Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-23

INGTON DULY HLLD ON THE
FOURTH DAY OF NOVEN BEts
1910. THE FOLLOWING OKDI
NANCE WAS ENACTED:
AN ORDINANCE
Proposing TO Grant the Franchise
and Privilege of Furnishing Elec.
tricity for Lighting, Heating and
Power within the Town of Lexing-
ton, to said Town or to such other
Persons or Corporations as NAV de-
sire to Purchase the same, and to
that end, of using the Streets and
Alleys of said Town under reason
able Regulation to be prescribed by
the Council.
BE 1T ORDAINED by the Mayor
and Council of me Town of Licking
ton:
First. That the said Town here
by invites bids for the Franchise
and Privilege offurnish hing e lectric.
ity for lighting, heating and power
within the Town of Lexington, Vir
GINA, and Of using the streets and
alleys of said Town under reason
able regulation by the Council
thereof; on substantially the follow
ing terms, that is to say:
LIST. All bids for such franchise
or privilege shall be in writing, and
" here made by a corporation shall
be under it's corporate seal dulv
authenticated.
End. ALI such bids shall be duly
sealed and delivered to the Mayor
of said Town between the hours of
eight o'clock p. no. and nine O'Clock
p. m. during an open session of said
Council to be held in the Council
Chambe of said Town on the lO6h
Cay of December, 1910, and the said
Town reserves the right to reject
any and all bids as prescribed by
law.
Bird. The cost of advertising this
ordinance shall be paid TO the Town
by the grantee of such franchise
and, privilege.
4th- The said grantee shall be
permitted to erect and use during
the continuance of the franchise
granted as aforesaid, in and upon
the streets and alleys o. said Town,
such poles as may be necessary for
the conduct of electricity for the
Use of said Town and of all persons,
firms and corporations TO whom it
shall be entitled to 'deliver electric
lty, and to equip said poles with
all wires, cables and other applian-
ces necessary for the conduct of |
such electricity as aforesaid. The |
location of such poles shall be under |
the direction of the Street Commit |
Tee OF the Council subject to review |
Dy the Council on complaint of auv
citizen uf the Town; provided that
n no event shall such poles be To- |
lated in the street between the |
thereof, or any trees i'm
streets trimmed or other wise defaced |
Oy said grantee without the express |
OF the Council Nor shall |
my tree growing on private prop
srty be trimmed or defaced for such |
purpose without the consent in |
writing of such property owrer.
Such poles shall be straight, strip
ped of bark and set securely in the |
ground and the said grantee shall
restore to its former condition all |
portions Of such streets and alleys
'r other places as it may disturb in
setting or using said poles.
9Th. All poles. wires, cables or other
appliances erected or used by said
under the franchise hera-
n provided for within the limits OF said
Town, shall be continuously kept In
such condition as not TO interfere with
rec or uninterrupted travel or other
proper use of said streets by said
Town or the public or to constitute a
ource OF danger or damage 10 persons
Or property within said Town
9th. The said grantee shall indem.
lify and save harmless the said Towr
md all other persons against nny loss,
damage or liability suffered or Incurred
~ reason of any act or omissions
If said grantee.
18th. The said Town shall have the
light to use the poles OF the said gran
ee. located within its limits, for the
purpose of stringing thereon any wires it
nay need for public service including
nv police or fire alarm system, to
which end the said grantee shall pro.
tide su flicient space on its cross arIns
or said wires whenever in the opinion
If the Council the said wires may be
hall so use its own wires as not to In
ure the wires, poles or cables of said
grantee.
9Th. Should the condition OF the
treets and alleys of tho Town, from
he multiplicity of poles or otherwise,
% such that in the opinion of the Coun-
Ill the interests of the Town require
hat any pole or poles of the said gran
ee should be used by any other person,
irm or corporation for the cond uct OF
electricity to property within said Town
whether public or private, the Council
In, II have noMar by the Nnf..s of t.rn