Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-21
Official.
A n ORDINANCE to enter in'o a coltrat
with the Alexandria Realty Company
and authorizing and directing the Mayor
70 execute the iame


TO execute the tame
Section /. BE Il ordained by the City Couu-
ell OF Alexandria, Virginia, that the City
Council Ct Alexandria, Virginia do euter into
contract with the Alexandria Realty Com
pany, the said contract to read as follows,
viz:
Whereas, the Alexandria Realty Company.
corporation created under the laws of the
State of Virginia, has recently acquired a
tract of land, situste in ths County OF Alex-
andria, Virginia, l,ing On the line of the
Washington. Alexandra d Mt. Vernon Rail
way Company and north OF the Union Sta
ton, and has subdivided the same aud s now
developing i'd bdvision under tie name
of "RosemOnt." and In the course thereof the
said company intends to erect snd instruct
dwellings. st0Iebous.s and OF er buildings
in said subdivision. as well as induce others TO
do 20. That with this intention, and in order
TO make the said property more valuable and
desirable. by reason OF having the convenience
Of gas Tor light. heat and other purpos e.,
the said company did on the 18th day Of May,
1908, petition the City CounoiI Of Alexandria
for an entensiOn of its gas mains to include ia
said subdivision, a copy of which petition is
hereto attached and made a part of this
agreement, aud
Whereas, the City Council of Alexandria
did by an ordinance approved on the
Gay OF iSOOs huluOTlLtu kdlU CONTRACT
and the execution thereof by the Mayor
Ct the City of Alexandria, now therefore,
this agreement made this day Of
in the year by aud between the CITY
Council of Alexandra, Virginia, party OF the
first part, and the Alexandria Realty Com
pany, cooperation created by and doing
business under the laws OF the tate Of Viz
ginia, party of the second part.
Wltnesseth that the said City Council Of
Alexandria doth hereby sgree to extend ita
gas Inain to the Corporation line Of the City
ct Alexandra, and the said Alexandria
Realty Company doth be'eby agree to lay
8 inch iron gas main connecting with the
city gas main at the said Corporation line
and To run said main aud service pipes
throughout said subdivision as may be adj
visafle.
The City Council of Alexandria further
agrees TO furnish all meters nscf sAry, but the
kind aud style to be within the discretion Of
the Commi tee on light of the City COun IL
OF Alexandria.
The City Courcil OF Alexandria furtl er
sgnes TO take over and purchafe. and the
said Alexandria Realty Company agrees u
sell to the City Council of Alexandra, AL
mains and service pipes laid by the said
Alexandria Realty Company under this
agreement, when the net profit derived from
the "a e OF gas, according to the rate now
fixed by ordinance fer the city of AleI andria
sha re oh the sum of $500 for any fiscal
year, paying therefore to the said Company
the original cost of lnyirg the sane. less the
depreciation as is usu lily estimated on gas
mains aud service pipes Of similar quantity.
The City Council of Alexandra at all
all times to take the reading of all meters,
and to have the right to cut of the supply Of
gss from any connection on any of said mains,
and remove meter
The said Alexandria Realty Company doth
hereby guarantee to the City Council Of
Alexandra, the payment for all gas consumed
as show n by said meters, until such me as the
City Council of Alexandria shall purchase
the ssid mains and service pipes, as is pro.
vided fr by this agreement
Tie location of all mains to be made By
and all service pipes laid and all connections
msde TO be under the supervision Of the
Superintendent Of Gas OF the City Of
Alexandria.
That from and after the purchase of said
mains snd service pipe by the City Council
OF Alexandria, the said City Council Of Alex
andria shall at any and all mes have the
right without further compensation TO repair.
replace or relay any main OF service pipe,
then existing, and to lay in any and all slreets,
alleys, parks or other public ways or places
such furthet mains AMI service pipes as the
City Council of Alexandria may deem neces-
sary.
In testimony whereof the City Council of
Alexandra has caused its corp rate name TO
be signed hereto and its corporate seal afixei
hereto by Fred j. Psff Mayor of the City Of
Alexandria. and the said Alexandria Really
Company has hereunto caused its corporate
name to be signed and its corporate
seal affixed by its President,
end attested by its Secretary.
Section 2. Be It further Ordaiaei, that the
MAJ or of the City of Alexsn iria is hereby
authorized and directed to execute the Sid
cont act bv signing thereto the corporate
name and aft king thereto the orp)rate seal
Of the City Council of Alexandra, and upon
the execution Of the said contract by the
Alexandria pealty Company to deliver SAID
contract or a copy tn. reof to the Alexandra
Realty Company as and for the act and deed
Of the City Council Of Alexandra.
Section 3. This ordinance shall be in force
from its passage.
Passed the Common Council July a. 1908.
HUBERT SNOWDEN, President.
Passed the Board of Aldermen, 1908.
J. r. N. CURTIN, President.
Approved July IL. 1908.
FRED j. PAFF, Mayor.
Teste: DANIEL K. STANsBURY, Clerk.