Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-31
AN ORDINANCE.

of the provisions of the act OF tht
General Assembly OF Virginia. APP
proved March 10. 1904. entitled An
Act to provide Tor the eE nitic. on Ui
the corporate limits oil e'''eS an"
u lie t'"i il ordained by the City Council
Of the city OF .MeXandria, virginia;
hereby declares that it is desirable
TO annex in pursuance of the act o!
the General Assembly Of Virginia. APP
proved March 10. 1904, ActS 1904. pas.
I'D, certain territory 3t or the T GE~Iriie
Adjacent To the present corporate nm
it's of the City Of Alexandria. ana t.
that end the City Of A!eNandfia DOT
hereby accurately describe III" m%lfS
ana bounds Of such territory Us i'i'
" BEGINNING at a point in mid chan.
mel Of Hunting Creek. southwark -
III. Alcxandria Water Company
pumping station. and III ll,lS WI;
the east side Of a lane (c9m'hnomd;
called Roberts Lance extended: tnchc'
northwara along the said line OF tn,
east side of Roberts Lane eXtGli'i,"S
and along the east SIDE @i i,opf III;
River turnpike. thence across Sillu IL
tie River turnpike in Il rorthwarn ui-
rectiun to corner, the S;tid COZ nCt IL
shooters Hill Section Of the Gc0rS.
Washington Park subdivision as laln
nut by the Washington Monument AS
ISOLATION OF Alexandria. Va thSnfi;
With the western boundary OF salo
Shooters Hin Section OF said GeorS,
Wnshington Park subdivision. with
needle bearing north ! degree 20 MN
utcs 80 seconds east 26l.S9 iect TO
corner, being the corner OF the saic
Shooters Hill Section and section NO.
of the George Washington Iark SUP
division. thence with the western bouil'
Iary of said Section No. OF the SAT-
George Washington Park SUBDIVISION
With needle bearing north Is ncSrccS
80 minutes ~ seconds Wrst e"v ,, 80 ..,.,
To u corner: thence with the western
boundary of said Section No. OF ln'
said George Washington Park suDdi.
vision. with needle bearing north
degrees II minutes 70 SECONDS a.
SSg.0G feet To Il corner. being on IN,
southern side of Il road. common!
called Janucy's Road, and 80 feet west
ward from the intersection ul IN
south side of the said Janhcy isodu
and the west side Of the l!ecSpure
turnpikc. theme. with needle bear
i'm north I; degrees 80 minutes 20 sec
unds east 3U36.5 feet more or less -
th,. intersection OF the east Sld" o! III,
ErndIuck Road and the north side "l
a road commonly called Lloyds Lane.
Theme. eastward with tn" north slu,
Of said Lloyd's Lane and the southern
boundary u! the town or iotoiilhS hIn
With The said north side Of LLOYD
Lane extended to the Potomac river
thence down the said river 10 tn'
present north corporate line oil thc III!
OF Alexandria. as Incorporated u! al,
ACT of the General Assembly appru:cC
along the present north. west anI
.nlIln,ru boundaries of said city into
tho Potomac River. thence doWn inc
said river 10 the mid channel ol Huht-
ing Creek and thence WIN Inc iticim ~
said Hunting Creek, up stream 10 tn'
nn;nt Of beginning, the ncteS ;tnh
bounds OF which trrritor! PROPOSED ~
lie annexed. appear ana may y" tFacr"
and verified on Il map on file in the o.
ire. Of the city engineer Of the CITY
of Alexandria. ,,.; ,o,r
hereby set forth the necessity Tor an"
the expectancy OF thc propose" '"'''
;Ltinn that is To say:
Cd That the crowded ana c1nStSt
ed conditions ut present prcHalllhS II.
almost every section OF inc GIt! H''t!
h. relieved by adding sufficient Terri
Tory To the corporate limits OF tn'
cilV not built upon. but adapted to CIT!
so as to afford chc;ip ahG
.Insir;;blr locations for the erection OF
rnmmndiuus. hcalthful and Dc;tutiIu.
residences. ,
~ That the present and prospcc-
Tive systems Of public improvements OF
The city, such as the rStaDllSliHlcHt Va
grades Of streets and alleys the plnns
of construction OF sewers. 3 Gui,y, -
drains ana gas mains, may be dcSlShcu
adjusted and made, so as 10 AVOID ul-
necessary annoyance and damage ne
rrsstrily occurring where property -
built upon and developed before SuCL
systems are designed. acquired ahG
made. ~
i3) The fact that q part Of the Ter
ritury proposed to be annexed IS al
ready built upon. though without an!
sufficient system OF sewers vi o''v'
~ snG
Incident. hut necessary. that some COIL
nlrlr system Of sewerage be promptly
provided for the proper sanitation ana
iTrpruvcmcnt OF such territory.
in That within the territory pro
posed To be annexed there are scvcrai
locations where the houses ana popuia-
ton are more or less dense. "uIci
nrrrssitates better police and flrc pro
lection than the counties OIL -AiGNth" ~ ID
and Fairiux are enabled. with th'
means at their command, To aHord L.
such communities. and, as II result. l.
cndangcrs the safety OF ne ana prop
erty not only without but also "!th'h
the corporate limits.
3. The City OF Alexandria hereb!
sets forth the terms anu CONDITIONS
uuon which it desires TO make the pro
posed annexation. and proposes lor III,
future management OF the ahhcAc'
territory the following:
a. That the City Of .NeXandri"
shall ass, me and provide Tor INC re
endorsement OF the counties OF Mex
andria and Fairfax. respectively. OF !
just proportion OF any existing debt o.
said counties. if any there be, hnc
shall also make compensation l" tn'
counties Of ;Nexandria ,o and nd Eaarf@ a,
other public building OF either o.
said counties located within the an
- That the tax rate upon tn.
land within the annexed tHrfItor!
shall not be increased beyond Tue ray
assessed by the counties Of NieNandria
and Fairfax. respectively, FOR their pur-
poses at the time of the hnhsNa IA,
under this ordinance Tor period o.
five years after such annexation, en-
cept upon the petition of Il ma1orit?
Of tie frceholders of SUCH tsrFltCT;t t!
presented to the council OF the CITY
OF Alexandria. ;,d H.
80 That all revenues derived D:
the City OF Alexandria from ta "a; 80,
in said territory during the ern npsI Pe or
i"d Of five years. either on proPei =; W
from other sources. including iiceH rs,
shall he wholly expended by 'n lsw H,.s
or Alexandria upon streets