Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-28

failure to use such appliances. The sad -
-, its successors or assigns, agree and bind
themselves TO hold the City Council fr
and harmless from liability from any and
all damages, except as herein otherwise ex-
pressly agreed, that may accrue 70 any
person or persons or corporation or cor
porations 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 shall be sued for
such damage either independently or jointly
with the said - It's successors or as
signs, on account thereof. the said - -, its
successors or assigns, upon notice to il or them
by the City Council will. except in a case
where il is herein agreed that the entire re-
sponsibility for any stated work shall lie on
the City Council, defend the city in such
suit, and in the event of judgment being
obtained against the City Council, either in
dependently or jointly with the said -
-, its successors or assigns, on account of
acts or omissions of the said --,
its successors or assigns, then said -
-, its successors or assigns, will pay such
Judgment with all costs, and hold the City
Council harmless therefrom.
7 The said - its successors or
assigns, shall have telephone placed and
kept in its or their central station and when
ever it shall become necessary 10 have the eur.
rent cut of the wires ON any of its circuits
during the progress of fire, said -
-, its successors or assigns, shall lmmedi'
ately, upon the receipt of a message from the
Chief of the Fire Department, or his repre-
sentative, have the current on such circuit
cut of and allow it SO TO remain until
notified by the said officer or his representa-
tive that the said current may be again
turned on.
Should said its successors or
assigns, fail, at any time, to Immediately
obey any such message whenever given, il or
they shall be liable TO fine of not less than
ten dollars nor more than one hundred dol
lars for such failure.
8. The privileges hereby granted are given
upon the Following further conditions
(al That said - its successors or as
signs, will within six months from the date Of
approval by the Mayor Of the city Of Alex
andria, the final ordinance granting the priv
ileges herein contained, begin To construct the
work hereby authorized, as herein agreed, and
fully complete the same within twelve months
after the approval of said ordinance.
(b) That said - - its successors or
assigns, will continue to push to completion
such work as herein agreed, until said -
-, its successors or assigns, shall be ready
light heat and power.
(cl That said - its successors 6r as
signs, shall, before commencing work under
| the provisions of this ordinance, execute a
bond with security to be approved by
majority Of the Finance Committee Of the
City Council of Alexandria. in the penal sum
of ten thousand dollars, conditioned upon the
faithful construction and putting into ope-
ration, within the time prescribed, and for
II. 4. a ia. III
works necessary TO secure efficiency Of public
service, and to protect the City Council from
damages arising from suits or otherwise, for
which said -, its successors or sssigns,
are responsible
| Section 2. That upon the approval of this
| ordinance by the Mayor of the City Of Alex
andria, it shall be the duty of the Clerk Of
the City Council to cause to be advertised
| once a week fOl four successive weeks, in
newspaper published in the City of Alexan-
| dria, draft of the ordinance contained in the
foregoing section, and in addition. he shall,
in such advertisement. invite bids for the
franchise, privileges and rights proposed TO
be granted in the proposed ordinance, and
also for the present electric plant of the city.
The costs of this advertisement shall be rein-
bursed TO the City Council Of Alexandra by
the person or corporation to whom the grant
Of this franchise is finally made
Inc tlty OOunclI VIII reserve the right 10
reject any and all bids. Every bidder will be
required to file with his bid certified check
for five hundred dollars, payable to the order
of the City Council of Alexandria, which GER
titled check will be returned TO said bidder
on the rejection of his bid, or, if his bid be
accepted and the above franchise awarded
him said certified check will be returned on
the delivery to the City Council of the bond
mentioned in subsection of Section { of Sec
ton 3, above.
The bids are to be delivered to the presiding
officer of the Common Council Of the City of
Alexandria. at the day and hour of the next
regular session of said body in open ses-
sion to he held next after such advertise
ment shall be completed, which bids, by said
presiding officer, shall be then and there pre-
scented to the City Council, to be dealt with
and acted on in the mode prescribed by law.
Section 3. This ordinance shall be in force
from its passage
Passed the Common Council June 81. 1905.
HUBERT SNOWDEN, President.
Passed the Board of Aldermen July II, 1905.
J. 4. SWEENEY, President.
Approved July -, 1905.
FRED. j. PAFF, Mayor.
Teste DANIEL X. STANsBURY, Clerk &. &.