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

pipes OccasiOned by electrOlysls caused by tt
failure to use such appliances and will also il
demnify and save harmless the City Counc
from all claims ofdamageS occasoned to perso
or property growing out of injury from th
failure to use such appliances. The said -
-, its successors or assigns, agree and bin
themselves to hold the City Council frs
and harmless from liability from any an
all damages, except as herein otherwise "a
| presSly agreed, that may accrue to an
| person or persons or corporation or col
pOratiOns on account of injury or damag
| to person or property growing out of th
construction, improvement, maintenance
repair or operation of the works and fixture
| hereby authorized, and whenever the city
! liable therefore . and shall he sued 70
such damage either independently or joint.
| with the said - -. ITS successors or as
signs, on account thereof the said - -, il
successors or assigns upon notice To it or then
by the City Council will, except in a cas-
where it is herein agreed that the entire re
spOnsibiity for any stated work shall lie OI
the City Council, defend the city in sucl
suit, and in the event of 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 -
-, 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 have a telephone pla ed and
kept in its or their central station and when
ever it shall become necessary to have the cur
rent cut of the wires On any of its circuits
during the progress Of fire, said -
-, lis 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 Oh and allow il 50 to remain until
notified by the said officer or his representa-
tive that the said current may be again
turned on.
should sad ---- -. ITS successors or
assigns fail, at any time, to Immediately
obey any such message whenever given, 1t or
they shall be liable 10 fine of not less than
ten dollars nor more than one hundred dol
lars for such failure.
:. The privileges hereby granted are given
upon the following further conditions:
(a) That said - --, its successors or as
signs will within si1 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 -
--, It's 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 a
bond 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 for
the proper maintenance aud 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 ,. That upon the approval of this
ordinance by the Mayor of the City of Alex
andra, il shall be the duty Of the Clerk OF
the City Council to cause to be advertised
once week foi four successive weeks, in a
newspaper published in the City of A leXan-
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 ordinance, and
also for the present electric plant Of the city.
The costs of this advertisement shall be REIN
bursed to the City Council Of Alexandria 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 will be
required to file with his bid a certified check
for five hundred dollars. payable to the order
of the City Council of Alexandria, which GER
tilted check will be 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 c Of sec
ton ). above.
The bids are to 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 ses
sion to be held next after such advertise
ment shall be completed, which bids, by said
presiding officer, shall be then and there pre-
sented to the City Council to be dealt with
and acted on in the mode prescribed by law.
Section 3. This ordinance shall be in force
from its passage
Passed the Common Council June Y. 1906
HUBERT SNOWDEN, President.
Passed the Board of Aldermen June u, 1906.
j. T. SWEENEY, President
Approved June II, 1906.
FRED. j. PAFF, Mayor.
Teste: DANIEL r. STANsBURY, Clerk c. C..
Bids are invited for the franchise. rights
and privileges proposed to be granted by the
above ordnsnce, and also for the present
electric lighting plant Of the city, which
bids are to be in whiting and are to be de-
liyered on the 10Th day of July, 1906, q,
O'Clock, p. M. TO the presiding officer Of
the Common Council of this city, in the
Council Chamber thereof: each bidder is re-
quested to make tXo bids--One bid for the
present electric lighting plan; Of the city in
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
privileges is also accepted. Each bidder
will be required to file with his bid certi-
fed che, ! for 500 in accordance with See
tion If the above ordinance. The City
COuncil reserves the right to reject any and
all bids.
Teste: DANIEL Il. STANsBCRY. Clerk c. G,