Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-09-11
Bids For Water
and Light Franchise

The following ordinance was adopted
by the ToRn Council of monterey, va I,
and approved by its Mayor on the 27th
day of August, 1908, and ordered to be
advertised in accordance with Sec 1OS3f
of the Code of Virginia:
AN ORDINANCE
Authorizing ........... company
to supply, furnish, lease, or sell water
and lights within the corporate limits OF
the town of Monterey, and to use the
streets OF said town for the purpose OF
laying pipe lines along and nnder said
i, streets for conducting water and gas for
the purposes mentioned.
Section BE 1t ordained by the 'oun
Gil of the town of Monterey, Va. that
permission be and the same Is hereby
granted to the ........ .....~.: ......t ompany;,
! its successors or assigns, for the period
of thirty (SO) years TO supply, furnish
! lease, or sell water AMI lights within the
corporate limits of sai town, and to lay,
operate, and maintain pii linea, inciud
| ing the necessary fixtures and conbec'
| tiol:s. along and under the public roads,
streets and alleys of said town for the
purposes meptioned, provided said pipe
| lines are laid, operated and maintained
without special injury to the streets oil
said ,wn.
Sec 9, That in digging tches for
said pipe lines, laying the pipes therein,
repairing the same, and in doing al,
work in CO, nectiou Herewith, the said
Company, its agents, workmen. and as
signs, shall 60 conduct their work as to
do no injury TO the road, streets, alleys
or side walks of said town, and leave
the same in as good condition as before
said pipes were laid.
Sec. 8. In consideration OF the rights
and privileges herein granted, said Com
pany shall provide proper connections
for fife plugs, If the Council of said town
decide TO install the same, and TO furn'sl
water for fire protection in said town
also system of lighting rhe streets
thereof, at reasonable rates.
Sec Said company shall file witt
the secretary Of the town OF Monterey
its acceptance Of this ordnance within
sixty days from the date when 1t shall
take effect.
Sec. S. Said Company shall deposit,
d with the Treasurer of said town bone
with satisfactory sureties, in the sum O
S. to be forfeited to the town OF Monte
rev, should said Company fail to con
struct, operate, and maintain in good or
der the water and light systems provided
for in this ordinance, and furnish waite
and lights in said town for the use of TIT
public at reasonable rates, and the gran
made by this or dinance shall be forfeited
as to said systems, OF either OF them, l
said Company fails TO put the same II
operate, n within two years from the dat
when this ordinance shall take effect
Sec. 6, This ordinance shall be in fore
from aud after the date of its passage
but before this order granting said fran
elise shall be effectual, the town OF Mon
terey, Virginia, shall first, after due ad
yertisement In accordance with law. re
ceiye bids therefor publicly Ia such man
ner as is provided by Sections 1S4 ant
1875 of Article of the Constitution o
Virginia, and the Acts of the Genera
Assembly governing the same.
CHAs. B. FOX, Mayor.
JIM. COLAW, Secretary.
Bids on the aboye franchise will be re
eel, ed and opened at Monterey, Va, Sat
urday Sept 90, 1908, In the office OF tn
Mayor, at 10 o'clock q. nj, and the RICH
IL hereby reserved to reject any and a
bids. (Chas. ID. OK 'iaFo''
! NJ Colaw, Secretary.
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