The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-26
THE TIMES: 9ICHMONDvA THURSDAY. JANUARY rs. 1899.


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AN ORDINANCE APPROVED DECEM-
Der -. 1sgsJ 10 AMEND AM tE-
OkDAiN the 1Sr SECTION AND
SUB-SECTlONS AND OF SECTION
Il OF AN ORDINANCE. APPROVED
DE- EMhER 3, 1891, 40 GRANT TIE
VIRGINIA ELECTRIC COMPANY OF
BALTIMORE CITY PERMISSION TO
ERECT POLES AND RUN WIRES OK
THE STREETS AND ALLEYS OF
THE CITY or RICHMOND, AND TO
CONSTRUCT SUDWAlS IHEkEJN-
DER FOX THE PURPOSES OF FUR
NlSHING LIGHT AND POWER by
ELECTRICITY"
BE II ordained by the Council OF the city
of Richmond
That he 4st section and the sub-sectlons
] ana VI section j. Oi an ordinance, ap-
proved December -. 1894, TO grant the
virginia Electric Company OF Baltimore
cIty emission 10 erect pores 10 run wires
on N4e streets and alleys OF the ciiy OK
richmond and 10 construct suDways
hereunder for the purposes OF furnisnIng
Asnt ana power by electricity be amends
co ana IeOIdained to read as follows:
LIST. mat the Virginia Electrical Rail-
way ana Development Company as
sisnee ana successor Of the Virginia Elec-
uic company or Baltimore Cuy-Wnosc
present officers are. President, Il. q.
Ioad, directors, +. e. TODD, l.. NJ VIII
mans, X. J.. Williams, h. l.. Todd, T.. l..
ChI.stipn, OF LynChDurg, Va, John l..
Niiilams and ". j. Cross, be ana it Is
hefeoy authorized 70 erect poles and run
wires over and construct cOnduits ana
run wires therein under and along The
streets ana alleys OF the city OF Rich
mond 10 furnish ana supply electric light
ana power upon the conditions, prOyis-
IONS ana limitations herein set forth. and
under tnosc also set forth, as may De
appucaole hereto, in the ordinance en-
uNeds AN ordinance as 10 the joint use
OF poles erected IN the streets and alleys
or the city OF Richmond for The support
on wires used IN connection with the
transmission OF electrlclty' approved sep
TENDER 10 lSgJ."
subsection 1 Of Section T.. THAT the
said Virginia Electrical Railway and De-
Nelopment Company Will. on or before
March -, 1880, begin. in manner salts
factory 10 the Committee ON streets. to
construct and erect such hydraulic work
IN ana near james river, a may be neces-
sary 10 furnish water power 10 produce
not less than 1000 hOrsc-pOWcrs OF cleo
tricity IN excess Of that already developed
On me north side Of said river for me
furnishing OF electric rower and light
Su0-se, ton 4 Of Section j.. That u VIII.
WITHIN I'VE 90 days after the approval
Of TINS ordinance flo with the City Treas
uler bond OF Ten Thousand Dollars
$1,000 issued either hy The city Of Ricn-
mona or uy the United states, payable
10 The Treasurer of the city, 20 be held
That BE- WILL on or before tle sd aay OF
October, 1899. have all of It's hydraulic
work sufficiently completed and equipped
10 generate ana furnish electric power 90
the extent or at least 1000 h0ree-p powers.
Sec0nd-Ihat 10 VIII. on or before 2jd day
Of October 1900 beg % 10 erect poles and
run the wires authorized under This ordi-
nance. and Will continue diligently and 90
tho satisfaction OF The Committee Oh
streets 90 erect and run SUM-. ont NUM-
her Of poles and wires t0 furnish Light
and power ou or before the cXpira lion Of
six i6) months sue cedinl the -.,d 23d
day 81 October. 1888. to any and aft per-
SONS and Manufacturers desiring The
same. to the extent of at least Zoo
horse-poWe.s ThirJ-That said company
Will NOT lse grounded circuits boo whole
cr n part. hut win 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. Fourth-Ihat 10
Will during TIC said six 80 months. obey
each and every provision or This Ordi-
nance. And g. Mt tho expiration oi tho
said six (M months. The company shall
not have done and performed each and
every condition and requirement above
stated then tho said bond shall become
and Doe the absolute property OF the cltN.
But. at the expiration of said time III the
company shalt have performed every cone
ditlOn and requirement. the city Council
shall order the said Treasurer 10 surrcu-
der llo said bond '0 said company or It's
representative. B.N. T. AUGUST
city Clerk.