Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-08-05
Official

IN ORDINANCE to provide Tor the
N grading, paving and curbing OF
Washington street from the south line
of King street TO the parking IL
the MOI tlmcnt under certain conditions.
Be it ordained by the City Council OF
Alexandria, Virginia
Section l. That tie Cnnmittee on
streets il hereby authorized and direct
ed to have Washington street from inc
south line Of King street TO The
parking al The monument with the cX-
ception as described in Section }. oil this
Ordinance. graded and paved, from curb
to curb and 10 have said Street, asabove
described. cIrhed in n good ana sub
Stautial manner. under the supervision
OF the CITY Engineer, using Tor the paw
ing yitrilicd brick on 4 concrete
base. and for the cllrbing SIX t"l
inch granite curb. set i'll concrete.
And the said Committee on Streets
shall advertise for ten llu) days in some
newspaper published in the Guy oil
Alexandria. Virginia, and in any other
newspapers and publications should
they deem il necessary for proposals Tor
materials and they shall do said grading
paving and crIrbing by day labor, or u
in their opinion. the best interests o.
the CITY Council will be Subserycd
thereby by contract under bond. al:er
advertisement is l'i''''''''S -
or materials
Section =. That the said Committee on
Streets shall not begin said work nor
lei any contract pertaining 10 labor ol
construction of said work. iinlIl an
amount equivalent - one dollar ana
seycnty-fivc cents per front loot, LOT
one-half Of the linear feet Of property on
said square has been voluntarily dcposl"
ted with the City Treasurer FOR delray,
ing portion OF the expense oil sald
grading. paving and curling.
Said voluntary deposit may he all
cash, or may be- evidenced by . cpiial
n,omiseory notes the first note To be
payable 20 days after demand. demand 10
he made upon the completion oi Said
work. and the other notes TO be payable
in 3and 1 years after date, with IN
tcrcst ut the rate OF six per cent. per an
mum. PAYABLE nj maturity. the payment
Of said notes 10 be secured III 4 manner
satisfactory To 4 majority OF the FINANCE
Committee Of the City Council OF Alex
andria. Virginia.
Section .. That no curb shall be SET
and that no grading or paving snail pc
done within u feet Of tho curb line in
front ofany property for which the pro
portionatc expense hcrcinbcforc men
toned shall not he deposited with inc
CITY Treasurer. either before or during
the grading and paving Of the center por..
lion of said Street directly III 'front.' OF
said property
Section l. That The portion ol the sala
Street in front OF any property when
NAV not be curbcd, graded and paved In
the manner aforesaid, ny reason oil Sect
ion . of this ordinance, shall, upon there
being voluntarily deposited with the
City Treasurer, IN amount cq,llNa-
lent 10 the actual cost OF labor ana ma,
teriaIs necessary To $40 curb, grade ana
pave in front Of said property. be so cur
bed. graded and paved said voluntary
deposit shall conform with and be Sc
cured i'll the manner provided Tor vol
untary deposits in Section OF this Ordl-
nance.
Section ;. That rs said grading. pay
ing and ctlrbing is being done, the Audi
Tor is authorized o draw warrants. from
time 10 time upon the Treasurer OF this
CITY, in al amount not 10 exceed llliS-
one hundred dollars ,S1lU0.0O) 10 pay
for said grading, paving ana curDins'
and Il sufficient amount oil money lOr
such purpose. not To exceed the sum OF
Gftv-0nc hundred dollars tS5lO0.QO) IS
hereby appropriated.
Section &. This ordinance shall be IN
| force from and after its passage.
Passed Common Council, July 2S. 1911.
HUBERT SNOW DEN, President.
Passed Board Of Aldermen July IS, 1911.
+. +. MAREUlsH, President.
Approved July 81. 1911.
FRED j. pAFF, Mayor.
Testc DANIEL II. STASsBuRY. C. I.