Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-26
Official.


and 10 erect construct and MAINTAIN tue
necessary poles and fixtures and to run
wires on, over, under and along the streets,
public alleys, bridges, parks and otner
public WAYS and places in the city OF Alex
sndria, for the purpose Of supplying eiec-
tricity.
Be it ordained by the City Council Of Alex
andria, Virginia
/. That Edward f. Vaudeville. his success
OTIS and assigns, be, and they are hereby,
granted the right TO furnish electricity Tor
| light, heat, power aud any other gen.
eral purposes to the City Of Ale1an'
dria, and the inhabitants thereof, for
period Of thirty 1907 year,, and Tor
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 10 erect, construct, and maintain the
| necessary poles, fixtures, end other essential
apparatus, to construct and maintain conduits,
| and 10 run and maintain wires 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 to
furnish and supply electricity for light, heat,
power and other general purposes to the City
Council Of Alexandria and TO the inhabitants
of the City of Alexandra, upon the con-
|
after set forth, as well as under those set
forth in such ordinances Of the City Of Alex
andria, as mag be 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 Edward E. Vaudeville, his
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poles already erected by any person or
corporation before the running Of wires
along such route, provided that the City En-
| gineer first deliver 10 the said Edward Z.
| Vaudeville, his 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 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.
8. The rights and privileges hereby granted
| shall continue for thirty 1907 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 Edward 4. Vaudeville,
|
public alleys, or other public places in the
city, shall become the property Of the
| CITY Council of Alexandria, upon the
PAYMENT to the said Edward f. Vaudeville, his
successors or assigns, by the City Council Of
| Alexandria, Of fair cash valuation Of said
entire plant and property, but the said Ed
ward E. Vaudeville, his successors and as
signs, shall be entitled TO no compensation
,by reason of the value Of the franchise hereby
/ T.. A. a--opf off tho Cifv Couoail of l.
exandria and the said Edward E. Msnde vile.
his successors 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 Edward Z. Vaudeville,
his successors or assigns, andthe third lin case
of disagreement by such arbitratorsJ by
| these two arbitrator, or, in the event OF
| 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 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. and the three arbitrators
so appointed, shall proceed to establish a
fair cash valuation Of said plant and prop
erty, 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 Edward E.
| Vaudeville, his successors or assigns, by City
| Council Of Alexandria, the said plant and
| property shall thereupon vest absolutely in
| the City Council Of Alexandria, and any ex.
pense incurred for compensation for the three
| arbitrators so appointed, shall be borne by
the said Edward K. Vaudeville. his successors
or assigns, and the said City Council Of Alex
andria, equally.
4. The City Council of Alexandra express
| ly reserves the right to impose other reason
able regulations, conditions and requirements
upon the said Edward f. Vaudeville, his sue.
cessors or assigns, and to pass such other or
| dinances as may be necessary TO secure eftc-
| iency of public service by said Edward h.
Vaudeville, his successors or assigns, at rea.
sonable rates, and to compel the said Edward
! 4. Vaudeville, bis successors or assigns, to
maintain said plant and property Of the said
| Edward K. Vaudeville his successors or as
signs, in good order throughout the term Of
this grant and it is hereby expressly provided
| that for failure to comply with any material
| regulation, condition, requirement or other
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| 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 Edward E. Man
deyille, his successors or assigns, within
! ninety days after written notification Of such
| failure to said Edward +. Vaudeville,
his successors or assigns, provided always
| that any such failure resulting from the
l e 4aI an I'll at
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
/ or at an end.
| And il is further provided that should the
said Edward +. Vaudeville, his successors
or assigns, be compelled by virtue Of any
state or municipal law or ordinance to
| place its or their conductors or any por-
| ton 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 Edward Z. Mande-
vile, his successors or assigns, bearing the
entire expense incident to the furnishing and
placing within such trench or trenches the
underground conductors and conduits so re-
quired.
5. For failure to comply with any ma.
terisl requirement Of this ordinance the said
Edward 4. Vaudeville, his successors or ss-
signs, shall be liable to fine Of not less than
ten nor more than one hundred dollars for
each offense, each days failure to be sepa-
rate ofense. said fine to be collected as other
| fines are collected and paid into the city
treasury. The imposition OF any fine under
this section shall not prevent a forfeiture I'M
der the foregoing section.