The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-02
UNDERGROUND WIRES.
.voRDryANCE PRO VIDfNG FOR TIE
LAYING OF CONDJITS.
n...iI. Of the Provisions o. the Measure
and How the CITY Is to Exercise Con-
trol in the Matter.

4 called meeting of tho Committee on
Streets was held in room No. OF TIE
city Hall yesterday afternoon at o
o'clock Tor the purpose OF receiving
from the city Engineer and CITY A so,,
nov the city ordinances tnat na'S -
rrenared for the regulation OF 'i' 9,.ara
Of electric wires IN TINS C''s -,
we're present Messrs. Alien maj ~,
Bahen. Bloomberg, McDo"e"
Ferriter. Burton, and rage ,.a~od
~ pioomberg moved that hunu'ee
contss Of each ordinance be prihleu' anu
~ the, be referred to suo-coihihi..eo
"a renortad back 10 the full commune
- tbe next meeting. The motion wa
adonted and the chair appointed MesSis :.
Rloomberg. Mann and Ferriter members
OF that committee.
The LAYING OF coNDuIrs.
lOne of the ordinances requires une
removal Of poles and wires from oNS
ho.d fn certain streets. and IL pro'l"'9
for the construction and using oi 'O"
Quits I'm certain streets. .,,-..,,.
The ordinance contains the ioilo"l"7
provisions - ,,,otric
light and power wires ana capleS' ~
Guiding feed. but excluding trolley "lie9,
and an other appliances Tor cohnu sl'l'
electricity. the poles therefor, heIt'ol'l
and now being I'm any street. alley, or
nublic ground Of the city. are ordeten
10 be- removed from the following streets.
ON BROAD street from the western size
~ First street 20 the eastern side or
Eleventh street: on Bank street. from
the western side Of Ninth street 10 the
eastern side Of Twelfth street. on Main
and Cary streets. from the western sue
Of Seventh street % the eastern side OF
Fourteenth street. on Seventh Eighth
Ninth Tenth. Eleventh, Twelfth, ! mr.
tenth. and Fourteenth streets, from lhe
northern side Of Broad street to tho
southern side Of Cary street, within SIX
months from June -, 1885,.
Companies owning or controlling sucp
overhead wires. cables and appliances
who fail 10 remove them i'm the pre-
scribed time. shall be liable TO fine
of from 500 10 500 for each pole so re
naming TO be imposed by the Police
Justice. and for every week OF continued
failure 10 remove them after the impo-
sition Of the first fine. another similar
fine Is 10 be imposed.
THE COUNCIL TO GRANT PERMISSION.
The city Council is 10 grant permits
sion for the use Of conduits. upon the
petition Of companies naming the streets
desired and submitting plans Of the CON
duits to be laid The petitioner. however.
is 10 furnish a bond 20 the city. 10 be-
approved by the Mayor in "A penalty 10
boz prescribed by the permission, for the
proper replacing of the pavement when
ever In is 20 be taken up and for ~
keeping I'm proper repair to the satisf'e-
ton Of the cry Engineer The petitioner
is also responsible for all damages re-
suiiing from these conduits The latter
shall be- Of sufficient capacity 20 accom-
MEDIATE the wires I'm such streets and al
levs. and 20 provide for am increase Of
az least "a hundred per cent. but this in
crease Of space can only ue occupied by
the respective companies with the con-
sent of the city Council. The wires Of
the city shall Dee carried free Of charge
in these cOndults other parties who
wish 10 occupy the cOnduits after they
have been laid shall agree upor the terms
with the petitioner and in ease OF dis
agreement tho terms shall De- determined
by arbitration. IT, subsequently, the lay
ing OF gas sewers or water mains re-
quires "A change or alteration Of the con-
duifs. this change i5 10 DE made by the
company that laid thcm ar their own
expense. ~ failing 90 DO SO when the
proper notice has been given. the city is
20 make The changes necessary az the eX-
Iense Of the owners OF The cOnduits The
manholes required for the maintenance Of
the conduit are to conform 10 the grades
of the streets. The location. size. shape
ana subdivision OF the cOnduits are 10 be
approved by the Committee on Streets.
TO TAKE PROPER TEEcAurIoN.
Whenever the cables and wires leave
the conduits 10 Doc continued overhead
ON poles. all precautions recommended
Dy the Committee on Streets arc 90 be-
gsed. II parties who afterwards apply
for the use of conduits cannot agree
with the owners on the terms. the latter
are 20 poe defined by three disnterosted
persons one OF them 10 be selected by
each Of fhe TWO parties Interested. and
the third one 10 be selected by these
TWO persons. The terms agreed upon by
those three persons. Or majority OF
them. shall be- acceptable % the resp pee
tive parties.
II the owner of the cOnlu.ts fails O.
appoint its representative within thirty
days after having been request ID 10 do 80.
then the city Engineer is 10 make this
a. p0intment n the two arhitrltlrs so
selected fail to select the th.ri ono with
IN thirty days. then the latter is 10 be-
appointed by the city Engineer n the
three hfNlIfdIIfS NiiNlu iNiFi} days after
tleir appointment fail 10 determine tho
terms the city Engineer shall select "a
pa..on who shall be- empowered 10 set
Tie the terms
Parties who ran 20 comply with tho
terms in regard 10 the use Of the con-
duits shall become liable TO fines from
so 10 500 i'm each instance.
TOWELS or IKE cYMsurTfE.
Tho Committee on Streets shall have
the power 10 require the owner OF con-
cIits ~ allow parties tho use Of the
later under conditions rssorlbed by the
CITY Engineer as s0cn as they have app
pointed their arbitrator Parties desiring
to enter the conduits must d0 so under
contract and bond to comply with the
terms alreed upon by the trbltrators.
The committee is also empowered 90 PEE
puire from time 20 time the parties
owning and usiig the conduiis 70 fur
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