Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-30
ELECTRIC LIGHTING
Considered Last Night9by Special
Committee Of Councils.
Two Ordinances Drawn UP nnd Re-
commented TO tho counciIs-Nor-
folk ncat. Flight ana Power GO.
Franchise Under confederation.

a meeting of the special committee OF
the Councils. to consider the petition OF
the Norfolk Heat, Light and Power
Company, for use of it's streets for con-
duits. poles, etc, was held last night.
There were present Chairman Taylor
and Mcssrs. Keeling. Ridgewell and w.
A. Bonney, OF the COMMITTEES, and City
Attorney Taylor and City Engineer
Brooke
the matter of the franchise aked for
was drawned up. 1t will be more full
~ considered at the next meeting OF
the committee, at which Mr.. Pcnder
will probably be present to represent
the petitioning company.
The following ordinances were then
drawn up ana recommended to the
CouncilsifOr adoption:
y FRANCHISE NECESSARY.
An ordnance with reference TO poles
and wires on streets without Il fran
chisc:
l. BE 1t ordained by the Common and
Select Councils of tho city of Norfolk,
that il shall be unlawful for any per-
son, firm or corporation to place upon.
over or under any street. avenues lanes
or alleys OF said city, poles, wires, con-
duitS or any other appliances for the
purpose of furnishing electricity for
commercial use. or to use any poles.
wires. conduitS or other appliances
which may now he on the streets in
order to furnish electricity for commer-
c!al use, without first having applied
for and obtained firm the Councils Il
franchise for the use of said streets,
avenues lanes or alleys for the purpose
aforesaid.
2. That violation OF this ordinance
sadll be punished by u fine OF not less
than $25.and not more than $50, recover
able as other city fines are now recover
able. and each day of it's violation shall
constitute separate and distinct Of
fcnse.
$. That this ordinance shall take CT
feet sixty days from and after its pas
sage.
WIRES TO GO UNDERGROUND.
lie it ordained by the Common and
Select Councils OF the city of Norfolk,
That all poles used for conveying wires
for electric light, heat or power now
standing on the streets ar allayways OF
the city of Norfolk excepting, of
course. the poles used for elec tric lamps
for lighting said street, within the dis
trict described as follows. to-wit: BE-
ginning Mt The point where the east end
of Main street intersects the Port War
denis line, thence northwardly until in
tersected with the south side of Cove
street extended eastwartlly;' thence
westerly along the south side of Cove
street To tho eastern side of Church
street thence northwardly along the
east side of Church street to the north
side of Queen street, thence westwartlly
To The west side of Church street,
thence SOUTHWARK along the west side
OF Church street 10 the south side of
Precursor street. thence westwardlly
along the south side of Frecmason
street to the west side of CRANKY street,
thence southwardly along the west side
OF CRANKY street 10 the Cranky street
canal thence wcstwardly along the
canal to the Port Wardcn's line. thence
along the Port Warden's line to the
point of beginning. shall be removed
within eighteen months, and the wires
put underground III conduits. and in
future permission will not be granted TO
erect poles, other than distribution
poles, FOR wires for electric light heat
or power, or string such in said district
:. That any pole for wires for electric
~ tn
support electric light lamps now or
hereafter erected in the city OF Norfolk
outside OF the district above described
shall be subject to the use OF any other
person or company, other than the
owner. having the right TO use the
streets of the city of Norfolk for erect
ing electric light poles or string electric
light wires: tho proper compensation.
the mode of payment and security
therefor to the owner of said poles fo,.
their use shall be determined by three
arbitrutors, one to be appointed bv the
owner OF the poles, one by the person
or owner desiring to use the same ana
the third by the Councils of the civ
of Norfolk.
In case Of failure of either partv IN
Appoint an arbitrator after ten davs'
notice the Councils of the city of Nor
folk shall appoint such arbitrator. and
in any case OF failure of the majority
OF the arbitrators to determine the sajd
questions within thirty days after all
the arbitrators are appointed, then tbe
questions shall be finally determined
by a committee appointed by The Conn
ellis to consist OF three members there
OF.
3. That no permit be hereafter grant
ed tn any person or TO erect poles for
wires for electric light heat or power.
in any street already occupied for such
purpose, but that all persons and COM