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

OF Richlands, Virginia, for the purpose
of establishing water works within the
corporate limits Of said Town, and To
furnish water To the Inhabitants ofsaid
Town and to lay and collect reasonable
charges therefor.
Section l. Be il 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
corduct of water through said Town.
and to repair amt keep In good con
dition, such pipe, mains. etc, leaving
said streets, alleys land roads In 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 .. The said Company shall
indemnity the Town OF Richlands
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 20 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 bc
an agreement 10y 1t e. 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 assig is hereby
authorized To maintain ana operate it's
plant or so much thereof rs 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,egesss h.erein gra nted shall not inter
fere with tic franchise heretofore
granted unto the iS.z.eyell Telephone
Exchange, and reserving the ..-si-to
grant a 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
Richards doth further agree TO and
with said ---Company, that SC
long as said Company shall furnish
said Town and the inhabitants thereof
with a sufficient supply OF water at fair
and reasonable prices, (said prices to
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 saic
Town for the purpose OF supplying
said Town and its inhabitants or any
pOrtion thereof with water.
Section g. This franchise il 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 sal,
Town by the said Company shall be
long TO and become the property O
said Company; provided, that the sale
Town shall have the right to purchas
| lliC ouhlC dI ltAll anu lCtioOudDl
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
2 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 in goo
q order. In the event the said COMPANY
its successors and assigns, shall fail i
: any respect to comply with the provis
: ions of this section for twenty day
n after written notice 10y the Council {
. 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 tweni
+. days that the said Company may c.l
u tlpue in said default, and if said Con
: pany shall continue i'm such default Il
n a period of thirty days after the e,
piration Of said twenty days, this gran
: and franchise shall be forfeited, an
all pipes, mains and other applianc,
laid under the streets of said Tow
\ shall revert to and become the pr,
peTty of said Town.
Section z. And the said Town do
} hereby agree with the said Compan
h that if sai Company furni,
, MIGRANTS at c tain places to
designated 10y the Council
said Town. such hydIan
TO be kept in good working order an
shall furnish therein water in sufli ~
volume and pressure for fire pJte'
ton; shall furnish water in or splg'
p in the public school buiiCliT< Tor Ire
use; shall when Necessity rurn's
water for flushing out levers, thar,
consideration tnerec, together vii
D the amount OF the Did OF said Con-
pany, the said Company shall have II
= use OF all the pipes, mains and otht
> appliances nd the reservoir now b
longing to the said Town during Il
|. continuance OF this franchise; provide
the said Company shall MT, durir
the continuance of this franchise, r.
,, move any OF the pipes, mains or 9th
a appliances now belonging to ga