOutherly parallel to
and distant ten feet from HoOh's run TO
The middle Of Hunting Creek, into the
Potomac river, thence up said river TO
the beginning This charter was al
cepted by vote o. the people on the
Sth of February, 1866, and at the same
time the voters of the town casting their
suflrages in pursuance Of a clause of the
charter which was submitted to them for
this purpose voted that number OF city
officers therein mentioned should be
elected by the voters of the city, and not
by the City Council. On March Sd,
1866, the General Assembly amended the
charter, and made the boundaries Of the
city identical with those established by
act Of April, 1858. This charter con
tinued in force until j. was superseded
by the charter approved February 20,
1871, under which the city is now gov
erned. The present limits are as fol-
lows:
The limits of the city of Alexandria
shall 5e as follows: Beginning on the
Potomac river at point distant north
erly in the direction of Fairfax street,
five hundred and ninety-fve feet nine
inches from the north line of Monfgo
cry street, as now established in said city,
aud extending into said river, and run
ming thence westerly and parallel with
said north line to point at which this
course will intersect line one hundred
aud twenty-lhree eet five inches west Of
and running parallel to the western line
of West street, as now established, when
extended; thence southerly, parallel with
West street, to the north line of Cam
eron street, as now established; thence
westerly in the direction of the north
line of Cameron street, extending to a
point in line with the west line of the
lot Of the late Francis Peyton, on which
he resided; thence soulherly, parallel
with West street, TO the south line Of
King street extended, thence in straight
line to point in the line dividing the
counties of Fairfax and Alexandria from
each other, ten feet west OF Hoof's run;
thence southerly with said line into the
Potomac river; thence up the said river
to the beginning.
That Alexandria and Fairfax counties
will resist any action this city may take
in order to expand its limits at their ex-
pense Is, of course, anticipated, although