Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-21
PROPOSALS..


tsined in the manner prescribed by law.
Be Il ordained by the City Council ol
! Alerandria. Virginia;
Section 1. That there shall be leased, with
| The privileges OF purchasing. In the manner
prescribed By the constitution and laws Of the
State OF Virginia. the following described
property situate, in the city of AlexAndria,
Virgins. and bounded and described as fol-
Ial Sauare Of ground bounded by FirsI
stfeet on the north, Roysl street on the east
Montgomery street on the south and Pitt str, ei
on the west.
III Square Of grvuud bounded By First
strret on the north, Fairfax street on the east,
Montgomery street on the sonih and Royal
street on the west.
fc) Beginning at point on the east side
OF Fairfax street ia feei north o. the bnlld'
| ing line Of Montgomery street and running
thence esst parallel With Montgomery. street
| 2l6 feet 10 inches TO the west building line Of
Lee street; thence north slong the line o. Isaid
| Lee street TO the south building line Of First
street, thence west along the line Of said
First street 246 feet 10 inches 10 the east build
| ing line Of Fairfax street and thence soath
along the line Of said Fairfax street 10 the
place OF beginning.
Id Beginning at point on the east build
| ing line Of Lee street Ia feet north OF the
north building line Of Montgomery street
and running thence east parallel with Mont
Romery street 300 feet 10 the west building
| line Of Union street; thence north along the
ssid line Of Union street 10 the south building
line of First street: thence west along the said
line Of First street 800 feet 10 the east bnild'
| ing line of Lee street and thence sonth along
the said line of Lee street 70 the place Of be- in.
ming; and all that land east Of the said parcel
| from the east building line Of Union street TO
| the river, the south line Of said parcel being
parallel with and ia feet distant from the
north line Of Montgomery street, for the term
OF fifteen years, with the privilege Of pur-
chase, upon the terms, conditions and pro-
visions, which are embodied In the following
| draft Of an ordinance:
An ordinance to lease, with the privilege
of pnrchase, -, his associates
snd assigns, certain land situate in the city
Of Alexandria, upon certain terms. conditions
and provisions.
Be Il ordained by the City Council of Alex
sndria, Virginia;
Section / That lease Of the following de.
scribed property. to-wii:
(a) square Of ground bounded by First
street on the north, Royal street on the east.
MONTGOMERY street on the sOnth and Fitt
street on the west.
ID Square Of groupa bounded by First
street on the north, Fairfax street on the east,
Montgomery street on the south aud Royal
sect on the west,
(o) Beginning Z a paint on the east side
Of FsirfaI street l. feet rIh OF the north
building line OF hont.un .ry STREET aud run
ming thence east parallel with Montgomery
street 246 feet ~ inehls 10 the west bui. ding
line OF Lee street; thence north al ng the line
OF said Lee street 10 the south building line
Of First street; thence vest along the line Of
sid First street 24G feet 10 inches TO the east
building line of Fairfax street and thence
souih along the line Of said Fairfax street 10
the place Of beginning.
(d) beginning at poiaf on the east build.
ing line OF Lee street la feet north Of the
north building line Of Montgomery street and
running thence east parallel with .nontgomery
street 200 feet 10 the west building line of
Onion street; thence north along the said line
Of Union street TO the sonih building line Of
First street; theme west along the said line
0f First street 800 feet 10 the east building
line Of Lire street and thence south along the
said line of Leo street 10 the plsce Of begin.
ming; and sll that land east Of lie said par
eel from the eaSt building line Of ,lnion street
To the river. the south line Of said parcel be-
ing parallel with and ia feet distant from
the north line of Montgomery street, is here
by authorized to-----------, his ass0.
ciates and assigns, for the psriod of fifteen
years, at an annual rent q dol
lars, with The right and privilege on his and
their part II purchase sald real estate al any
time during said periOi. st and for the sum OF
--dollaTs, The lease 10 contain prOYi'
sion thGt the same Is 10 be null. void and Of
no effect, uuless the said--------, his
associalfs aud assigns, SHALL within sixty
days begin construction, AMI within one year
from execution thereof, tpsnd n0t less ihsn
sos, 900 10 the erection OF factory and employ
not less then fifty men III The m lnniscture Of
------- and conduct said lnsnufaet.
uring business upon said resi- estate and erect
and construct thereon The Necessary bniid.
ings, imprOgem 'nis. bettsTmenis and ma.
cbinery for the prosecution and conduct Of
Eaid business.
The said lease also 10 contain provision
that, If the said property shall remain closed
or Idle, or Ii less than fifty men be employed
for period OF one J ear, then, III that event,
the Eaid real estate, exclusive OF improve
ments thereon. shall revert or feilrn 20 the
City Council Of Alexandria, or that ii The
said--------, his associates or his or
their assigns, shall cease 10 do business en-.
tireIy, and sksll declare their intention Of
cloalDg the business. and shall close the bus-
ness, then, and that event. the said real es-
tate, exclusive OF improvements theron, shall
revert or return TO the ssid City Council Of
Alexandria.
And the said lease shall also provide that
all gtoue ia the old canal locks and basins,
embraced in this property, shall remain the
properly Of the City Council Of Alexandria,
and the said City C0nneil shall have the
right 10 remove the same whenever il may
desire 10 do so.
Section 2; That upon the termination Of
said lease. IL the said-----, bis as.
sociates aud assigns, shall not have exercised
the night TO purchase said real estate upon the
terms hereinbefore stated, then, and in that
event, he and they shall have the space Of
sir months thereafter within which 10 re-
move from ssid real estate all betterments,
improvements, buildings and machinery
erected, made and placed thereon by him or
them, aud the same shall remain ms and their
properly.
Section 3. The attorney for the city Of
Alexandria II hereby empowered and in.
structed 10 prepare written lease from the
City CJuncil Of Alexandria. to the said
his associates, or whoever, he
or they may designate IS his or their assigns,
embodying the terms, conditions and provi-.
slops hereinbefore set forth and stated, aud
the Mayor of the city OF Alexsndria Is here
by empowered and authorized to executs said
lease for and on behalf Of the City Council Of
Alerandris, signing its corporate name and
attaching its corporate seal thereto.
sectlon 4. This ordinance shall be in force
| from and after its passage.
Section 2. That upon the approval Of this
ordinance by the Mayor Of the city Of Alex.
andria il shall be the duty of the Clerk Of
| the Common Conncil 10 cause 10 be advertised
once week for four successive weeks in
Newspaper published IN the city Of AleIan..
| dria. va. draft Of the ordinance contained
| in the foregoing section, and in addition he