Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-20
An ORDINANCE.

"f the city OF Alexandria. Virginia;
hrD Thai 1sc, 5hs c ibS If Sesirsb
10 annex. in pursuance OF the act OF
! the General Assembly of Virginia. APP
proved March 10. 1904. iActs 1904. paS,
lid, c"rtai n territory Of the counties
adjacent to the present corporate linn
| it's oi the City of Alexandria. and &c
! that end the City OF Alexandria doth
! hereby accurately describe the netes
! and bounds OF such territory as lol-
| lows
! BEGINNING at "a point in mid chan
! mel Of Hunting Creek. southwark
; the Alexandria Water Company;
the east side OF lane tc0Wmonl!
called Roberts Lance extended: thenc'
! nor;hward along the said line OF tn
east side Of Roberts Lane extended
( Lane I" the south side Of the i-ittl'
! River turnpike thence across said Lit
! II" River turnpike in a northward d.
rcctiun 10 Il corner. the said corner De
/ Ing the extreme west corner OF tn,
Shooters Hill Section Of the Gcorg,
Washington Park subdivision as laid
out bg tn" Washington Monumcnt AS
! S"ciHI!on Of Alexandria. Va Theme,
with the western boundary Of said
shooters Hill Section of said GeorS.
/ Washington Park subdivision. Win
needle bearing north ! degree ~ min
utcs 80 seconds east 2Gi.>9 feet To Il
Shooters Hill Section and Section No.
: at the George Washington Park sub
! division. thence with tn. western boun-
Diary Of said Section No. Of the said
/ G"org- Washington Park subdivision
with needle bearing north Is degrees
30 minutes ~ seconds west sos feet,
/ 10 Il corner: thence with the western
! boundary OF said Section No. > VI the
said Grorg" Washington Park Subdl-
vision. with needle bearing north !
; degrees II minutes 20 seconds cast
! SS!."G feet 10 Il corner, being on the
southern side OF Il road. commonly
called Iannry's Road. and 30 feet west
ward from tn" Intersection OF the
south sid" IF The said Janncy's Road
/ ana tho west side OF the LcesburS'
turnpike. thence with the needle bear
Ing north Il degrees >! minutes 20 Sec
undS east 3U36.j feet more or less to
The intersection Of the east side Of the
/ !:ralduCi; Road and the north side 81
q road commonly called LloEd'S Lane:
. Theme" eastward with the north side
} ct said Linyd'S Lane and the southern
: boundary OF til" t"wn Of Potomac ana
! with IN" said north sid" "r l.lnyds
! Lane extended ~ the Potomac river,
: thence, down the said rive" To tho
/ urrS"H: north corporate line of the city
/ uf Alexandria. as incorporated by an
! act ~ The General Assembly approved
! February 20. 1871: thence following
Ilum@ tn" pr"s"u: north. west ana
southern boundaries of said city into
! tn" rutuInac River, theme" down tho
! said river 80 the mid channel Of Hunt
! INK Creek and theucc with IN" mean
! behring's Of thu said mid channel Of
! said Hunting Creek. up stream III the
! point of beginning. Tn" m"teS ahG
! bounds Of which territory proposed L"
! br Hun"N-d. appear and may he traced
/ ana verified on = map on al" in tile Of
/ lice .: liz" city engineer % the cit!
! OF Alexandria.
;. Tn" CITY OF AI"NandrH a"t'
/ hereby set forth thc necessity for anG
| thr cXpodi"ncy "f the proposed annex
alton. tiTHt is 90 say:
/ ~ That the crowded and c0ugcst-
! al conditions 1T present prevailing III
! almost every section Of the city may
/ II" relieved by adding sufficient terri
! tory To the corporate limits Of tho
! city not built upon. but adapted To city
! improvements. 81 rs IL afford cheap ana
irairah!" locations for tn" erection al
cummodiuuS. hcalihIul and beautiful!
Residences.
90 That tn" present and prospcc-
! LiE" systems %! public improvements 81
! the city. such as the establishment OF
/ grades of streets and alleys. the plans
! Of construction of sewers cuiv"rt|.
| drains and %;S mains. may l." designed.
adjusted and made. 50 as to avoid un-
! necessary annoyance and damage ne
. cr"Sa.ily occurring whore property -
! built upon and developed before such
| systems are designed. acquired ana
| made.
ca The fact that Il part OF the TER
ritury pr"pus-d to hc Annexed is al
! ready built upon. though without an!
! sufficient system Of sewers or "th"l
, improvements. makes II not Only en-
! prdicnt. hut necessary. that some com
! pictr system of sewerage 10" promptly
| provided for the proper sanitation ana
/ Improvement Of such territory.
| % That within the territory pro-
I posed to be annexed thcr" ar" several
! iucations where the houses ANA popula-
! ton are more or less dense. which
! nrccSSitatcs better police and Tn" pro
! lection than the counties Of A!cXandria
/ and Fairfax are enabled. with thu
! means ut their command. 10 afford 10
| such communities. ana. as a result. u
| "udangcrS the safety Of lIi" ana prop
! rrty not only without hui ais" within
! TIA" corporate limits.
! =. The city Of Alexandria hereby
! sets forth tn" terms and conditions
upon which it desires {" make the pro-
posed annexation, ana proposes Tor tn
| iulur" management OF ia" Annexed
| territory the following:
- That the city of Al"Nandri'
shall assume and provid" for TN. re
/ endorsement "f I'll" counties OF Mex
au.iria and FuirfaX. respectively. Of Il
! iuSi proportion -: any existing debt %
! said counties. il any thcr" b.. ana
! Shall ais" make compensation I" III"
/ counties Of Alexandria and Fairfax
! respectively. for any school house o.!
other public building Of either 81
! said Counties located within tn" an
ncxed territory.
90 That th. tax rat" upon IN"
land within the annexed territory
:lSS"ssrd by the counties OF Al"Xandfi'l
! and Fairfax. respectively, for their pur-
/ poses at the time Of III" annexation
! under this ordinance for period OF
! iv" years after such annexation. OK
c"pt upon til" petition OF Il naJofll!
/ Of the fr'"hulh"r$ Of such i"rrilnrF
! presented 10 the council of the CitE
I Of Alexandria.
/ 80 That all revenues derived by
/ tn" City ri Alexandria from taxation
! in SHid territory during til" FIRST per
! ind Of five years. either on prop"rt! or
/ from other sources. including Licenses.
/ shall BE- wholly expended by I'll" EltH
OF Alexandria upon streets. sewers
| light and other public improvements ~
/ said territory: provided. however. that
At any time within the said five years
/ the council OF the City Of Alexandra
may. by ordinance. set apart Il sum
| equal to twelve per ccntum or ;hc as
| ;,ssrd value 1t the time of anncNa-
/ ton. of the lands annexed. Or OF Such
part thereof may be determined
! upon by said council. which sum 50 Sci
! apart shall be wholly expended IN pun
! lie improvements in ana for III" brnc-
| tit Of the ANNEXED territory. or par
| thereof. rs may he determined as at"rc-
! said: and when said sum shall nav"
| been So set apart and said pubic nm
| pruVcut.nts snail have been begun. Ia"
! land annexed ur part thereof. as alor"-