Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-31
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the rlght or franchise 10 lay ana malhtdiu
single track railway on Cameron street
from the east side Of Payne street west TO
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 ana
Payne streets also To lay and maintain
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 lie laid over its property
situated on the uor,h side Of King street,
and TO connect with the proposed track TO
be laid from the east side Of Payne street
west TO the corporate limit and To erect.
construct and maintain the necessary poles,
fixtures and wires on, over. under ami along
the said streets. end to run and operate over
aud upon the tracks to be so laid cars ope-
rated and propelled by electricity or other
motive power than st an.
Be it ordained by the City Council of Alex
andria, 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 TO lay aud maintain a single track
| railway on Cameron street from the east SIDE
| Of Payne street west to the corporate linn
with suitable switches, curves aud connections
! 10 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
single track or curve with suitable switches
aud connections from the track of said COM
pany located at the west end of King steeet
| so as to connect the track OF sail eOInpsny 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 and 10 con-
meet with the proposed track to bs 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 aud wires on, over, under and along
the said streets. and to run and operate over
and upon the tracks to be so laid cars Operat
| ed and propelled 10y electricity or other mo-
| tive power than steam, which are embodied
| in the following draft of an ordinance:
| IAN ordinance to grant TO - -- 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.
non 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 com
pany located Of the west end of King street
| so as to connect the tracks of said company
al 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 to
erect, construct aud maintain the necessary
| poles, fixtures and wires on, over, under and
along the said streets, and to run and operate
over and upon the tracks 10 be so laid cars
operated and propelled by electricity or other
motive power than steam"
Be it ordained by the City Council of Alex.
andria, Virginia:
aud assigns be and is hereby granted the right
| franchise 10 lay aud maintain single track or
on Cameron street from the east side of Payne
street west to the corporate limit with suit
able switches, curves and connections to con-
rect 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
| single track or curve with suitable switches
and connections from the track OF said COM
pany located at the west end of King street so
as to connect u g ""'d company at
the west end
corporation lint
company 10 be
on the north si' h.4
meet with the :;
the east side Of
street 10 the if
construct and
fixtures and ".
the said streets, aa.,. -
and upon the tracks to be so laid cars operA,.
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, aud
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 thereof remove its tracks, poles. fixtures
and wires from over under and along the por
tons Of the streets aforesaid described and
cGmprehended in the right or franchise hereby
granted and 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
having supervision over its streets, avenues
and highways.
Section 3, 1hat---its 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.
strnetiOn shall be erected, operated and
maintained in a safe aud substantial manner
IN inf 10 mob 10 lot .u
as may from time to time be prescribed by
the City Council Of Alexandria, and the
space between the rails and two feet on each
side thereof shall be paved in such man
ner and with such msterisl as may be
prescribed from time to time by the said City
Council Of Alexandria, and shall at all times
during the franchise be kept in good repair
by the sa,d--its successors and assigns.
All work IN the construction, erection, main
tenance and 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 10 the APP
proyal of the City Engineer. Thai
its successors and assigns shall cGmmen ce the
construction Of the said railway track with
in 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 ---agTees |
for itself, its Successors and assigns, to hold |
the City Council of Alexandria free and harm |
less from liability from any and all damages |
that may occur to any person or persons, cor
porati0n or corporations, on account OF injury /
or damage TO persons or property growing out |
of the construction, maintenance, improve
ment, operation or repair Of the works aud |