Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-05
OFFICIAL, 4E8A

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.. An ordinance to set apart sum
eanalf to twelve per centum .ol Tue
yabIe; of:lands in that; portion. sol
;Alexandrir, County and that portiSon
OF Fairfax County annexed 70 .ne e
City Of Alexandria by a decree Oh 'i =,
Supreme Court of Appeals en ,a co., IL
the City of Richmond March ~ 1912
and effective April l, 1913. g.,
Whereas by an order OF the ou-
nreme Court of Appeals entered IN
richmond March 90, 1915 and etfec-
tive April /, 1915, certain territory
,nas annexed 10 the city Of Alexan-
da.ia, and, az
Whereas, by section 3 Of an Act OF
,ht, General Assembly approved
March 10, 1904, providing Tor the eS.
tension of the corporate limits OF
cities and towns, it is provided that
the Council of City Of Town may
by ordinance set apart sum equai
TO twelve per centum of the asses
sed value at the time of anneXtion
of the lands annexed, which sum so SET
apart shall be wholly expended in and
for the benefit of the annexed terri
tory in public improvements; ana
when the said sum shall have been $"
sci apart and said public improve
mcnts shall have been begun the land
annexed shall be subject to the city
tax rate and the proceeds Thereon
shall be paid into the city treasury
along with all other taxes and licen-
SEES in such territory for general pur-
poses, although five years shall not
have elapsed from the date Of an
nexation; provided that the said sum
to be so set apart and expended shall
be reduced by the sum already expend-
ed on said improvements under any
other plan of annexation and provided
said sum shall also be reduced by the
amount of any debt of any town that
may be annexed to a city or to an
other town; and,
Whereas, the assessed value OF the
lands annexed to the City of Alex
dria from the County of Alexandria
at the time of annexation amounted
to the sum of One hundred and seven
ty-one thousand three hundred and
eighty-fve dollars (Sl7l, 1885 00) and
the value of the lands annexed to
the City of Alexandria from the coun-
ty Of Fairfax at the time Of annexa-
ton amounted to Three hundred and
ninety-fvc thousand, eight hundred
and seventy-eight dollars and ninety
cents 1895, 878 90). As the total as
scsScd values of the lands annexed
under the decree of March %, 1915
in the aggregate amounted to Five
hundred and sixty seven thousand, two
hundred and siXty-three dollars and
ninety cents ($567,263 90) twelve per
centum of which is equal to Sixty
eight thousand, seventy-one dollars
and sixty-six cents (GS,071. 6G) from
which must be deducted eleven thou
sand one hundred and eleven dollars
and forty-two cents ($l1, Ill .42)
which has been set aside and eXpend-
ed in the annexed territory for public
improvements made under authority
Of an ordinance of the City Council
of Alexandria approved July lG. 1915
and,
Whereas the assessed value Of the
land in that part of Alexandria Coun-
ty annexed to the City of Alcxan-
dria at the time of annexation amount
ed to One hundred and seventy-one
thousand, three hundred and eighty
five dollars (S171,3S5 .00) twelve per
centum of which amounts to Twenty
thousand FIVE hundred and sixtv-six
dollars and twenty cents ,(S20,566. 20)
to be:eXpended in public improvements
and; as three hundred and thirty
nine dollars and Sixty-fve cents
$500. 65) has ibeen So expended, the
uneXpended' portion twenty thousand
two hundred twenty-six dollars and
fifty-five cents {$20,226. 55) is set
aside for further public improve
,ments in the territory annexed from
Alexandria County, and,
As the assessed value of land in
that part Of Fairfax County annexed
to the City of Alexandria at the time
of annexation amounted to Three hun
dred ninety-five thousand eight hun
dred and scvcnty-eight dollars and
ninety cents ($395.87S. 9O) twelve
per centum of.which amounts to Forty
seven thousand five hundred and five
dollars and forty-siX cents ($47,505. :
4G) to be expended in public improve
ments. and as Ten thousand seven
hundred and seventy one dollars and
seVenty-sevcn cents ($l0,771.7 tn has
been so expended. the unexpended Dor
ton Thirty-six thousand seven hun