Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-03

TO OCCUPY 8 SQUARES.
DR.. A. Laria Hospital Appliance
Company Will Operate Plant-Had
Lease in 1907.

Alexandria is to have big manu-
featuring establishment which will
give employment to not less than 25t
hands, according to reports received
here today. 1t is stated that the DR.
A. LARA Ideal Hospital Appliances
CO., who have large contracts with
European governments for hospital
supplies, will Immediately commence
the construction of large building:
for manufacturing plants, offices and
residences for the officers and en-
ployees of the company.
The buildings are to be located on
three squares of ground in the north
eastern section of the city bounded
by Royal, Montgomery, First streets
and the Potomac river. The site is
regarded as one of the most advan-
tageous in the city. 1t is on the line
of the Southern railway and the
Washington and Old Dominion Rail
way and fronts for more than 300
feet on the Potomac river.
According to reports received here
plans for the buildings have been
prepared by John D. Tyrrell, archi-
tect, of 1910 Eighth street, N. ".
Washington, who is aslsipg for bids
on the structures. In addition to the
factory buildings and Offices, So re;
sidences will be erected. From 40 to
is of these will be for the employees
and the rest for the officers Of the
company.
The land in question upon which
The factory is to be built is at pre-
sent owned by the city Of Alexandria
On April 23rd, 1907, an ordinance
was passed by the city council leas'
ing the property. to the Ideal Hospi,
tai CO., with the privilege, of purehas-
ing it after a period of 10 years. A
nominal rental Of $25 per annum
was to be collected and the pro
perty; WAS to be sold to the company
after Is years for s1,5oo. 1t was
agreed that buildings were to be
erected TO cost mot less than S25,00t
and the company was to give employ
ment to not. less than so men al
the year round. The company was t.
manufacture hospital beds, operat
ing tables, stretchers, etc. 1t wax
stated in, the ordinance that the lease
was to te null and void if the com
many failed to commence the worl
Of construction within go days afte1
the lease was .signed bpt no time fo
THE signing of the lease was specifi
ed. No lease was signed as the pani'
of 1909 is said to have stopped tn
company from going ahead with it
plant. {;
1t is stated that the new company
has contracts with the British gov
ernment for more than $500 o
it's supplies and large orders from
the Balkan states. They have ais
in prospect large contracts with tn
hosnital branch of the United State
Army.
The company referred to abov
procured the passage of an ordinanc
by the City Council in 1907 author7
ing it to acquire certain property
the northeastern section OF the cit!
on condition that the ,compan
would deposit certified check fe
500 with which to pay for adrel
tising, etc, also that within slxt
days it would begin the erection {
a plant to cost $25,000.
The company failed to meet thes
requirements. and an ordinance wa
subsequently introduced in Counc
annulling the lease of the ,propert
to the company. The ordinance wa
referred to the joint committees Q
finance public property and gener'
laws, and on October "22. 1907, tt
committees reported in favor
adopting the ordinance. Both boar
of the City Council adopted their a
mort and adopted the ordinance, al
it was approved October %, lsc
and published chsially in the Gazet
November o. 1907: :; $3.50!