The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-31
ORDINANCES,
nREAMR,,Es AND ORDINANCE.
+ tGRlSTISG CERTAIN PRIVIl EGGS
TO THE MERCHANTS CQ.oPERATINh
SfGBT AND POWER COMPANY.

APPROVED OCIoBER 20. lsvSJ IS
Whereas tho City Clerk has laid pc.
fore The Common Council the ordnan;G;e
approved August 10, 1893, emitted an ot ,be
nance. TO provide for the granting ny ,ne
tIon. h berelnaf;er to be ascertalned in the
mode prescribed by law. permission 70 :.
erect poles and run. wires on 'he SYs End
to construct condnits or snbway,s there lISi
under for the purpose of furnishing iiS Ign
md power, by electricity toge, ger, Z, VIZ" tbn
SANE once a week for five successiye
weeks, in a newspaper published IN , me
City Of Richmond, commoncins e., on n tns
euance Of the act of the General :, Assem- ,o .
bly, Of Virginia. approved May Nay " y, n s,id u
ind where's te ;f hsenSn o't invited BIDS
for The said franchise as required oS ia"
Whereas, the MERCHANTS, G sb9d;,tsd q
Bid for one dollar, which was read alouu
TO the body: and, & .,., ,d
the pres a6Y finqher ,o an
Whereas. none being offered; the preslaa.
ing officer declared the bidding closed ,
therefore be It or ofd1'h ehmo pG That The
bia 70 for the The Merchants Cooperative, Light
ard Power Company be accepted. aug
that the rights and pryilesgdi, pTp,s6b be
and Tho same one hereby. granted to tho
Merchants Cooperative Light and Power
2. THAT the name OF the said company
rhall be inserted in said proposed oral-
rance and the same so amended is hcrs
by enacted and reordained IN the "oius
and figures following:
AN ORDINANCE
To grant permission to the Merchants
Cooperative Light and Power COMPANY
to erect poles and run wires on the a'ee nd
ard alleys of the City Of Richmond, ana
10 construct condu.ts or subways there.
under for the purpose Of furnishing light
and power by electricity 80 ma
Be 1t ordained by the Counc,l OF '"e
CITY of Richmcnd-
i. That the Merchants Cooperative
Light and Power Company be, and Is here ,.5res
by, authorized to erect poles and run wires
over and construct conduts or subways.
and run wires therein. under, and along
the streets and alleys 9 the and Il, Sppiy
electro light and power upon the condi-
tions, provisions and limitations herein.
after set forth. and under those also is oa see
Of richmond City Code. 1859, and the
amendments, thereto, heretofore ma MADE, -. or
in the district bounded on the, west by
the west line of Adams Street. on the
north by the north or line Of o q SGes
and Thirteenth Streets, and on the south
by James River. no pole shall be erect
ed Or mantaned and 1.-The, the G frG q t Meh 10
time to require the said Merchants
Cooperative l. SHIT and Power. Company
TO remove poles and wires so irGm IN Ute
In conduits and suhWays
2. All conduits shall be built with
apst a of sad
tive Light and Power Company, shall
need for its wires. and the man-holes
h ha e at t TN Streets and shocEoe
Greek may require said company 70 use
and occupy the conduits ana poles al
poration or which shall hereafter be
erected. before the running Of wires upon
such route. Each route shall be first
determined upon by the Committee on
Streets and Shockoe Creek before any
poles are erected. conduits constructed or
wires run. and all work done IN pursuance
manner satisfactory to the City Engineer;
3. The privilege hereby granted shall
continue for thirty years, unless sooner
forfeited, and upon the termination Of
the grant hereby made the plant, as we'll
as the property, II any, OF the sad Aler-
chants Cooperative Light ana, Power
ether public places Of the city, snail
,hcrsupon become the property OF the
Cily or Richmond. upon tie payment Of
company shall be entitled to no compen-
sation by reason OF the value o. the iran
chise hereby granted; such compensation,
Richmond and sad company more than
sig months before tbs termination OF
such franchise. by lapse Of time or within
thirty days after forfeiture. shall be de-
tetmined by arbitration one Of the ar
bitrators TO be appointed by the CITY OF
Richmond, one by said company and the
tnrd by the Hastings Court OF the City
Of Richmond, and upon the payment o.
compensation. either agreed upon as
aforesaid. or ascertaineu by the Board OF
Arbltrators, TO be appointed as aforesaid.
re plant and property of the sad COM
pany shall vest absolutely in the City of
Richmond.
i. The City Of Richmond expressly re-
serves the right to impose other rea-
sonab!e regulations. conditions and re-
quirements upon the said Merchants Co
operative Light and Power Company, ard
10 pass all ordinances necessary to Sc
ours efficiency OF public service by tie
said company at reasonable rates. and TO
compel the maintenance OF the proIerty
OF the said company. in good order
throughout the term OF the grant, and
70 charge SUCH annual sum for the priv
lege OF us4ns.and Occupying the streets
OF the city, as hereinDeiore authorized
IS Is now or may hereafter be charged
against other, PERSONS engaged in like
business by the imposition OF a tax on
poles. wires and cOndults. and a tax on
gross receipts, or license tax: and 1t is
ure to comply with the provisions OF THIS
ordinance, or such additional regulations,
NE pr.yiieseS merely, granted shall DO
pealed and the franchise hereby granted
declared TO be al an end
.. For any failure 10 comply with any
requirement OF this ordinance. the sal
Merchants Cooperative Light and Power
Company shall be liable to a fine Of not
less tnan ten nor more than one hundred
ufs 10 be separate oflense. The m
posti!oA OF any tne under this section
sIall not prevent q forfeiture under the
6. That tho said Merchants Corpora
tive LAsht and Power Company in the
eaTdptAsmt OF Its condIits. suDwlys, poles,
wires. i!&lufcs or other works VIII U g
n iliry