Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1849-12-01
AN ORDINANCE
FOR LIGHTING THE CITY WITH GAS


FOR LIGHTING THE CITY WITH GAS.
PASSED NOVEMBER 18th, 1S49]
BE it ordained By the Council of the Cty of Rich
mona, mat Immediately after the passage of this Ord-
nance and annually thereafter, the first regular meet
ing OF the Council in the month of May there shat be
elected committee of six members, majority of whom
snail be members OF the Council, who shall be denom-
mated The Committee on Light" The President of
the council shall be eT-o6icio a member of the said
committee.
2 1t shall be the duty of the committee so appointed
to have constructed suitable works for the manufacture
and distribution of Carburetted Hydrogen Gas from
btumlnous COAL Tor the purpose of illumination through
the Streets lanes and alleys OF the city, prouided that the
pipes OF conduit shall be first laid in the following Streets
VIZ Cary street from Twenty second street Seventh
street Main from Twentieth street to Foushee
street, Franklin street from Eighteenth street 10 Twelfth
street, Bank street from Twelfth street to Ninth street
Franklin street from Ninth street to Adams street
Grace street from Ninth to Adams street, Broad street
from Mayo street TO Brooke Avenue Seventeenth or
Valley street from Cary to Venabe street Twentieth
street from Cary to Main street Fifteenth street from
Gary to Franklin street; Mayo street from Franklin to
Broad street Fourteenth street from Cary to Franklin
street; Thirteenth street from Cary to Broad street
Twelfth street from Main to Franklin street, Ninth
street from Cary 10 Broad street; Eighth from
Main to Broad street; Seventh street from Cary to
Broad street; Sixth street from Main to Broad street
Fifth street from Main to Broad street Second street
from Franklin to Grace street First street from Grace
to Broad street; and Foushee street from Main to
Franklin street. And, prouded further that extern
SONS OF the said pipes OF conduit shall be made, through
all the Streets lanes and alleys OF the city, from time
time, as 1t shall be ascertaned that the consumption OF
gas upon the line OF any proposed extension, will pay
not less than twelve per centum per the out
lay required for such extension
B.. The Committee aforesaid are hereby vested with
all the powers necessary Tor the construction Of the
works herein provided for :-Prouided hoa1eUer That
all contracts made and all plans for the construction of
the proposed Works by said Committee, shall be ap-
proved by the Council before the same shall become
| binding on the Corporation.
| 4. The said Committee SHALL before making any
contract Tor the construction OF the works. provided for
byths ordnance advertise for proposals. plans and spe-
ccatons, IN the newspapers OF the city, for least one
month.
5. The said Committee are hereby required to make
reports OF their proceedings under this Ordinance at
least once IN every three months during the progress of
the work, and annually after the same shall have gone
into operation.
t. For the purpose carrying this ordinance into effect
certcaes OF debt under the seal OF the City bearing
an interest OF SIX per cenum per annum payable SEMI
annually at the office of the Chamberlain on the first
day OF January and the first day Of July and redeema-
Bile on the first day of july in the year eighteen hun
dred and seventy, shall be issued to not ex-
ceedng IN the whole the of hundred and forty
i've thousand dolias and for the punctual payment of
he SAID semi annual interest on, and redemption Of the
cercatesof debt thus issued the receipts from the sales
OF gas are specially pledged and for the same purpose
the faith OF the city hereby soemny pledged to mako
good such payment out of any means or funds in their
possession, OF under their control
T. The committee so appointed shall have, and they
are hereby vested with authority negotiate loan or
VI Wlloo Vi OF debt
thorlsed to be issued by this ordnance to deliver or
contract to deliver the same in payment OF the works
thus authorised to be constructed, should they deem it
expedent subject however, to the approval the Cou-
ell: ProUaded that no scrip certificate of debt issued
by virtue OF this ordnance shall be sold or otherwise
disposed OF or transferred by the said committee for less
than its par value
=. The Chamberlain shall keep regular aud sepa-
rate account OF all expenditures and receipts on &C
count OF the Gas Works. as to show at all times the
true condition OF said works
j. Whenever the nett profits of the Gas Works shall
pay ten per centpm all the capital expended in the
construction and extension of the same shall be the
duty OF the Chamberlain under the direction of the
COMMITTEE on Light" to invest two per cenum of
such profits In stock of the city of Richmond or of the
state OF Virginia, as sinking fund for the ultimate re-
demphon OF the certificates of debt issued under this
ordinance.
III. This ordinance shall commence and be in force
from and after its passage
The Committee on Light consist of the following.
T. A. Myers, President of the Council member es-
Ghc,o, Dr. l.; w; Chamberayne, w C, Allen, James
bosher and p. Robinson, elected from the Council
and James G. Crane and Dr. John Dove, from the
citizens. 'i N''
! lows: 80 '0'
:, AYEs-Messrs. Allen Bosher, Caskie, Chamberlayne
Denoon, Goddin, Kinniard, Mayo, Myers P. Robinson
and e. Robnson-I1.
nv NoEs-Messrs. Darlington, Haskns Saunders and
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