Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-19
CITY ORDINANCES.

MISSION TO ERECT POLES AMI
RUN WIRES ON THE STREETS AMI
MOND, AND TO CONSTRUCT SUB
WAYS THEREUNDER FOR THE
PURPOSES OF FURNISHING LIGHT
AND POWER BY ELECTRICITY.
approved January II, 1881
Be II ordained by the Council Of the
city Of Richmond:
LIST. That the Home Electric Company.
whose present officers are John ;. Har-
wood, president; Writ II. Taylor, sec
rotary: william RI. Palmer, w. L. Slater,
and G. Wipperman, directors. be, and IT IS
hereby, authorized to erect poles and run
wires over, and to construct cOnduitS
and run wires therein, under and aiong
the streets and alleys CT the city or kich-
mond to furnish and supply electric hgnt
ana power, upon the conditions, proxl-
sions. and limitations herein set f0rth,
and under those also set fortn, az might
be applicable hereto, in the ordinance
entitled IAN ordinance as TO the joint
use OF poles erected I'm the streets ana
alleys OF the city OF Richmond for the
support OF wires used in connection with
the transmission OF electricity ap-
proved September TO- 1895.
3D. The city also reserves the right 70
require, at any time, or from time 10
time. after the expiration or fVe years
from the date Of the approval or TINS
ordinance the said company 10 remove
It's poles and wires from the streets, or
any number Of them, hereinafter speclned,
and to run all it's wires thereon IN con-
duits.
Sd. The streets referred to in the pre-
ceding section are as follows: Broad
street from west side Of Adams TO east
side Of Ninth street; on Ninth ana
Seventh streets from Broad 10 cary
streets; Bank street from Ninth 70 east
side OF Twelfth street. and on Main and
Cary streets from Seventh 10 east size
Of Fourteen tn street.
4th. The privileges herein granted are
given upon the further condition That the
city shall have the right, from time TO
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 TO those
above specified, and run its wires IN con-
duits therein at the rate of not more
than two squares per year. The city may
require such work TO be done annually,
or { may require the aggregate number
Of squares for several years to be done
at one time for the then current year
and those preceding IL.
5th Whenever the city shall order any
of the changes contemplated in the three
preceding sections TO be done, 1t reserves
the right to require each company 10
construct it's own cOnduits and Is own
man-holes, or it's own conduits with joint
man-holes, or all or any number or them
to construct and use jointly the necessary
conduit Is and man-hOleS. All cOndultS
shall be built with q capacity OF at least
Il per cent larger than the company or
companies then TO use them shall need
for its or their wires; and the man-holes
shall be at least 30 per cent. larger, as
the city reserves the right 70 require the
company or companies building them 10
allow other persons or companies not then
operating any such wires I'm such streets
TO use them upon terms to be deter
mined either by agreement or by arDi-
trauon. Whenever the city shall require
more than one company TO build either
conduits or man-holes, the initial cost
shall be borne jointly by the companies
constructing the same, and in such pro-
portion as tho said companies may agree,
or by arbitration. If an agreement can
not be reached I'm proper time. When
ever in the construction or use OF con-
Quits or man-holes required under this
ordinance IL shall be necessary, IN the
opinion Of the City Engineer, 70 deter
mine by arbitration the proportions or
initial cost to be borne, or Of the costs OF
maintenance or repairs, or or the repay
ment to the city of any costs or damages
paid by IL on account OF any SUIT brought
against It for injury 10 persons or pro-
perty in the construction or use OF the
same. or TO determine the terms under
which the same can be used by each COM
pany building the same, or atterward
using the same, the arbltrators snail be
appointed and the arbitration conducted
I'm accordance with the provisions Of sec
ton of the ordinance entitled IAN ordi-
nance TO require the removal or poles and
wires from overhead in certain streets,
and for the construction and using OF
conduits in certain streets" approved
September TO- 1895. By such arbitration,
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 10 obey ana
perform promptly and properly any de-
cision or award which may be made IN
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 in default shall
be liable to "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-
quire the said company 10 use and oc-
cupy the poles already erected by some
other person or company, or which shall
hereafter be erected before the running
or the wires upon such route. Each route
shall be first determined on by the Com
mittee on Streets before any poles are
erected, cOnduits constructed, or wires
run.
18th. Wherever two companies shall de-
sire at.the same time to erect poles and
run wires along the same route, or routes,
they shall use, as far as the Committee
on Streets shall deem practicable, the
same poles; the proportion Of initial cost
30 be borne. and the subsequent costs for
repairs or maintenance. or for indemni- !
flying the city for any costs or damages !
10 which she may be subjected by reason |
Of the negligent use or maintenance Of |
said poles and wires, as shall be deter |
mined by agreement II possible. and IL |
not, by arbitration as heretofore desig- |
mated as TO conduits and man-holes.
Sth. The privileges herein granted shall |
continue for thirty years from the date |
If approval Of this ordinance.
9Th Whenever the privileges herein |
granted shall terminate. the said COM |
Jany may be required, upon thirty days |
notice, TO move the poles. wires, and con- |
iuts from the streets and alleys and |
within the time prescribed by the Com |
nittee on Streets restore the same where |
disturbed to a condition similar 10 the |
street or alley.
10th. The Council of the city Of Rich |
nOnd reserves the right TO impose sucn |
Dther regulations. conditions, and re. |
luirements as 1t may from time 10 time /
ieem proper.
nth. The privileges herein given are
granted also subject 10 the provisions and
conditions contained in the ordinance en-
titled AN ordinance TO require the re-
noyal OF poles ad wires overhead in GER
ain streets, and for the construction and
Using cOnduits In certain streets" APP
proved September 10. 1885, except so far
Is the conditions and requirements or
aid ordinance are herein modified.
18th. The privileges herein granted are
,iven upon the condition that the Home
electric Company, assignees of r. w.
rraylor and OF the TraylOr Electric Com
ANY. shall by resolution OF It's Board OF
Directors. to be fled with the Clerk OF
he CITY Council within sixty days from
he approval Of this ordinance. accept the
PROVISIONS Of this ordinance and make a
'alid surrender Of the privileges hereto
ore granted the II. W. Traylor and the
rraylor Electric Company.
18th. This ordinance shall be OF no
feet unless the company shall within
hirtv DAYS after the anproval of this |