Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-09-04
Bids For Water
and Light Franchise

The following ordinance was adopted
by the Town Council of onterey, Va,
and approved by its Mayor on the 9Th
day of Augut 1903 and ordered to he
advertised in accordance with Sec 1O33f
of the Code of Virginia:
AN ORDINANCE
Authorizing ...... ........t Ompaiiy
to supply, furnish, lease, or sell water
and lights within the corporate limits OF
the town of y ontrrey, and to use the
streets of said town for the purpose OF
laying pipe lines along and VI der said
streets for conducting water and gas for
the purposes mentioned.
Section Be it ordained by the Coun-
Gil of he 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 (30) years TO supply, furnish,
! lease. or sell water and lights within the
| corporate limits of said town, and to lay,
| operate, and maintain pipe lines, includ-
| ing the necessary fixtures and connec.
lions, along and under the public roads,
streets and alleys of said town for the
purposes mentioned, provided said pipe
! lines are laid, operated and maintained
without special injury to the streets Oh
said WI,
Sec. 2, That in digging d tches for
said pipe lines, laying the pipes therein,
repairing The same, and in doing all
| work in co, nectiou Herewith, the said
Company, its agents, workmen, and as
signe, shall 20 conduct their work as to
=. - he pIIpvq
or side walks of said town, and leave
the same in as good condition as before
said pipes were laid.
Sec. 3. In consideration OF the rights
and privileges herein granted, said Com
pany shall pro, ide proper connections
for fire plugs, if The Council of said town
deci,'e to install the same, and TO furnish
water for fire protection in said town,
also a system of lighting rbe streets
thereof, at reasonable rates.
sec 4 said company shall file with
The secretary of the town OF Monterey
us acceptance Of this ordnance within
sixty days from the date when 1t shall
take effect.
Sec. 5. Said Company shall deposltee
with the Treasurer of said town bona
WIFI SdllSldClOI( oulCtiOci IN IN $500 ~
S. to be forfeited to the town of Monte
rev, should said Company fail to con-
strict, operate, ard maintain in good or.
der the water and light systems provided
for in this ordinance, and furnish water
] and lights in said town for the use OF the
public at reasonable rates, and the grant
made by this ordinance shall be forfeited
as TO said systems, OF either OF them, II
said Company fails TO put the same III
operati n within two years from the date
when this ordinance shall take effect
sec 6. I his ordinance shall be in force
from aud after the date of its passage
but before this order granting said fran
elise shall be effecIual, the town OF Mon
terev, Virginia shall first, after due ad
veriisement in accordance with Jaw. re-
ceive bids therefor publicly i'll such man
n,r as is provided by Sections 124 and
1875 of Article s of the constitution OF
Virginia, and the Acts of the Genera
Assembly governing the same.
Approved,
/ CHAS. B. FOX, Mayor.
Attest:
], NJ. COLAW, Secretary.
Bids on the above franchise will be re
ceiyed and opened at Monterey, a., Sat
urday sept 26 1908. in, the office of TIT
MAYOR, at 10 o'clock a. III, and the RICH
is hereby reserved to reject any and al
bids. has Is. Fox, Mayor
j Colaw, secretary.
Augu,t Il, 1908.