Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-28

{ from the annexed territory in tha'
! Ward. 1t was the idea of your Com
| mittee this recommendation should
| be put in force at once. and as
! temporary measure, with the end II
| view of making such future change;
in the boundaries of the wards as
! might seem to lie necessary and ex'
pedient after a more thorough lnves
cation and knowledge of the condl
tons and the requirements OF the an
nexed territory.
An Ordinance to alter the poun-
dar;es of the wards OF the City OF
Alexandria, and to attach the recent
" annexed territory to existing wardS
in accordance with the requirements
of the State of Virginia.
Section /. Be it ordained by the
CITY Council of Alexandria, that the
citv shall be divided into four (D
wards as follows:
The First Ward shall be composed
Of all that portion of the city lying
south of Prince Street and east OF
Washington Street.
The Second Ward shall be composed
of all that portion of the city lying
north of Prince Street and east OF
Washington Street.
The Third Ward shall be compos-
ed OF all that portion of the city ~
inef north of King Street and King
Street road. otherwise known as the
Ieesburg Pike, and west OF Wash
ington Street.
Cd of all that portion of the city ~
ing north of King Street and King
Street road, otherwise known as the
Leesburg Pike, and west of WASH
Section Two: Be it further ordain-
ed that each ward shall be entitled
TO four (4) members in the Com
mon Council and to two ~ mem
hers in the Board Of Aldermen to
be elected in accordance with the re-
nn;rements of the laws of this State
Section Three: This ordinance snail
he in force from its passage:
Mr.. Ballenger presented the Hollow
ing minority report:
Whereas since the annexation OF
certain outlying territory to the CITY
of Alexandria Virginia, it has be-
come necessary, as required D! the
Code of Virginia, that tins Clty
Council organize the same into new
ward or else attach same to existing
ward OF wards and.
Whereas. the said territory COM
prises a large area and is rapidly IN
crcasinp in population. and it is the
opinion of this council that said To-
cality should have direct and M
mediate representation in this body
ard that the best means Of securing
this representation is by creating
new ward in the City of Alexandra.
which is TO be known rs the fllth
Ward, which shall be composed OF
the major portion of said annexed
territory with a small part OF thlrd
and fourth wards, the lines to be
drawn as hereinafter set out IN TINS
ordinance as follows: :,
Be it ordained by the City CounciI
Of Alexandria, Virginia, that there
shall be and is hereby created
new ward in: the city of Alexandria.
Virginia, to be known: as the NTH
ward, the middle of West Street be
;np constituted the east boundry line
of said ward. and all of the terri
tory lying west of the middle OF salc
street 70 the west boundry line OF
said city shall be contained IN SAID
fifth ward; that is TO say, the boun-
drv line of thi; ward shall begin
with the north line of this city ana
the middle of West Street, ana snai!
run southwardly with the middle OF
said street to the old boundary line o,
Alexandria and from this point snail
run in a straight line to the middle
Of Hunting Creek, the new boundar!
line of this city. therefore, including
in this ward all OF the recent an
nexer territory lying west OF TINS
line, also that portion OF lhlrd an"
Fourth wards lying west OF this iine;
The west bourS!"y line OF InlFn
Ward shall be the middle OF Yves,
street, otherwise bnundry INES o'
third ward remain as heretofore.
The west boundry line of fourtG;
Ward shall be ard is hereby changed
70 the middle of West street. the
east houndry of said Fifth ward above
described, and shall run with saio
east boundry of said ward to the ma. MD
ale of Hunting Greek the present new ,
boundry of Alexandria, and the east
boundrv of said fourth ward snail De
oytanded in a straight line. from the
noint where the said eastern oouh,
drv intersects the old boundry iine
Of Alexandria at the southern eno EN-,
of Washington street, to the midale m
Of Hunting Creek. new boundry I'M, ,ine
of the city. otherwise boundry Ilhe
shall remain as ut present.
The boundry lines of first wato
are hereby extended so as to take IN,
to said ward the remaining part OF OF
annexed territory lying south OF salG
ward, otherwise. boundry lines OF
this ward shall remain as at present:
The boundry line of second ware
shall remain as at present unchang'