Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-11
PROPOSALS.


A n ORDINANCE TO provide for tue grant
"A ing by the city Of Alexandria, TO the per,
son or corporation hereafter TO be ascertalneu
in the mode prescribed by law permission 10
erect poles and run wires on the streets anu
alleys of the city of Alexandria, for the pur'
pose Diminishing light and power by eiec-
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 uenefai
Assembly of Virginia, approved May zU.n,
1903, the rights and privileges on ana over
the streets and alleys Of the city OF AieAan-
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
That be and
hereby authorized 10 erect poles and run
wires over and along the streets and alleys OF
the city Of Alexandria, In order TO iurnish
and supply electric light and power upon the
conditions. provisions and limitations herein
after set forth, and also under those set iorth
in the various ordinances Of the city OF Alex
andria so far as applicable and not IN con-
fl;ct with this ordinance and the amendments
heretofore made or which may be hereafter
made.
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 sucn
route, and each route shall be hrst determlned
II and flp
Civ 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 u 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 we'll as the property OF
the said -- in the streets al
leys. or other public places of the city shall
thereupon become the property OF the city, OF
Alexandria. upon the payment OF iair vaiu'
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 arbitrator 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 CITY Council of Alexandria express
ly reserves the right to impose other reason
able regulations, conditions and requirements
upon the said - -, and 20 pass
al 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
yided that for a failure to comply with the
provisions of this ordinance or such addi-
tionaI 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.
3. For any failure 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 10 a separ-
ate offence. said fine TO be collected as other
fines are collected and paid into the city
treasury. The imposition Of any fine under
this section shall not prevent forfeiture I'M
der the foregoing section.