Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1907-11-29
Notice
GEO. ID. HORTON,
Recorder.

Al an ADJOURNED meeting OF the
Town Council of the Town OF Rich
lands, Virginia, held at the Mayors
Office on the 18th day of Nov, 1907. at
8 p. m.
PRESENT: j. b. Crabtree, Mayor.
G. B. Neel, J. II. Lester, M. C. Me.
Corkle. Q. B. Orr and w. b. Spratt,
On motion the following ordinance
was passed to be further proceeded
with in accordance with section 1899
OF the Code of Virginia. and G.. b Neel
j. ii. Lester, NJ. G. McCorkle. c. b.
Orr and w. Ii. Spratt, C"uncihnen
voted TO pass said ordinance
TAKE NOTICE
That bids are invited for the fran
chise embodied 10 the following ordi-
nance, which bids shall be i'm writing
and delivered TO the Mayor of the
Town Of HIGHLANDS before noon on the
10th day of December, 1907. The
Council of the Town Of Richards re-
serves the right to reject any and ali
bids
AN ORDINANCE.
"AuthoriZing the Companv IN
use the public streets of the Town of
Richands for the purpose OF estab-
fishing water works within the corpor-
ate limits of this town, and to furnish
water TO the said town and the inbabi-
tants thereof and to lay AMI collect
reasonable charges therefor.
Section i. Be it 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 I'D
same, and 10 do and perform all other
acts necessary TO 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 Companv
that 1t shall have the use of all the
pipes, mains, reservoir. ETC., belonging
to the said Town during the continu,
ance Of this franchise.
Section 2. The said Company shall
indemnify the Town OF Richards
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 If any
work herein authorized, or the neoI, ct
of the said Company or any of i,s 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. its
successors aud assigns is hereby
authorized to maintain and operate its
plant or so much thereof as it NAV
desire. within the limits of the SAID
Town OF Richlands free and clear of
all liabilities and obligations or prior
grants from said Town OF Richards.
except that the said rights and phi, :
eleges shall not iu,erfern with q q
franchise heretofore granted unto the
Tazewell Telephone Exchange, and
reserving the right to grant fran
chise Tor the urpose of placing polss
and electric conductors there on on
the streets, alleys and roads II said
Town.
Section 4. And the said Town Of
Richlsnds doth further agree to and