Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-29
PROPOSALS.

purpose to the City Of Alexandria and in
habitants thereof, end TO erect, construct
and maintain the necessary poles and Ok
lures and TO run wires on, over, under and
along the streets, public alleys. bridges,
Iarks 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 !. That there shall be granted in
| the manner prescribed in an act Of the Cen
eral Assembly Of Virginia, ap proved 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 tie City of Alexandria, which
are embodied in the following draft of an
4 ordinIcr:
An Ordinance to grant exclusive right to
- its successors and assigns, to
furnish |, ctridty for light, heat, power and
anv cth.r general purposes to the City Of
Alexandria and inhabitants thereof, and to
erect, construct nd maintain the necessary
poles aud futures, and to run wires on, over,
under and along the streets, public alleys,
bridges, p rks, and other public ways and
places 10 the City of Alexandria, for the pur-
pose ofsupplying electricity.
Be it ordained by the City Council Of Alex
andria, Virginia;
| l. That -, its successors and assigns,
be and they are hereby granted the exclusive
right to furnish electricity for light, heat,
| over and any other z, neral JurI Oses TO the
| City OF Alexandria, and the inhabitants
| thereof, for period ofthirty 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
4 al oofu. a,,A o,,kk
! lied TO erect, construct, and maintain the
1 necessary poles, fixtures. end other essential
apparatus, to construct and maintain conduits,
| and to run and maintain wircs on, over. un-
| der and along the streets, public alleys,
| bridges, parks and other public ways and
| places in the City Of Alexandria, in order Ia
| 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 SIT forth as well as under these sci
| 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 which
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 OF
assigns, to use and occupy the poles already
erected by any person or corporation before
the running Of wires along such route, provid
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
run and all work done in pursuance Of this
ordinance shall be done in good workman
like man. err and Of material suitable fer h ,
| 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 o.
| 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 - -, it,
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 -
/ lis successor OF dbclkUe, DCluk az itdb
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 Courcil of Alexan-
pria. one by the slid -, its sue.
cessors or assigns, and the third lin case
of disagreement by such arbitratorsj by
these two arbtratOrs, 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 valuation, or failing that te
agree upon a third arbitrator, the third arbi
traitor shall be appointed, by the then Judge
of the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Of the
State of Virginia, and the three arbitrator:
so appointed, shall proceed to establish q
fair cash valuation of said plant and prop
ertvs excluding the valne Of or any com
nensatiou 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
| tliereupon vest absolutely in the City Council
| ofAlexandria. and any expense incurred for
Conversation for the three arbitrators so
/ appointed. shall be borne by the said,
| its successors or as.gns and the said City
| Council of Alexandria, equally.
4. The CITY Council Of Alexandria express
| " reserves the right to impose other reason
| able regulations, conditions and requirements
upon the said - -, its successors or assigns
| and 10 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 IL 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, strikes athome
| or abroad or from any other unavoidable ac-
cidents or events, shall not be deemed a
ground fcf 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
compelled by virtue Of any state or municipal
law or ordinance to place its or their conduc-
| 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 relaying ofthe pavement there
by disturbed, and said - -, its successors
or assigns, bearing the entire expense incident
Of the furnishing and placing within such
.. t-anohoc mr. the underground con-