Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-26
FOR COM IMPRESSED AIR
COMMITTEES CONSIDER ORDINANCE
FRAMED BY CITY ATTORNEY.
MANY POINTS OF DIFFERENCE.
The Company objects 10 several
Characterization Yet to Come.
and Other Committee Meetings.

The Council Committees on streets ana
water met in joint session at the city
Hail last night to discuss tho proposed
ordinance granting 10 company OF
richmond and northern capitalists me
right 10 the surplus water-power Of the
city at the New pump-house. for the
purposes OF generating compressed arr
for power cooling, refrigerating, and
venuaung purposes.
Members Of the two committees present
were Messrs. briggs (cnalrmanJ, Allen,
O. A. Hawkins, Ebel. FERGUSON. Tanner,
BloomDerg, Burton, Noble. Woody, tos-
ter Pollock, }. VI. King, and thinner
mann.
The city Attorney, on behalf of him
self, the city Engineer. and supernteud-
ent OF the Water-Works, 20 whom the
matter nad Deen referred. submitted a
report
TRANSFER HER Own RIGHTS.
First. as 10 the legal questions involved,
the city Attorney said: II nave exam
ined the contract between the city amt
the James KVer ana hanaWha canal
Company, contained i'm chapter 90. city
Ordinances, 1885. / am of opinion that the
city can, with safety, enter into "a con-
tract by which she Will empower the
other contracting parties 20 use any part
OF the water contemplated under the
said contract with the canal company,
so far as the city has authority 10 grant
such power. but with the express under
standing that the city does not authorize
amy use or such water supply 90 which
the James RIVER and hauawha Canal
Company It's successors or assigns. may
have legal cause 10 object. and 90 which
the latter company. or ITS successors or
assigns, shall object, or i'm other words
that the city should contract 20 transfer
only such rights as she may have power
20 transfer. by entering into such a con-
tract she would not forfeit or cndauger
hcr rights under said contract with the
canal company
All the other points az issue raised al
the last meeting of the joint commit
tees. the city Attorney said, had been
cOmprehcnded I'm am ordinance which had
been drawn up. This ordinance was sub
mitted 10 the committee.
TERMS or THE ORDINANCE
The ordinance grants the use OF the
water as asked, upon the condition that
whenever at any time and from time 20
time the city shall need for her water
supply such surplus or any part thereof
the authority given shall stand revoked
as 10 50 much of the said surplus as the
City Council shall specify DF ordinance
or resolution. The work shall bee CON
structed under the general supervision OF
the Superintendent OF Water and the
pipes shall be laid under the general SUI
pcrvisiOn Of the city Engineer. The route
along which the pipes shall be- laid is
specified as follows: Through New Reser-
voir Park. down Ashland street 10 kesor-
VOlr street, To- Cary street, 10 twenty
fifth street. with extensions and branches
as determined by the Street Committee.
The right 90 lay and use pipes shall be-
granted for thirty years and the right 90
use the water for twenty years. The
work of construction shall be begun with
I'm six months, and completed within
twelve months to the extent OF furnishing
400 horsepower unless prevented by inn
personal or eXtrancOus cause. The charge
for water shall be so per aunum per
cubic foot per second, with minimum
cost OF $500. and a tax after January I,
1890 Of 3 per cent of the gross receipts.
The ordinance contains certain pro-
visions as 10 fines ana penalties and pro-
vides for "A bond Of 5000 20 be filed within
thirty days OF the granting Of the fran
chise. Further that n under the terms
OF the ordinance the company Is required
to cease using any surplus water. n shall
within sixty days remove It's plant or any
part thereof that may be- necessary. II
the parties cease for sixty days TO fur
nish air-power. unless through litigation
or unavoidable circumstances, they shall
lose all their rights.
CONCESSIONS ARE MADE.
Mr. A. b. Guigon. attorney for the COM
pany objected strongly 20 the exclusive
power over the water being delegated TO
one person. and after some discussion
with the city Attorney MAT section was
amended 30 as 10 repose such powers in
the Superintendent OF the Water Works
only where the interests OF the city are
involved
The various sections OF the ordinance
were discussed at great length, and many