The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-28

4. The City Of Richmond expressly
reserves the right TO impose al any
time other conditions, regulations. re
strictions and requirements upon the
said .,,..,...,-....,-. -. and to pass all
ordinances necessary TO secure ell
cheney Of public service by the said
company AZ reasonable rates and to
compel the maintenance Of the prop
erty by the said comp, ~ In good
order throughout the term of the
grant
/ And the right and power 10 expressly
reserved to charge an annual sum for
the privilege of using and occupying
the streets of the city by the imposi.
tion Of tax ON poieg, wires and con
QUITS and q tax on gross receipts or
a license taN. either rr both. and for
su"n purpose the Auditor Of the City
OF Richmond and the Chairman Of the
Committee on 'iuAoea, or some ac-
countant duly authorized by said
Chairman. shall have the privilege tp
examine the books Of the said com
pany every six months iIi case
tax is imposed on the gross receipts
of the said company payment thereof
shall be made semi annually On the
first day of July and the first day of
January I'm each year. and all OF such
payments shall oe accompanied oy
statement of the amount OF such gross
receipts, sworn 80 by tl9c treasurer ar
secretary Of the said company
For any failure To comply with the
provisions Of this ordinance, or with
such additional regulations restric-
lions. conditions and requirements az
may be Imposed as herein provided
for. the privilege hereby granted shall
be forfeited and this ordinance may
be repealed and the franchise hereby
granted declared TO be at an end by
the City Council
5, Fer any failure to comply with
zay requirement If this ordinance or
of any ordinance aueHdat0rF- thereof,
the said ............---.. shaH be liable to
fine OF not less than ten nor more
thaa one hundred dollars for each Of
fense, each days failure TO be sepa
rate offense. But the imposition Of
any fine under this section snail not
interiors with or prevent forfeiture
under the foregoing section. such
faes shall be Feeoverabi before the
Police Justice Of the city of Richmond
6 All electrical wires, electrical FIX
lures and other electrical appliances
shall be installed and maintained in
manner satisfactory to the CITY Elec-
trictan.
7. The said company shall have
placed and kept in some single power
, station which shall be located In the
city of Richmond. an electrical me-
ehanical gong which shall be con
nected with the city fire alarm service
under the direction of the superiu
tendeut Of Fire Alarm to BE- used for
transmitting signals at the expense
of said company whenever II becomes
necessary in the opinion Of the Super
intendent OF the Fire Alarm or Of the
Chief Engineer OF the Fire Depart
ment to have the current cut off the
wires of said company for the protec-
tion Of the public during the progress
of a storm or fire or otherwise and
the said company shall, Immediately
upon the receipt of said signal, az any
time have the said current cut of
and allow 1t so 10 remain until noti-
fed by the proper official OF the Fire
Alarm and Police Telegraph Depart
again turned on. Should the said com
pany fail at any time to obey irnne
dtately@ any SURF starai whenever
given. II shall be liable TO a fine Of
one hundred dollars for any such fail
ure. recoverable before the Police Jus
tice of the City Of Richmond
The privileges hereby granted are
also given subject TO the following
conditions:
tl1 The said Observation-Disclosures, the
grantee herein. viii, within TWO months
from the hnal approval OF this ordi
nance. file with the Committee on
Streets an application for the route
that 1t desires to cover with its distr
button plant, which route the Com
mittee on streets may alter, enlarge
or diminish as 1t shall see fit. The
distribution system within such -ran&a
snail be begun within three months
aad completed within twelve months
after final action by the Committee on
Streets
t2) The grantee hereof expressly as
suuss the duty and burden of selling
electric current TOR llgh1 and power 10
every inhabltant Of the city of Rich
mond applying for the same. and In
consideration OF this consent hereby
given to the use and occupancy or all
the streets and alleys OF the City Of
Richmond for that purpose. and "a a
condition thereof. expressly contracts
and agrees that tins Council Of the
City OF Richmond shall have power at
any time and from time 10 time 10
prescribe routes covering any portion
IF the territory Of TIA said cIty-Aua
extending through any of the said
streets and alleys and TO require the
said grantee TO construct the neces-
sarY distribution system and erect the
necessary poles, wires. conduits and
other fixtures, and TO sell and deliver
electric curren. to any person within
said territory applying therefor not
withstandine IL may he true that r
com pltance with such requirement may
not ba profitable and VIII result in a
pecuniary loss to the said grantee. Il
being the intention of this provision
TO clothe the said Council with ahso-
lutte power to require the said grantee
to sell and deliver electric current in
any and all sections OF this clty OF
Richmond. and the construction OF the
distribution system necessary therefor,
whe never and TO whatever extent The
said Council shall deem reasonable and
necessary and Notwithstanding the ter
ritory SO ordered 20 be- covered and
the distribution system so required 10
be constructed may be uuf@munerative
and result In pecuuiarY toss 10 the
said grantee. The said grantee SHAH
begin construction of any such dtstri-
button system within three tSl months
and 0otrple'e the same within ak
months from the date of any such
requirement. and shan sell and de-
liver electric current 10 any person
applying therefor within the territory
- ordered to he served by the said
grantee at rates which shall not ex-
coed -eu tfe1 cents Pc" enc thousand
a. 6oa} watt hours except that there
of one dollar (s1.oet. For any failure
or refusal TO comply with the terms
OF this provision or with any require
ment made hereunder the said grantee
shall. ipso Saoto forfeit all rights and
privileges TO use and occupy any street
or alley within the said city under the
provisions Of this ordinance. and said
rights and privileges shall thereupen
cease and determine as IL by limita-
ton without further action on the part
of the City OF Richmond
go That the said .... shall
within twelve f1a} months from the
approval OF this ordinance, have in
stalled machinery for the generation
Of electric current for commercial
light and power purposes, exclusive of
street railway requirements, of at least
5000 X ", rated capacity
a. That when arbitration shah be
necessary to determine the terms tor
the Joint use Of conduits and poles,
1t shall be had as provided by chapter