Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-07
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single track railway on Cameron street
from the east side of Payne street west 10
the corporate limit, with suitable curves,
switches and connections TO connect with
the tracks now laid and operated by the
Washington, Alexandria x Mt. Vernon
Railway Company on both Cameron and
Payne streets; also TO lay and maintain a
single track or curve with suitable switches
and connections from the tracks OF SAID
company located at the west end of King
street so as to connect the track of said COM
pany at the west end of King street at or near
the corporation line with the track Of the
said company TO he laid over its property
situated on the north side Of King street,
and to connect with the proposed track to
be laid from the east side of Payne street
west 10 the corporate limit aud 10 erect,
construct and maintain the necessary poles
fixtures and wires on, over, under ami along
the said streets, snd to run and operate over
and upon the tracks to be 30 laid cars Ope-
rated and propelled BY electricity or other
motive power than st am.
Be it ordained by the City Council of Alex
andris, Virginia:
Section /. That there shall he granted In
the manner prescribed by the Constitution
and laws Of the State of Virginia the right or
| franchise 10 lay and maintain single track
| railway on Cameron street from the east side
of PAYNE street west to the corporate linn
| with suitable switch S, curves and connections
10 meet with the tracks now laid and Ope-
rated by the Washington, Alexandra x MI.
| Vernon Railway Company on both Cameron
| and Payne streets; also to lay and MAINTAIN a
| single track or curve with suitable switches
ard connections from the track OF said com
| pany located a. the west end of King steeet
so as to connect the track Of said company at
| the west end of King street at or near the
corporation line with the track Of the sand
company TO be laid over its property sltuat' d
on the NJ rh side Of King street aud Ia con
ueet with the proposed track 10 b. laid from
the east side of Payne street west on Cameron
street to the corporate limit and to erect,
construct and maintain the necessary poles,
fixtures and wires on, over, under aud along
the said streets, and to run aud operate over
and upon the tracks to be so laid cars operat
ed and propelled by FL, ctrcity or other mo.
tive power than steem which are embodied
in the following draft of an ordinance;
IAN ordinance to grant 10 ---- - It's
successors and assigns the right or franchise
to lay and maintain a single track railway on
Cameron street from the east side OF Payne
street west to the corporate limit. " ia suit
able curves switches and com eotiOus to con
meet with the tracks now laid and operated
by the Washington, Alexandra NJ Yer.
non Railway Company on both Cameron aud
| Payne StfeFiSt also 10 lay anu uldlut1ih a
single track or curve with suitable switches
and connections from the track of sail COM
pany located at the west end Of King street
40 as TO connect the tracks of said comp NY
at the west end of King street at Cr near
the corporation line with the track of the
said company to be laid over its property
situated on the north side Of King street, aud
to connect with the proposed track to be laid
from the east side Of Payne str ct west on
| a.. . H., 70 n
erect, construct aud maintain the necessary
poles, fixtures and wires on, over, under aud
along the said streets, and to run and operate
over and upon the tracks 10 be so liiJ cars
ope rated AMI propelled by electricity or oth'r
motive power than steam"
Be it ordained by the City Council of Alex
andria, Virginia
| Sertion 2 That -- its successor.
and assigns be and is hereby granted the right
franchise to lay aud maintain single track OF
Oh Cameron sire ct from The east side OF Payne
street west 20 the corporate limit, with suit
able switches curves and connections to cons
nect with the tracks now laid and OPERATED
by the Washington. Alexandria II Mt. Vernon
Railway Company on both Cameron and
| Payne streets; also to lay and mllutain a
/ single track or curve with suitable switches
| and connections from the track OF sad COM
| pany located at the west end of King street so
as to connect the track Of said company at
the west end Of King street at or near the
corporation line with the track of the sald
company to be laid over its property situated
on the north side of King street. aud to con-
/ meet with the proposed track to be laid from
| the east side Of Payne street west On Cameron
street to the corporate limit. an to erect,
| construct and maintain the necessary poles,
4 fixtures and wires on, over, under and along
/ the said streets, and to run and operate over
| and upon the tracks to be so laid cars opelat-
| ed and propelled by elS ctlicity or other mo-
| tive power than steam
Section 2. The right and franchise hereby
| granted shall continue for thirty Yeas unless
sooner forfeited as herein provided for, and
| unless said right or franchise Is renewed IN
the manner prescribed by the Constitution
and laws Of the State Of Virginia, the said
- -, ITS successors and assigns shall
upon the expiration thereof, or upon the for
fixture thereofremove its tracks, poles. fix urts
and wires from over under and along the pos-
| tions of the streets aforesaid described and
comprt hpnded in the right or franchise hereby
granted, aud shall rest re. replace ar repair
the said portions OF the said streets to corrc-
spond with the paving or tther state OF I'M
| proyement then existing. the work to be done
rs may he directed by the City Council of
| Alexandria, its City Engineer or other officer
having supervision over ITS streets, avenues
and highways.
Section 3. That-----iiss successors and
assign, shall construct the said railway track
ON such Craze aud Of such rail and other
material rs shall he prescribed by the City
Council of Alexandra, and the said railway
| track, poles. fixtures. wires and other con
struction shall be erected, operated aud
maintained in a safe and substantial manner
and conform to such nasonail e regulations
| as may from tim, 10 time be prescribed by
| the City Council of Alexandra, and the
space between the rails aud two feet on each
side thereof shall he paved ia such msn-
uer and with such mateEl'l AZ may be
prescribed from time to lme by the said ny
Council of a xan1ris, and shall at all times
during the franchise be Kept in good repair
| by the sad its successors and ass gns.
| All work IN the construction, erection, main
tenance and repair Of the said railway tracks
on the portions OF tns said streets hereinbe-
| fore mentioned, and the poles, fixtures,
wires and other construction Incident or APP
purtenant TO said railway tracks shall be done
under the supervision and subject to the APP
proval Of the City Engineer. THAT
It's successo aud assigns shall common ce the
construction Of the said railway track With
10 sixty days from the date OF the approval by
the Mayor of this ord nance, and shall com
plete the SAME Wllnlh slA nOuthS thtIeaIteii
and when so completed shall maintain and
operate on and over the said track cars
propelled by electricity or other motive
p,wer than steam, for the carriage Of passen-
gers. baggage, freight and package express,
upon such reasonable schedules as will afford
an tificient public service.
Section L. That the said ------Ggrees
f.r itself. its suac sSo,s aud assigns, to hold
the City Council OF Alexandria free aud harm
less from liza ilty from any and all damages
that may occur t. any person or persons, cor
po-stion or corporations, on account Of injury
or damage to PERSONS or property growing out
of tic construction, maintenance, improve.
ment, operation or repair OF The works ana