The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-28
ORDINANCES.

PnsANgsLTEEss ctAp EPi 99 RPTVlMfAENsiHH s
ifGtEiTIfs AND POWER COMPANY.
APPROVED OCTOBER %. 1862
whereas, the City Clerk has lad pc.
fore the Common Council tne o, ia, arii-
approved Au asid s or the 1 grantns BY the
CITY Of Richmond to, person OF So il he
fion hereinafter to be ascerta l,fa u, To 70
nleef roles and run wires on the streets,
aud alleys of the City of Richmond anu
construct cond1is or f sngMdEn Tight light
sn1 eert i cate of due publication Of tie
game. once a week for itTe saeir IN lie
S Geehs Of u richmond, commencing on the
2stR day Of August, 1903. made N pun
suance Of the act OF t,e Ie Nav 20 1a s.
ND whereas, the presiding officer OF Sa
Common Council thereupon inV,tsa ~.
for the said franchise as ieouii Gu ny
at Whereas. the Merchants co.opeeratve
TIGHT and Power Company subm,tte,u "a
bid for one dollar, "hicn was
to the body: and. .,.p a-d
there inquired for any further D as: en-
,n Wh offesr n deola red the bidding closed
jhsrefore, be it ordained. by, the Cou ln
eli of the City of r chmond, IN, tna} ; .b
and Power Company be accepteaa ,o a,,d
that the rights and privileges pro So 'ea
to be granted by the said oTd; ma &c tie .p
and ths same one hereby, granted 70 VIZ
Marchants Cooper alive Light and Power
Company r,,an>,
2, That the name of the SAID c 20 pa5i.
ehsll be inserted in said proposed orul-
,,anne and the same so amended is here
hV enacted and reordained in the words
and figures followinns; ,Srr
rro srart permission to the Merchants
Co-opeiat.ve Light and Power Compaits
TO erect poles and run wires Ga moi aid
to construct conduts or subways th M,li,.
under for the purpose OF furnishing heh'
and power by electricity, ca,no,, ~ the
Be it ordained BY the Couhcil VI Wv
CITY Of Richmcnd-
/. That the Merchants Co,opersa ,. i've
Light and Power Company pe' ah ru Is m mGr
over and construct conduits or suom sin,,e
and run wires therein under rs and d,t aion of
the streets and alleys r OF ,n and Is SIMPLY
eIectr.c light and power upon the connl-
lions, provisions and limitations hereln
efter set forth and n he n 10T not a in
flict with this od.nance In chapter t %
Of Richmond City Code, 1859 and the
amendments thereto, q h@ret ,nd bn aue tb
In the district bounded on the. west by
the west line of Adams Street, on me
n no the D EAST tn Sy h he cast s Inc Of
and .Thirteenth Streets, and on the south
BY James River. no pole shall be De e e sh-
o6 od Iha have the hu right from time 70
i Tine. 10 '' require the said Merchants
Cooperative L ght and Power Com d,hay
to remove poles and wires from othet
etreets and squares and place its wires
In conduits and subways.
2. All conduts shall be built with a
isrger than the said Merchants' co-opera
tive Light and Power Company. shail
need for its wires, and the man-holes
T 59ei COMMITTEES g rS on on Streets and sholkte
Creek may require said company to use
and occupy the conduits and poles al
reaay s5ea os Whc shalt hereaer
erected. before the running Of wires r1 upon isn1
such route. Each route shall pc flrst
Streets and Shockoe Creek before any
poles are erected. conduits constructed or
wires. run. and all work done n pursuance
manner satisfactory to the City Engineer:
8. The privilege hereby granted shall
continue for thirty years, unless sooner
forfeited. and upon the termlnat.ont Of Ct
the grant hereby made. the plant, as well
chants Cooperative Light and, Power
other public places. of the city, snail
thereupon become the property or the
city Of Riohmond upon the ZIP payment tPs s Fl
company shall be entitled to no compen-
sation by reason OF the value Oft the fran
chse hereby granted; such com M G,a n
Richmond and said company more than
six months before the termination OF
thirty hl days d'' after Forfeiture, Shall be de-
teiHtned by arbitration, one OF the ar.
nftrators to be appointed by the CITY OF
a sg inc an 6y asd eonrP n he c
of Richmond. and upon the. payment o.
compensation. either agreed upon. as
Arbitrators. 10 be appointed as aforesaid,
the plant and property Of the sad com.
pany shall vest absolutely in the City OF
Richmond.
serves the right to impose other rea-
sonable regulations. conditions and re-
quirements upon the said Merchants Co,
% pass ali ordi ha e"n 70 a se
cure effic ency OF public service by tie
said company al reasonable rates. and to
81 the said company. in good order
throughout the term Of the grant and
70 charge such annual sum for the priv
Of the ely R s1
as Is now or may hereafter be charged
against other, persons engaged in like
business by the imposition Of a tax on
poles, wires and condu!ts. and a tax on
gross receipts. or a license tax; and 1t Is
hereby expressly provided that for a fail
urs TO comply with the provisions OF this
ordinance. or such additional regulations,
the privileges hereby granted shall be
forfeited. and this ordinance may be re-
pealed and the franchise hereby granted
declared TO be at an end.
). For any failure to comply with any
requirement Of this ordinance, the said
Merchants Cooperative Light and Power
Company shall be liable to fine of not
less than ten nor more than one hundred
dollars for each oifense. each days fail
ule 70 be separate offense, The i'm
pos. ton Of any fine under this section
shall not prevent forfeiture under the
foregoing section.
6. That the said Merchants Corpora
tive Light and Power Company In the
equipment OF its condrits, subways, poles
wires fixtures or other works VIII u
such appliances as will prevent injury
by elecEoys.s TO the waite! and gas ma ms
ana pipes or other public improvements
OF. the city, and viii pay to the city
all damages occasioned by electrolysis
caused thereby, and VIII also indemnify
and save harmless the city from all claim:
OF damages occasloned any person OF
property, growing out OF injury to sucf
mans or pipes from such cause. And tnt
sad COrnpaIIy and binds iIsnlT n