Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-18
OFFICIAL.

! granting by the City Council OF Al
avardria RI The person or corporation
hereafter to be ascertaned IN the
manner prescribed by law. OF the
| riohr or franchise 10 lay and main
.rain a single track railway on Royal
. 81 rect from The south side OF King
stree, TO 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-Virgin Rail
way Company 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 cleo
vricty or other motive power than
steam.
! Be ii ordained by the City Conn
icil Of Alexandria, Virginia.:
| Section /. That there shall be
| granted in the manner prescribed
|! BY the Constitution and Laws of the
Stale OF Virginia the right or fran
chise TO lay and maintain 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
connections To conncct with the track
now laid and operated by the Wash
! Virginia Railway Company
on King Street. and 10 erect. con-
slrucl and maintain The necessary
poles. fixtures and wires on, over. UNI
der and along the said Street. and
10 run and operate over and upon
! the track to be so laid cars operated
and propelled by electricity or other
motive power than steam, which
fright or franchise is embodied in the
s.. following draft of an ordinance:
I An ordinance 10 grant 10 ~.....
-
its successors and assigns the righi
/ or franchise to lay and maintain a
single track railway on Royal Street
from the south side OF King Street
TO The south side of Franklin Street.
with suitable curves. switches and
connections 10 connect with the
track now laid and operated by the
. Virginia 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
TO 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.
Ec il ordained by the City Coun-
ell of Alexandria. Virginia:
Section |. That .............
its successors and assigns he and
is hereby granted the right or fran
chise 10 lay and maintain 4 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-
neciionS 10 connect with the track
now laid and operated by the Wash
ington-Eirginia Railway Company.
on King Street, and 10 erect. con-
srruct and maintain the necessary
poles. fixtures and wires on. over, un-
der and along the said Street and To
run and operate over and upon the
track TO be so laid cars operated and
propelled by electricity or other mo-
tive power Than steam.
Section >. The right and fran
chise hereby granted shall continue
for ten years unless sooner forfeited
as hereinafter provided for. and up-
less said right or franchise is re-
nrwcd in the manner prescribed by
the CONSTITUTION ana Laws ol IN"
State OF Virginia, the said ......
its successors and assigns shall upon
the expiration thereof. or upon the
forfeiture thereof. remove its 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 10 be done
as may be directed by the City Coun-
ell OF Alexandria. its City Engineer.
or other officer having supervision
over its streets. avenues and high
ways.
Section .. That .............