Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-21
CITY ORDINANCES.

1 AND PUN Ell II
approved January IL, 1881
| BE II ordained by the Council OK the
city OF Richmond:
LIST. That the Home Electric Company,
whose present officers are John 3. Har-
| wood, president; Writ ~. Taylor, sec
rotary; William III. Palmer, w. l.. Slater,
| and G. Wipperman, directors, he, and u y
| hereby authorized TO erect poles ana run
| wires over, and TO construct conduits
and run wires therein. under and. along
] the streets and alleys Of the city OF klcn-
mond to furnish and supply electric ngnt
| and power, upon the conditions, proxi-
| 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, ap-
proved September 10. 1896.
3D. The city also reserves the right 70
REQUIRE, at any time, or from time 10
time. after the expiration or flve years
from the date OF the approval OF TINS
ordinance, the said company 70 remove
its poles and wires from the streets, OF
any number Of them. hereinafter specined,
and 10 run all its wires thereon III con-
Quits.
81. The streets referred to in the pre-
ceding section are as follows: Broad
stree from west side OF Adams 10 east
side of Ninth street; on Ninth ana
Seventh streets from Broad 10 cary
streets; Bank street from Ninth 10 east
side of Twelfth street. and on Main and
Cary streets from Seventh TO cast 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 snali
Vasr VaVrt M y
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 70 be done
at one time for the then current year
and those preceding it,
9Th. Whenever the city shall order any
of the changes contemplated in the three
preceding sections to be done, IL reserves
the right 10 require each company 10
construct its own conduits and ! Is own
man-holes, or its own cOnduits with joint
man-holes, or all or any number Of them
to construct and use Jointly the necessary
conduit Is and man-holes. All conduits
shall be built with a capacity OF at least
10 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 a least 30 per cent. larger, as
the city reserves the right TO 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 10 be deter
mined either by agreement or by 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, and in such pro-
portion as the said companies may agree,
or by arbitration, If an agreement can
time. When
ever, in the construction or use OF con-
Quits or man-holes required under this
ordinance, it 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
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 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 IAN ordi-
nance 10 require the removal of poles and
wires from overhead in certain streets.
and for the construction and using of
conduits in certain streets" approved
September 10, 1895. By such arbitration,
If necessary shall also be determined Is
or man-holes shall be managed. For any
failure to perform any requirements or
dered under this section. or 10 obey and
perform promptly and properly any de-
cislon 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 to 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.
7th. 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
10 be borne, and the subsequent costs for
repairs or maintenance, or FOR fndemni-
ying the city for any costs or damages
10 which she may be subjected by reason
If the negligent use or maintenance OF
said poles and wires, as shall be deter
mined by agreement, If possible and il
Tot, by arbitration as heretofore desig-
Sth. The privileges herein granted shall
continue for thirty years from the date
" approval of this ordinance.
9th. Whenever the privileges herein
'ranted shall terminate. the said COM
amy may be required, upon thirty days
lotce, to move the poles, wires, and con-
uits from the streets and alleys, and
time prescribed by the Com
nittee on Streets restore the same where
disturbed to a condition similar TO the
surrounding street or alley.
10th. The Council OF the city Of Rich |
nond reserves the right TO impose such
Their regulations, conditions, and re-
uirements as IL may from time to time |
eem proper.
nth. The privileges herein given are
ranted also subject to the provisions and
ondtions contained in the ordinance, en-
tiled IAN ordinance to require the re-
loval of poles ad wires overhead in GER
ain streets, and for the construction and
sing conduits in certain Streets" APP
roved September TO- 1895. except so far
5 the conditions and requirements or
aid ordinance are herein modified.
18th The privileges herein granted are
iyen upon the condition that the Home
'lectric Company, assignees of II. w.
raylor and OF the TraylOr Electric Com
directors, to be filed with the Clerk OF
ne City Council within sixty days from
no approval of this ordinance, accept the
rovisions of this ordinance and make a
aid surrender OF the privileges hereto
)re' granted the r. w. Traylor and the
rdylor Electric Company.
18th. This ordinance shall be of no
feet unless the company shall within
lirty days after the approval of this
rdinance deposit with the Treasurer OF
ne city OF Richmond bonds Of the said
ty or OF the United States 20 the amount
5000 which bonds shall be returned to
lie said company upon the completion OF '
5 plant 10 the satisfaction Of the Com I
Iittee on Streets. And upon the failure |
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