Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-09-18
Bids For Water
and Light Franchise

dH0 Light EIdh~hsSS
The following ordinance was adopted
BY the Town Council of Monterey, Va +,
and approved by its Mayor on the 9th
day of August, 1908, and ordered to be
advertised in accordance with Sec. 1033f
of the Code of Virginia:
AN ORDINANCE
Acknowledgment. ........Compahy
to supply, furnish, lease, or sell water
and lights within the corporate limits OF
The town of ontrrey. and to use the
s,reels of said town for the purpose of
LAYING pipe lines along and urder said
streets for conducting water and gas for
the purposes mentioned.
Section BE II ordained by the COun.
Gil Of the town of Monterey, Va, that
permission be and the same is hereby
granted 10 the ........ .." Company,
| 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 OF
said town,
Sec. 2, That in digging bitches for
said pipe lines, laying the pipes therein.
repairing the same, and in doing all
work In cor nectiou Herewith, the said
Company, its agents, workmen, and as
signs, shall so conduct their work Is 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. 3. In consideration OF the rights
and privileges herein granted, said Com.
pany shall provide proper connections
for fire plugs, If the Council OF said town
decide 10 install the same, and to furnish
water for fire protection in said town,
also a system of lighting rhe streets
thereof, at reasonable rates.
Sec 4 Said company shall file with
the secretary of the town OF Monterey
its acceptance of this ordinance within
sixty days from the dale when 1t shall
take effect
Sec. s. Said Company shall deposite
with the Treasurer of said town bond
with satisfactory sureties, in the sum OF
IS to be forfeited to the town of Monte
rey, 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 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, If
said Company fails to put the same in
operation within two years from the date
when this ordinance shall take effect.
Sec 6, This ordinance shall be in force
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
vertisement in accordance with law. re-
ceive bids therefor publicly ia such man.
n.r as is provided by Sections 1874 and
1876 of Article of the Constitution of
Virginia, and the Acts of the General
Assembly governing the same.
Approved,
J. M. 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 the
Mayor at 10 o'clock a. NJ, and the right
is hereby reserved to reject any and all
bids. Chas. b. Fox, Mayor.
] Nj Colaw, Secretary.
Auoust p7 1908.