The Washington herald., 1915-03-12
ALEXANDRIA Wins
ANNEXATION SUIT
Land in Fairfax and Alexan-
dria Counties Will Be
Part of City.
$500 PEOPLE ARE ADDED
taxable Property Worth Million Taken
in and City's Territory TrebIed.
Taxes Will Be Spent There.

| Alexandria. Va, March ll.-This city
Judge HartweIl, of the State Court OF
Appeals in Richmond, having delivered
the opinion. 1t awards Alexandria city
| all the territory in Alexandria and
! Fairfax counties asked. After the de-
cree shall have been signed. which will
be very shortly, the territory will he
annexed TO the city without further
delay.
This means that Alexandrlas boun-
Diary on the north will extend to Lloyd 5
Lane. Alexandria County, on the east
to the Potomac River. on the west to
| Roberts Lane. and on the south to
Hunting ''reek. 1t means that Alex
andrIa's population will be increased
/ approximately 2.5O0. and that its terri
tory will he three times as large as ii
| is at the present time.
Subdivisions Will &c in city.
! The asscssablc value i'll the property to
he taken in is approximately 100000.
| Among the subdivisions which Will be
| in the city are ROsemont and North
| Rraddock. of Alexandria County, just
north If Alexandria and West End. The
property also includes the union passen-
inGtOn Park.
An taxes derived from the land ana
! property for tn" next five years will have
| to be spent in that territory. and the
tax rate shall remain the same for a
| period of five years. The city will also
| have to pay for several small school
! houses. An additional fire engine may
hav" to be purchased
The area OF the city consists of Il3
with a nnnll1tipD Of ahnut T., 600
persons There are SOS acres OF Alex
andria County soil and $50 acres of
land with $50 acres in water in Fair
fax County to be taken in. The pres
ont area of the city covers one square
mile Nowhere else in Virginia is
there density of population of $4,000
to the square mile.
The annexation suit was heard be-
fore Judge Bennett r. Gordon. of Nell
son County. Va. in November. 1872. and
on January Is, 1913. he handed down n
decision unfavorable to the city. The
case was then taken to the Appeals
Court where il has since been.
This city was represented by At
torneys :. p. Fisher. :. G.. Brent. and
John NJ Johnson. Alexandria County
was represented by Attorneys Mackey.
Montague and Montague. and Fairfax
County by c. Vernon Ford, Moore.
John c. O'Loughin. national president
Of the Ancient Order of Hibernans. to-
night pa a visit TO Alexandria division.
40 l. this city. and made an address be-
fore the members and their friends at
tho st Msrys Hall. He was introduced
by William Desmond. president Of the
local division.
Fire. shortly before o clock this morn
ing Quilted eight two-story frame tena-
ments. seven OF them occupied by colored
people. known as f25 to 40 South Col
umbus street. one OF the buildings was
occupied by the saloon OF George +.
nightingale. The fire originated in the
house occupied by Edward Brice and
was caused by a defective flue.
The funeral of Mrs. Bette Lynch. wife
Of DR. W. NJ Lynch. who died yesterday
at her home in Annandale. Fairfax Coun-
ty. will take place at = O'Clock tomorrow
afternoon from the Methodist Church at
Annandalc. Mrs. Lynch was 81 years
old,