Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-29
OFFICIAL.

corporation or corporations, hsreaf
ter to be ascertained III the manner
prescribed by Law, of the right tt
construct. maintain and operate 9
general telephone system in the City
of Alexandria, and to erect, CON
struct and maintain the necessary
poles wires, conduits, cables and fix.
lures Oil, over, along, in, under and
through the streets, public alleys and
other public ways and places in the
City of Alexandria, for the afore.
said purpose.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF ALEXANDRIA
VIRGINIA.
SECTION THAT there shall be
granted, in the manner prescribed by
Section 1O33f of the Code of Virginia
of 1904, the rights and privileges on,
over, along, in under and through
the .streGts, public alleys and other
public ways and places in the City
Of Alexandria, which are embodied in
the following draft Of an ordinance.
All IL
its successors or assigns, the right
to construct, maintain and operate
a general telephone system in the
city Of Alexandria, and to erect, con-
struct and maintain the necessary
poles, wires, conduits, cables and
fixtures, on, over, along, in, under
and through the streets, public al
leys and, other public ways and places
in the city of Alexandria, for the
aforesaid purpose.
Be it ordained by the City Council
of Alexandria, Virginia.
Section l.. That :, it's
successors or assigns be and it is
hereby granted the right to construct
maintain and operate general telc-
phone system in the City of Alex
andria, and to erect, construct and
maintain the necessary poles, wires,
conduits, cables and fixtures, on, over,
along, in under and through the
streets, public alleys and other pub.
lie ways and places in the City of
Alexandria, for the aforesaid pur-
pose. upon the conditions and pro-
visions hereinafter set forth, as we'll
as under those set forth in any Or
dinance OF the City of Alexandria not
in conflict with this ordinance. =
SECTION 2.-That the location of
poles, overhead fixtures, wires and
cables, and the location, design and
construction of conduits and man
holes by virtue of this ordinance shall
meet with the approval and be sub
iect to the supervision and direction
of the City Engineer and the. Com,
mittcc on Streets, and that the SAID
its successors or assigns
shall promptly replace and properly,
relay, OF similar construction and
similar material, under the supervl-
cion of the City Engineer and the
Committee on Streets, sufficient area
of any paving to make a complete
and workmanlikc job of any side
walk, street OF alley that may DC
necessary by reason of the erection
or construction of said poles con-
duits or manholcs or by, reason OF the
abandonment Of pole, conduit or man.
hole location, and shall keep the same
in repair for. a period pf five years
and upon tho failure Of the said
it's SUCCESSORS or assigns, SO to
do after ten days notice in writing
from the City Engineer to the said
it's successors or assigns
the City Council may repair such por-
ton of the sidewalk, street or alley as a.
may be necessary by reason or tall-
- IF tbo said Its sue
cessors or assigns, to perform the
above required conditions and hold
the said its successors or
assigns, liable for the cost of such
repairs.
SECTION 3.-That the said
it's successors or assigns, shall nave
the right to lay All underground con-
dlljt with the necessary manholes and
appliances, for a distance not IN cx-
cess of four hundred feet from It's
central office as now or hereafter To-
cated all work in connection there
with to be done under the supervl-
sion Of the City Engineer and the Com
mittee on Streets.
That the said its sue
cessors or assigns, shall ut any time
or times, after twelve months writ,
ten notice, commence the work OF
LAYING underground conduits witt
the necessary manholcs and aPPii'
anceS.
The total amount Of underground
conduits which the said Jus
successors or assigns, shall be re
ulired to lay during the life of thu:
franchise shall not be in excess o.
scventy-cight hundred feet to be lac
in such amounts and al such times
as NAV be ordained by the City Coun
cil of Alexandria, provided that tn.
said ,lts SUCCESSORS VI
assigns, shall not be required by sait
City Council of Alexandria to lay tn
total amount herein provided for IL
less period than three years from
the commencement of this franchise
In the event that City Engineer ant
thc Committee on Streets and th'
s,;d its successors Or
assigns, cannot agree, in ni4Ssy day
from the date Of the service OF TIL