The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-24
SETTLED FOR
Three YEARS.
Roanoke Electric Light and Power
Company Get the Contract. :

THEY WILL LIGHT THE CITY AT
81 CENTS PER LIGHT PER NIGHT
FOR A PERIOD OF THREE
YEARS, AT THE END OF WHICH
PERIOD THE CITY HAS THE Op
TON TO BUY THE pLANT-PEN-
| ALTIES FOR UNLIGHTED LAMPS.
Council was called to order last NIGHT
at s O'Clock by President. j. r. Terry,
with the following gentlemen present:
Messrs. Buckner, Casey, Evans, Fox,
Guy, Hudgson, Mays, Minnehau, Mullen,
Newton, Page, Seifert, Strickland Witt,
Woods and rerry-1G
| Communications from, the city enri
neer and city solicitor in regard to the
petition of Richard Davis and others.
members of the colored Baptist Church,
for building permit were read and re-
ferred to the city engineer and city solici.
tor with power to act
Several other communications from
citizens in regard to sidewalks, sewers
aud other matters were offered and re.
| ferred to the proper committees
"A communication from City Solicitor
| Glasgow was read, in which ne stated
that he had been advised by Scott & Sta.
PIES attol neys for Dyer, Vaughan IL Co.,
that the suit now pending between the
city and the above named firm would be
dismissed If all the warrants they now
hold would be paid by the city, and he
asked that he be advised how to act. The
matter WAS referred to the finance com
"ittee, together with the city solicitor,
! with power to settle.
me ordinance presented by Mr.. New
| ton to compel all collection agencies or
persons engaged in collecting accounts to
| pay Il license of $50 was referred to the
| finance committee
The committee on lights recc mmended
that the proposition of X. l.. Stearnes be
laid OH the table and that the ordinance
| granting to the Roanoke Electric Light
and Power Company he adopted. The
report was adopted by the following vote
Ayes Buckner, Evans, Fox, Guy, Hodg
son, Newton, Page, Seifert, Strick land,
Witt, Woods and Terry-l2.
Noes-Casey, Mays, Minnehan and
Mullen.
The following is copy of the crd:
nance:
An ordinance awarding IL contract o
the Roanoke Electric Light and Power
| OohipnuJ w liBHJ ire Guy Oh Roanoke
with electric lights and for other pur-
poes.
BE it ordained by the Common Coun-
Gil for the city OF Roanoke, Va, that the
Roanoke Ele ctric Light and Power Com.
Dany IL hereby granted the contract and
franchise for lighting, by electricity, the
streets of the city CT Roanoke, Va, for
the period of three years from tue date
this contract goes into effect, upon the
follc wing terms:
The said Roanoke Electric Light and
Power Company shall from aud alter the
first day of November, 1897, furnish the
city of Roanoke, Va, with one hundred
standard 2000 candle power double car
bon lights And the said city by it's
Common Council may order additional
lights OF the same quality Zone or more)
from time to time. upon the same basis
and upon the sdmt terms as the one hun
hred lights herein specifically provided
for, and for which lamps shall be fur
nlsted in place, by the Roanoke Electric
Light and Power Company, upon being
ordered so to do, and at the point or
points designated; said lamps shall be of
the same power and capacity and identi
cal In all respects with those above des-
cribed, provided that no single lamp
shall be required to he placed more than
l,O0O feet from any line OF circuit that
may he in operation; the overhead cen
stIuction TO he OF the best quality of
wire, well insulated and firmly supported
| on cross pieces, provided with insulators
of the best quality.
'2. That the said Roanoke Electric
Light and Power Company shall have all
the necessary powers, and may use such
currents as may become necessary for
successfully carrying into operation the
privileges herein Granted, AS follows:
The furnishing of arc lights for the city,
power incandescent and arc lights for
private use: and for such purposes shall
have the franchise of using the streets,
and alleys, said company shall be subject
to the direction of the legally constituted
authorities, as the Council for said city
may direct, and the said company shall
not in hny manner interfere with the free
use OF &aid streets and alleys or obstruct
the fred passage of vehicles or street cars
through taid city. The height of wires
supporting said lamps shall not be less
than twenty-five feet above the ground.
-. Ting Roanoke Electric Light and
Power C6mpanys lamps and poles used,
or to be uSed, for city lighting as is herein
provided, Ahall be and remain at such
points as Sud lamps and poles are now
located, ofGmay hereafter he located; pro-
vided, hoWbver, that the city of Roanoke,
through its Common Council, shall have
the right tfr order the change of location
OF any lamf, or lamps at any time deemed
advisable 10y it upon giving notice in
writing toS the said Roanoke Electric
Light and Power Company, and the said
company SHALL, within thirty days, after
| the notice hO s,;, fhn h.