The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-10
SET'O||:||F RULES
ARE ADOPTED
Plan Fixed for Disposing Of
Local Franchises.
DRAWN BY MR.. POLLARD
Oily Attorney Prepares Them with
Great Care, and They Are Adopted
by the Council Citizens Light 4
Franchise to Be the First.

0r0at OaFo, anu ney are Nuopteu If
by the Councll-Cltizens' Light
Franchise to Be the First.
At tho special meeting OF tho Common
Council, held last night. a set Of rules
prepared by City Attorney H. r. Pollard
for tho guidance Of the body in dlspos-
ing Of franchises, as provided by tho new
Constitution. The rules were prepared
with the utmost caro- by Mr.. Pollard,
and they conform strictly to tho statutes
ond the constitutional provisions on the
subject.
rules at their meeting next Tuesday
night, and the first franchise to be dis
posed OF under them will be that applied
for by the Citizens Light and Power COM
8pnny, composed OF prominent Broad
Street merchants, who propose to- light
their places of business on the co-opern-
( tive plan. u
THE RULES IN FULL
The rules, as adopted. are In full as
follows:
d Be It resolved by the Common Coun-
Gil Of the city Of Richmond that the fol-
lowing rules and regulations be and the:
same are hereby prescribed governing
the submission before the Common Coun-
eli Of the city Of Richmond Of bids for
any franchise. privilege, lease or right
of any kind to use any public property or
easement OF any kind. and the reception
OF the Same and the procedure thereon
i. 1t shall be this duty Of the city clerk
to advertise the ordinance proposing to
grant any franchise. privilege, lease or
right of any kind to the use Of any public
property or easement OF any description,
except in the case ofSa trunk railway,
after It's terms have been approved by the
Mayor. once week for four successive
weeks. In some newspaper published IN
nthc city of Richmond. u
! g. Such ertlsement shall publish In
full the ordinance proposing to make the
grant and shall invite bids for the fran
ohise, privilege or right, proposed to be
granted therein, to be delivered at day
and hour named in the advertisement to
the presiding officer OF the Common Coun-
Gil and shall also reserve the right to
reject any and all bids. N
3. When such advertisement has been
made as prescribed in the foregoing rule,
and the due publication thereof certified
by the editor OF the paper In which the
same is made, or by affidavit OF some
other person, the city clerk, Immediately
after the reading Of the journal OF the
Common Council of the preceding meet
| Ing, or !rmedia tely after a motion to dis
pense with such reading has been made
and adopted, shall lay the ordinanceEa and
| such advertisement and proof of Its pub
l.lica ton before the Common Council for Its
| action ~
| A. The presiding officer shall thereupon
| declare the body ready to receive bids
| In pursuance OF the advertisement afore-
said.
s. Any person, firm or corporation de-
string to bid for the franchise, privilege
! or right to be granted In the ordinance,
after his bid has been reduced to writing
and signed by the bidder. on ga form
| to be prepared by the city clerk with the
advice and aid Of the City Attorney,
shall deliver the bid to the presiding
officer who shall read the same aloud.
or cause the same to be read aloud for
public information. and the presiding OH
Ger shall then inquire II any further bids
are offered and shall continue! to ask for
and receive bids, which conform to the
foregoing requirements. until no further
bids are offered i and where mono are Of
fered, he shall declare the bidding closed.
6. After the bidding has been declared
closed, the Common council may refer
the said bid or bids as the case may be-
to a committee, or may make such other
| investigation in regard thereto as 1t may
SEQ fit to make or may adopt a resoh-
tion or motion accepting any one of said
bids, and proceed to enact the ordinance
as advertised without substantial vara-
ton except as to the insertion of the
name of the accepted bidder, provided.
however, that the Common Council may
| by a recorded vote of nmajority Of the
| members elected to that body, reject the
| higher and accept any lower bid and
| award such franchise. privilege or right
| to such lower bidder where In its opinion.
somo reason effecting the interests OF
| the city makes 1t desirableSto do So which
reason shall be expressed In the body OF
the ordinance granting the franchise.
| privilege or right, and shall be spread
| upon the record or Journal.
THEN TO THE BOARD.
4 1t shall be tho duty Of the city
| clerk to communicate all proceedings be-
| fore the Common Council relating to the
advertisement, bidding and final action
| of tho Common Council on the proposed
ordinance, to the Board Of Aldermen at
It's next regular meeting, or sooner should
a meeting of that body be called for the
purpose of receiving tho same.
8. II no satisfactory bid shall be made,
the Common Council may adopt resolu-
ton and ask concurrence therein by
tho Board of Aldermen, directing adver-
tisemont for further bids. which shall
be received and acted on as herelnbeforo
required In regard to original bidding for
any franchise privilege or right,
8. In case no bid at oil is made, the
Common Council may, " It secs tit 30 to
do, pass an ordinance granting such fran
| chises, privileges or4rights to tho person
| or corporation originally making appll-
| cation therefor.
10. No ordinance Or resolution shall be
| adopted by the Common Council granting
| IN INV nerson or corporation, whether by
competing bids or otherwise any franchises
privilege or right herein before mentions
cd. unless such ordinance shall contain
a provision requiring such person or cor
| poratlon to execute bond with good
and sufficient security IN favor of the
! city In such sum as Is deemed adequate
| conditioned upon the construction aud
putting in operation and maintain the
plant or plants provided for IN the iran,