Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-18
Official.


yioht or franchise TO lay and maintain
si1gls track railway or Cameron street
| f,om the east side Of Payne street west to
the corporate limit, with suitable curves.
! svitehes aud connections 10 connect with
ths tracks now lsid snd operated by the
Washinqton, Alexandria and Mount Yer.
non Railway Company on both Cameron
and Payne streets siso 10 lay snd main
tain a single track or curve with suitable
switches and connections from the tracks
of aid company located at the west end OF
King street so ~ 10 connect the tracks Of
ssid company at the west end of King
strest at or near the corporation line with
the track Of the said company TO be laid
over its properly situated on thr north side
| Of King street, and to connect with the
n,onosed track to be laid from the east side
~ Fayne street west on Cameron stree, TO
The corporate limit Sud to erect, construct
and lDaintsin the necessary poles, nrtures
and wires on. over. under and along the
said streets. and TO iIln aud operate over
and upon the tracks 10 be 80 laid faIs
onarated and propelled by electricity or
other motive power than steam.
BE il ordsined by the City Council Of Al
erandrs, Virginia
section 1. That the Washing on, AleKan-
dria and Mount Vernon Rsilway Company,
/ ;is successors and assigns be and is hereby
erantei the right or franchise 10 lay and
maintaiu single track on Cameron street
| from the east side of Payne street west TO the
| corporate limit, with suitable witches, curves
ana connections 70 connect with the tracks
now laid and operated by the Washington,
aJs Ils,sndris @ and Mount Vernon Railway
| Comnsny on both Cameron and Payne
streeis also to lay sRd maintain single track
or curye with saitahle switches aud eonnec.
| tiops from the tra' X Of said company located
| at the vest end Of King street NO rs to con,
| meet the track OF said compin Al the west
| end of King street at or nesr The corporation
| line With the track OF the s'id C mpany to be
| laid over its property situated on the north
side Of King street, and 10 connect with the
proposed track 10 be 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 up.
on the tracks to be 70 laid cars opersted and
propelled by electricity or other motive power
| than steam.
Section 3. The right aud franchise hereby
granted shall continue for thirty years unless
sooner forfeited ss herein provided for, ind
| unless said right or ffanchise Is renewed in
] the manner prescribed by the Constitution
and Laws Of the tale OF Virginia. the said
ashington. Alexandria aod honnt Vernon
Railway Company, its sa csssors sud assigns
shall upon the expirsiion thereof, OF upon The
| forfeiture thereof remove its track, poles,
6Ifures and wires from over, under and along
| the portions 0f the slf etq aforesaid described
and comprs hsnded in fhe ight 0r franchise
hereby grIntsi, dnd shall fe tore. replace or
repair the said ~ II oua - ihs said streets to
| correspond with the paving or Other state 0i
| Improvement then existing, the work TO be
done as may he directed BY the City Council
| of Ale, andria, It's City Engineer or other Of
fcer faYing supervision oyer ITS streets,
avenues and Highways.
Section 5. Thst the Washington. Aiekan
dria and Mount Vernon Railway Company,
| lis successors and assigns shall construct the
| aid railwsy track on such grade aud OF such
rail and other material 81 shall be prescribed
by the City Council Of Alexandria, ana the
said railwsy track, poles. fixtures, wires and
other construction shall be erected, operated
and maintained in safe and substantial
| manner and conform 10 such reasonable reg
ulatiops as may from time to time be preseri6,
ed hy 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 snd with such material ~ may be pre-
scribed from time TO time by the said City
| Council Of Alerandfia. and shall % all tines
during the Irzncninr be hrpt Ia good repair
| by the said ashinston, Alexandria and
Mount Vernon Railway Company. its success.
ors and assigns. All work in the construction,
| erection, maintenance and repair of the said
| railway tracks on the portions Of the said
streets hersinbef0re mentioned, and the poles
| 6 lrtures wires snd tther construction Incl
dent or appuFtensnt 10 sald railway tracks
shs be done under ihe supervision and sub
| ct TO The approval Of The City Engineer.
| m Al. lFu.I 81 and
Mount Vernon Railway COmpsny, lis sue
eessors and assigns shall commence the con.
strnctOn OF the sad railway track within
sixty days from The date Of the approval by the
| Mayor OF this ordinance, aud shall complete
| the same within si1 months thereafter, and
| when 20 completed shall maintain end operate
on and over the said track cars propelled by
electricity or other motive power than steam
| for the carriage OF passengers, upon snch reas-
enable schedules Is will afford an efficient
public service
Section 4 That the sold Washington, Al
eraudra aud Monnt Vernon Railway Com.
pany sgrees for itself. lis successors and az
| signs to hold the City Council OF Alexandria
| free and harmless from liability from any and
| all damages that may occur 10 any person or
persons, corporation or corporations on ae-
count Of injury or damage 10 persons or prop
erty growing out Of The construction, mainte-
nance, improvement, operation or repair Of
| the works and fixtures hereby authorized,
and whenever the City Council OF AleKan.
| drIa shall be sued for any such damages,
either independently or jointly with the said
| Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon
| Railway Compsny, its sncct ssors and assigns
| the said Washington. Alexandria and Mount
Vernon Railway Company. lis succe sors and
assigns, upon notice TO II or them by the
CITY Council OF Alexandria will, except In q
case wherein the entire responsibility for any
city work shsl lie on the said City Council,
defend such suit, and in the event Of jndg.
ment being obtained in any such suit against
the City Council Of Alexandria, either inde-
pendently or jointly with the said Washing
ton, Alexandria and Mount Vernon Railway
CoInpsny, its successors and assigns on ac-
count OF the acts or omission Of the said
Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon
Railway Company, its successors and assigns,
then the aid Washington, Alexandria and
Mount Vernon Railway Company, its sncces-
sors and assigns will pay such judgment with
All costs and hold the City Council harmless
by reason thereof
Section 5. The right or franchise hereby
granted is granted upon the following condi-
tions, to.wit
(s) That the said Washington, Alexandria
and Mount Vernon Railway Company, iis
successors and assigns shall, before commenc.
ing work under the provisions OF this ordi.
nance. ray 10 the City Council Of Alexandria
the sun, OF one hundred dollars, and on the
irst day Of July in each year during the life
of the franchise hereby granted the said
company. its successors or assigns shall pay
10 the City Council of Alexandria the sum Of
fifty dollars for the right hereby granted.
(b) That the said Washington. Alexandria
and Mt. Vernon Railway Compsny shall
grant TO the City Council Of Alexandria in
lee all its right, title, interest and estate in
sud 10 thai portion OF the property lying
north Of Kiag street aud west Of West street.