Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-05-13
Official.

AN ORDINANCE consenting to the loca
- ton of sidetrack or turn out by tn
Southern Railway Company in Henry street
extending from the main line Of railway II
| Henry street TO and into the property At the
northeast intersection of Cameron and Henry
| streets.
| Whereas in an ordinance Of the City COun
| ell OF Alexandria. Virginia, approved Apri
| fourteenth, eighteen hundred and ninfty-tw'
/ entitled IAN ordinance authorizing the use OF
| Henry street, Alexandria, Virginia, by the
| Washington Southern Railway Company a'
amended by an ordinance approved October
| twelfth, eighteen hundred and Dinety-two
| entitled ian ordinance 10 amend and leordair
an ordinance approved April fourteenth,
eighteen hundred and ninety-two, entitled al
| ordinance authorizing the use Of Henry street
Alexandria, Virginia by the Washington
| Southern Railway Company" provision u
made for the construction Of necessary side
tracks ard turn outs as may be agreed upon
| by the City Council; and
Whereas the Southern Railway Company,
| the assignee of the Washington Southern
| Railway Company, desires 10 locate and oDe
rate sidetrsek or turnout from the main line
| of railway in Henry street to and into the
| property at the northeast intersection Of
| Cameron and Henry streets, in said City;
therefore,
Be 1t Ordained by the City Council Of Alex
sndra. Virginia:
First: That consent is hereby given to the
location and construction OF a sideirack and
turnout, the same being shown upon blue
print accompanying this ordinance, and de-
scriOed rs follows:
Beginning at proposed point Of switch IN
the Henry street track Of Southern Railway
Company, two hundred thirtyhve and i've
tenths 1850 feet north Of the point where
the north building line OF Cameron street IN
tersects the centre line Of the Henry street
track. and measured along said track; thence
|. BY a number six (6) turnout TO the left
having a radius of two hundred eighty-seyen
aud nne-tenths (287 81 feet distance OF
sixty-one and fl ue teDths (6l5) feet 10 point
of compound curve; thence,
2. Continuing by curved line - he left,
through east half Of Henry street, and having
a radiu. of one hundred forty eight and i've
tenths (l48 81 feet, distance Of forty eight
and iva tenths (4S,5 feet TO point u reverse
curve; thence,
3 BY curve to the right, continuing
through the east half Of Henry street. END
having a radius of one hundred forty eight
and FIVE tenths (l4S.5) feet, distance OF
twenty seven on feet, to the east building
line Of Henry street; thence,
continuing ny VIC ihrA thtiOhpN SNifN
through the lands OF Armour d Company,
distance of forty FIVE and six-tenths (45.6)
feet to point Of tangent thence,
South 4 on west continuing through
lands Of Armour q Company, a distance OF
twelve (l2) feet to the end and to maintain,
use and operate the said sidetrack or turnout
the same not to Obstruct the drainage Of Henry
street, or of any street leading Into Henry
street, or the free and convenient travel
thereon
Second: The said Railway Company shall
construct and maintain proper masonry oasln
at the point on the north side Of said turnout
where the same crosses the gutter on he ca
side of said Henry street and connect said
basin with the catch basin or sewer at the
northeast intersection Of Cameron and Henry
streets by fifteen inch vitrihed clay pipe on
a grade TO be established by the Committee
Cd reefs and the City Engineer.
Third: AT no time during the life OF this
ordinance shall the said railway company
permit cars to stand or remain upon that part
of said switch in said Henry street
Fourth. The said track she'll be constructed
and maintained on the grades given by the
City Engineer, and shall conform to the curb
and sidewalk Of Henry street where it crosses
The said curb and sidewalk.
Fifth: The saidtrack shall be plankfd over
between the rails and two feet outside the
anne with plank four inches thick and the
said track and planking shall be- maintained
in good smooth and sound condition, and the
timber shall be renewed whenever so ordered
sixth: All Of saih said work 10 be done I'M
der the supervision and direction Of the Com
mittee on Streets and the City Engineer
Seventh The City Council reserves the right
to alter, amend or repeal this ordinance.
Eighth: This ordinance shall be in force
from and aft Ter its passage.
Passed the Common COdncil, April p. 1909
HUBERT SNOWDEN, President.
Passed the Board Of Aldermen, April u. 1909
J. r. N. CURTIN, President.
Approved, May 3, 1909.
FRED J. PAFF, Mayor.
Teste: DANIEL y. STANsBURY. Clerk &C.