Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-07
CITY ORDINANCES.

BALTIMORE CITY, PERMISSION ~
ERECT POLES AND RUN WIRES ON
THE STREETS AND ALLEYS OF
THE CITY OF RICHMOND. AND 10
CONSTRUCT SUBwAY5 THERE
UNDED FOR THE PURPOSES or
FURNISHING LIGHT AND POWDh
BY ELECTRICITY. APPROVED DE-
. GENDER g. 1s9O.
BE IL ordained by the Council Of the
City OF Richmond
OF Baltimore city. whose present oinceLs
are: President. +. G. Todd; Nlce-PIesi
dent w. J. Cross; Directors-F. c. Ioda,
w. j. Cross, A. ID. Babson, Robert Moi
nard. and Isaiah Pierce, Jr. Secretary ana
Treasurer. A. ID. Babson; be, and It Is
hereby. authorized to erect poles ana run
wires over, and construct condults, anu
run wires therein, under ana along VIC
streets and alleys OF the city or klcn-
mond to furnish and supply electric-ngnt
and power, upon the conditions, proVls-
Ions. and limitations herein set 1ortn,
and under those also set forth, as mdy
be applicable hereto, In the ordinance en-
titled IAN ordinance as to the joint use
Of poles erected in the streets and alieys
OF the city OF Richmond for the support
of wires used in connection WIN tne
transmission Of electricity" approved sep
TENDER 10. 1885
q The city also reserves the right TO re-
quire. at any tirne. or from time 10 ill., s,v,
after the expiration OF i've years lroih
the date OF the approval or THIS OruihhhSe
the said company to remove its poles and
wires from the streets. or any nuHluer VI
them hereinafter specified and 10 run All
its wires thereon in conduts.
3. 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 and seventh
streets from Broad TO Cary streets, ba lik
street from Ninth TO east side OF Twelltn
stwA gttI
from Seventh to east side OF tourteen'h
street.
4. The privileges herein granted are
given upon the further condition tnat tne
city shall have the right, from time 70
time. after the expiration OF SIX years
from the date of the approval OF this OF
dinance. TO require upon the same terms I1
and provisions, that the company snai.
remove it's poles and wires from otner
streets or squares In addition 10 those
above specified, and run its wires IN con-
Quits therein AT the rate Of not more than
two squares per year. The city may -
Quire such work 10 be done annually, OF
Ii may require the aggregate nunueI y.
squares for several years 10 De done az
one time for the then current year anu
those preceding il. -. or
che changes contemplated In the three
preceding sections TO be done II reserves
the right to require each company 10 CoN-
struct its own cOndults and us own nNn-
o
holes. or all or any number OF them 10
construct and use jointly the necessary
cOnduits and manhOles. All condults shail
be built with a capacity OF at least 10 pei
cent. larger than the company OF So en-.
panies. then to use them shall need lor
its or their wires; and the mannOleS sn ,,
be at least 30 per cent larger, as the cisS
reserves the right TO require the company
or companies building them 70 alioW JILL tt,Sa
persons or companies, not then Operating
any such wires in such streets, 10 u.s.
them upon terms to be determined elther
by agreement or by arbitration. w he zen
ever the city shall require more imam o,aN
company TO build either cOndults OF Ihdn-
holes. the initial cost shall be poIne
Jointly by the companies constructing lhe
same. and in such proportion as the salu
companies may agree, or ~ aIDltiasioi,l,
ii an agreement cannot be reached III
nroner time whenever, in the construc-
ton or use Of cOnduits or manhoieS re
duired under this ordinance, IL shai nc
necessary, in the opinion Of the CITY EhgI-
neer TO determine by arDitratlon the pr ",
portions OF initial cost to be borne, or ot
the costs of maintenance or repairs, or OF
the repayment TO the city OF any costs
or damages paid by IL on account OF any
suit brought against II tor lnyuIy ~, ~ Pc or
sons or property in the construction OF
use of the same, or TO determine ths
terms under which the same can be useu
by each company building the same, VI
afterwards using the same, the drpi.la-
shall
ton conducted in accordance WIN .ne
provisions of section 4 Of the ordinance
entitled IAN ordinance TO require tue re-
moval Of poles and wires from overhead
in certain streets, and TOT the co iiSstu ~
ton and using of conduits IN ceIld am
streets" approved September TO- 1879. py
such arbitration, If necessary snall aiso
be determined as TO who and now the
said joint conduits or maIhoIes sIiaii ~, 10
managed. For any failure to perform any
requirement ordered under this section
or to obey and perform promptly ana pro-
perly any decision or award winch may
he made In or under any arbitration above
provided for, within ten days AFTER being
noti6ed of such decision or award by the
CITY Engineer, each party so IN de1auIt
shall be liable 10 fine or not less IMAM
$50 nor more than S5op-each DAY lailuie
to be a separate offence.
G. The Committee on Streets may re-
ouire rh, said company TO use and occupy
the poles lready erected by some Other
person or company, or which shall here
after be erected before the running OF
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, OF wires
run. - ,.,-.
al the same time TO erect poies ana run
wires along the same route or jutes, they
shall use. as far as the Committee on
Streets shall deem pTacucdble, the sdilo
poles: the proportion Of Initial cost 10 Dc
borne. and the subsequent cost Tor repairs
or maintenance. or for indemnifying me
CITY for any costs or damages 10 Whlch
she may be subjected by reason OF the
negligent use or maintenance OF salu
poles and wires. as shall be determined "
agreement. II possible; and II not, Dy ar
bitratiOn, as heretofore designated as ~
cOnduits and manhOles. ...,,
4 The privileges herein granted snall
continue for thirty years rom ne ua'o
of the approval OF this ordinance.
g. Whenever the privileges herein grant
cd shall terminate. the said company may
be required upon thirty days notce, 10
move the poles and wires ana cohdui.s
from the streets and alleys, ana, Wlthln
The time prescribed by the Committee on
Streets restore the same where disturbed
To "A condition similar 10 the SURROUNDING
Ia The Council Of the city of Richmond
reserves the right 70 impose such othel
regulations conditions. and requirements
as It may from time to time, deem pro-
II. The privileges herein given are
granted also subject to the provisions ana
conditions contained In the ordinance en-
titled IAN ordinance TO require the re-
noval of poles and wires overhead in GER
tain streets and for the constructing ana
using conduits in certain streets, APP
proved September 10 1870, except so Ia
as the conditions and requirements or SAID
ordinance are herein modified.
70 The privileges herein given are also
granted upon the following conditions:
That the said the .Tgnia Electric
COMPANY. of Baltimore cifv will vii bin
one YEAR from the date Of the approval Of
This ordinance, begin, in manner SAILS
factory 10 The City Engineer, 10 construct
and erect such hydraulic work In and near
lanes river as may he necessary 10 !ur-
nish water-power TO foduce hot iers tp tnn
9.O00-horse-power of electricity Tor the
Furnishing OF electric power and light.