Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-03-19
TAKE NOTICE.
AnOrdinanCe.

TO use the public streets or the Town
OF Richards, Virginia, for the purpose
OF establishing water works within the
corporate limits of said Town, and To
furnish water To the inhabitants OF said
Town and to lay and collect reasonable
charges therefor.
Section 1. BE il ordained by the
Council of the Town OF Richlands.
Virginia, that permission be aud the
same is hereby granted unto the ---
- Company, its SUCCESSORS and as
signs, 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 i'm good con
dition, such pipe, mains, etc, leaving
said streets, alleys and roads I'm as
smooth condition as before digging up
same, and TO do and perform all other
acts necessary TO be done and per
formed to furnish said Town and the
Inhabitants thereof with water.
Section 2. The said Company shall
indemnity the Town OF Richards
against and assume all liabilities for
damage which may arise or accrue TO
the said Town from injury TO persons
or property from the 1oing OF any
work herein authorized, or the neglect
OF the said Company or any OF it's
employees TO comply with any ordinan-
ceS relative TO the use of the streets OF
the said Town, and the acceptance DY
the Company OF this ordinance shall be
an agreement by il TO pay 20 the said
Town any sum of money for which the
said Town may become liable from or
by reason OF said injury.
Section 3. The said Company, it's
successors and assigns is hereby
authorized TO maintain and operate it's
plant or so much thereof as il may de-
sire. within the limits OF the said Town
of Richards, free and clear of all
liabilities and obligations or prior
grants from the said Town OF Rich
lands, except that the rights and priv
iieges herein gra nted shall not inter
fere with the franchise heretofore
granted unto the Tazewell Telephone
Exchange, and reserving the right 10
grant franchise for the placing OF
poles and electrical conductors there
on, on the streets, alleys and roads OF
sand Town.
Section 4. And the said Town OF
Richlands doth further agree TO and
with said that sc
long rs said Company shall furnish
said Town and the inhabitants thereof
with sufficient supply OF water at fair
and reasonable prices. (said prices 10
be fixed by said Company that said
Town will not provide other water
works or permit other persons or cor
pOrations 10 erect water works within
or without the corporate limits OF saiC
Town for the purpose OF supplying
said Town and it's inhabitants or any
portion thereof with water.
Section 5. This franchise is gra nteC
for period OF thirty years unless for
feited as hereinafter provided. and "A
the expiration OF said thirty years, al
new pipe lines, mains and other ap
pliances laid under the streets OF sait
Town by the said Company shall be
long 10 and become the property o
said Company; provided, that the sale
Town shall have the right TO purchas
the same at fair and REASONABLE
price TO be determined upon; bu
should said Town refuse to purchas
said pipe lines, mains and other ap
|; pliances, the said Company shall hav
, the right to remove the same.
Section 6. The said Company sha
at all times during the continuance O
this franchise, furnish to the publ
efficient service at reasonable rate
and shall maintain its property i'm goo
order. In the event the said Compan,
its successors and assigns, shall fail
> any respect TO comply with the provis
: ions of this section for twenty day
after written notice by the Council {
such failure, then the said Compan
= shall be liable 10 the said Tow
- for the payment Of the sum
three dollars per day for each ia
after the expiration OF said twent
Z. days that the said Company may Co
u tlnue in said default, and if said Cor
= pany shall continue in such default Il
n a period of thirty days after the e
piration of said twenty days, this gra
= and franchise shall be forfeited, al
all pipes, mains and other applianc
, laid under the streets of said Tow
l shall revert TO and become the pr
perty Of said Town.
Section T. And the said Town do
\ hereby agree with the said Compan
\ that if said Company furni
hydrants at Gel tain places TO
designated by the Council
said Town. such hydrar
to be kept in good working order al
shall furnish therein water in suffice
volume and pressure for fire protC
ton; shall furnish water in one spip
a in the public school building for fl
use; shall when necessary furni
water for flushing out sewers, that,
consideration thereof, together wi
) the amount OF the bid of said Co
pany, the said Company shall have |
- use OF all the pipes, mains and ott
~ appliances and the reservoir now
longing to the said Town during (
n continuance OF this franchise; proviC
the said Company shall not, dur
the continuance Of this franchise,
or Ynnua anu Of tho rinao r,ooips or or