Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-07-30

phone Company of Virginia shall moi
/ be increased during the life of the
| franchise hereby granted without
the consent of the State Corporation
! Commission of Virginia, or such othe,
other body as may have Jurisdiction
tower telephone local exchange rates
in the State of Virginia.
!, And the said Chesapeake and Poto.
mac Telephone Company Of Virginia
its successors or assigns, agrees to
give to the City Council of Alexan-
dria at least ninety days notice ii
writing of any application to increase
! local exchange rates, to be made &c
the State Corporation Commission CT
to any other body having jurisdiction
! over telephone local exchange rates
in the State of Virginia.
SECTION 5-That the said Chesa
; pcake and Potomac Telephone Com.
+: pany of Virginia, it's successors
or assigns, shall furnish to the
City Council of Alexandria twelve
telephones, free of charge to
be located in such City offices, en-
CINE houses, schools Or police sta
lions within the corporate limits of
( the City Of Alexandria, as may be de-
: signated by the said City Council of
Alexandria, at the Almshouse of the
City of Alexandria, in the county
F, of Alexandria; the free service shall
be for municipal business to all tele-
phones within the area to which To-
cal service is furnished to the sub
scribers Of the Chesapeake and Poto-
mac Telephone Company OF Virginia,
its successors or assigns in the City
of Alexandria.
! SECTION 6-Said Chesapeake anG
Potomac Telephone Company of Wiz.
GINA, its successors or assigns,
shall at all times be subject to
the City ordinances now in exiS-
tence, or which may be hereafter
passed relative to the use of it's
streets, sidewalks, public alleys and
other public ways and places, and the
said Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company of Virginia, its sue
cessors or assigns, agrees by accept
ing this franchise that the City
Council of Alexandria shall retain
and reserve all its rights, powers
and jurisdiction which it may exer-
else under its police powers.
: SECTION THE rights and privi-
leges hereby granted shall continue
for twenty-five years, unless sooner
forfeited, and unless this franchise is
renewed in the manner provided by
law, the said Chesapeake and Poto-
mac Telephone Company of Virginia,
its successors or assigns, shall
upon the termination Of the fran.
chise remove it's poles, wires,
conduits and cables from, on, over
along, in, under and through
) the streets, sidewalks, public alleys
and other public ways and places in
the City of Alexandria, and shall re-
place the portion of said streets, side
walks, public alleys and other pub
lie ways and places occupied by it
! under the supervision of the City
; Engineer and the Committee on
Streets, in good condition and Of like
material, within reasonable time;
or in case of failure so to do the City
Council Of Alexandria may have the
: said7wor done and the expenses there
of shall be paid by the said Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone Com
pany of Virginia, it successors OF
assigns.
. SECTION S-That whenever re-
quested by the City Engineer and the
Committee on Streets, the said Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone Com.
pany of Virginia, its successors
or assigns, shall within sixty days
furnish an accurate detailed state
rent of the number and To-
cation of its poles, the number Of
cross arms on each. the number Of
wires and cables thereto attached,
and the location Of all it's subways,
conduits and manholes, the kind size
and approximately the tensile streng-
tn of supporting Or service wires, and
the voltage employed, together with
such other information in connection
with its plant as may be considered
necessary by the City Engineer and
the Committee on Streets.
/ SECTION 9-The said Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company If
Virginia, its successors or as
signs, agrees and binds Itself
or themselves to hold the City
Council Of Alexandria free and
harmless from liability, from any and
all dama~es that may accrue to any
person or persons, or corporation or
= corporations, on account of injury or
damage to person or property grow
! ing out Of the construction, improve
ment, maintenance, repair or opera
ton of the works and fixtures hereby
authorized. and whenever the City
Council is liable therefor and shall
be sued for damage either indepen-
IDENTIFY or jointly, with said Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone Com
pary of Virginia. its successors o,
assigns, on account Thereof, the said
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company of Virginia, its successors
or assigns. upon notice to it OF
them By the City Council of Alex
andra, will defend the City Coun'
Gil of Alexandria in such suit