Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-03-26
An Ordinance

Au horizing Company TO use
the public streets Of the Town of Rich
lands, Virginia, for the purpose of plac-
ing poles and electric conductors there
on:
Section | BE IL ordained 10y the
Council of the Town of Richlands. Va
that permission Ice and il hereby given
the--- Company. its successors
assigns, TO erect, operate aud main
tain poles, fixtures and line of electrical
wire, including the necessary electrical
conductors, upon, along and over the
street, roads and highways OF said
T7NS,r as It's business may from Time to
time require. provided ala poles be nca,
and Symmetrical. -.
Section 2 That work Of erectn.r-
poles 10y virtue OF this ordinance shall
be done under the supervision of the
Street Committee, and the said--
Company shall replace aud properly
relay any sidewalk or street that may
be displaced by reason Of The erection
of such poles, and upon failure of the
/ Company to do 80 after twenty days
notice in writing shall, have been given
by the Council of said town to the said
| Company, the said Town may repair
such portion OF sidewalk or street that
may have been displaced by said Com
pany and collect The cost so incurred
from the said Company.
Section The said Company shall
at all times be subject To the Town
ordinances now in existence or which
may hereafter be passed relative To the
use of the public streets by light and
electrical companies
Section 4. The said Company shall
indemnify The said Town of Richlands
against aud assume all liabilities foI
damage thar may arise or accrue TO tn,
: said Town from injuries 10 persons o
property from Che doing OF any worl
) herein authorized, or neglect OF the sale
Company or its employees TO compl,
with any ordinance relative to the us
OF the streets Of said Town, and tn
acceptance by the Company OF this or
dinaLce shall be an agreement by It &
, pay TO the said Town any sum Of none
; for which said Town may become liabl
| from or by reason OF such Injury.
, Section B The said Company, IL
1 SUCCESSORS or assigns, Is hereby author
lied TO maintain and operate its plan
3 or 30 much thereof as 1t may desir
Z within the limits OF said Town OF Rich
Y lands, free and clear OF all liabilitie
4 'and obligations or prior grants fror
4 said Town OF Richlands, subject 10 TN
y rights heretofore granted the TaZewe
Y Telephone Company, as il CONSTRUCTS
= main. aimed and operated under al
j. Terms aud conditions OF this ordnance
r Section his franchise is granted
J. for peroid Of thirty years rIiess FOR
4 fcited as hereinafter prVided, an'
d at the expiration of or f." forfeiture q
8 this iralc is ,ail pee .NtGr ) ana line
n OF electrical wir.s, eectrical conductor
J., and appliances naccd In said streets
aIIevs and roe.s ofsaid Town shall re
n vert to anr become the property q
Y, said T, WI.
n Secfi Al z In consideration OF tn
% gran. of this franchise the said
II G hpany, shall, at all times during tn
h >ontinuance OF this franchise, furnisI
4 to the public efficient service at r.as IN
[ able rates said rates TO be fixed b
= said Company and shall maintain it
{ property in good order, aud in IN
e event the said Company sha
! fail In any respect to comply with TN
n provisions and requireme mt 81 this SCI
h ton for twenty days after write
i notice by the Council OF such failure
e then the said Company shall be Iiabl
r To the said Town for the payment {
= the sum of $500 per day for each da
e afrer the expiration OF said twenty day
Il that the said Company may contlnu
Z in SAL default and the said CompaD
) shall continue in said default for IA
n peroid Of thirty days after the expir,
d ton Of said twenty days, then thl
p grant and franchise shall be thereb