Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-06-23
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OFFICIAL.
AN ORDINANCE to provide for the 'etr-
~ ing with the privilege Of purchasing by
the fity Council Of Alexandria Of &c tain
land situate in the city of Alex andria, upon
certain terms, conditions and provisions,
10 h g person or corporation here after to be
axe-tained in the mlnner prescribed by
law.
Be it ordained by the City Council Of Al
exandris, virginia:
Section !. That there shall be leased, with
the privilege of purcha.ing, in n manner
prescribed by the constitution and laws of the
State Of Virgins, the following described
pro erty situsie in the city OF Alexandra,
Virgins and bour ded and described az fol.
lows, viz: BEGINNING at a point on the east
building line Of Lee street ia feet north OF the
north building line OF Montgomery stree and
running thence east parallel with MOntg0m-
cry STR ct into the PotomHc river; thence re-
turning to the point Of beginning and run
ming along the erst side OF ee street to the
south building line If First street; thence
along the south building line Of First
street into the Potomac river, with the
right TO remove the bank If earth in FIRST
street opposite ssid described property,
for the purpose Of filling on said property,
with the right to erect a wharf aud with the
right OF way over First, Lee, Montgomery
and Fairfax streets, together with the right
TO erect, maintain and use switch from the
railroad over or along Lee street into said
property, for the term of ten years, with the
privilege ofpurchase, upon the terms, eondi'
| tons aud provisions, which are embodied IN
| the following draft Of an ordinance:
An ordinance to lease, with the privilege
OF purchase o., his associates aud
II -. l.. In I.o otfw af
exandria, upon &c Ms terms, conditions ana
provisions.
BE it ordained by the City Council of Alex.
andris, Virginia:
section 1. That lease for the period o. ten
years at an annual rent d dollars, with
| the right and privilege to purchase IT any
| time ruring said period, a. sud for the sun
| of-----do'lsrs is hereby authorized q
t--, bis associates and assigns, OF the
] following described property, to-wit: Begin
4 ming at point on the east building line oil
Lee street ia feet north OF the north building
lire Of Montgomery street and running
thence east parallel with Montgomery street
into the Potomac river; thence returning tC
| the point OF beginning AMI running alonf
! the east side of | ee street to the south build
| ing line Of First street; thence along thu
south building line Of First street int
the Potomac river, with the right to re
move the bank Of earth in First street oppo
site said described property for the purpose
filing on said property, with the right Il
erect q wharf and With the right of way owe
| First, Lee, Montgomery and Fairfax streets
together with the right 10 erect, maintain anG
use switch from the railroad over and alonl
Lee street into said property. The lie use 4
contain provision that thu same is TO II
null. void and of no effect unless the said
I-, his associates and assigns, shall
within ninety days begin construction an'
within one year from execution thereof ex
pend not less than dollars in tn
erection Of factrry.
The lease also TO contain provision that
the said---,h his associates or his o
their assigns, shall cease to do business en-
tirely and shall declare their intention Q
closing the business and shall close the bust
ness, then and In that event the said real es
tate, rights and privileges and improvement
thereon shall revert or return to the said Cit
Council Of Alexandria
Section That upon the termination OF SAT-
lease, il the said---, his associate
and assigns, shall net have exercised th
right TO purchase said real estate upn th
terms hereinbefore stated, then and IN tina
event the said property, rights and privilege
and improvements shall be forfeited 10 In
City Council Of Alexandria.
Section 3. The attorney for the city Of Al
Iexandria is hereby empowered and INSTRUCTED
to prepare written lease and contract iron
the City Council Of Alexandria to the SAT
=, his aFociates, or whoever he o
they may designate as his or their assigns
emboo ying the terms, conditions and provis
ions hereinbefoTe set forth and stated, and tn
Mayor Of the city Of Alexandria is hereb
lempoWered and authorized to execute sal
leae and contract for and on behalf Of tn
City Council of Alexandria, signing lis COZ
porate name and attaching its corporate sen
thereto.
1 Section 4. This ordinance shall be in fore
frsm and after its passage.
Section 2. That upon the approval OF thi
ordinance by the Mayor Of the city of Alexan
dra il shall be the duty Of the clerk Of tn
Common Council IN cause to be advertise
once a week for four successive weeks in
new paper published in the city Of Alexan
ldria, Virginia, draft Of the ordinance cen
tanned in the foregoing section, and in add
tion he shall in such advertisement inyit
bids for the lease and col tract proposed 10 b
granted in the above proposed ordinance. IN
cost OF this advertisement to reimbursed
the City Council of Alexandra by the corpo
ration or person to whom the grant Of sucl
lease and contract is finally made. Tie Cit
Council reserves the right TO reject any an
all bids. Each bidder will be required 1
file with his bid certified check for one hun
dred dollars, payable to the order Of the Cit
Council of Alexandria, which certified checl
or checks will be returned to sueh bidder o
bidders whose bid or bids are rejected, and i
case Of the bidder whose bid is accepted and
whom the above lease and contract is granted
said check will be returned upon the paymen
to the City Council of Alexandria Of the cos
Of this adyertit ement. The bids are to be dc
livered TO the presiding officer Of the Common
Council Of the city Of Alexandria, in opei
session, at the date and hour Of the next regu
lar session of said body held next after spcl
advertisement shall be completed. and shal
be then and there presented by the presidin
officer to the City Council of Alexandria 7
be dealt with and acted upon in the mod
prescribed by law.
Section 3. This ordinance shall be in fore
from and after its passage.
Passed Board OF Aldermen Nay ~, 1908.
j. r. N. CURTIN, President
Passed Common Council May ~, 1908.
HUBERT SNOWDEN, President
Approved May 10. 1908.
FRED J. PATF, Mayor.
Teste: N. s. GREENAwAY. Clerk pro TEN.
Bids are invite for the franchise, rights