Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-10-28
Official.
AN ORDINANCE.

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An ordinance authorizing the Mayor
to execute Il deed granting TO tne
Southern railway Company the risht
to construct, maintain ana operate an
| industrial trestle track upon inc
property of the City Council OF AZ
exandria. known rs the city Gas
| Works.
Be it ordained by the City Council
of Alexandria:
That the Mayor OF the City OF Alex
| andri is hereby authorized TO cNecute
q deed, granting to the Southern KAN
way Company the right To CONSTRUCT
maintain and operate IN industrial Tres
lite track upon the property oil tue
City Council of Alexandria known
as the City Gas Works: when deed
shall read as follows:
This deed, made this .......'...o cay
OF 1912. by and between
the City Council of Alexandria Nir-
ginia, party of the first part and the
Southern Railway Company. Il corpor-
alton organized and existing undcr
and by virtue of the laws OF the
State of Virginia party Of the second
part.
WITNESSETH, that for and in con-
sideration of the sum Of Ten C$lOOoj'
Dollars, and the covenants hereinafter
10 be performed by the said party OF
the second part the said party or thc
first part doth hereby grant unto the
said party of the second part, inc
right to construct maintain and OPP
crate an industrial trcstlc track upon
the following described portion of the
ground known as the City Gas Works,
in the City Of Alexandria, Virginia,
viz
Commencing at the northeastern cor
ner of the lot OF land owned by the
City Council of Alexandria, and occu-
pied by the City Gas Works; running
thence southcrly along the easteriy
bounds OF the said lot 1GS feet. to a
point: thence westerly, a. right angles
to the course next above described
2ui feet to .; point. thence. northerlE
parallel with and at all points 2o.i
feet westerly from the courc first
above rcscribed 16S feet to the inter-
section with the southcrlr line OF oro-
noco street; thence with the southcriE
liuc OF Oronoco street 2O.l feet TO
the place of beginning; containing
thirty-four hundred and twcnty-sevcn
t3,i27) square feet. more or less.
The Industrial trcstle track so con-
structcd shall be used only by the
said party of the second part for tn"
purpose of receiving or delivering
freight upon the same to or from the
said party of the first part, and when
the said party of the second part shall
cease to use the track for said purpose
then said deed shall become null! ana
void ond Of no eject ,and the right
hereby granted TO the said party oil
the second part shall cease ana same
shall revert ipso factor 10 the sa!u
party of the first part In the conslruc-
ton OF the said Industrial trcstle track
the said parties of the first ana sec
ond part shall each pay one half lI-O
Of the costs of construction thereon.
but the maintenance OF the said track
thereafter shall be at the expense OF
.hc said party Of the first part.
ca The said party of the first part
covenants, that it will indemnify al"
save harmless the said party or the
second part against any and all dam
gagc resulting from negligence OF the
narty OF the Irst part, its servants
and employees in and about said indus
rial trcsilc track and the right OF way
.hcrcfor: and furthermore, against
NV and all claims. demands, suits
Judgments or sums OF money accruinG
for loss or damage by fire, commuhl-
Gated by locomotive engines or trains
Of the said party of the second part
to buildings used by the party OF the
first part in connection with the hus!-
ness served by said Industrial tres
tie track or to the contents OF sGch
buildings or to other property stored
by or with the consent OF the party OF
the rst part upon or near said INDUS
trial trcstlc track.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the
City Council Of Alexandria has caused
It's corporate name to be signed here
to and its corporate seal affixed here
to bv Thomas y. Fisher. Mayor " tn"
City of Alexandria. on the ..,..dhy 81
1912. And the said Southern
Railway Company has caused Its cor
porate name to be signed hereto b.
It's and its corporate
seal to be affixed hereto py........
its ........., on the ....... day
of ................ l9i2.
Section (2.) That the Mayor CT the
City Of Alexandria is hereby author
lied and directed 20 execute the said
deed signing thereto the corporate
name and afi1ing thereto the corporate
seal of the City Council Of Alexandria
and upon the execution Of the SAID con-
tract by the Southern Railway to
deliver said contract {" the Southern
Railway Company, as and for the act
l and deed Of the City Council OF Alex
H andria.
Section CD This ordinance shall be
In force from and after it's passage
Passed the Common Council October
20, 1912.
4. R. D. RRUMBACK, President.
Passed the Board OF Aldermen. Ccto-
\ Der %, 1912
f. r MARRURT. President
/ Approved October "a. 1872.
THOMAS a. FISHER, Mayor.
! Teste:
DANIEL r. sTANsBUEY, c. c.