Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-30

Alexandria and Fairfax are enabled.
with the means at their command. to
afford TO such communities, and, as
result, it endangers the safety Of
life and property not only without
but also within the corporate limits.
3. The City of Alexandria hereby
sets forth the terms and conditions
upon which it desires TO make the
proposed annexation, and proposes for
the future management of the an
nexed territory the following:
"a That the city Of Alexan-
dria shall assume and provide for
the reimbursement of the counties
of Alexandria and Fairfax, respec-
| lively, of a just proportion OF any
existing debt of said counties, II
any there be, and shall also make
compensation to the counties OF Al
eXandria and Fairfax, respectively,
for any schoolhouse or other public
building located within the annexed
territory.
CO. That the tax rate upon
the land within the annexed territory
shall not be increased beyond the
rate assessed by the counties OF Al
exandria and Fairfax, respectively,
for their purposes at the time OF the
annexation under this ordinance for
period of five years after such an
nexation, except upon the petition of
a majority of the freeholders of such
territory presented to the council of
the City Of Alexandria.
CD That all revenues derived
by the city of Alexandria from taxa
ton in said territory during the first
period of five years, either on prop
erty or from other sources, including
licenses, shall be wholly expended by
the City OF Alexandria upon streets.
sewers, light, and other public i'm
provements in said territory; provid-
ed. however, that at any time within
! the said five years the council OF the
City OF Alexandria may, by ordinance,
| SET apart a sum equal. to twelve per
centum OF the assessed value. at the
time of annexation, OF the lands an
nexed, or Of such part thereof as may
he determined upon by said council.
/ which sum SO SET apart shall be Who'll
" expended in public improvements
-. in and for the benefit OF the annexed
territory, or part thereof, rs may De
determined rs aforesaid; and when
said sum shall have been so set apart
and said public improvements shall
have been begun. the land annexed
/ or part thereof, rs aforesaid. shall be
subject to city tax rate. and the pro-
ceeds thereof shall be paid into the
city treasury along with all other
taxes and licenses in such territory
for general purposes, although SAID
five wears shall not have elapsed. pro-
yided that said sum to be set apart
and expended shall he reduced by the
sum already expended on said I'M
provements under any other plan of
annexation: and provided said sum
also shall further. that out OF the
proceeds of sale Of the next issue OF
bonds by the City of Alexandra
after such annexation the said sum
equal to the said Twelve per centum
Of the assessed value at the time of
annexation OF the land annexed. re-
duced by the sum hereinbefore men
/ toned. shall be set apart and en-
pended in said territory as herein
before directed. unless said sum has
been already so expended.
(4) That all county levies i'm
posed on persons and property with
in such territory for the current tis-
cal year in which said annexation is
made shall be paid TO the counties OF
I Alexandria and Fairfax, respectively.
Isl That the taxes assessed,
collected and expended during the
said period Of five years shall be so
assessed, collected and kept that the
same may be expended as hereinbe-
fore provided in the territory Of the
particular ward from which ii was
so collected until and unless 4 sum
be set apart equal to twelve per cen
| tum of the assessed value at the
| time Of annexation of the lands an
neXed, and when said sum shall have
been so set apart, and the public i'm
provements shall have been begun,
the land annexed shall be subject to
! the city tax rate.
/ co That the City Of AleXan-
dria will, as soon as annexation is
accomplished, afford police and fire
protection and public school facili-
ties to the citizens residing within the
annexed territory; and will, with all