Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-14
An ORDINANCE.

the city OF Alexandria i'll pursuance
of the provisions of the act Of the
! General Assembly OF Virginia, APP
proved March 10, 1901, entitled AN
Act 10 provide for the extension OF
the corporate limits Of cities ah'
| towns.
BE il ordained by the City Council
of the city OF Alexandria, Virginia
/. That the city Of Mexaldrih
hereby declares that it is desiraol'
10 annex, in pursuance oi lmG &C. !"
proved March 10. 1901. (lcts l"Oi. paS
| I4iJ. certain territory oI tac couniie'
| Of Alexandria and Fairfax. virginia
tdjaccnt to the present corpiora. and IN y,
| that end the City of Alexandria doti
hereby accurately describe the metss
and bounds Of such territory as lol'
| lows: -, h
mel of Hunting Creek. southwark o.
the Alexandria Water Company:
pumping station, and in llnc WY,
the east side Of Il lane tcom'lohe
uorthward along the said line ol IN,
east side of Roberts Lane cXtcnded'
and along the east side OF Rupert!
Lane 10 the, south side OF inc IA i-I'i IL
tie River turnpike in !. nurth"aru 81
rcction to Il corner, the SAID corner Dc
inw the extreme west corner ~ li.'
shutters Hill Section of the George
Wnshiuyton Park subdivision lis lait
out by the Washington Monument .ts
snriation of Alexandria, Va. lhchc'
With the western boundary ul sah
Shooters Hill Section OF said GcnrS,
Washington Park subdivision. viii
needle bearing north ! degree 70 min
utcs 80 seconds east 2dl.Sa test 10
corner. being the corner OF the sal.
Shooters Hill Section anG Section No.
Of the George Washington Park SUP
division, thence with the western boun
Diary Of said Section No. ul Iilc san
George Washington lark SUBDIVISION
with needle bearing north is degree
\, minutes 40 seconds west sos feet
Ia a corner: thence with the WcSteT'
huundary Of said Section No. Of IN
said George Washington Park suoui
vision. with needle bearing north
degrees Al minutes ~ seconds cas-
SSg,u6 feet to a corner, being on TN
southern side Of II road. common:
called Iamncy's Road. and 30 lctt "cSt
ward from the. intersection Oh tn'
south side Of the said .lLnncy's Roa'
ana the west side Of the i1ceSburt
turnpike. thence with needle pear
in- north degrees - minutes ~ scI
nnds east %U3G.j feet more or less u
the intersection Of the east sIuc ~ th'
;rnt!ducl Road and the north sue D.
a. road commonly cal led lIlUNd I'anS
thence eastward with the north SD
nr said Loyds Lane and the southcri
boundary Of the town Of Potomac am
with the said north side of LLOYD:
Lane extended to the Potomac river
thence down the said river TO ~! ~,
urrscut north corporate line OF inc III!
Of Alexandria. as Incorporated b! al
act of the General Assembly approve
February %. 1871: thence ioliowini
along the present north. west an
southern boundaries of said CIT! III"
the Potomac River. thence dO"ii tn
said river To the mid chtnncl OF Hunt
in" Creek and thence win Tue mean
behring's Of tn" said ma ciiitl,'' 81, IN,
said Hunting Creek, UP stream 10 th'
point Ut beginning. the 'nctea ht'
hounds Of which territory proposed u
be annexed, appear ana may pc tIH'
and verified on Il map on NE IL! t"c ~
lice Of the city engineer OF the Gil!
u Thr CITY Of Alexandria dou
hereby set forth the necessity for hll'
The cXpcdicncy OF the pf"poseu 'lhHeA
! - Tnul the crowded and cynGcst
ed conditions at present prevailing u
almost every section Oh the CIV! ma.
nc relieved by adding sufficient teiri
tory to the corporate limits OF Ia.
city not built upon. but adapted To CIT!
improvements. ~ us to afford chcap an'
desirable locations for the erection, y
| cummodious. hcalthful aud beautiful
residences.
o. That the present and prospec'
tive systems Of public improvements
| the city. such AS the eSthbilslilhciIi
! grades OF streets and alleys. thr nlai.
| of construction Of sewers. cutEcrtS
! drHinS and gaS mains. may be DESIGNED
| adjusted itnd made. SO as 10 iLEpiu uh
! necessary annoyance ana dailidSe NJ
! ccSSarily occurring where prOpcrt! !;
built upun and developed before Suci
systems are designed, acquired aHt
| made. ,L tor
ritory proposed To be- aiilcNcu IL az
ready built upon. though without an!
J
! improvements. makes IL not Only cH'
| Incident but necessary. that some com
| plelc system of sewerage be ptonip.I!
! provided for the proper sanitation an'
| IMPROVEMENT Of such territory.
! "a That within the territory pro
Z unsrd To be annexed there are ScEefa
! incatiuns where the houses ana Pupuih
! ton are more or less dense: "hlc'
m.crssit1trs better police and fire pro
! lection than the counties Of AlcXandrl"
! and Fairfax are elIitbicd' VIZ ~
! means at their command. to ah"Td u
! such communities, and. as result, u
i cn6angcrs the safety of life ana prop
rrty not only without but also withii
| the corporate limits.
>. The City OF AleAanuria d HEieu!
| srtS forth the terms and condition;
uron which it desires to make the pro
! posed annexation. and proposes Tor IN,
future management Of the annexed
| territory the following:
/ IN That the City OF Alexandria
shall ass, me and provide for the re-
! endorsement of the counties OIL Alex
andria and Fairfax. respectively. OF I
! lust proportion of any existing debt ..
said counties. if any there BE- ant
shall also make compensation 70 th'
COMMITTEES of Alexandria and Fairfax
Respectively. for any school house OF
other public building of either %
| said counties located within the an
70" 20 That the tax rate upon. thu
land within the annexed terrltor!
! shall not be increased beyond the rat.
4 assessed by the counties Of AleXandlli
n and Fairfax. respectively. for their pur'
noses at the time Of the annexation
| under this ordinance for d period oi
! five years after such annexation, eX-
Il cept upon the petition of Il na]orlt!
/! oC the frrchoiders of such terrlt0r!
I presented to the council of the Cit!
Il Of .NeXandrii.
tS) That all revenues derived b!
d the City of Alexandria from taxation