Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-17

ply with any material provision Of this ordi
nance the same NAV be del rid forfeited by
the said City ''ouncil of Alexandra. aud may
be repealed and the franchise here 10y granted
declared TO be at an eud; provided, always.
| that any such failures shall not have been
I made good by the said d, its successors
or assigns within ninety days after written
notification of such failure 20 sid,
its successors and assigns, and provided al
ways. that any such failure resulting from
the act Of God, public enemy, strikes at home
or abroard, or from any other unavoidable ac-
cident or cause shall not be deemed ground
/ for declaring the right and franchise hereby
granted repealed, forfeited or at an end or
for imposing penalties FOR failure to perform
the requirements Of this ordinance.
Section o. That for any failure on the part
| OF said---,its successors and assigns, n
comply with any material requirements Of
this ordinance the said ---,its success
sors or assigns, shall be lia'le to a fine OF not
less than five dollars or more than one hun
dred dollars for ca h ohense, each days fsil-
ure to be q separate oiense. said fine to be
collected as other fines are collected and paid
into the City treasury. The imposition Of
any fine under this section shall not prevent
forfeiture under the foregoing section.
Section z. That said --,its success
sors or assigns shall, bsfore commencing work
under the provisions of this ordinance, exc
cute q boud. with security TO be approved by 3
majority of the Finance Committee of the
City Council of Alexandria, in the penal sum
| of five thousand dollars conditioned for the
faithful construction and putting into opera.
ton, and for the proper maintenance aud
operation of the said railway 10 secure
efficiency Of public service and to protect the
| City Council of Alexandria from damages
arising from suit or otherwise for which said
- -- lis successors or assigns are
liable. and for the faithful performance Of
Section 2 OF this ordinance.
Section 8. This ordinance shall be in force
from aud after its passage
Section 3 That upon the approval Of this
ordinance by the Mayor of the City Of Alex
andria it shall be the duty Of the Clerk OF
| the Common Council to cause TO be advertised
once a week for four successive weeks in
newspaper published in the City OF Alexan-
dria. Va, draft Of the ordinance contained
| in the foregoing section, and in addition he
shall in such advertisement invite bids for
the right or franchise proposed to be granted ia
the above proposed ordinance. The cost Of
| this advertisement to be reimbursed 10 the
| City Council of Alexandria by the corpora
ton to whom the gran. of such right or fran
chise is finally made. The City Council re-
serves the right to reject any and all
bids. Each bidder will be required to 6le
with his bid a certified check for one hun
dred dollars, payable to the order of the City
Council of Alexandria, which certified check
or checks will be returned TO such bidder or
bidders whose bid or bids ave rejected. and
in the case of the bidder whose bid is ac.
cepted aud TO whom the above right or frau
chise is awarded, said check will be returned
On the execution and delivery to the City
Council of Alexandria of the bond required
in the proposed ordinance hereinsboye men
toned The bids are TO be delivered to the
presiding officer of the Common Council Of
The City of Alexandria, in open session, at the
date aud hour Of the next regular session Of
said body held next after such advertisement
shall be completed, and shall be then AMI
there presented by the presiding officer To-
the City Council Of Alexandria TO be dealt
with and acted upon in the mode prescribed
by law.
Section g. This ordinance shall be in force
from its passage"
Passed the Common Council .Iuly 10, 1906.
HUBERT SNOW DEN, President
Passed the Board of Aldermen July 10, 1906.
J T.. SWEENEY, President.
Approved July Il, 1906
FRED. J PAFF. Mayor.
Teste: DANIEL X. STANsBURY. Clerk G.. c.
b Dis are invited for the franchise rights
and privileges proposed to be granted by the
above ordinance, viii h bids are TO be in
writing aud are to be delivered on august
a. 1906. at 8 o'clock p. m. to the pre-
siding officer of the Common Council Of this
city, in the Council Chamber thereof Each
bidder will be required to file with his bid q
certified check for $lO0in accordance with
Section of the above ordinance. The City
Council reserves the right to reject any and
all bids.
Teste DANIEL R. STANsBURY, Clerk c. G.
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