Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-18
CITY ORDINANCES.

SEPH IL. HOADLEY AND OTHERS
THE RIGHT TO THE USE OF Wa
TER FROM THE roRE-BAY OF THE
NEW PUMP WORKS FOR PURP0sEs
OF AIR POWER, REFRlGERATiNsGG,
ALSO, TO LAY PIPES UNDER AND M,
The CITY AND THROUGH The NE"
RESERVOIR PARK .
approved May Is, lSs.1 ~.
BE IL ordained by the Council OF 'he
CITY OF Richmond: ,.,.
OF New York: Edwin s. Cramp. or the
city Of Philadelphia John A lnslee' OF
the city OF st. Louis, Joseph X. falT' VI
the city OF Montreal. Cam, ana D. N. ~
Montague. Thomas Atkinson. and o. W.
Travers. of the city of Richmond, va,
and such other persons as they may $50
ciate with them, their legal represshla
tives and assigns. be, and they are nele-
by, authorized and empowered, 50 lar al ,,, as
the city he's authority to grant tne saIiiG'
TO use, subject to the terms ana Sonui'
tons OF this ordinance. so mucn OF the
water flowing from the fore-pay az 'ns
New pump-works OF the saia cly "a. a
may not now be needed by the CITY Lor
her water supply and for operatlng neF
present machinery at its maximum ca
pacity. and as the said parties may heeu
for the purposes Of power, cooriis, re
friserating. and ventilation. But tne use
ed to the said Joseph II. Hoadley an. anu
associates upon express condltioh ina a.te
whenever after the expiration OF nve
years from the date Of this ordlnan .L
at any time. and from time 70 tine I une
city shall, In the opinion or the Cny
Council need for her aforesaid purposes.
including therein any Increase OF "ate,
supply and any enlargement OF saio
pump-works and it's machinery sucn sur
plus OF any part thereof, the authoriy
hereby given shall stand reVokea as 10
SO much of said surplus as the CITY Coun-
Gil shall specify by ordinance or resoiu-
ton; provided, that II at any tme tne
Committee on Water shall determine lhat
the proposed use OF said surplus shall In
any manner interfere with the water
supply or the working OF the machinery
OF the new pump-works. then the use ot
such surplus shall cease 70 an eH1en'
that. I'm the opinion of SAID committee
shall fully remedy and relieve such IN
reference. In order that the salu cly
may be sufficiently protected as 10 ner
water supply the superintendent snali
have at all times absolute power 10 con
troll the gateway or sluice through Whlch
the said surplus of water shall be car
ried to the works. well. or machinery OF
the aforesaid parties or assigns, so as 70
prevent any improper or undue use Oh
such surplus, or TO carry out any orde.
or direction of said committee or OF the
City Council. II at any time during Sald
five years the Superintendent OF the Wa
ter-Works shall be of opinion that the
city has need Of any OF said surplus, tnen
the said Joseph X. Hoadley and MS as
sociates or their assigns shall turnlsn
to the city free OF all charge or cost
sufficient power to operate tne present
steam pump now at the New pump
works to such capacity as the SAID SUI
perintendent may determine and as long
as he may deem Il necessary, ana upon
their failure for forty-eight hours 10
furnish to the satisfaction or the COM
mlttee on Water such sufficient power
the said Superintendent shall, under or
ders of said committee, Immediately pre-
vent any further use by said parties or
their assigns of said surplus, or such
part thereof as the Committee on water
may deem necessary for the cltys needs
2 The rights as TO said surplus OF wa
ter hereby conferred shall under no cir
cumstances continue for longer period
than twenty years from the approval OF
this ordinance. except by subsequent
consent of the City Council: provided,
that il not sooner terminated under some
provision of this ordinance the said rights
shall continue for said twenty years
3. The location. materials and manner
OF construction Of the works TO be erect
ed to use said surplus shall be determined
by the Superintendent OF the water
Works. subject TO the approval or the
Committee on Water. in so far as they
may deem IL necessary for the protec-
ton Of the interests OF the city. And
under no circumstances shall any work
under the authority OF this ordinance in
terfere with the present pump-works OF
the city, or any future extension OF the
same. And if, at any time during the
construction or existence Of the works
constructed hereunder. the pump works
or any part thereof shall be injured 10
any extent by the works hereunder con
structed then the owners shall indemnify
and save harmless the city for any loss
or damage so suffered.
4. Should the said Joseph II. Hoadley
and the other parties above named or
majority of them, or the legal representa-
tives OF the said parties or OF such ma
jority. form. or caused to be formed.
corporation at any time within twelve %
months from the approval or this ordl-
nance, they shall have the right TO sell,
assign. and transfer unto said corpora
ton all rights obtained by them under or
by virtue OF this ordinance.
5. Said parties. their legal representa-
tives and assigns, are hereby authorized
and empowered TO construct and lay
pipes for the distribution of air power,
and for cooling. refrigerating, and venti-
lating purposes along the following route:
Down Ashland street TO Reservoir street,
along Reservoir street 10 Cary street,
down Cary street TO Twenty-fifth 25th)
street, with such extensions or branches
from such route as the Committee on
Streets may from time TO time deter
mine; unless they shall make some ar
rar cement TO pass over and along private
properly, III WHICH event lHeN Sudll, When
they leave private property enter upon
said route at such points and along such
streets as the Committee on Streets may
determine; in passing through the New
Reservoir Park, along such route as the
Committee on Grounds and Buildings
may determine. And they may make any
and all connections from their mains
which they may find necessary for the
purpose OF distributing air power, or Tor
purposes Of ventilation, refrigerating, and
cooling.
The location, materials. and manner OF
construction or laying OF said conduits
or pipes and fixtures shall be subject 10
the decision of the City Engineer, sub
ject to the approval Of the Committee on
Streets. in so far as they may deem it
necessary for the protection OF the in
terests of the city. Any and all high
ways opened for the construction or re-
pair OF the works herein authorized shall
be restored to the satisfaction OF the
City Engineer, subject 10 the approval
OF the Committee on Streets TO the con-
dition in which they were. respectively,
when torn up and the owners OF said
pipes and fixtures shall always repair 10
the satisfaction OF the City Engineer, any
injury resulting to such streets from the
pipes whenever required by said City
Engineer. and shall at all times change
the location of it's pipes so as TO conform,
to the satisfaction Of the City Engineer. |
to such grades OF the streets as the
Council may from time 70 time adopt for
such streets. The owners OF said pipes
shall indemnify and reimburse the said
city for any charges damages, or costs
10 which the said city may be subjected
by reason of any person being injured or
daIpaged in any way, IN property or per-
son, by the laying or the existence OF, or
use of. said pipes.
6. The right to lay and continue the |
use OF the pipes aforesaid shall continue