Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1907-12-13
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reasonable charges therefor.
Section 1. Be il ordained by the
General Council OF the Town OF Rich
lands. Virginia, that permits ion be
and the same is hereby granted the
- Company, its successors and
assigns, TO enter upon any of the
streets, alleys or roads within the
corporate limits OF the said Town and
dig trenches for the purpose of laying
pipe, mains and other things, for the
conduct OF water through said Town,
and TO repair and keep in good con-
dition, such pipe, mains, etc leaving
said streets, alleys and roads i'm as
smooth condition as before digging up
same, and-to do and perform all other
acts necessary 10 be done and per-
formed to furnish said Town and the
Inhabitants thereof with water: and
the said Town doth hereby agree to
and with the said - Company
that it shall have the use Of all the
pipes, mains, reservoir. etc, belonging
10 the said Town during the continu-
ance OF this franchise.
Section 2. The said Company shall
indemnify the Town OF Richlands
against and assume all liabilities for
damages which may arise or accrue TO
the said Town from injury TO persons
or property from the doing OF any
work herein authorized, or the neglect
OF the said Company or any OF its en-
ployes to comply with any ordiaanc
relative to the use OF the streets of
the said town, and the acceptance by
the Company OF this ordinance shall
be an agreement by it to pay to the
said Town any sum of money for
which the said Town may become
liable from or by reason of said in
jury.
Section 3. The said Company, it's
successors and assigns is hereby
authorized to maintain and operate it's
plant or 80 much thereof as it NAV
desire, within the limits OF the said
Town OF Richards free and clear of
all liabilities and obligations or prior
grants from said Town OF Richards.
except that the said rights and priv
eleyes shall not interfere with the
franchise heretofore granted unto the
Tazewell Telephone Exchange. and
reserving the right to grant a fran
chise for the purpose OF placing poles
and electric conductors thereon on
the streets, alleys and roads Of said
Town.
Section 4. And the said Town OF
Richlands doth further agree to and
with the said -- Company tt at so
long as said Company furnishes said
Town and its inhabitants with suffici-
ent supply OF water at fair and reason
abb prices (said prices 10 be fixed by
said Company that said Town will
not provide other water works or
permit other persons or corporations
TO erect water works within or without
the corporate limits of said Town for
the purpose of supplying said Town or
its inhabitants or any portion thereof
with water.
Section 8. This franchise is granted
for period of thirty years. and at
the expiration of thirty years, all pipes
and mains laid under the streets of
said Town shall revert to and become
the property of the said Town.
Section 6. In consideration of the
grant OF this franchise, the said Com
pany shall at all times during the con-
tinuance of this franchise furnish
TO the public efficient service
at reasonable rates and
shall maintain its property in good or
der and in the event the said Com
pany, its successors or assigns shall
fail In any respect TO comply with the
provisions and requirements of this
Section 6. fol- twenty days after written
notice by the Council of such failure.
then the said Company shall be liable
TO the said Town for the payment of
the sum Of SO per day for each day
after the expiration of the said twenty
days that the said Company may con-
tinue in default, and il said company
shall continue in such default for a
period OF thirty days after the expira-
ton OF the said twenty days. then this
grant and franchise shall thereby be
forfeited.
Section z. And the sal Town doth
hereby agree with the said Company
that If said Company furnishes fire
hydrants at certain places TO be de-
stinguished by the Council OF the
said town, and will furnish water for FIRE
protection, that in consideration there
of together with the amount of bid OF
said Company, the said Company shall
have the use OF all the pipes and mains
and the reservoir now belonging TO
said Town during the continuance OF
this franchise
Section 8. That said Company shall
install said water works with one year
from the passage of this ordinance.
and the acceptance by the Council OF
the highest bid.
Section 10. This ordinance shall Be
in force from and after the date that
the Council acts on same in accordance
with The statutes i'm such cases made
and provided, and in the acceptance by
the Council Of the highest bid"
/ hereby certify that the above is n