Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-24
THE MAYOR SIGNS 1T.
VIRGINIA ELECTRICAL co. GAINS
ITS VALUABLE FRANCHISE.
WILL HARNESS The WASTE WATER.
Work TO lie begun Mt Once-Mnny
New Contracts Gathered In-The
City's Safeguards and the Terms OF
the Agreement.


terday by Mayor Richard NJ. Taylor. The
ordinance does not merely give permits
sion to erect poles and run wires on the
streets and alleys Of the city, and to con-
struct subways Hereunder, but conveys
the privilege of utilizing the waste flow
of the river.
A large number Of contracts have AL
ready been made between the company
and manufacturers, and II Is the inten-
ton of the company to push forward the
survey and get TO work as quickly as
possible on the construction Of the plant
THE PRIVILEGES GRANTED.
The ordinance excerpts of which are
given below, came before the Committee
on Streets last August, and was reported
to the Common Council November 1st
The officers Of the company are: Presi-
dent, L. c. Todd; Vlce-President, w. j.
Cross. Directors-F. G. Todd, w. j..
Cross. a. ID. Bobson. Robert Molinard,
Josiah Pierce, Jr.; Secretary and Trea-
surer. o. ID. Bobson.
The ordinance provides that "the Vir-
ginia Electric Company, of Baltimore
city, be- and ii is hereby, authorized to
erect poles and run wires over and con-
struct cOnduts and run wires therein
under and along the streets and alleys Of
the city of Richmond, to furnish and
supply electric light and power upon the
conditions, provisions, and limitations
herein set forth, and under those also set
forth, as may be applicable hereto. in
the ordinance entitled IAN ordinance as
TO the joint use of poles erected i'm the
gtrn nd oil, 81 h. .,st 81 ID oh
mond, for the support of wires used in
connection with the transmission of cleo
tricity," approved September 20, 1885.
The city also reserves the right TO re-
squire, at any time after the expiration
of five years from the date of the ap
prevail of this ordinance, the said com
pany to remove its poles and wires from
the streets, or any number of them, here
matter specified, and to run all its wires
thereon in conduts.
The streets referred to in the preceding
section are as follows: Broad street from
west side Of Adams 20 east side of Ninth
street; on Ninth and Seventh streets from
Broad to Cary streets; Bank street from
Ninth to east side of Twelfth street, and
on Main and Cary streets from Seventh
to east side of Fourteenth street.
The privileges herein granted are gwen
upon the further condition, that the city
shall have the right, from time TO time.
after the expiration of six years from
the date of the approval Of this ordi-
nance, to require, upon the same terms
and provisions, that the company shall
remove its poles and wires from other
streets or squares, in addition TO those
above specified, and run its wires in con-
Quits therein at the rate Of not more
than two squares per year. The city
may require such work to be done an
nually, or it may require the aggregate
number of squares for several years TO
be done at one time for the then current
year and those preceding it.
AS TO JOINT CONSTRUCTION.
Whenever the city shall order any or
the changes contemplated in the three
preceding sections to be done, it reserves
the right to require each company TO con-
struct its own conduts and it's own man
holes, or it's own conduits with joint man
holes. or all or any number OF them TO
construct and use jointly the necessary
conduits and man-hOes. All conduits
shall be built with a capacity of at least
IS per cent. larger than the company or
companies then to use them shall need
for its or their wires; and the man-nOles
shall be at least 80 per cent. larger, as
the city reserves the right to require the
company or companies building them to
allow other persons or companies, not
then operating any such wires in such
streets, to use them upon terms TO be de-
termined either by agreement or by arbi-
tTation. Whenever the city shall require
more than one company to build either
conduits or man-holes, the initial cost
shall be borne Jointly by the companies
ill.,, he md In, mob
portion as the said companies may agree.
or by arbitration. if an agreement can
not be reached in proper time
The Committee on Streets may require
the said company 10 use and occupy the
poles already erected by some other person
or company, or which shall hereafter be
erected before the running of the wires
upon such route. Each route shall be
first determined on by the Committee on
Streets before any poles are erected con-
duits constructed, or wires run.
Whenever two companies shall desire
| at the same time to erect poles and run
| wires along the same route or routes,
| they shall use, as far as the Committee
on Streets shall deem practicable, the
same poles.
The privileges herein granted shall
continue for thirty years from the date
Whenever the privileges herein granted
shall terminate the said company may
| be required, upon thirty days notice, to
move the poles and wires and conduits
from the streets and alleys and. within
the time prescribed by the Committee
on Streets, restore the same where dis
turbed 10 a condition similar TO the sur
| rounding street or alley.
CONDITIONS OF THE PRIVILEGES.
These privileges are granted, subject to
| the following conditions:
! /. That the said Virginia Electric Com
pany, of Baltimore city, will, within one
| year from the date Of the approval OF
| this ordinance. begin, in a manner salts
| factory to the City Engineer. TO con-
| struct and erect such hydraulic work In
| and near James river as may be neces-
| sary to furnish water-Dower to produce
not less than 20O-horse power of cleo
| tricity for the furnishing Of electric
| power and light.
9. That ii will continue. to the satisfac-
| ton of said Engineer, TO push towards
| completion such work until the said conf
| pany shall be ready To furnish electric
| power for the generation of light and
| power or to furnish electric light or
power.
8. That IL WILL within two years from
| the passage OF this ordinance, have It's
| hydraulic work so far completed as 20 DC
ready. in the opinion of the City Ensi-
neer. TO begin erecting poles and running
wires under this ordinance for the fur
nishing of electric light and power.
4. That 1t will. within twenty-five
months from the passage or this ord:-