Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-22
'-, c,rv ORDINANCES.

AND POWER BY hi.n ~ 1851
BE Il ordained by 'he
city Of rb k'en sbe Home Electric Company,
whose present officers are J2nn vior. sec.
wood. PRESIDENT, W n,.,er w l.. slater.
go - 'v,innSrman. directors, Dc an r,n
| b~rebv snthorIzed TO erect pores e"n ,
! wires over, ana 10 S",.,ter and along
and run wires therein, u .hu c,tv OF Rich
,,,o,,a 80 s,rnish and supply cleCt'i. m,Ie
! ",1 rcSvcr unon the condluohS, ps,h
sions and limitations hetcn os might
and under those also set W. ordinance
/ he annllcable hereto, in tne a. fnint
w k w ~ ordnance as to the JON.
| usc ~ nolcs erected In the sueSets @ ~
alleys ~ Inc city OF Richmonu ~, dui ,,' Irh
support Of, wires used In eo o,ur,c,tv" an
| the transmission or elec"'~''
proved September 10. 1879. ,,o r,ght 10
o. rbe CITY also reserves the tisn' ~, ~
REQUIRE. at any time. or llV" a,,o Voc re
| time. after the expiration Oh Nv this
| from the date of the up anv 70 remove
its poles and wires from the s.'SoeS,.,oS
anv number of them, hereinafter specilie"'
and 10 run all its wires thetooh ~ N''
duits. .,-.oa .o IN the pre-
ceSinr ION are as follows; Broau
stree Z from west side OF ADAMS 10 80 49,
side OF Ninth street; on NM" carS,
Seventh streets from Broau 20 east
streets. Bank street from MINI 70 eas S
side Of Twelfth street. and on Main ahd
Cary streets from Seventh 10 east Siuo
OF Fourteen tn street. .o,,.oa ora
f.h. The privileges hereim 80 maj the
city shall have the right, from liine W
time after the expiration OF sN !.1satS
from date OF the approval OF thls "ru'
nance. 10 require. upon the saii,v shall
and provisions. that the company sha,l
remove it's poles and wires from Vsnel
streets or squares I'm addition 70 Nus
above specified. and run us Wits III -,
duits therein at the rate OF hot nl hui,
than two squares per year. The city may
require such work to be done annually,
or may require the aggregate huhlper
Of squares for several years 70 ~ uo ,,
az one time for the then current year
and those preceding it. -.
9Th. Whenever the city shall oIueI an.
of the changes contemplated in the three
preceding sections TO be done, III reserves
the right TO require each company "
construct its own conduits ana - own
man-hOles. or its own conouits Win Jolnt
man-holes, or all or any number OF them
to construct and use jointly the necessary
conduit Is and man-hOes. All cohuuits
shall be built with a capacity OF az iea 81
IL per cent larger than the company OF
companies then TO use them shall neeu
for its or their wires; and the man-holes
shall be least 30 per cent. larger az
the city reserves the right 70 require tne
allow other persons or companies not then
operating any such wires in such streets
to use them upon terms 10 ps uetSi
mined either by agreement or Dy arDl-
tration. 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 ana IN such pro
norton as the said companies may agree,
or by arbitration. if an agreement can
not be reached In proper time Wheh-
ever. in the construction or use OF con-
Quits or man-holes required uhuer TINS
ordinance. it shall be necessary, in the
opinion Of the City Engineer, 10 deter
mine by arbitration the proportions OF
initial cost 10 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-
pertv 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
ton of the ordinance entitled AN oral
nance TO require the removal Of poles and
wires from overhead in certain Streess,
and for the construction ana using OF
conduits in certain streets, approved
September 10. 1895. BY such arbitration,
If necessary shall also be determined as
to who and how the said joint conduts
or man-holes shall be managed. For any
failure TO perform any requirements or
dered under this section. or TO 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 fne of not less than $50 nor
more than 500; each days failure TO be
a separate offence.
Tl,r.F s..r,r INIT la on CrRACf- o.
quire the said company to use and oc-
cuDy 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.
eth. 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
TO be borne. and the subsequent costs for
repairs or maintenance, or Tor lndemni-
flying the city for any costs or damages
to 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 If possible, and II
not by arbitration as heretofore desig-
mated as to conduits and man-hoies.
continue for thirty years from the date
OF approval Of this ordinance.
9th. Whenever the privileges herein
granted shall terminate the said com
pany may be required. upon thirty days
notice, 10 move the poles, wires and con-
Quits from the streets and alleys, and
within the time prescribed by the Com
mittee on Streets restore the same where
disturbed TO a condition similar 10 the
surrounding street or alley.
10th. The Council of the city Of Rich
mond reserves the right TO impose such
other regulations, conditions, and re.
quirements as it may from time to time
deem proper
nth. The privileges herein given are
granted also subject TO the provisions and
conditions contained In the ordinance, en-
titled IAN ordinance to require the re-
mOVal of poles ad wires overhead I'm GER
tain streets, and for the construction and
using cOnduits in certain streets" APP
proved September 10 1885, except so far
as the conditions and requirements or
said ordinance are herein modified.
18th. The privileges herein granted are
given upon the condition that the Home
Electric Company, assignees Of X. w.
Traylor and of the Traylor Electric Com
pany shall by resolution Of its Board of
Directors. TO be filed with the Clerk of
the City Council within sixty days from
the approval of this ordinance, accept the
provisions of this ordinance and make a
valid surrender of the privileges hereto
fore granted the X. w. Traylor and the
TraylOr Electric Company.
18th This ordinance shall be of no
effect unless the company shall within
thirty days after the approval of this
ordinance deposit with the Treasurer OF
the city of Richmond bonds of the said
citv or of the United States to the amount
of s. 600 which bonds shall be returned to
the said company upon the completion Of
its plant TO the satisfaction Of the Com
mittee on Streets. And upon the failure
of the company TO so erect and construct