Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-06-22
PROPOSALS.

by the CITY Council OF AleXandrla, 10 thi
person or corporation hereafter to be ascer
tained in the manner prescribed by law
Of the right 10 furnish electricity fo
licbt. heat. power and any other genera
purpose TO the City Of Alexandria and in
babitants thereof, snd to erect, construct
and maintain the necessary poles and FIX
lures and to run wires on, over, under and
along the streets, public alleys, bridges
marks and other public ways aud places in
ihe CITY Of Alexandra, for the purpose OF
supplying electricity.
Be il ordained by the City Council of Alex
andria. Virginia:
section I. 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. pubhc alleys,
! bridges. parks, aud other public ways
and places in TIE City Of Alexandria, which
are embodied in the following draft of an
ordinance:
An Ordinance to grant the 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
andria, Virginia:
|. That -, its successors and assigns,
be- and they are hereby granted the right
to furnish electricity for light, heat,
power and any other general purposes 10 the
City oG Alexandria. aud the inhabitants
thereof, for q period ofthirty years, aud for
| tho Vurnosa Of fuFnis iuU and nlviu
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 Of said City, and are author
lied 10 erect, construct, and maintain the
necessary poles, fixtures, and other essential
apparatus 10 construct and maintaiE cOnduin,
and to run aud maintain wires on, over. un-
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-
diti0ns, provisions and limitations herein
after sci forth, as well as under these set
forth in surh 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 - -, It's sucC essOrs or
assigns. to use and occupy the poles already
erected Icy any person or corporation before
the running of wires along uch route proyid-
ed that the City Fngintt first deliver 10 the
said - -, it, suecrssuIs or assigns, per-
mission in writing from The owners Of such
poles already rrct'd. lO run and maintain
other wires thereon, AT reasonable rates 10 be
fixed by agreement or arbitration. All wires
run and all work done in pursuance of this
ordinance shall be done in a good workman
like manner and ot 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.
ftiture 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 arhitratOrs, 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 10y such arbitmtorsj by
these two arhitrators, or, in the event of the
the two 50 chosen being unable, within
twenty days after the date Of the appointment
of whichever Of the two was last appointed.
90 agree upon va luatiOn. or Failing that To
agree upon third arbitrator, the third arbi-
traitor shall be appointed, by the then Judge
of the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit of the
State Of Virginia, aud the three arbitrators
80 appointed, shall proceed to establish
fair cash valuation of said plant and prop
ertys excluding the valne of or any com
pensation for the franchise hereby granted,
and upon the payment of the amount so es-
tablshed and fixed to the said its sue
cessors or assigns. by City Council Of Alex
andris, the said plant and property shall
thereupon vest absolutely in the City Council
of Alexandria, and any expense incurred for
compensation for the three arbitratOrs 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 10 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
q 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 at home
or abroad or from any other unavoidable ac-
cidents or events, shall not be deemed a
ground for declaring the franchise, rights and
privileges hereby granted repealed, forfeited