Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-05
CITY ORDINANCES.

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THE CITY OF RICHMOND. AND 10
CONSTRUCT SUBWAYS THEkE-
| uNDED FOR THE PURPOSES ~
! FURNISHING LIGHT AND POW Eh
BY ELECTRICITY. APPROVED DE-
Be It ordained by the Council of the
| City OF Richmond:
l. That the Virginia Electric Company,
Of Baltimore city. whose present Officers
are: President, r. c. Todd; vice-Pres a,
dent. w. J. Cross; Directors-F: c. Iooo'
| w. j. Cross. A. ID. BabsOn, Robert MOL
nard. and Isaiah Pierce. Jr.; Secretary ana
| Treasurer. A. ID. Babson; be, ana IL rs
hereby. authorized to erect poles and run
wires over, and construct conduits. anu
| run wires therein, under and along the
streets and alleys of the city OF Ken
mond TO furnish and supply electric-ngn
and power, upon the conditions, provis-
ions. and limitations herein set forth.
| and under those also set forth, as may
| be applicable hereto IN the ordinance en-
TITLED IAN ordinance as to the JOINT use
| Of poles erected I'm the streets and alleys
/ of the city Of Richmond for the support
! OF wires used I'm connection with the
transmission OF electricity" approved sep
| TENDER 10. 1856.
q The city also reserves the right TO re-
quire, at any time. or from time to time,
| after the expiration Of FIVE years from
the date OF the approval OF this ordinance,
| the said company TO remove us poles ana
| wires from the streets. or any NUMBER OF
them. hereinafter specified. and TO run all
| its wires thereon in conduits.
g. The streets referred TO In the pre-
ceding section are as follows Broad street
| from west side of Adams 10 east SIDE OF
/ Ninth street; on Ninth and Seventh
/ streets from Broad TO Cary streets; bank
street from Ninth to east side OF Iweilth
street: and on Main and cary streets
from Seventh TO east side of Fourteenth
| street.
l. The privileges herein granted are
given upon the further condition that the
city shall have the right. from time 10
| time. after the expiration OF six years
1 from the date Of the approval Of this or
| dinancc to require upon the same terms
and provisions, that the company snlll
remove its poles and wires from otner
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 re-
| quire such work 70 be done annually, OF
! IL may require the aggregate NUMBER OF
| squares for several years to be done at
one time for the then current year anu
! those preceding II.
| 8. Whenever the city shall order any ol
| che changes contemplated IN the tnree
preceding sections TO be done. II reserves
| the right TO require each company 10 COIL
| struct its own cOnduits and its own mall
| holes. or its own conduits with joint man
| holes. or all or any number or them 10
! construct and use Jointly the necessary
conduits and manhOles. All cOnduits snail
be built with capacfty OF at least 10 per
| cent. larger lidn the Cofpdugs VI
panies, then to use them shall neeu TOT
its or their wires; and the manholes snall
be at least 30 per cent. larger, as the CITY
/ reserves the right to require the company
or companies building them TO allow otner
persons or companies not then Operating
any such wires In such streets, 10 use
them upon terms to be determined either
by agreement or by arbitration. w mem
ever the city shall require more than one
company TO build either conduits or man.
holes the initial cost shall be boIhe
Jointly by the companies constructing the
same and in such proportion as the sdiu
companies may agree or by arbitration,
If an agreement cannot be reached IN
proper time. Whenever, In the consruc-
ton or use of conduits or MEANINGLESS re-
Qulred under this ordnance II shali po
necessary. in the opinion OF the CITY hhsi-
ncer To determine by arbitration the pro-
portions Of initial cost to be borne, or Oh
the costs OF maintenance or repairs, OF OF
the repayment 10 the city OF any costs
suit brought against it for injury 10 per
sons or property in the construction or
use of the same, or 10 determine tne
terms under which the same can De used
by each company building the same, OF
afterwards using the same, the arbitra-
tors shall be appointed and the atpltra-
ton conducted in accordance win lhe
provisions of section 4 OF the ordinance
entitled IAN ordinance to require the re-
moval OF poles and wires from overhead
in certain streets, and Tor the cons.luc-
ton and using OF conduits in certain
streets" approved September 10, 1888. 10y
such arbitration. If necessary, shall also
be determined as TO who and now the
said Joint cOnduits or manhoies shan De
managed. For any failure 10 perform any
requirement ordered under TINS sccuoh'
or 10 obey and perform promptly Slu pr io-
perly any decision or award when may
be made in or under any arbitration ABOVE
provided for. within ten days alter belns
notified OF such decision or award by the
City Engineer. each party so III ue tar
shall be liable 10 me or not less IMAM
$50 nor more than 5OO-each days iailure
TO be q separate offence
G. The Committee on Streets may re-
ouire the said company 20 use ana occupy
the pOles already erected by some Olner
nerson or company, or which shall here
after be erected before the running OF
the wires upon sucn route b$iSh route
shall be first determined on by the COM
mirtee on Streets before any poles are
erected conduits constructed, or wires
run. , 81,
z Whenever two companies shall desire
an the same time To erect poles ana run
wires along the same route or rJutes, they
shall use. as far as the Committee on
Streets shall deem practicable, the same
poles: the proportion Of Initial cost TO De
borne and the subsequent COST Tor repairs
or maintenance. or for indemnifying the
CITY for any costs or damages to when
she may BE- subjected by reason OF the
negligent use or maintenance OF sara
poles and wires as shall be determined by
agreement. II possible: and II not by ar
bltration, as heretofore designated as 10
conduits and manholes.
s. The privileges herein granted shall
continue for thirty years rom ne GATE
OF the approval OF this ordinance.
9. Whenever the privileges herein grant
ed shall terminate the said company may
he required upon thirty days notice. 10
move the poles and wires and cOndlles
from the streets and alleys, and, WITHIN
the time prescribed by the Committee on
Streets. restore the same where disturbed
10 2 condition similar TO the surrounding
street or alley.
To- The Council of the city Of Richmond
reserves the right TO impose such other
regulations, conditions, and requirements
as ii may from time 70 time, deem pro-
per.
II. The privileges herein given are
granted also subject 10 the provisions ana
conditions contained in the ordinance en-
titled IAN ordinance 10 require the re-
moval of poles and wires overhead in GER
tain streets, and for the constructing and
using conduits in certain streets, APP
proved September 10. 1895. except 30 far
the conditions ana requirements OF s''u
ordinance are herein modified.
70 The privileges herein given 40 also
granted upon the following conditions:
l. That the said the sTsinia Electro
Comnanv of Baltimore civ viii Niihln
one year from the date Of the approval Of
this ordinance begin. In a manner s'tfis-
factory TO the City Engineer 10 construct
and erect such hydraulic work In and near
lanes river as may be necessary 10 iur-
nish Water-power 10 reduce not less than
200-hOrse-power of electricity Tor the