Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-02
AN ORDINANCE.

grading and paving Of, a. forty l4o?i
foot roadway on Cameron str 81
from the west building line OF F rl
street, to the. east crossing Of %
Asaph street, and the space gyms
between the north and south Duliaing
lines Of Cameron street and the cast
building line and west crossing Oh oI:
Asaph street, and for the curbmg OF
said street, under certain conc 'tlohs;
Be it ordained by the City Counc'l
of Alexandria, Virginia:
Section THAT the Committee on
Streets is hereby authorized TO nave
a forty (40) foot roadway In the
center of Cameron street, from the
Yves: building line of Pitt street TO
the east crossing Of ST. Asaph street,
and the space lying between the i.
north and south building lines oil
Cameron street and the east and west
building lines of St. Asaph street,
graded and paved, and TO have sala
street. as above described, with the
exception as described in Section
Three of this ordinance, curbed IN
good and substantial manner,
under the supervision of the City
Engineer; using for the paving VII
rified brick on four (4) inch con-
crete base, from the curb line to q
point two(2) feet, six TO- inches
therefrom, and for the remainder OF
the roadway, two (2) inch aspnaI1
block on a concrete base or ) men
broken stone with bitumlnous hiler
on concrete base as may be decided
upon by City Council after proposals
and estimates have been secured ana
for the curbinS, six (6) inch gran
tie curb, set in concrete.
And the said Committee on Streets
shall advertise for ten (lO) days in
some newspaper published in the
CITY OF Alexandria, Virginia, or IN
any other newspaper and pubIica-
tons, should they deem it necessary.
for proposals fer materials, ana
thew shall do said grading, paving
and curhing by day labor, or if IN
their opinion, the best interests OF
the City Council will be subserved
thereby, by contract under BOND, AZ
ter advertisement as hereInbe1ore
provided for materials.
Section 2.-That the said Commit
tee on streets shall not begin said
work, nor let any contract pertain,
ing to labor Of construction OF salu
work, until an amount equivalent
70 One Dollar and seventy-ilVe
(S1.75) cents for asphalt block or
y Al for broken stone and bitumi-
nous filler per front foot of one-half
I-2) of the linear feet Of property
on said square has besn voluntarl-
" deposited with the City Treasur-
er for defraying e portion OF the eX,
pense Of said grading, paving ana
curbing.
Said voluntary deposit may be all
cash, or may be evidenced by ilVe
(5) equal promissory notes: the tirst
note to be payable thirty (3O) days
after demand; demand to be made
upon the completion of said WORK
and the other notes to be payable III
one. two three and four years, atter
the completion Of said work, with
interest at the rate of six (6T) pei
cent. per annum. payable at nr2-
.uritv. The payment Of said notes
10 be secured in a manner sat's1ac,
tory 10 the Finance Committee OF
he Civ Council Of Alexandria.
Section 3.-That no curb shall be
.et and that no paving shall be
done within 4 1-2 feet OF the curp
line in front of any property 1ol
which the proportionats expense,
hercinbefore mentioned shall not
be deposited with the City Treasurer
either before or during the grading
and paving Of the centre portion OF
said street directly in front o!
said property.
Section 4.-That the portion OF the
said street in front of any property,
which may not be curbed and paved
in the manner aforesaid, by reason
# Section Three of this ordinance,
cir.ll. upon there being voluntarily
deposited with the City Treasurer
Of an amount equivalent to the act
nal cost of labor and materials neces-
sarv to curb and pave in front OF the
said property,be so curbed and paved.
Said voluntary deposit shall conform
with and be secured in the manner
provided for voluntary deposits IN
Section Two of this ordinance.
Section 5.-That, as the said grad
inp. paving and curb:hg is heinG
done, the Auditor is authorized to
draw warrants from time to tune
upon the Treasurer of this city IN
an amount not to exceed Thlrty-hve
hundred (s3,5oo) dollars,to pay for
said grading,paving and curbing, and and
a sufficient amount Of money 1oF
such purpose, not to exceed Thirty
five Hundred ($3,50O) Dollars Is
hereby appropriated. u,
Section G.-This ordinance shall be
IN force from and after it's pas
Passed the Board of Aldermen
March II, 1918. .,
F. F. MARBURY, President. ;,
Passed the Common Couhch
March 25, 1913. So,
R. D. BRUMBACK, President.