Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-09
PROPOSALS.


Of the right TO furnish electricity Tor
light, heat, power and any other general
purpose TO the City Of Alexandra ana ln-
habitants thereof, and to erect, construct
and maintain the necessary poles ana DIX
lures and to run wires on, over under ana
along the streets, public alleys, bridges,
parks and other public WAYS and places III
the City Of Alexandria, for the purpose oil
supplying electricity.
Be il ordained BY the City Council OF alex
andria Virginia:
Section 1. That there shall be granted IN
the manner prescribed in an act Of the Zen
eral Assembly Of Virginia, approved May
20, 1908 the rights and privileges on, over,
under and along u r streets, public alleys,
bridges, parks, and other public ways
and places in the City Of Alexandria. which
are embodied in the following drait OF an
ordinance
An Ordinance 10 grant the right TO
- its successors and assigns, 10
furnish electricity for light. heat, power and
any other general purposes TO the Clty oil
Alexandria and inhabitants thereof, and to
erect, construct, and maintain the necessary
poles and fixtures, ana TO run wires on, over,
under and along the streets, public alleys,
bridges, parks and other public ways ana
places in the City Of Alexandria, for the pur-
pose ofsupplying electricity.
BE il ordained by the City Council OF Alex
andria, Virginia:
|. That -, its successors and 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 a 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
use Of the streets, highways and other public
ways and places 0fsaid City, and are author
lied to erect, construct, and maintain the
necessary poles, fixtures, end other essential
apparatus. TO construct and maintain eonduits,
and TO run and maintain wires on, over. un-
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
on 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
andra, as may he applicable thereto, and as
are not in conflict with this ordinance and
the amendments heretofore made or which
NAV 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 70 the
| said -, It's sIooessOre 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
| Fixed by agreement or arbitration. All wires
4 81 oil ,,~orb 1ona in nf this
ordinance shall be done Ia a good workman
| like manner and Of material suitable for tbs
| purpose, at the time the work Is executed,
| and shall be approved as such by the City
| Engineer.
g. The rights and privileges hereby granted
| shall continue for thirty years unless sooner
| forfeited as herein provided for, aud 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 Alexandra.
| upon the payment to the said - -, its
| successors or assigns by the City Council OF
i Alexandria, Of a fair cash valuation Of said
entire plant and property, but the said
- shall be entitled 10 no compensation
| BIZ 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 or tins
| grant, or within thirty days after the for
| fixture thereof to agree upon fair and just
i cash valuation of said plant and property,
| then and in that event, such valuation shall
be determined by arbitrator, one to be
| appointed by the City Council Of Alexan-
| pria, one by the said -, itc sue
| cessors or sssigns, ami the third lin case
L of disagreement BY such arbitratOrsj by
| these two arbitrators 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, and the three arbitrators
so appointed shall proceed to establish a
| fair cash valuation Of said plant and prop
l ertys excluding the Valne Of or any com
| pensation for the franchise hereby granted,
/ and upon the payment Of the amount so es'
| tablished and fixed to the said - its sue
| cessors or assigns, by City Council Of Alex
| andria, the said plant ald property shall
| lhereupOn vest absolutely in the City Council
| OfAlexandria and any expense incurred for
compensation for the three arbitrator so
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| its successors or assigns and the said City
Council of Alexandria, equally.
4. The CITY Council of Alexandria express
| ly reserves the right to impose other reason
able regulations, conditions and requirements
upon the said - -, its successors or assigns
| and 10 pass such other ordinances as may be
necessary to 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 - in
good order throughout the term of this grant [;
AID il j. hereby expressly provided that for
| 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 thai any such failure shall moi nave
been made good by the said - -, its sue
cessOrs or assigns. within ninety days after
written notification Of such failure to 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 &C.
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 TO place It's or their oOnduc-
tors or any portion on portions thereof under
ground, that the City Council of Alexandria
shall provide, at 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
or assigns, bearing the entire expense incident
trench or trenches or the underground con-
ductOrs and conduits so required.
5. For failure to comply with any ma.
teria requirement of this ordinance the said
sts auooaeao-s or acafOno shall hp