Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-08-21
Official

& y ORDINANCE to provide for the
l + grading and paving of 27-foot road
way on Duke street from the east
crossing Of Royal street to the west
crossing of Fairfax street, and for the
curbing of said street, under certain con-
ditions.
Belt ordained by the City Council of
Ale1 andria, Virginia.
Section !. That tie Committee on
Streets is hereby authorized and direct
ed 10 have twenty-seven foot roadway
III the center of Duke street from the
east crossing OF Royal street TO the
west crossing Of Fairfax street, with the
exception as described in Section ) Of
this ordinance, graded and paved, and
to have said street, as above described,
curbed in a good and substantial
the City Engineer, using for the paving
vitrified brick on six (6) inch concrete
base, and for the curbing six (6) inch
granite curb, set in concrete.
And the said Committee on Streets
shall advertise for ten i10) days in some
newspaper published in the City Of
Alexandria. Virginia, and in any other
newspapers and publications, should
they deem it necessary for proposals for
materials,and they shall do said grading,
paving and curbing by day labor, or If,
the City Council will be subserTed
thereby, by contact under bond, after
advertisement, as hereinbefcre provided,
fer materials.
Section 2. That the said Committee on
Streets shall not begin said work nor
let any contract pertaining to labor of
construction Of said work, until an
amount equivalent 30 one dollar and
twenty-five cents per front foot, for one
hntf 81 ~ n an- Of on
said square has been voluntarily deposit
ted with the City Treasurer for defray-
ing portion OF the expense Of said
grading. paving and curbing.
Said voluntary deposits may be all
cash or may be evidenced by |: equal
promissory notes, the first note to be
payable 80 days after demand, demand to
be made upon the completion Of said
work, and the other notes 10 be payable
in /, >, and years after dute, with In
terest at the rate Of six per cent. per an
mum, payable at maturity, the payment
Of said notes TO be secured in manner
satisfactory to majority of the Finance
Committee Of the City Council Of Alex
andria, Virginia.
Section g. That no curb shall be setand
that no grading or paving shall be done
within 2 feet OF the curb line in
front of any property for which the pro-
portionate EXPENSE hereinbefore men
toned shall not be deposited with the
City Treasurer, either before or during
the grading and paving OF the center
portion of said street directly in front OF
said property.
Sections That the portion Of the said
street In front Of any property which
| may not be curbed, graded and paved
Ia the manner aforesaid, by reason Of Sec:
ton Of this Ordlnan ceI shall, upon there
being voluntarily deposited with the
City Treasurer an amount equiva-
| lent 10 the actual cost oflabor and mater
ials necessary to so curb, grade and pave
IN front Of said property, be. SO curbsd,
graded and paved. Said voluntary de-
post shall conform with and be Sc
voluntary deposits in Section 2 Of this
Ordinance.
Section 5. That as said grading, paw
ing and curbing is being done, the Audi
tor Is authorized to draw warrants from
time to time upon the Treasurer Of this
City In an amount not to exceed twenty
seven hundred dollars (S2700.t0) to
pay for said grading, paving and curbtng,
and sufficient amount. Of money for
such purpose, not to exceed the sum Of
twenty-seven hundred dollars (S2700.00)
Is hereby appropriated.
Section 6. This ordinance shall bell
force from and after Its passage.
Passed Common Council, July %, 1911.
HUBERT SNovyDEN, President.
Passed Board Of Aldermen July Is, 1911.
F.F. MARBURY, President.
Approved July 81, 1911.
FRED ]. PAFF, Mayor.
Teste DANIEL R. STANsBURT. c. c.