Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-02

signs, on account tnero0f. inc SAID - -, us
successors or assigns, upon notice TO it or them
by the City Council will, except in a case
where it is herein agreed that the entire RI.
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 Coureil, either in
depeDdently 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.
| !. The said - -. its successors or
assigns, shall he re telephone plafed and
kept in its or their central station and when
ever il shall become necessary TO have the cur
Ient cut of the wires on any Of It's circuits
during the progress of a fire, said -
-, its successors or assigns, shall immedI-
ately, upon the receipt of message from the
Chief of the Fire Department, or his repre-
NATIVE, have the current on such circuit
cut of and allow it so 10 remain until
notified by the said officer or his representa-
tive that the said current may be again
turned on
ohOuiu Slid " -. us successors or
assigns, fail, at any time, to Immediately
| obey any such message whenever given, it or
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ten dollars nor more than one hundred dol
lars FOR such failure.
s. The privileges hereby granted are given
upon the following further conditions:
Cal That said - -, its successors or as
signs, will within siS months from the date of
approval by the Mayor Of the city OF Alex
andria, the final ordinance granting the priv
ieges 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.
tb) That said - -, It's successors or
assigns, will continue to push to comp elton
such work as n agreed. until said =
--, lis srcce so 5 or assigns, shall be ready
to lrnish Al adtq ate current for electric
light, heat and power.
| (c) That said - -, its successors or as
signs, shall, before commencing work under
the provisions of this ordinance, execute a
bone with security to be approved by a
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 fol-
| the'proper maintenance OF tie plant and
| works necessary to secure efficiency Of public
service, and to protect the City Council from
| damages arising from suits or otherwise, for
4 NuANn "a ANo ouSSNcoOAS VI toSABiAo
are res Onsible.
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 foi four successive weeks, in a
newspaper published in TIE 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 ia
be granted in TIE proposed ordinance, and
also for the present electric plant of the city.
| The costs of this advertisement shall be reim-
bursed to the City Council of Alexandria by
| the nersOn or corporation ID whom the grant
Of lis franchise is finally made.
| The City Council will reserve the right 10
reject any and all bids. Every bidder will be
required to file with his bid a certified check
for five hundred dollars, payable to The order
| of the City Cornell &C. 'exaI d il, which GER
| titled check will he 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 G OF sec
| lion 8. above.
The bids are tn 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 SEES,
sion to he held next after such advertise.
ment shall be completed, which bids. by said
pre- siding officer, shall be then and there pre-
sented to the City Council, to be dealt with
ana 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 SN0WDEN, President.
Passed the Board of Aldermen July II, 1905.
J. L. SWEENEY, President.
Approved July II, 1905.
FRED. J. PAFF. Mayor.
Teste DANIEL Il. STANsBURY. Clerk c. C..
Bids are invited for the franchise rights
and privileges proposed 10 be granted by the
above ordinance, and also for the present
electric lighting plant Of the city, which
bids are to be in whiting and are to be de-
livered on the 10th day of October, 1905, at
8 o'clock, p. m. 20 the presiding officer of
the Common Council Of this city, in the
Council Chamber thereof each bidder is re-
quested to make two bids-one bid for the
present electric lighting plan. Of the city ex-
elusive Of the above franchise, rights and
privileges, and one bid for the above fran.
chise, rights and privileges exclusive of the
present electric lighting plant, No bidder.
however will be compelled to comply with
his bid for the electric lighting plant unless
his bid for the above franchise, rights and
will be required to file with his bid s certi-
fed check for $500 in acco lance with Sec
ton of the above ordinance. The City
Council reserves the right to reject any and
all bids
Teste. DANIEL p SrANsRUPy Clerk G. G.