Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-05
WASHINGTON MONUMENT AS
ISOLATION.

WASHINGTON NUN u MENA Az
ISOLATION.
Yesterday evening at $3.50 O'Clock
Capt. F. l.. slsymskfr. in the absence
o. President SmOot, calls1 the lot owners
If the new snb-diVislOn on shooter
Hill together in Hills Opera House and
stated that the association had completed
arrangements for the purchase OF the
property, amounting to little ever 4O
sersS, of which about 20 acres we're In
the subdivision and IA reserved for the
park, proper, to be known as George
Washington Park, and 10 form Pracli-
cal psrl of the proposed monument TO
George Washington, and he stated also
that four and half acres which cover
the site of Fort Ellsworth we're reserved
for the purpose OF asking Congress to
rebuild the fort and thus secure another
point of interest and attraction for this
community. He submitted few re-
strictions on behalf Of the association
and stated that there we're two plans of
drawing, as published heretofore In the
Gazette.
On motion committee OF three WAS
appointed on nominations who later re-
ported the names of Messrs. j. L. john
son, ]. Y. Williams, ]. ID. Normoyle,
T. O. Smith, and Geo. d. Hopkins IS
the advisory committee OF FIVE to CO.
operate with the association in the de-
yelopment of the park.
Messrs. @. O. Lesdbester and j. ID.
Trimyer were appointed tellers to con-
duet the drawing.
1t was decided to adopt plan, BY
which the names of each lot purchaser
was placed 10 one box and the numbers
of the lots in another to be drawn, and
the number corresponding to the nsme
decided the location of the lot.
II was further decided that all the
double corner lots should be placed In
the box aud if any party drawing the
same did not care to pay for two lots
that they should he relieved and allowed
TO draw later for a single lot.
Alter the drawing the meeting elected
A. ID. Brockett president OF the lot
owners association, and ]. Y. Williams,
secretary-tressurer
The following ara the restrictions
adopted by the meeting.
LIST. A ten foot building line, back
from the street.
20d. No building to cost less than
$4,000.
3rd. Every building whether single
or double erected shall stand at least ~
feet from the next building On both
sides.
4th. No lot shall ever be sold, leased
or rented or in any way conveyed to airy
person of African descent.
5lb. Every purchaser shall pay TO
the association the cost of planting and
purchasing one tree in front of their lots.
9th. No business or sales OF any kind
shall be conducted upon the lots 30 sold.
The resolutions caused considerable
discussion of a friendly character and
w,sre finally adopted unanimously as
amended.
The secretary desires TO 60 on record
as having opposed the sixth restriction.
Captain Slaymaktr has been mistaken
ly reported as saying it WAS proposed to
build q monument to O0l. Ellsworth
the purpose of the association for which
il is chartered is to build monument to
Washington.
The following is the result of the
drawing:
Block 1-E. Goldsmith lot number 2. Car
ter Bros. 4. + s. Leadbeater s, K. s. Barrett
10, F. s. Harper II, F. Bestie IA, c. E, Nieol
l6, r. s. Jones 20 j. r. Cation "a
Block &c. c. Leadbeaier lot number 3.
Block S-W. A. SmoOt, jr., 10: number 2,
Y. F. Knight 4, Ross T. Elliott ID, II. Baader
no. Al. Kirk, jr, IA, w. b. SmoOt IS, Col. A.
Herbert 20, W. A. Moore, jr., %, w. Des-
mond 26, c. NJ. Adams Is, David Hulhsh 80,
w. Ii. kesrdOn 80, G. f. Markell "a, &. Il.
Davis Sc.
Block 4-Robt. Elicit lot number Q, c.
N. Scbwah 4, l.. Stabler 6. S. w. Pitts 8, 4.
We'll 10, f. S. Pickett IL, r. H. Cox IA, }.
Il. johnson IS, G. IL. SchwarzWan 20, l..
C"N v. O'Meara 80, f. c. Spinks 81, Gl d.
II 1o ", 'ins SO, w. T. Penn 40, F J. Paf AZ, j..
eapd. eater 46, j. NJ. Petit as, +. L. Down
ham 30 G. ! BoOthe 50.
"'I Block 5-Rammel Bros. lot No. 2, z: J.
Quinn 4 = en- 4, 5. Fl. Lunt 6, j. NJ. Hill s,
III Suia- 10, W; Hul6sh II, B. Bsggott
"a Marv ~ Wedderburn 10, H. Fleschmsnn
is ! y Car, IN 20, f. ]. Fleming "a, j. F..
Meyer 26, J. y. Williams 46, j ]. P r. q n
As % T. G. G. S zog III III 81 Sc, Hamilton Co. S.
TI 10 Gunner S1, To'V 60 ii. D. Kirk 90.
Rioct III. r. Elements lot number II, A.
D. BTockett 10, W. NJ Reardon, jr. s. W. r
TAYLOR 4. ~. !. ,Lo. o
R. N. Curtin A, J. J. N cWliliams Z, MIS-. Il,
sSAS pSaard 10. j. c. Gs,'es ~ +. Ai'S os ~
eGuire 80, II. NJ Harner 81 u
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