The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-28
CITY ORDINANCE.

AN ORDINANCE APPROVED DECEM-
Der -. lsySJ 10 AMEND AM 49,
OkDAiN the lsl sLCllON AND
SUB-SECTIONS ! AND OF SECTION
DE. EMBER 3, Is91. 10 GRANT HE
VIRGINIA ELECTRIC COMPANY or
BALTIMORE CITY pEkMlssiON 10
ERECT POLES AND Run WIRES ON
ThE STREETS AND ALLEYS OF
THE CITY OF RICHMOND. AND TO
CONSTRUCT SUBWAYs THEREUN-
DER FOR THE PURPOSES OF FUR
NlsHlNG LIGHT AND POWER BY
ELECTRICITY"
lie II ordained by the Council OF the city
Of RichmOnd-
That he st section and the sub-secti0ns
I ana \ Oi section IL Oh an ordinance. alp
proved December 80. 1874, 40 Blant tne
virginia Eiectrc Company OF bdlumofe
Guy permission tO ciect pOles 90 run wires
on the streets ana alleys oil the city of
richmond and 10 construct suUways
thcieuAutr Tor the purposes OF furnishing
hgnt ana power by eiecuIc.ty be amelu-
ca ana icofuained TO rcau as follows.
lst. II nat the Virginia Electrical Rail
Way ana bcNelOpmcut Company as
sishee ana successor OK the Nlrs.nia Llec-
TIC company OF Baltimore c49-Wuose
present officers are. PRESIDENT L.. O..
lodd, directors, i. g.. TODD, l.. NJ. VIII
llahs, IL. l.. Williams T. l.. Todd. l.. II.
0hl.atlah, or Lyncnuurg. Va, john l..
Nlllaihs ana "a. j. Cross, he and ID is
htitpy authorized TO erect pO4cs and run
wires over and construct cOuduIls and
run wires therein under and along the
streets ana alleys OF the city OF Ilcn-
mona 10 furnish ana supply electr.c isnt
anu power, upon the conditions. prov Use
ions and limitations herein set forth. and
uAutf those also SET lOrth, as may BE
alphcaDle hereto, in the ordinance en-
uucd, AN ordinance as 10 the joint use
Oh poles erected in the streets ana alleys
OF me city of Richmond for the support
OF wires used ln connection with the
transmission OF electricity approved Sep
TENDER 10. 1870"
Subsection i Of Section T. "That the
SAID Virginia Electrical Railway and De-
veiopment Company Will. on OF before
March Z3 1853. begin in a manner sllis-
factory 10 the Committee on Streets. 90
construct and erect such hydraulic work
ln ana near James river, as may be- neces-
sary 10 furnish water power 10 produce
not less than 1000 hOrse-pOwers OF cleo
tnclty IN excess OF that already developed
on the north side of said river for the
furnishing Of electric power and Light
Sup-sc- ton 0f section >. "Ihat it VII.
within five t5J days after the approval
OF THIS ordinance, nle with the City Treas
urer bond of Ten Thousand Dollars
NlVoo0) issued either hy the city OF Rich
mOnd or Dy the United states. payable
10 the Treasurer of the city. 10 uc held
by him on the following conditions. First
That IL WIl. on or before the -id day OF
October, 1900 have all Of It's hydraulic
work sufficiently completed and equipped
10 generate and furnish electric power 20
the extent of az least 1000 hOrso-p0Wers.
Secondhand it viii. on or hef0r. 2jd day
of October. 1850. lcrin tO erect .es and
run the wires author zed under This 0rdi-
nance. and win continue diligently ana To
the satisfaction of tle Committee on
streets 10 erect and run a sufficient NUM-
Der OF poles and wires 90 furnish ght
and power on or before the expiration OF
six lGl months succeeding the said 2id
day OF October 1899 tO any and all pore
sons and manufacturers desiring The
same To- the extent of at least 1000
horsC-pOwers Thrd-That said company
will not use grounded circuits iu whole
or in part but viii use metallic circuits.
or such methods or appliances therefor
as the Committee ON Streets may require
in operating its plant and works and sup-
plying motive power. Foulth-Ihat DO
will. during the said six 90 months, obey
each and every provision of this ordi-
nance. And Dr.. at ihe expiration OF the
said six (0 months the company shall
not have done ana performed each and
every condition and requirement above
stated then the said bond shall become
and Doe the absolute property az The city.
But. at thc expiration of said timo. u che
company shall have performed every COM
dit0n and requirement. the city Council
shall order fhe said Treasurer t0 sIrreu-
der The said bond Goo said company or ifs
representative. BEN. r. AUGUST.
City Clerk.