Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-04-02
TAKE NOTICE.
An Ordinance.


corporate limits OF said Town, and TO
| furnish water To the inhabitants ofsaid
Town and to lay and collect reasonable
charges therefor.
Section /. BE it ordained by the
Council of the Town OF Richlands,
Virginia, that permission be and the
same is hereby granted unto the -
- Company, it's 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 in 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
indemnify the Town Of Richards
against and assume all liabilities for
damage which may arise or accrue to
the said Town frGia 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 ny
the Company OF this ordinance shall be
an agreement 10y il 10 pay TO 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, its
SUCCESSORS and assigns is hereby
authorized TO maintain ana 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
i,eges herein gra nted shall not inter
fere with the franchise heretofore
granted unto the Tazewell Telephone
Exchange, and reserving the right to
grant a franchise for the placing OF
poles and electrical conductors there
on, on the streets, alleys and roads OF
said Town.
Section 4. And the said Town OF
Richards doth further agree To and
with said Company, that so
long AS said Company shall furnish
said Town and the inhabitants thereof
with sufficient supply OF water nj 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 TO erect water works within
or without the corporate limits of said
Town for the purpose OF supplying
said Town and its inhabitants or any
portion thereof with water.
Section 3. This franchise is gra nted
for period OF thirty years unless for.
feted as hereinafter provided and al
the expiration of said thirty years, al
new pipe lines, mains and other ap.
pliances laid under the streets OF saiC
Town by the said Company shall be
; long to and become the property o
said Company; provided, that the said
? Town shall have the right To purchase
the same at IA fair and REASONABLE,
price TO be determined upon; but
,. should said Town refuse to purchas,
said pipe lines, mains and other APP
pliances, the said Company shall hav,
the right to remove the same
. Section 6. The said Company shall
I at all times during the continuance 81
= this franchise, furnish to the publi
n efficient service at reasonable rate
and shall maintain its property in goo'
order. In the event the said Company
its successors and assigns, shall fail il
any respect TO comply with the provis
. - q. Il ~
, after written notice by the Council o
such failure, then the said Compan.
shall be liable TO the said Tow
for the payment OF the sum {
three dollars per day for each ia
after the expiration OF SAID twent
days that the said Company may CT
tInue in said default, and if said Con
pany shall continue in such default 70
a period OF thirty days after the rS
piration OF said twenty days, this gran
and franchise shall be forfeited, an
all pipes, mains and other appliance
laid under the streets Of said Tow
4 shall revert to and become the pre-
\ perty of said Town.
Section 7. And the said Town dot
hereby agree with the said Compan
- that If saii Company furnis
- hydrants at CT tain places TO
designated by the Council
l. said Town. such hydIan
- to be kept in good working order an
A. shall furnish therein water in suffi''ie
=, volume and pressure for fire prote
- ton; shall furnish water in one spig
W. in the public school building for fr'
use; shall when necessary furnis
water for flushing out sewers, that,
consideration thereof, together wi
Y, the amount Of the bid OF said Coz
le- pany, the said Company shall have {
Ia use OF all the pipes, mains and 9th
dy appliances and the reservoir now
e." longing to the said Town during {
go- continuance Of this franchise; -provid
as the said Company shall not, duri
led the continuance Of this franchise,
VS. move any of the pipes, mains or OIL
ok appliances now belonging to q
Town except for the purpose Of