The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-11
CITY ORDINANCE.
City Clerks Office,
Room No. 9. Third Floor, City q Ha 1n5.

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Notice Is hereby given that In pursuance
/, OF An ACT Of the General Assembly Of
Virginia. approved May 20 l9os, the boa ~
Of ,e Of the city o.
Which was concurred IN by the Common IN
Council. August II. 1908, the terms OF
which were approved by the Mayor OF 1.e
+ city Of Richmond on the l9th Oh Ausu "a
1903, which ordinance 10 IN the "ofus uiio
figures following: q.
AN ORDNANCE: 1910
Az THE CRY OF DICEIMOND TO a
Il PERSON OR CORPORATION, HERE ~ =
MATTER TO Be -ASCERTAilINNEID$i ~
TIE MoDb P "a Sc ,5al pof, f AND
Min WIRES ON TIE STREETS, AND
rs AfIEYs or THE CITY OF RICH
MoND AMP TO G 20 IS E;REtJr ; Der
7 R9Rl ST HS 'PURPosE or FURNISH
f E4S L Lief AND M POWER BY ELEc-
< TRICKY.
Be 1t ordained by the Council OF the
l. That there shall be granted, IN inc
mode prescribed in On act Of the GENERA no1a
4 Assembly of Virginia, Approved May ao.n,
and under the streets and alleys Of 4, the
City Of Richmond, which are embodled
in the following draft Of IN ordinance:
l,Ss AN ORDINANCE.
To grant permission to -- to erect
poles and run wires on the streets and
alleys Of the City of Richmond, and to
construct conduits or subways ther ,,.lTi.
F. der for the purpose OF furnishing light
and power by electricity.
Be it ordained by the Council Of the City
Of Richmond
ln9 Tha to erea Be- po ses and run he wpss
over and construct condults or subways,
and run wires therein, under and along
. the streets and alleys Of the City Of Rich
pond In order to furnish and supply cleo
trio light and power upon the conditions,
provisions and limitations hereinafter set
forth, and under those also set forth, 80
far as applicable and not IN conflict with
City Code, 1899. and the amendments
thereto heretofore made, or which may be
hereafter made, but within the district
bounded on the west by the west line OF
line OF Clay Street. on the, east by the
east line OF Governor and Thirteenth
Streets, and on the south by James River,
no pole shall OF ana ana
right. from time to time, to require the
said - to remove poles and wires
from other streets and squares and place
3, All oonduits shall be built with a
capacity OF at least thirty per centum
larger than the said .- shall need
for -- wires. and the man -holes shall
4 Committee on Streets may require - - to
use and OCCUPY the conduits and poles al
ready, erected by any other person or cor
erected. before the running Of wires upon
such route. Each route shall be first
determined upon by tho Committee on
Streets before any poles are erected con-
work done in pursuance OF this ordinance
shall be done In a manner satisfactory
to the City Engineer.
8. The privilege hereby granted shall
tp,yn $r~ htVfty 1raCu orr
forfeited. and upon the termination OF
the grant hereby, made, the plant, as we'll
as the property, II any OF tho said - =,
paees 81 the ety. h H5ne
the property of the City OF Richmond,
upon the. payment OF u fair valuation
therefor, but the said - shall be en-
titled to no, compensation by reason of the
value OF the franchise hereby granted;
such compensation, II not agreed upon
between the City Of Richmond and - -
or within thirty days after forfeiture,
shall be determined by arbitration. one Of
the arb!trators to be appointed by the
the third by the Hastings Court Of The
City of Richmond. and upon the payment
of compensation. either agreed upon, as
aforesaid, or ascertained by the Board
OF Arbitrators TO be appointed as afore-
said, the plant and property OF the said
- shall vest absolutely in the City OF
Z Richmond,
4 The city OF Richmond expressly re-
serves the right to impose other reason
able regulations, conditions and require
Inents upon the said ----- and to pass all
ordinances necessary to secure efficiency
of public service by the said --- at rea-
sonahlc rates, and To compel the main
tendance OF the property Of the said ------.,
in good order, throughout the term of
the grant, and to charge such annual sum
for the privilege OF using and occupying
the streets of the city. hs here'nbefore au-
thorized, as is now or may hereafter 10
charged against other persons engaged In
like business. by the imposition of tax
on poles wires and condu!ts and a tax
on gross receipts, or a license tax; and
II Is hereby expressly provided that for
a failure to comply with the provisions
Of this ordnance, or such additional reg
ulatons the privileges hereby granted
shall be forfeited, and this ordinance may
DO repealed and the franchise hereby
granted de,,lared to be az M end,
5. For any failure to comply with any
requirement. OF this ordinance, The ead
,----r--- shall be liable TO a fine OF not less
than ten nor more than one hundred
dollars for each offence. each days fall
ure to lie a separtae offence. The iinpo
sition O. any fine under this section shal
not prevent forfeiture under the fore
going section.
g. That ths SAID ---- In the equipment