Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-20
CITY ORDINANCES.


| PERMISSION TO ERECT POLES Az,
| RUN WIRES on THE STREETS NI.1
ALLEYS or THE CITY or RICH-
MOND, AND no CONSTRUCT SUI
PURPOSES or FURNISHING LTglf
AND POWER by EbECTRICITY
approved January ~. 1850
Re II ordained by the Council OF the
lot. That the Southern Electric com.
pany, whose present officers are John /,
Williams, president; j.. j. Willis. scores
,SStlyyl g H. Noting treasurer: John L.
Mliiams, w w. Henry j Wilcox
Brown. Nelson Perrin. IT, j. Willis al.
Iectors, be. and IL r. hereby. authorized o
erect poles ana run wires over and n,
S0nistruct conduiis and run wircs therein.
uHutf, ana along the streets and HUf. 8
or the city or Richmond 90 furnish a.4
suppiy. electric light and power upon ,as
CONDITIONS, provisions ana lIWitafi0rs
nsIeih set forth. and under those I'D
set ioith, as might be- applicable hereto.
~ the ordinance. entitled AN ordinance
as 10 the joint use Of poles erected iu f..
sueets and alleys Of the city of R.f.-
dnOnd ior the support Of wires used In
connection with the TRANSMIT ssi0n OK
eieSSilclty,' approved September lO 1856
"a. me city also reserves the rleht Id
require, az any time or from time 10
s,ine' after the expiration OF FIVE ytaIs
rom the GATE Of the approval of This
ordinance, the said company to rouo.e
us poles and wires from the streets. .r
any number. Of them. hereinafter frs..-
n ned, ana to run an us wires thereon ln
81. The streets referred 20 in the pre.
CcIhs section 4rc as follows. Blold
street from west side OF Adams %
CAST slde OF Ninth street; on Smith ard
street.; Bank street from Ninth to ea.f
sioe OF Twelfth street. and ON Main ana
CaIy streets from Seventh tO ease 500
OF Fourteenth
18th Tho rrivffooo- rlrof., ,.-,..t.r
given upon the further condition that 10
ciiy shall have the right from limo 10
time after the expiration OF six years
from date OF the approval Of this 0rli-
nance 20 require, upon the same terms
ana provisions that the company shall
remove IT'S poles and wires from other
streets or squares in addition % those
ABOVE specihed, and run It's wires In con-
QUITS therein m the rate Of not more
than TWO squares per year. The city my
require such work 90 be- done annua
or II may require the aggregate number
OF squares Tor several years 90 Doe done
and those preceding On.
9TH Whenever the city shall order any
or the changes contemplated ln the fhrs
preceding sections to De done Dr. reserves
The right 90 require each c0mra rv I'D
construct its own cOnduits and ifs own
man-holes, on its own cOnduts with I0nt
man-hoies, or all or any number of tham
TO construct and use Jointly the nn0..-
sary cOnduits and man-holes AM cone
Quits shall bc built with "A capacity of
least - per cent larger than iro come
pany or companies then % usc f..n
shall need Tor Ifs or their wires. and Ifa
man-hOles shall poe at least 80 per o.r..
larger. as the city reserves tha fiehf I'D
require the company or companies huII-
ing them 10 allow other persons 0r come
lalles not then operating any such wires
in such streets to use them upon terms
20 be determined either by agreement .r
by arbitration. Whenever tha city shah
Is,gulIe NOR th'n one company 90 hnt
eliler cOnduits or m1n-hOlcs. The inIT.
cost shall bee borne Jointly by tho come
panles constructing the same. and n
such proportion as the said companies
may agree or by arbitration. n an agre.-
ment cannot Dc reached in proper Time.
Whenever. in the construction OBJ use NJ
cOnduitS or mdu-nOles required under ibis
ordinance. 1t shall Doe necessary in fh.
opinion of the City ERg|ueDr tl DEE
termine by arbitration the proportions
OF initial cost tO Doe borne. or of fle COSTS
OF maintenance or repairs. or 0f fnn II-
payment 10 the city of amy costs or
suit brought against it for injury I'D
persons or property boo the con trucf.Uu
or use or the same, or 90 determine ..e
terms under which The same can Dee used
by each company building the same OBJ 10
terward using the same. tho arl.rraf0-s
shall be appointed and the arhitrar
conducted I'm accordance with the proc
visions Of section of the ordnance
re,,o,.ei Of MOLE and vvires fr,-, ,,...
l,ead in certafr streafs and for 90. '..-
strucuon and using OF condu.ts in c.r-
tain Streets approved September Do
Rv sIcb arbifr4tfon. In NECESSARY shan
also be determined as tO who and u.W
shall he manage. For any failure to r.r-
forn1 anv re0uirernents ordarsd ur
,6is seetion or ~ ohev sni reri-r,
',.,,,,,tf,, erd r.~orarl,. .rt lr.i.i.r -
! ,,-.-t ,,,. bfob ms. ho ,,sda ir I'D. ..-...
,,, ~ rbitrstion above rroyidaJ for v.r.-
49, +.r 5.,-s- .,ffrr b.Ir'r notified ~ sinh
~ loi isii oy a05-i bv the Cit. Frsm
s4ch Marty SD fn default 9haU ha liable
fo "a fire 0f not Jess than $50 nor moro
han $500: each days failure t0 be
seuaratc offence.
9th The Committee on streets may i-
quiro the said company % use HnN occupy
-he poles already erected hy some other
,ffer he erected before the runniae NJ
he wires upon such route. Each route
.b,u d. drsf determined on hv The Come
,,ittee an streets before any roIes ..e
.racted. condults constructed. Or Wrs
.ln
7th. wherever twO companies shall dog
Sire at the same time 90 erect poles
run wires along the same route. NJ
'Outes. they shall use as TAR as lir
nittce ON Streets shall deem PRAGUE
he same poles; the proportion Di iN.
Ost 20 Dee borne. ana ihe atlrtlA'
Osts for repairs or lnalnl'htuc.. ui
ndemnifylng the cost lof an3 '.4lr
damages 10 Wni'h she may N' '."l
by reason Of the Negligent use or NN
euance OF sald poles anu MIi'-
De- determined 10y asi'eihthi' it
md if not by arbitration As lt'
designated as io condu.ts DOT i..N-
Sth. The privileges heit'h -it
continue for thirty years from me N''
II approval of this ORDINANCE
9th. whenever tne pi ,,