Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-17
OFFICIAL.

| AN ORDINANCE 10 provide for the
granting By the City Council OF Al
eyandria 10 the person or corporation
hereafter 70 be ascertained in the
manner prescribed BY law. Of the
RICH, or franchise TO lay and main
tain a single track railway on Royal
.Street from The south side Of King
Street 10 the south side OF Frank
lin Street, with suitable curves,
switches and connections TO connect
with the track now laid and operated
bv the Washington-Virgini Rail
! way Company on King Street. and
/ TO erect. construct and maintain the
necessary poles. fixtures and wires
| on. over. under and along the said
Street, and 10 run and operate over
tand upon the track 10 be so laid.
cars operated and propelled by cleo
itriciIy or other motive power than
Steam.
! Be il ordained by the City Coun-
ell of Alexandria, Virginia:
| Section l. That there shall be
| granted in The manner prescribed
Thy the Constitution and Laws OF the
! State OF Virginia the right or fran
chisn to lay and maintain single
track railway on Royal Street from
4 the south side Of King Street TO
the south side OF Franklin Street
! with suitable curves switches and
| connections TO connect with the track
now laid and operated by the Wash
/. Virginia Railway Company
on King Street. and TO erect. CON
| srruct and maintain the necessary
poles. fixtures and wires on over. I'M
der and along the said Street. and
10 run and operate over and upon
The track 10 be so laid cars operated
! and propelled by electricity or other
motive power than steam, which
right or franchise is embodied in The
following draft OF an ordinance:
! AN ordinance 10 grant TO
its successors and assigns the right
/ or franchise 10 lay and maintain Il
single track railway on Royal Street
from tho south side of King Street
10 the south side Of Franklin Street.
with suitable curves. switches and
connections 10 connect with the
track now laid and operated by The
! Washinsion-Eirgin Railway Com
pany on King Street. and 10 erect.
construct and maintain the necessary
poles. fixtures and wires on. over.
under and along the said Street. and
10 run and operate over and upon the
track 10 be so laid cars operated and
propelled by electricity or other mo-
tive power than steam.
BE it ordained By The City Coun-
Gil of Alexandria. Virginia:
Section /. That ........
-
its Successors and assigns be and
is hereby granted The right or fran
chisc 10 lay and maintain Il single
track railway on Royal Street from
the south side of King Street 10 the
south side OF Franklin Street. with
suitable curves switches and con
necrionS 10 connect with the track
now laid and operated by The Wash
ington-Fir@inia Railway Company.
on King Street. and to erect. CON
poles. fixtures and wires on. over. I'M
der and along The said Street and 10
run and operate over and upon the
track 10 be 50 laid cars operated and
propelled by electricity or other mo-
tive power Than steam.
Section >. The right and iran
chiSe hereby granted shall continue
for Ten years unless sooner forfeited
as hereinafter provided for. and I'M
less said right or franchise is re-
ncwcd in the manner prescribed by
the Constitution and Laws OF the
State of Virginia. the said ...
......... -.
its successors and assigns shall upon
the expiration thereof. or upon the
forfeiture thereof, remove lis track.
poles. fixtures and wires from over
under and along the portions OF the
street aforesaid described and COM
pretended in the right or franchise
hereby granted. and shall restore
replace or repair the said portions
of said street to correspond with the
paving or other state OF Improvement
then existing. the work to be done
as may be directed by the City COun-
Gil OF Alexandria. lis City Engineer
or other officer having supervision