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

from all claims Ofdamages Occssoned to person
or property growing out Of injury from the
failure to use such appliances. The said -
-, its successors or assigns, agree and bind
themselves 10 hold the City Council n e
and harmless from liability from any and
all damages. except as herein otherwise ex-
pressly agreed, that may accrue to any
person or persons or corporation or cor
porations on account of injury or damage
to person or property growing out of the
construction, Improvement, maintenance
repair corporation of the works and fixtures
hereby authorized, and whenever the city is
liable therefore and shall be sued for
such damage either independently or jointly
with the said -- Its successors or as
signs, on account thereof, the said - -. its
successors or assigns, upon notice 10 il or them
by the City Council will, except in a case
where ii is herein agreed that the entire re-
spOnsiblity for any stated work shall lie on
the City Council, defend the city in such
suit, and in the event OF a judgment being
obtained against the City Council, either in
dependently or jointly with the said -
=, its successors or assigns. ON account of
acts or omissions of the said -
its successors or assigns, then said -
-. liz successors or assigns. will pay such
judgment with all costs, and hold the City
Council harmless therefrom.
7. The said - -, its successors or
assigns, shall have telephone pla ed and
kept in its or their central station and when.
ever il shall become necessary t0haye the cur
rent cut of the wires on any Of It's circuits
during the progress Of 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 il so To remain until
notified by the said officer or his representa-
tive that the said current may be again
turned on.
Should SAID its successors or
assigns, fail, at any time, to Immediately
obey any such message whenever given, it or
they shall be liable to fine Of not less than
ten dollars nor more than one hundred dol
lars for such failure.
8. The privileges hereby granted are given
upon the following further conditions
(a) That said - -, its successors or a.
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
ileges 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.
(b) That said - its successors or
assigns, will continue TO push to completion
such work as herein agreed until said ---
--, IFS successors or assigns, shall be ready
to furnish an adequate current for electric
light, heat aud power.
(c) That said - -, its successors or as
signs, shall. before commencing work under
the provisions of this ordinance, execute
bond with security TO be approved by a
majority of the Finance Committee Of the
City Council of Alexandria. in the penal SUN
of ten thousand dollars, conditioned upon the
faithful construction and putting into ope-
ration. within the time prescribed. and for
the proper maintenance and operation OF the
plant and works necessary to secure efficiency
Of public service, and to protect the City Coun.
ell from damages arising from suits or other
wise, for which said -, its successors
or essigns. are responsible
Section 2. That upon the approval at 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 week fOl four successive weeks, in "A
newspaper published 10 the City of Ale1an-
dria, a draft Of the ordinance contained in the
foregoing section and in addition, be shall,
in such advertisement, invite bids for the
franchise, privileges and rights proposed to
be granted in the proposed ord finance, and
also for the present electric plant Of the city
The costs of this advertisement shall be reim
bursed to the City Council of Alexandra By
the person or corporation to whom the grant
of this franchise is finally made.
The City Council will reserve the right to
reject any and all bids. Every bidder wall b.
required TO file with his bid certified check
for five hundred dollars, payable TO the order
OF the City Council of Alexandria, which GER
tilted check will BIZ 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- retnr.>l. on
the delivery to the City Council Of the homo
mentioned in subsection Of Section { " see.
ton 8, above.
The bids are to be delivered to the presiding.
officer Of the Common Council Of the City OS
Alexandria. at the day and hour of the neXt
regular session Of said body in open ses
sion to he held next after such advertise
ment shalt be completed, which bids. by said
PR siding officer, shall be then and there pre-
scented to the City Council, 10 be dealt with
aud acted on in the mode prescribed by law.
Section 3. This ordinance shall be in force.
from its passage
Passed the Common Council June H. 1900.
HUBERT SNOWDEN President
Passed the Board Of Aldermen June u, 1906
J. I. SWEENEY, President
Approved June -, 1906
FRED. }. PAFF. MAYOR.
Teste: DANIEL r. STANsBURY, Clork &. c.