Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-19
CITY ORDINANCES.

OF AIR POWER, REFR1dERATINg,
| VENTILATING. AND COOLING;
ALSO. TO LAY PIPES UNDER AID NJ.
The CITY AND THROUGH THE NEW
RESERVOIR PARK -
| (Approved May i6 1881
Be II ordained by the Council Oh the
| city OF Richmond;
/. That Joseph il. Hoadley, Of the city
OF New York; Edwin =. Cramp. OF tne
city OF Philadelphia; John A. lnslee, OF
the city or ~. Louis; Joseph h. fair' VI
| the city Of Montreal. Can, ana j. ..
| Montague, Thomas Atkinson, and >. w
| Travers: Of the city of Richmond, va
| and such other persons as .hey may asso-
| ciate with them. their legal representa-
| ives and assigns. be, and they are mere
by authorized and empowered, so far as
| the city has authority to grant the same,
| 10 use, subject to the terms ana condi-
| tons OF this ordinance so much OF the
| water flowing from the fore-bay OF the
| New pump-works of the said city as
| may not now be needed by the city Tor
| her water supply and for operating her
| present machinery atsits maximum ca,
| pacity, and as the said parties may need
for the purposes Of power cooling, re-
frigerating. and ventilation. But the use
| Of such water and water power Is grant,
| ed TO the said Joseph II. Hoadley ana
associates upon express condition that
! whenever after the expiration OF nve
years from the date OF this ordinance
at any time, and from time to time the
city shall in the opinion Of the City
Council need for her aforesaid purposes,
! including therein any increase or water
supply and any enlargement or SAID
pump-works and it's machinery, such sur
plus of any part, thereof. the authority
hereby given shall stand revoked as to
so much Of said surplus as the CITY Coun-
Gil shall specify by ordinance or resolu-
ton; provided, that II at any time the
Committee on Water shall determine that
q zad Of OF
any manner interfere with the water
supply or the working of the machinery
or the new pump-works, then the use OF
such surplus shall cease 70 an extent
that In the opinion of said committee,
shall fully remedy and relieye such IN
reference. In order that the said city
may be sufficiently protected as TO her
water supply the Superintendent snail
have at all times absolute power 70 con
troll the gateway or sluice through Wnlcn
the said surplus of water shall be car
red 10 the works. well. or machinery OF
the aforesaid parties or assigns, so as 10
prevent any improper or undue use OF
such surplus. or 10 carry out any order
or direction OF said committee or of the
City Council. II at any time during SAID
five years the Superintendent of the Wa
ter-Works shall be Of opinion that the
city has need of any of said surplus: then
the said joseph II. Hoadley and his as
sociates or their assigns shall furnish
to the city free of all charge or cost
sufficient power TO operate the present
steam pump now at the New pump
works to such capacity as the said SUI
perintendent may determine and is long
as he may deem II necessary and upon
their failure for forty-eight hours TO
furnish to the satisfaction OF the Conn
mittee on Water such sufficient power
the said Superintendent shall, under or
ders of said committee. Immediately pre-
vent any further use by said parties or
their assigns OF said surplus. or such
part thereof as the Committee on Water
may deem necessary for the city's needs.
2. The rights as to said surplus of wa
ter hereby conferred shall under no cir
cumstances continue for longer period
than twenty years from the approval OF
this ordinance, except by a subsequent
consent of the City Council; provided,
that If not sooner terminated under some
provision OF this ordinance the said rights
shall continue for said twenty years.
3. The location. materials, and manner
of construction of the works TO be erect
ed to use said surplus shall be determined
by the Superintendent Of the Water
Works. subject 10 the approval or the
Committee on Water. in SO far as they
may deem IL necessary for the protec..
ton of the interests Of ihe. city. And
under no circumstances Shall any work
under the authority Of this ordinance in
terfere with the present pump-works OF
the city. or any future extension or the
same. And If, at any time during the
constructed hereunder. the pump works
or any part thereof, shall be injured 70
any extent by the works hereunder con-
structed then the owners shall i~femnify
and save harmless the city To- Y loss
or damage so suffered.
A. Should the said Joseph II. Hoadley
and the other parties above named. or a
majority Of them. or the legal representa-
tives Of the said parties OF or such ma
jority, form or caused 10 be formed. a
a.
months from the approval Of this ordi-
nance. they shall have the right TO SELL
assign, and transfer unto said corpora
ton I'll rights obtained by them under or
by virtue OF this ordinance.
5. Said parties. their legal representa-
tives and assigns, are hereby authorized
and empowered to construct and lay
pipes for the distribution OF air power
and for cooling. refrigerating. and venri-
lating purposes along the following route:
Down Ashland stree. TO Reservoir street.
along Reservoir street TO Cary street
down Cary street 10 Twenty-fifth (25th)
street. with such extensions or branches
from such route as the Committee on
Streets may from time 20 time deter
mine; unless they shall sake some ar
rar cement to pass over and along private
property; In which event they shall, when
they leave private property enter upon
said route at such points and along such
streets as the Committee on Streets may
determine; in passing through the New
Reservoir Park. along such route as the
Committee on Grounds ana Buildings
may determine. And they may make any
and all connections from their mains
purpose OF distributng air power, or Tor
purposes OF ventila ton refrigeratIng and
cooling.
The location. materials and manner OF
construction or laying OF said eondults
or pipes and fixtures shall be subject 20
Engineer h.
ject 10 the approval OF the Committee on
Streets, in so far as they may deem IL
necessary for the protection OF the in
terests Of the city. ANY and all high
ways opened for the construction or re-
pair Of the works therein authorized shall
be restored TO the satisfaction OF the
City Engineer. subject 10 the approval
Of the Committee on Streets TO the con-
dition In which they We're. respectively.
when torn up, and the owners OF said
pipes and fixtures shall always repair to
the satisfaction OF the City Engineer, any
injury resulting to such streets from the
existence and operation Of suoa works or
pipes whenever required BY said City
Engineer and shall at all times change
the location of its pipes so as 70 conform.
10 the satisfaction of the City Engineer,
10 such grades Of the streets as the
Council may from time to time adopt for
such streers. The owners Of said pipes
shall indemnify and reimburse the said
city fer any charges damages, or costs
10 which the said city may be subjected
by reason of any person being injured or
damaeed in any way. in property or per-
son. by the laying or the existence Of or
use OF, said pipes.
G. The right to lay and continue the
use of the pipes aforesaid shall continue
for the period OF thirty 600 years from
the approval of this ordinance Said
parties, or their legal representatives or
assigns. may make and use any and all
proper connections found by them neces-
sary along such routes as may be deter
mined by the Committee on Streets, for
the transmission OF compressed air for