Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-27
PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS.
N ORDINANCE to provide for the grant
n ing by the city Of Alexandria, to ihe per-
son or corporation hereafter to be ascsrtained
in the mode prescribed by law permission TO
erect poles and run wires on the streets and
alleys of the city Of Alexandria, for The pur
pose Diminishing light and power by cleo
tricity.
Be it ordained by the City Council Of Alex
andria, Va:
Section |. That there shall be granted in
the mode prescribed in an act Of the General
Assembly Of Virginia, approved May 10th,
1903 the rights and privileges on and over
the streets and alleys Of the city of .Alexan-
dria, which are embodied in the following
draft of an ordinance:
= An ordinance to grant permission to -
to erect poles and run wires on
the streets and alleys Of the City of Alexan.
dria for the purpose Of furnishing light and
power by electricity.
Be it ordained by the City Council! Of Alex
andria, Virginia;
hereby authorized to erect poles and run
wires over and along the streets and alleys of
the city of Alexandria, in order to furnish
and supply electric light and power upon the
conditions, provisions and limitations herein
after set forth, and also under those set forth
in the various ordinances of the city of Alex
andria, so far as applicable and not in con-
ilict with this ordinance and the amendments
heretofore made or which may be hereafter
made.
2. The Committee on Streets may require
to use and occupy the
poles already erected by any other person or
corporation or which shall hereafter be erect
ed before the running of wires upon such
route. and each route shall be first determined
upon by the Committee on streets and the
City Engineer before any poles are erected.
All wires run and all work done in pur-
suance Of this ordinance shall be done in
manner satisfactory to the City Engineer.
3. The privilege hereby granted shall con-
tinue for thirty years unless sooner forfeited,
and upon the termination Of the grant hereby
made, the plant, as well as the property of
| the said in the streets, al
legs. or other public places of the city shall
thereupon become the property Of the city. OF
| Alexandria. upon the payment of fair valu-
alton therefore, but the said -. -
shall be entitled to no compensation by
reason Of the value of the franchise hereby
granted; such compensation, If not agreed
upon between the city of Alexandria and
more than six months be-
fore the termination of such franchise by
lapse of time, or within thirty days after for
| fixture. shall be determined by arbitration,
one Of the arbitrators to be appointed by the
| CITY Council of Alexandria, one by -
- and the third lin case Of dis
agreement) by the two arbitrators, and
upon the payment of compensation either
agreed upon as aforesaid or ascertained by the
board ofarbitrators to be appointed as afore-
said, the plant and property of the said =
- shall vest absolutely in the city Of
! Alexandria.
4. The Citv Council of Alexandra express
| " reserves the right to impose other reason
| able regulations, conditions and requirements
| upon the said -- -, and 10 pass
all ordinances necessary to secure efficiency
| of public service by the said - at reason
| able rates and to compel the said - -
to maintain the property of the said -----
- in good order throughout the term
of the grant and it is hereby expressly pro-
vided that for a failure to comply with the
provisions of this ordinance or such addi-
tional regulations, the privileges hereby
granted shall be forfeited, and this ordinance
may be repealed and the franchise hereby
granted declared to be at an end.
] 5. For any fsilure to comply with any re-
quirement of this ordinance the said ----
- shall be liable to a fine of not less
than ten nor more than one hundred dollars
for each offence, each days failure to separ-
ate offence. said fine 10 be collected as other
fines are collected and paid into the city
| treasury The imposition of any fine under
| this section shall not prevent q forfeiture I'M
der the foregoing section.
| 6. That the saids IN
the equipment Of its poles, wires, fixtures
or other works will use such appliances as
| will prevent injury by electrOlysis TO The wa
ter and gas mains and pipes or other public
| improvements of the city, and will pay to
| the city all damages to gas mains aud pipes
OccasOnsd by electrolysls caused thereby, and
will also indemnify and save harmless the
city from all claims Of damages occasioned
any person or property growing out OF injury
from such cause. And the said - -
agrees and binds --- to keep and hold
the city free and harmless from liability from
any and all damages that may accrue to any
| person or persons on account of injury or
damage to person or property growing out OF
| the construction, improvement, maintenance,
repair or operation of the works and fixtures
hereby authorized, and whenever the city is
liable therefore and the city shall be sued for
such damage either independently or jointly
| with the said --- on account thereof,
| the said - upon notice To- by
| the city will defend the city in such slit, and
i'm the event of a judgment being detained
against the city, either independently or
| Jointly with the said - on ,ac-
count of acts or omissions of the said ---
| then the said -- - Will pay such
Judgment with all costs, and hold the city
harmless therefrom.
7. All electrical wires, electrical fixtures,
and other electrical appliances shall be in
stalled and maintained in a manner satlsfac-
tory to the City Engineer or City Electrician.
| = The said shall have
pla ed and kept in power station telephone,
and whenever it shall become necessary to
| have the current cut off the wires of said -
-- during the progress Of a fire
said -- shall, Immediately, upon
| the receipt Of message from the Chief Of the
| Fire Department, have the said current cut
off and allow ii so to remain until notified by
| the said official that the said current may be
again turned on.
Should the said - - fail, at any
time. to obey Immediately any such message
whenever given, it shall be liable to a fine of
one hundred dollars for such failure.
9.~The privileges hereby granted are also
| given upon the following conditions
| IN That said - -- Will within SIX
months from the date of approval by the
Mayor of the city of Alexandria of the final
ordinance granting the privileges herein con-
! TONED, in manner satisfactory to the City
| Engineer, begin to construct the work hereby
authorized and fully complete the same with
| in twelve months after the approval of the
said ordinance.
(2) That - will continue to the salts
| faction of the City Engineer to push to COM
pletion such work until the said - -
shall be ready to furnish adequate electric
power for the generation Of light and power,
or to furnish adequate electric light and
power.
| fore commencing work under the provisions
| of this ordinance expcutp bond with security