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

purpose to the City of Alexandria and in
habtants thereof, and to erect, construct
and maintain the necessary poles and bx-
lures and to run wires on, over, under and
along the streets, public alleys, bridges,
parks and other public ways and places in
the City of Alexandria, for the purpose OF
supplying electricity.
Be It ordained by the City Council of Alex
andria, Virginia:
Section 1. That there shall be granted in
the manner prescribed in an act OF the Gen
eral Assembly of Virginia, approved May
20, 1903 the rights and privileges on, over,
under and along the streets, public alleys,
bridges, parks, and other public ways
and places in the City of Alexandria, which
are embodied in the following draft OF an
ordinance:
An Ordinance to grant exclusive right to
its successors and assigns, to
furnish electricity for light, heat, power and
any other general purposes TO the City OF
Alexandria and inhabitants thereof, and to
erect, construct, and maintain the necessary
poles and fixtures, and TO run wires on, over,
under and along the streets, public alleys,
bridges, parks, and other public ways and
places in the City of Alexandria, for the pur-
pose ofsupplying electricity.
Be it ordained by the City Council of Alex
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be and they are hereby granted the exclusive
right to furnish electricity for light, heat,
power and any other general purposes TO the
City OF Alexandria, and the inhabitants
thereof, for period Of thirty years, aud for
the purpose of furnishing and supplying
electricity for light, heat, power, and other
general purposes they are hereby granted the
use of the streets, highways and other public
ways and places ofsaid City, and are author
lied to erect, construct, and maintain the
necessary poles, fixtures, end other essential
apparatus, to construct aud maintain conduits,
and to run and maintain wires on, over. I'M
der aud along the streets, public alleys,
bridges, parks and other public ways aud
places in the City of Alexandria, In order to
furnish and supply electricity for light, heat,
power and other general purposes TO the CITY
or to the inhabitants thereof, upon the con-
ditions, provisions and limitations herein
after set forth, as well as under these SET
forth in such ordinances of the City of Alex
andria, as may he applicable thereto, and as
are not in conflict with this ordinance and
the amendments heretofore made or whie h
may be hereafter made TO such ordinances.
2. Each route shall be first determined upon
by the City Engineer before any poles are
erected. and the Committee on Streets may
require the said -, its successors or
assigns. to use and occupy the poles already
erected by any person or corporation before
the running of wires alongsuch route, prOyld-
ed that the City Engineer first deliver to the
said ---, its successors or assigns, per-
mission in writing from the owners OF such
poles already erected, to run and maintain
other wires thereon, at reasonable rates to be
fixed by agreement or arbitration. All wires
and oil xuNpar dana in Of This
ordinance shall be done in a good workman
like manner, and of material suitable for the
purpose, at the time the work is executed,
and shall be approved as such by the City
Engineer.
3. The rights and privileges hereby granted
shall continue for thirty years unless sooner
forfeited as herein provided for, and upon the
termination or forfeiture of this grant the
entire plant, as well as the property of
said - its successors or assigns, located
in the streets, public alleys, or other pub
lie places in the city, shall become the prop
erty of the City Council Of Alexandria,
upon the payment to the said -, its
successors or assigns, by the City Council of
Alexandria, of a fair cash valuation of said
entire plant and property, but the said
- shall be entitled to no compensation
by reason of the value Of the franchise
hereby granted. In the event Of the City
Council of Alexandria and the said -,
its successor or assigns, being unable at least
six months prior to the termination of this
grant. or within thirty days after the for
fixture thereof, to agree upon fair and just
cash valuation of said plant and property,
then and in that event. such valuation shall
be determined by arbitrator, one to be
appointed by the City Council of Alexan-
pria, one by the said -, its sue
cessors or assigns, and the third lin case
of disagreement by such arbitratorsj by
these two arbitrator, or, in the event of the
the two so chosen being unable, within
twenty days after the date of the appointment
of whichever Of the two was last appointed.
to agree upon yaluatiOn, or falling that to
agree upon third arbitrator, the third arbi-
traitor shall be appointed, BIZ the then Judge
of the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit of the
State of Virginia, and the three arbitrator
so appointed, shall proceed to establish u
fair cash valuation Of said plant aud prop
ertys excluding the valne of or any COM
pensation for the franchise hereby granted,
and upon the payment of the amount so es-
tablished and fixed to the said - its sue
cessors or assigns, by City Council Of Alex
andria. the said plant and property shall
thereupon vest absolutely in the City Council
of Alexandria, and any expense incurred for
compensation for the three arbtratOrs so
appointed, shall be borne by the said,
its successors or assigns. and the said City
Council of Alexandria, equally.
4. The Citv Council of Alexandria express
" reserves the right to impose other reason
able regulations, conditions and requirements
upon the said - -, its successors or assigns
and to pass such other ordinances as may be
necessary to secure efficiency Of public service
by said - -, its successors or assigns, at
reasonable rates, and TO compel the said -
its successors or assigns, to MAINTAIN said
plant and property of the said - in
good order throughout the term of this grant
and it is hereby expressly provided that for
a failure to comply with any material
provision of this ordinance or Of any such
regulation, condition. requirement or other
ordinance, this ordinance may be declared
forfeited by said City Council of Alexandria,
and be repealed, and the franchise hereby
granted be declared to be at an end, provided
always that any such failure shall not have
been made good by the said - its sue
cessors or assigns, within ninety days after
written notification of such failure to said
.-, its successors or assigns, provided
always that any such failure resulting from
the act of God, public enemy, stakes at home
or abroad or from any other unavoidable ac-
cidents or events, shall not be deemed
ground for declaring the franchise, rights and
privileges hereby granted repealed, forfeited
or at an end.
And it is further provided that should the
said -, its successors or assigns, be
by virtue of any state or municipal
law or ordinance TO place its or their eonduc-
tors or any portion or portions thereof under
ground, that the City Council of Alexandria
shall provide, at its own expense, the trench
or trenches necessary for the burying Of such
conductors. said City Council bearing the en-.
tire EXPENSE and responsibility incident to the
opening and closing of such trench or trenches
and the proper relayi the pavement there
by disturbed. and said - -, its successors
or assigns. bearing the entire expense incident
of the furnishing and placing within such
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