Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-24
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from the east SIDE OF Payne street west W
the corporate limit, with suitable curves,
switches and connections to connect win
the tracks now laid aud operated by the
Washington, Alexandria / Mt. Vernon
Railway Company on both Cameron and
Payne streets; also 10 lay aud maintain
single track or curve with suitable switches
and connections from the tracks OF Sald
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 COZ poration line with the track OF the
said company 10 he laid over ITS properly
situated on the north side Of King street,
and to counert with the proposed track TO
be land from The east side Of Payne street
west to the corporate limit, and u erect,
construct and maintain the necessary poles,
fixtures and wires on, over, under AMI along
the said streets. end 10 run and operate over
and upon the tracks To be so laid cars ope-
rated and propelled BY electricity or other
motive power than II am.
BE il ordained by the City Council OF Alex
sndris Virginia:
Section |. That there shall he granted Ia
the manner prescribed hy the Constitution
and laws Of the State of Virginia the right or
franchise TO lay aud maintain single track
railway on cameron street from the east SIDE
OF Payne street west to the corporate lin
with suitable switch :. curves and connections
TO connect 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
| sns le track or curve with suitable switches
and connections from The track OF said com
pany located al the west end OF King sleeet
| so as to connect the track OF sail company at
the west end of King street at or near the
corporation line with the track OF the said
company TO be laid over its property situated
on the ne rth side Of King street and to con
meet 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 and along
| the said streets, and TO run aud operate over
and upon the tracks to be so laid cars Operat
ed aud propelled by eltctr city or other mo,
| tive power than steam, which are embodied
| in the following draft Of an ordinance:
IAN ordinance to grant 10 - - ITS
successors and assigns the right or franchise
| to lay and maintain single track railway on
Cameron street from the east side OF Payne
street west TO the corporate limit, with suit.
able curves. switches and connections TO con-
| meet with the tracks now laid and operated
| by the Washington, Alexandria & Mt. Yer
nan Railway Company on both Cameron and
| PAYNE streets; also to lay aud maintain a
| single track or curve with suitable switches
and connections FROM the track Of Gaid com
pany located at the west end of King street
/ 60 as 10 connect the tracks of said company
at the west end of King street at or 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 street west on
| Cameron street to the corporate limit. and ia
erect, construct aud maintain the necessary
poles, fixtures and wires on, over, under and
along the said streets, aud to run and operate
over and upon the tracks 70 be so laid cars
operated and propelled by electricity or other
motive power than steanl."
Be il ordained by the City Council of Alex
andria, Virginia:
Section 2. That -- - its successors
and assigns be and is hereby granted the right
| franchise TO lay and maintain single track OF
| on Cameron street from the east side OF Payne
street west TO the corporate limit, with suit
| able switches, curves and connections TO cOu-
meet 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 track OF said CON-
pany located at the west end Of King street SC
tb 10 tpuuCtt Tue tihth VI eAih iomiahJ ot
the west end of King stIft at or 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 con-
meet with the proposed track to be laid from
the east side of Payue street west on Cameron
street to the corporate limit. an to erect,
construct and maintain the necessary poles,
; fixtures and wires on, over under and along
the said streets, aud to run and operate over
and upon the tracks to be SO laid ears operat.
ed and propelled by electricity or other mo-
tive power than steam.
Section 2. The right and franchise hereby
granted shall continue for thirty years unless
sooner forfeited As herein provided for, and
unless said right or franchise is renewed in
the manner prescribed by the Constitution
aud Jaws of the State of Virginia, the said
- -, ITS successors aud assigns shall
upon the expiration thereof, or upon the for
fixture thereof remove its tracks, poles. fixtures
and wires from over. under and along the pOr-
tions of the streets aforesaid described and
comprehended in the right or franchise hereby
granted, aud shall restore, replace or repair
the said portions OF the said streets to CORE
spond with the paving or other state OF i'm
provement then existing, the work to be done
as may be directed by the City Council of
Alexandria. its City Engineer or other officer
aud highways.
Section 3. successors and
assigns shall construct the said rail way track
on such grade aud Of such rail and other
material as shall be prescribed by the City
Council Of Alexandria, and the said railway
track, poles fixtures. wires and other con.
structiOn shall be erected, operated and
maintained in safe and substantial manner
and conform to such reasonable regulations
as may FROM time 10 time be prescribed by
the City Council of Alexandra, and the
space between the rails and two feet on each
side thereof shall be paved ia such man
uer and with such material as may be
prescribed from time to lime by the said City
Council of Alexandria, and shall at all times
during the franchise be kept in good repair
by the said--its successors and assigns.
All work IN the construction, erection, main
tenance aud repair Of the said railway tracks
on the portions of the said streets herelnbe-
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
its successors and assigns shall commen ce the
construction OF the said railway track with
10 sixty days from the date of the approval by
the Mayor Of this ordinance, and shall com
plete the same within six months thereafter,
and when so completed shall maintain and
operate on and over the said track cars
propelled by electricity or other motive
power than steam, for the carriage Of passen
gers, baggage, freight and package express,
upon such reasonable schedules as will afford
an efficient public service.
Section 4, That the said ---agfees
for itself its succ, ssOfs an assigns TO hold
the City Council Of Alexandria free and HARM
less from liability IRON any and all damages
that may occur to any person or persons, cor
poration or corporations, on account Of injury
or damage to persons or property growing out
Of the construct ion maintenance. imnIOYe.