Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-26
OFFICIAL.

! AN ORDINANCE 10 provide loT Lie:
granting by the City Council OF Al
leyandria To the person or corporation
hereafter to be ascertained In the
manner prescribed by law. Of the
right or franchise TO lay and main
tain q single track railway on Royal
Street from the south side OF King
Street to the south side Of Frank
| lin Street. with suitable curves.
switches and connections 10 connect
with the track now laid and operated
Inv the Observation-Disclosures 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
and upon the tract, 10 be so laid.
cars operated and propelled bS cleo
tricity or other motive power than
steam.
Re ii ordained by the City Cnun-
Gil OF Alexandria. Virginia.:
Section /. That there shall be
granted in the manner prescribed
by the Constitution and Laws OF the
State Of Virginia the right or fran
chise TO lay and maintain q 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 to connect with the track
now laid and operated by the Wash
ington-Virginia Railway Company
on King Street, and to erect, con-
struct 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
motive power than steam, which
right or franchise is embodied in the
following draft of IN ordinance:
"An ordinance Ia grant To ......
it's SUCCESSORS anti assigns the right
or franchise to lay and maintain
siaglc 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 TO erect,
construct and maintain the necessary
polcs, fixtures and wires on, over,
nnder and along the said Street. and
tn 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.
Re it ordained by The City Conn-
cl! or Alexandria, Virginia:
Section !. That .............
....''....
its SUCCESSORS and assigns be and
Is hereby granted the right or fran
chise TO lay and maintain 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 con-
nectionS TO connect with the track
now laid and operated by the Wash
inglon-Virsinla Railway Company,
on King Street. and to erect, con-
struct 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 10 bc SO laid cars operated and
propelled by electricity or other mo-
tive power than steam.
Section 2. The right and fran
chisc hereby granted shall continue
for ten years unless sooner forfeited
as hereinafter provided for. and un-
less said right or franchise is re-
ncwcd in the manner prescribed by
the Constitution and Laws Of the
State OF Virginia. the said ......
$50
It's SUCCESSORS and assigns shall upon
the expiration thereof, or upon the
forfeiture thereof, remove IFS 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-
ell of Alexandria. its City Engineer.
or other officer having supervision
over its streets, avenues and high
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