Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-18
CITY ORDINANCES.

PURPOSES OF FURNISHING LIGH'
AND POWER By ELECTRICITY.
approved January H. 1881
BE It ordained by the Council OF th'
city OF Richmond:
1st. That the Home Electric Company
whose present officers are John 5. Har
wood. PRESIDENT; Writ u. Taylor sec
rotary: William RI. Palmer. w. l.. Slater
and G. Wipperman, directors, be, and u =
| hereby, authorized TO erect poles and run
wires over. and to construct conduits
and run wires therein, under and alone
| the streets and alleys CT the city OF Rich-
mond TO furnish and supply electric light
and power, upon the conditions. proxl-
| sions. and limitations herein set forth.
| and under those also set forth, as might
be applicable hereto, in the ordinance
| entitled IAN ordinance as TO the joint
use of poles erected In the streets ana
| alleys OF the city Of Richmond for the
| support of wires used in connection with
| the transmission OF electricity, APP
| proved September 10, 1895.
I'd. The city also reserves the right 10
| require, at any time or from time 10
| time. after the expiration OF nve years
from the date OF the approval or TINS
ordinance the said company 10 remove
It's poles and wires from the streets, OF
any number OF them. hereinafter specined,
and TO run all its wires thereon IN con-
Quits.
Sd. The streets referred to in the pre-
ceding section are as follows; Broad
stree I from west side Of Adams to east
side OF Ninth street; on Ninth ana
Seventh streets from Broad to Cary
streets: Bank street from Ninth TO east
side of Twelfth street. md on Main and
Cary streets from Seventh TO east side
of Fourteen tn street.
4th. 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
from 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 10 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 annually,
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 ii.
9TH. Whenever the city shall order any
of the changes contemplated in the three
preceding sections to be done, Il reserves
the right to require each company TO
construct it's own conduits and IS own
man-holes, or its own conduits with joint
man-holes, or all or any number of them
10 construct and use jointly the necessary
conduit Is and man-holes. All conduits
shall be built with a capacity Of at least
ID per cent. larger than the company or
companies then to use them shall need
for It's or their wires; and the man-holes
the city reserves the right 10 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 deter
mined either by agreement or by arbi-
tratlon. Whenever the city shall require
more than one company TO build either
condults or man-hOles, the initial cost
shall be borne jointly by the companies
constructing the same. and in such pro-
portion as the said companies may agree.
or by arbitration. If an agreement can
not be reached in proper time. When
ever, in the construction or use Of con-
QUITS or man-holes required under this
ordinance. ii shall be necessary, in the
opinion Of the City Engineer to deter
mine by arbitration the proportions OF
initial cost TO be borne. or Of the costs Of
maintenance or repairs, or Of the repay
ment TO the city of any costs or damages
paid by IL on account of any suit brought
against IL for injury 10 persons or pro-
perty in the construction or use OF the
same. or 10 determine the terms under
which the same can be used by each COM
pany building the same. or afterward
using the same the arbitratOrs shall be |
appointed and the arbitration conducted
in accordance with the provisions Of Sec |
tion of the ordinance entitled IAN ordi- !
nance to require the removal of poles and /
wires from overhead in certain streets, |
and for the construction and using OF |
cOnduitS in certain streets" approved /
H..
If necessary, shall also be determined as /
to who and how the said joint conduits |
or man-holes shall be managed. For any |
failure to perform any requirements or
dered under this section, or TO obey and
perform promptly and properly any de- |
cision or award which may be made I'm
or under any arbitration above provided
for, within ten days after being notified
OF such decision or award by the City
Engineer, each party so i'm default shall |
be liable 10 a fine OF not less than $50 nor
more than $500: each days failure TO be
A separate offence
9Th The Committee on Streets may re-
luire the said company TO use and Oc-
,upy the poles already erected by some
)ther person or company, or which shall
hereafter be erected before the running
n the wires upon such route. Each route
ihall be first determined on by the Conn
nittee on Streets before any poles are
irected, conduits constructed, or wires
un.
7th. Wherever two companies shall de-
ire at the same time to erect poles and
un wires along the same route, or routes
hey shall use, as far as the Committee
IN streets shall deem practicable. the
anne poles; the proportion of initial cost !
o be borne, and the subsequent costs for {
epairs or maintenance, or for indemn-
ying the city for any costs or damages !
o which she may be subjected by reason |
f the negligent use or maintenance OF
aid poles and wires, as shall be deter
llnel Dy agreement. II possible. and IL |
OF. by arbitration as heretofore desig- {
ated as TO cOnduits and man-holes {
SIN. The privileges herein granted shall
ontinue for thirty years from the date {
approval Of this ordinance. {
9Th. Whenever the privileges herein
ranted shall terminate, the said COM s
any may be required upon thirty days 7
office, TO move the poles, wires. and con- !
lits from the streets and alleys, and
thin the time prescribed by the Conn !
ittee on Streets restore the same whore ! I
sturbed to a condition similar to the {
grounding street or alley. s
10th. The Council Of the city Of Rich
Ond reserves the right TO impose such n
lirements as it may from time to time y
'em proper p
nth. The privileges herein given are
anted also subject TO the provisions and =
nditions contained in the ordinance en- a
tied An ordinance 10 require the re- =
oval OF poles ad wires overhead in GER -
In streets, and for the construction and | G
ing conduits in certain streets" APP a
owed September 10, 1895, except so FAR | a
the conditions and requirements or ~
Id ordinance are herein modified. -
9TH. The privileges herein granted are :,
ven upon the condition that the Home =,
ectric Company, assignees OF r. w. -,
'aylor and of the Traylor Electric Com .,
ny, shall by resolution OF its Board OF =,
rectors. to be filed with the Clerk of -
c City Council within sixty DAYS from =,
e approval OF this ordinance. accept the .,
DIVISIONS or this ordinance and make a -
lid surrender OF the privileges hereto =,
re granted the r. w. TraylOr and the a.,
aylOr Electric Company. ..
9Th This ordinance shall be OF no ~
ect unless the company shall within a,
rty days after the approval OF this 81
1inance deposit with the Treasurer OF -
e city of Richmond bonds or the said n,
y or Of the United States 10 the amount | NJ
5000, which bonds shall be returned 10 ~
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