Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-04-12

VI al ihueDteunesS and one dollar ad-
ditional for connection
Section 6. AS security for the
payment of bills, the grantee NAV
demand, and any new consumer shall
upon such demand deposit with the
said grantee an amount equal to the
estimated service for two months.
whenever the service is discontinued
the deposit, less any moneys the con-
sumer may owe to the grantee at
that time, shall be Immediately re-
turned to the depositor.
Secction z. Every person, partner
ship, association or corporation using
or desiring to use the electrical cur
rent shall allow said grantee, it's
agents or employees, to entor at any
and all reasonable times upon his.
her or their premises, for the pur-
pose of inspecting, repairing or re-
moving the electric wires, meters.
switchboards and appliances belong
ing to said grantee. and il any such
person. partn ership, association or
corporation shall refuse to do so. the
said grantee shall not be required to
furnish and may Mt once discontinue
To furnish current to such person.
partnership. association or corporation
Section g. The right is hereby re-
served to the town of Pocahontas to
use tho poles of said grantee, free of
charge but uEder the supervision of
the local manager of said grantee.
for fire alarm and police alarm pur-
poses, but in such manner as will
not interfere with their use by said
grantee; provided, however, that said
fire alarm and police wires shall in
all cases be placed above those of the
grantee.
Section .. The said grantee cove
nnnts aud ngreea to save tho town of
Pocahontas free and harmless from
MI damages and expense incurred or
to he incurred by reason of any act.
conduct or negligence of its agents,
servants and. employees, in the con-
Stfuction. operation and maintenance
of such electric system.
Section 10. Said grantee shall fur
nish To the twon of Pocnhontas ut all
times during the life of this fran
chiso, such arc or other street lights
for lighting the streets, avenues.
parks or other public grounds and
places Mt prices to be agreed upon by
said town and said grantee.
Snptinn hru ,,..,,,
interfere with, cut, injure or destroy
any of the poles. wires or other prom
erty of the said grantee, constructed
and maintained in accordance with
the provisions of this Ordinance, in
the corporate limits Of the said town
of Pocahontas shall be guilty uf mis-
dcmeanor.
Section IL. Failure of said n..st4sr>s.
to conform to any of the E.,6tviissiid. g Of
tSd,das this franchise shall work ssforfeiture
Section 49, The right, privilege
and franchise herein granted shall
continue for period of twenty (2O)
years from the date of the passage
and approval of this Ordinance.
Section ID. rhe grantee to whom
this right, privilege and franchise is
awarded shall execute bond, with
good and sufficient surety, in favor of
the town of Pocahontas in the sum of
So, 10000, conditioned upon the con-
struction. and putting into operation
and maintaining the plant or plants
provided for in the light, privilege
and franchise hereby granted.
Section 2. That upon the approval
of this ordinance by the Mayor Of the
twon of Pocahontas, it shall be the
duty of the Recorder of said town to
cause the said ordinance to be adver-
tised once week in the Clinch
Valley News, Tazewell, Va, news
paper of general circulation, publish
cd in the County of Tazewell, State
of Virginia (there being no paper
published in said Town. as the ad-
vertisement required by law, inviting
bids in writing for the franchises,
privileges or rights proposed to be
granted in the proposed ordinance,
which bids are to be in writing and
delivered on the 22nd day OF. May,
1912, at the hour of 8 80 p. m.
o'clock, to the presiding officer of the
Council of the town of Pocahontas, in
open session of said Council to be
dealt with and acted upon in the
mode prescribed by law. All cost Of
advertising shall be paid by the town
of Pocahontas provided, however, that
such cost shall be reimbursed to said
town by tie person or corporation to
whom the franchise, privilege or