Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-30
THE: BELL RATES WILL STAND:
Special Agent Crews Gives an Interview on the Sub
ject-The Ordinance Granting Franchise to South
ern Bell Company Quoted
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Ing sub-ways. or constructing any of
the details connected With this fran
chise, shall file written description
thereof with the City Engineer ut least
one week before the beginning of said
work so as to give the said Engineer
time to examine into the matter, and
shall protect and not interfere in any
way with existing gas, water, sewer
or other pipes in the. streets and ave-
nues OF said city, and shall, upon no
tiiication from the said Engineer. make
good to the satisfaction of the owners
of any pipes which may be damaged
by 1t, any damage to said pipes done
Gy 1t or Its wOrkmen, and should the
said Southern Bell Telephone and Tele-
graph Company, its successors and as
signs, refuse at any time to obey the
direction of the said City Engineer in
the premises and fail to make good any
damage whatever TO gas, water, sewer
or other pipes, or to relay the pave
ments of said city to the satisfaction
OF the City Engineer. then the Southern
Bell Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany, Its successors and assigns, shall
| be liable to fine. payable to the City
| of Norfolk, of not exceeding $4,000 q
| day, for each and every days delay in
carrying out said order. after reason
| able notification thereof. to be recover
ed by law: and should the Southern
| Bell Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany, it's successors or assigns, at the
| expiration of ten days from the termi-
| nation of such reasonable notice still
fall to carry out the directions of the
| City Engineer. then the said Engineer
Is hereby authorized and empowered to
| have said damage repaired at the eX-
pense and cost of the said Southern
Bell Telephone and Telegraph Com
| pany. It's successors and assigns; and
should they fail to pay the expenses
and costs of said work promptly upon
| IL. 4.
| the franchise herein granted to the
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph
| Company, it's successor or assigns.
! shall at once cease and determine, il
so ordered by the City Councils; pro-
| vlded, however. that IL the failure to
carry out any directions from the City
| Engineer, as provided in this section,
shall be found to have been unavoid-
able. then the said fine herein provided
| for shall be RENTED The Southern
Bell Telephone and Telegraph Com
| pany, It's successors and assigns, shall
within sixty days from the passage of
| this ordinance enter into n bond pay
able to the City of Norfolk in q pen
| atty of ten thousand dollars with Sc
| curlty satisfactory to the Councils of
said city. conditioned to indemnify said
citv against any damage or loss that
may result in any way from the prose-
cution of said companyS work, wheth-
err to gas, water. sewer or other pipes,
buildings or individuals, or any other
| damage to property or persons, and for
| the proper restoration and repair OF all
streets and pavements in any way dis
| turbed by it, but the taking OF such
| bond OF ten thousand dollars by said
| city shall not be construed as limiting
| to this amount the liabilities of said
| Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph
| Company its successors or assigns. for
any damage or loss that may result
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| its work. as aforesaid; and the South
ern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Com
| pany, it's Successors and assigns, shall,
upon notification by the City Engineer
| that he intends to lay sewer or water
pipes at once proceed to change the To-
cation of any subways constructed by
it that may interfere with the progress
| of the work, or else protect the same
at it's own expense and without cost
| to the city.
Section 4. All work under this ordi-
nance shall be under the supervision of
the Board of Electrical Control and in
| compliance with the ordinances of the
city of Norfolk.
Section 5. This ordinance is subject
| to the further condition that the said
| Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph
| Company. It's successors and assigns.
shall. within sixty days from the pas
| sage of this ordinance, and before the
| into bond in penalty of fifty thous-
| and dollars. with security satisfactory
| to the Councils of the City of Norfolk,
and payable to said city with condition
| to indemnify and save harmless the
| said city from any and all damage or
damages for which the city may be-
come liable to the Southern States Tele-
| phone Company, it's successors or as
| signs, or any section hereof, in con-
| sequence of the same being In conflict
with the ordinance entitled can ordi-
nance granting permission to w. r.
| Brown and ]. a. Kelvin and associates,
| to erect. maintain and conduct under
| certain streets sideways or conduits,
| pipes or continuous ducts of metal,
| stone or other durable material, and TO
| conduct within the same wires for GER
| tain electrical business. and to do n
! telephone business" adopted by the
I Common Council, August 9Th 1895. and
by the Select Council. August f3th,
1895; provided, however, that the City
| of Norfolk shall notify the Southern
Bell Telephone and Telegraph Com
| pany. its successors or assigns. OF any
| suit or action which may be brought
by the Southern States Telephone Com
pany Its successors or assigns. against
| the said city for the causes aforesaid.
and permit the said Southern Bell Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company its sue
| cessors and assigns. to Join with said
city in the defense thereof.
Section 6. The privileges conferred by
this ordinance are granted upon the
condition that the local exchange tele-
phone service to be furnished by the
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph
| Company, its successors or assigns.
shall be equal in ell respects to the SER
vice furnished by said company in
other cities in the State of Vir-
GINA. of about the same popu-
lation of the City of Norfolk: other
wise the rights herein granted shall
cease and determine: prorided,. further.
that 'hc Southern Bel Telephone and yelc-