Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-07
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AN ORDINANCE.

Ills iine Oh queen SlIecI, oA'
curling of said street under GER
tain conditions, and the space lying
between the east and west puiid-
ing lines of Payne street ana the
north and south building lines OF
Queen street, except the portion
thereof between the rails, and t"t
(2) feet on each side thereof, OF
the track of the Wasnlngton-Vlr'
GINA Railway Company on Gamer.
on street, and for the curDlng anc
laying of a sidewalk five 81 fee
wide on said street, under certain
conditions. -g.-s.a
Be it Ordained by the City Council
Of Alexandria, Virginia:
Section THAT the committee OF
Streets is hereby authorized and a.
rected to have a twenty-seven (2D
foot roadway in the center OF Payne
street, from the south building llne
of Cameron street to the south build
ing line of Queen street and the spact
lying between the east and ives!
building lines of Payne street anc
the north and south building lines Of
Queen street, except the portion
thereof between the rails, and two
(2) feet on each side thereof, OF the
track Of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Railway Company on Cameron st,
with the exception as described II
section three of this ordinance, grad
cd and paved, and to have said street.
as above described, curbed in gooc
and substantial manner, and to lay
a cement sidewalk five (5) feet wide
on said street; using for the paving
Of the roadway vitrifleG brick, on
concrete base, from the curbIlne tt
a point two (2) feet six (6) inches
distant therefrom, and for the re.
maindcr of said street broken ston'
with a bituminous filler, (laid by mix
ed or penetration method, as ma!
seem to be the best interests Of the
City Council of Alexandria,, on
concrete base, and for the curbing .
six CO inch granite curb, set Ill
concrete. The said work to be done
under the supervision of the City
Engineer.
The said Committee on Streets
shall advertise for ten (10) days Ii
some newspaper published in the
City of Alexandria, Virginia, and
in any other newspapers and pub
LEGATIONS, should they deem it neces-
sarv, for proposask ;ror materials,
and they shall do said work by day
labor, OF if in their opinion, the best
interests of the City Council vii!
be subserved thereby, by contract
under bond, after advertisement a.
hereinbefore provided for materials
Section 2.-That he said committee
on Streets shall not begin the SAFE
work, nor let any contract pertaining!
to labor of construction OF sac
work. until an amount equivalent tn
One dollar and Forty SQ.4O) cents
per front foot, for one-half of the
linear feet of property on said
SQUARE has been voluntarily deposit
ed with the City Treasurer for de.
fraying a portion of the expenses OF
said grading, paving, curbing ant"
laying Of sidewalks.
Said voluntary deposit shall be ali
cash, or may be evidenced by nVc
(5) equal promissory notes; the
first note to be payable thirty (30}
aevs after demand, demand to bc
made upon the completion OF SAID
work, and the other notes to be pay
able in one, two, three and four years
after the completion Of said work,
with interest at the rate of six C. per
cent? per cent per annum, payaoie;
at maturity; the payment oil saio
notes to be secured in a manner sat
isfactory to a majority of the finance
committee of the City Council OF
Alexandria, Virginia. =,
Section 3.-That no curb shall b.
set and no sidewalk shall be lad, noI
shall any paving be done within two
~ feet six Co. inches of the curb
inc in front of any property 1or
which the proportionate expenses
hereinbcfore mentioned shall not DC
deposited with the City treasurer:
either before or during the paving OF
the center of said street, directly
in front of said property, -,
Section 4.-That the curbing that
shall not be set and the sidewalk
and paving that shall not be lad II
the manner aforesaid, by reason OF
section three of this ordinance, shall.
upon there being voluntarily depos-
tied with the City Treasures OF an
amount equivalent to the actual cost
of labor and materials necessary 10
so set the curb, lay the sidewalk ard
do the paving in gront OF SAID prop
erty. be so curbed and the sidewalk
and paving laid. .. u
The said voluntary deposit snnll
conform with and be secured IN me
manner provided for voluntary de-
nosits in Section Two of this orei-
nance. :, .od;nr
paving and curbing is Deing zone ana
said sidewalks are being laid, the au-
ditor is authorized to Draw warrants
from time to time upon the treasurer
Of this City. in an amount not to S eS
coed thirty-six hundred (S3,6oo;ool
dollars to pay for said work; ana !; q
sufficient amount Of money 1or sucH
purpose, not to exceed the the sum sur ooO Oh
tbirtv-sixe hundred !S3'ooo.ooo)
dollars, is hereby appropriated:
Section 6.-This ordnance shall De
jfS massage.