Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-06-16
Official.

of the right 10 furnish electricity for
light, heat, power and any other general
purpose to the City of Alexandria and in
habtants 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,
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 |. That there shall be granted in
the manner prescribed in an act Of the Gen
eral Assembly Of Virginia, approved May
20, 1908 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 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 ofsupplyng electricity.
Be it ordained by the City Council Of Alex
andria, Virginia:
|. That -, its successors aud assigns,
be and they are hereby granted the right
to furnish electricity for light, heat,
power and any other general purposes 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 aud 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 and maintain eOnduis,
and to run and maintain wires on, over. I'M
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
or to the inhabitants thereof, upon the con-
ditions, provisions and limitations herein
after set forth as well as under these set
forth i'm 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 or
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 he
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 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 fair cash valuation of said
entire plant and property, hut 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.
thea and in that event, such valuation shall
be determined by arbitrators. 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 valuation, or falling 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
50 appointed, shall proceed to establish q
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-
iablished and fixed to the said - its sue
ressors or assigns, by City Council of Alex
lndria, the said plant and property shall
ihereupon vest absolutely in the City Council
Of alexandra, and anyeXpense incurred for
for the three arbitratOrs so
shall be borne by the said,
It's successors or assigns, and the said City
Council Of Alexandria, equally.
L. The Citv Council of Alexandria express
" reserves the right to impose other reason
lble regulations, conditions and requirements
ipOn the said - -, its successors or assigns
md to pass such other ordinances as may be
necessary to secure efficiency of public service
~ said --, its successors or assigns, al
rates, and to compel ,he said 49,
-, Its successors or assigns, 10 maintain aid
)lant and property of the said -- in
rood order throughout the term Of this grant
nd il is hereby expressly provided that for
failure to comply with any material
PROVISION of this ordinance or of any such
equation, condition. requirement or other
this ordinance may be declared |
Orfeted by said City Council Of Alexandria |
nd be repealed, and the franchise hereby |
,ranted be declared to be at an end, provided |
lways that any such failure shall not have |
een made good by the said - -, its sue.
essOrs or assigns, within ninety days after |
written notification Of such failure to said |
-, its successors ut assigns, provided |
lways that any such failure resulting from |
he act Of God public enemy, strikes at home /
r abroad or from any other unavoidable ae-
idents or events, shall not be deemed a
round for declaring the franchise, rights and
riyileges hereby granted repealed, forfeited I,
+ al an end.
And it is further provided tina, .hould the
aid - -, its successors or assigns, be
ompelled by virtue Of any state or munici pal
Nv or ordinance to place its or their conduc-
lrs or any portion or portions thereof under
round, that the City Council Of Alexandgia /
rail- provide, at its own expense, the trench
r trenches necessary for the burying Of such
JnductOrs, said City Council bearing the IN
re expense and responsibility incident TO the
Dening and closing of such trench or trenches
nd the pro- er relaying Ofthe pavement there
y disturbed, and said --, its successors
assigns, bearing the entire expense incident
the furnishing and placing within snch
as..Ia fr.s. aI..