Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-06
PROPOSALS.

habitants thereof, end 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.
parks and other public WAYS aud 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 tie Streets, public alleys,
| bridges, parks. and other public ways
aud 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. 10
! furnish electricity for light heat, power and
any other general purposes 10 the City OF
| Alexandria and inhabitants thereof, and to
! erect, construct. end maintain the necessary
poles and fixtures, and to run wires on, over.
under and along the streets. public alleys,
bridges. parks, aud other public ways and
places in the City of Alexandria, for the pun
| pose ofsuppying 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, and other
/ general purposes they are hereby granted the
1 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, and other essential
apparatus To construct aud maintain cOnduits,
| 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 10 the inhabitants thereof, upon the con-
ditions, provisions and limitations herein.
after set forth, as well as under these set
| forth in 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 he first determined upon
| by the City Engineer before any poles are
| erected, and the Committee on Streets may
| require the said - -, lis successors or
assigns, to use and occupy tbs poles already
erected by any person or corporation before
| the running Of wires along such route, provid-
Il -.
| 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 be
1 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,
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| Engineer.
| 3. The rights and privileges hereby granted
1 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 CQuncil Of Alexandria
upon the payment to the said = ---, iIs
| successors or assigns, by the City Council Of
| Alexandria, OF 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
4 six months prior TO the termination of this
4 grant, or within thirty days after the for
| feiture thereof, to agree upon fair aud Just
| cash valuation of said plant and property,
4 then and in that event, such valuation shall
L be determined by arbitratOrs one TO be
! appointed by the City Council Of Alexans
pTia one by the said -, its sue.
/ cessors or assigns, and the third lin case
Of disagreement by such arbitratonj 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 a valuation, or falling that 10
| 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 arbiirator1
20 appointed, shall proceed to establish
| fair cash valuation of said plant and prop
ertys excluding the yalne Of or any com
pensaton for the franchise hereby granted,
| and upon the payment Of the amount so es-
tablished and fixed 10 the sad 49, ut. sue
eesSprs or assigns, by City Council Of Alex
andria, the said plant and property shall
thereupon vest absolutely in the City Council
ofAlexandria, and any expense incurred for
compensation for the three arbitrators so
appointed, shall be borne by the said,
its successors or assigns, ard the said City
Council Of Alexandria, equally.
4. The CITY Council of Alexandria express
~ reserves the right 10 impose other reason
able regulations, conditions and requirements
upon the said - -, its successors or assigns
and to pass such other ordinances as may ba
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 - --- ia
good order throughout the term Of this grant
and ii is hereby expressly provided that for
a 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 qf sucI allure 20 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 |
or at an end.
And it is further provided that should the |
said - -, its successors or assigns, be |
compelled by virtue Of any state or municipal |
law or ordinance 10 place its or their conduc- |
tors or any portion or portions thereof under |
ground, that the City Council Of Alexandria |
shall provide, al 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 - -, its successors
OF assigns bearing the entire ezpense iGeideel
Of the furnishing and placing within such
trench or trenches or the underground con-
ductors and conduits so required.
5. For failure to comply with any ma.
terial requirement of this ordinance the said
-, its successors or assigns, shall be
liable TO fine of not less than ten nor more
than one hundred dollars for each
offense each daYis failnre 10 be q sepa.