Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-07
AN ORDINANCE.

To extend the corporate limits OF
the City of Alexandria in pursuance
of the provisions of the act OIL t'e
General Assembly Of Virginia, ap-
proved March 10, 1904, entitled -N
Act to provide for the extension oi
the corporate limits OF cities anu
towns. a., c,;.y rorucii
of the city of Alexandria, Virginia:
hereby declares that it is desirable
tho General Assembly Of Virginia. az
proved March 10, 1904, (Acts 1901. pai;e
l44), certain territory OF the Gou!.'r'
of Alexandria and Fairfax, virginia
adjacent to fIs presley pr Sexandi" and 70
that end the City Of AlcNanIria CO.
hereby accurately describe the met
and bounds Of such territory as 1ol-
BEGINNING at a point in mid Ghan1
mel of Hunting Creek, southWard %.
the Alexandria Water G2mpa:!iE :
pumping station. and In a idmS NV
called Roberts Lance extended lnchcc
northward along the said line OF thI
east side Of Roberts Lane e"lyhct!,
and along the east s, side OF ,n n"p pit,lS
River turnpike. thence across SAID LII
tie River turnpike in northwa.u "a
rrction to q corner, the sald corner DC
ing the cXtrem Eaot West Sor thc Geor%e
Washington Park subdivision as lala
ont by the Washington Monument U.s.
soeintion of Aiexandria; VA Of hS s:td
Shooters Hill Section of said GenigS
WashinGton Park subdivision, with
needle bearing north I degree 70 mini
utes 50 seconds east 26l.S9 !eet " +; y
corner, being the corner Of the said
Shooters Hill Section and Section NO.
of the George Washington Park SUP
division, thence with the western Doun,
diary of said Section No. 2 OF the I,e,.: sag
with needle bearing north Is degrees
rs minutes 40 seconds west S3O.6 feet,
TO n corner: thence with the western
said George Washington Park subdi;
vision. with needle bearing north " !
degrees Al minutes ~. SECONDS east
SS9.D6 feet to corner, being on vIc
called Janneys Road, aud so feet west
ward from the intersection OF tnG
south side of the said Janncy's Road
and the west side Of the LeeSburE
turnpike. thence with needle bear
ing north degrees 90 minutes ~ sec
onds east 3036.5 feet more or less TO
the intersection of the east SIDE OF Tue
Braddock Road and the north siac oi
q road commonly called Lloyds Lang:
thence eastward with the north SIDE
OF said Lloyds Lane and the southern
boundary Of the t9%n si St ro Of foy ~T
Lane extended to the Potomac river
thence down the said river TO inc
present north corporate line OF inc Clt!
act OF the General Assembly approved
February 20, 1911; thence following
along the present north, west ana
southern boundaries OF SAID Guy mo
said river to the mid channel Of hunt
ing Creek and thence with the mean
behring's OF the said mid channel OF
said Hunting Creek. up stream 10 the
bounds OF which territory proposed 70
be annexed. appear and may be traceo
and verified on Il map on Me IN tRecol-
flee OF the city engineer of the CITY
9. The City of Mexandria doth
hereby set forth the necessity for ana
the eXpediencE of the proposed annex
Cd That the crowded ana conSeSt-
ed conditions at present prevailing IN
almost every section OF the Guy may
be relieved by adding sufficient terri
tory to the corporate limits, Of The
city not built upon. but adapted TO city
improvements, so as to afford cheap ana
desirable locations for the erection OF
CummodioUS, healthful ana beautiful
(2) That the present and prospcc..
tive systems of public improvements OF
the city. such as the establishment of
grades OF streets and alleys. the, plans
of construction OF sewers. cuiVeftS'
drains and gas mains. may be designed,
adjusted and made. so as to avoid UNI
necessary annoyance and damage ne
cessarily occurring where property IS
built upon and developed before sncn
systems are designed. acquired and
made.
ritory proposed to be annexed is al
ready built upon, though without any
sufficient system OF sewers or othc!
improvements. makes 1t not only en-
plcte system of sewerage be promptly
provided for the proper sanitation and
Improvement of such territory
(4) That within the territory pro,
posed Ito be annexed there are several ,
locations where the houses and popula-
ton are more or less dense, whlch ,
better police and fire pro-
lection than the counties OF AieXandria
means at their command. to AFFORD 10
Sucn communities. and, As result. IL
cnGauCers the safety OF lie ana PROP
crty not only without put also within
5. The City of MeHanurla nereoS
sets forth the terms and condlllonS
upon which it desires to make the pro
posed annexation. and proposes LOT .iS
future management OF the ahHcAcu
territory the following:
90 That the City of AleNandria
shall ASS, me- ana provide Tor the re-
imhurscment of the counties OF -tGN,
andria and Fairfax, respectively, OF
just proportion OF any existing debt OF
said counties. if any there be, ana
Snail also make compensation 70 the
counties of Alexandria and Fairfax
respectively. for any schoo! house or
other public building OF either OF
SAID counties located within the an
neN"d territory.
CD That the tax rate upon the
lana within the annexed territory
shall not be increased bcyOEd the rate
assessed by the counties of Alexandria
and ta!rtaX, respectively, for their rur
poses at the time Of the annexation
under this ordinance for a period OF
i've Years after such annexation. en-
ccpt upon the petition of Il majority
of the freeholdcrS OF such territory
presented to the council of the City
Of Alexandria.
tS) That ali revenues derived by
the City OF Alexandria from TAXATION
in said territory during the first por-
iod of five years. either on property ug
from other sources, Including licenses,
shall be wholly expended by the City