Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-06

along the present north, vast and
southern boundaries OF said city In
to The Potomac River, thenca down
the said river to the mid channel ar
Hunting Creek and thence with the
of the said mid channel
Of said Hunting Creek. up stream to
the point of beginning the metes and
hounds Of which territory proposed
to be- annexed appear and may Do
traced and verified on 4 map on fte
in the Office Of the city engineer of
The City Of Alexandria.
.. The City CT Alexandria doth
hereby set forth the necessity for and
the eypediency OF the proposed An
eyatlon. that is TO say:
"a That the crowded and
eongcstcd conditions at present pre-
vailing in almost every section Of
the city may be- relieved by adding
sufficient territory to the corporate
limits III the city not bnilt npon. but
adapted "a city improvements. go aS
to afford cheap and desirable lora-
lions for the erection Of cnmm0dlons.
haalthrul and beautiful residences.
Co That The present aud pros
pertive systems 6f public improve
ments of The city, such % the estab-
lishment Of grades of streets and al
leya. the plans nl construction Of
savers c1Iverts. drains. and gas
mains, may he designed. adjusted
and made, so rs TO avoid unnecessary
annoyance and damage necessarily
occurring where property Is built
upon and developed before such %yG-
TENS are designed. acquired and
made
GU The fact that q part Of the
territory proposed 10 BE- annexed
Is already built npon, though with
ont any sufficient system Of sewers or
other improvements. makes II not
only cxpcdient. hut necessary that
some complete system OF sewerage
be promptly provided for the proper
sanitation and improvement OF such
tArritnry.
az That within the territory
proposed to be annexed there are sew
eral locations where the houses and
population are more or less dense.
which neccssitates better police and
Are protection than the counties OF
Alexandria and Fairfax are enabled.
with the means 1T their command, TO
afford 10 such communities, and. as
result. it cndangers the safety OF
liro and property not only %ithont
but also within tho corporate limltG
.. The City Of Alexandria hereby
sets forth the terms and conditions
upon which it desires to make the
proposed anneNG ton. and proposes for
the future management OF fhc an.
ncNed territory the following:
~ That the city OF Alcyan-
drla shall ASSUME and provide for
tho reimbursement OF the counties
Of Alexandria and Fairfax. resi.4-
lively. oS q Just proportion Of any
existing debt Of said counties. ii
any there Ike. and shall also make
compensation to tho counties OF AL
exandria and Fairfax respectively,
building oil either OF the said counties
located within the annexed Tertiary.
CO. That tho tax rate upon
the lanu Within tho annexed territory
shall not be Increased beyond The
rate assessed by the counties OF AL
eyandrla and Fairfax. respectively.
for their purposes at The time OF the
annexation under this ordinance for
period Of I'VE years after such on
neyation. except upon the petition OF
majority Of the rrcrholders Of such
territory presented to The council Of
the CITY Of Alexandria.
ca That all revenues derived
by the city Of Alexandria from taxa
.ion in said territory during the first
period OF five years, either on prop
srty or from other sources. including
licenses. shall be wholly expended by
he city OF Alexandria upon streets,
sewers. light. aud other public i'm.
orovemcnls IN said territory: provid-
ed. however. that at any time within
he said Eve yearg the council Of tho
City OF Alexandria may. By ordinance.
set apart sum equal 10 twelve per
;entum Of the assessed value, ut the
line Of annexation. Of the lands an.
nexed, or OF such part thereof rs may
b. determined upon by said council.
which SUN so sat apart shall be Who'll
ty expended In public improvements
In and for the benefit OF tho annexed
territory. or part thereof. as may he
determined aS aforesaid; and when
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