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

An ORDINANCE granting to the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company of Virginia its successors
or assigns, the right to. construct,
maintain and operate general tele-
phone system in the city Of Alex
andria, and to erect, construct
and maintain the necessary poics,
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 /. That the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Company of Viz.
ginia its successors or assigns, be and
it is hereby granted the right to con-
struct, maintain and operate general
telephone system in the city Of Alex
andria, and to erect, construct and
maintain the necessary poles, wires,
conduits, cables end 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 well
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
mittee on Streets, and that the said
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company of Virginia, its successors
or assigns shall promptly replace and
properly relay, Of similar construc-
ton and similar material, under the
supervision of the City Engineer ard
the Committee on Streets, sufficient
area of any paving to make COM
plete and workmanlike Job OF any side
walk, street or alley that may be
necessary by reason of the erection
or construction Of said poles con-
duits or manholes or by reason of the
abandonment of pole, conduit or man
hole location, and shall keep the same
in repair for a period of five years
and upon the failure Of the said
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company of Virginia, its SUCCESSORS
or assigns, so to do. ate: ten
days notice in writing from the
City Engineer to the said Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company III
Virginia, its successors o. assigns,
the City Council may repair such por-
ton of the sidewalk, street or alley as
may be necessary by reason of fail
ure of the said Chesapeake and Po-
tomac Telephone Company OF Vir-
ginia, it's successors or assigns. 10
perform the above required conc!i-
tons and hold the said Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company of
Virginia, it's successors or assigns, IL
able for the cost of such repairs.
SECTION 3-That the said Che"a-
Ne and Potomac Telephone Com
Y of Virginia, its successors or
gns, Shall have the right 70
IAN underground conduit with
gag necessary man!Die; and
appliances. FOR distance not in eX-
cess of four hundred feet from its
central Office as now or hereafter To-
Gated all work in connection there
with to be done under the supervi-
sion of the City Engineer and the
Committee on Streets.
tomac Telephone Company CT Vir-
GINA, its successors o. assigns,
shall at any time, o. times
after twelve months written no.
tice, commence the work Of laying
underground .conduits with the necas
sary manholes and appliances.
The total amount of underground
conduits which the said Chesapeaka
and Potomac Telephone Company OF
Virginia, its successors or as
signs, shall be required 10 Ia
during the life of this fran
chise shall not be in excess i
seventy-eieht hundred feet to be laid
in such amounts and at such times
as may be ordained by the City Coun-
Gil of Alexandria, provided that the
said Chesapeake and Potomac feie~
phone Company of Virginia. ITS sue
cessors or assigns, shall not be re-
uuired by said City Council of
Alexandria to lay the total amount
herein provided for in q ics$
period than three years from the conl-
mencement of this franchise.
In event that the City Engineer and
the Committee on Streets and the
said Chesapeake and Potomac Telc.
phone Company of Virginia, its sue,
cessors or assigns. cannot agree, in
ninety days from the date IF the SER
vice of the aforesaid notice upon tie
location of said underground conduits.
then and in that event 4 third per
son shall! be chosen arbitrator by the
City Engineer, the Committee or
Streets, and the said Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Company of Viz
rjnia. it's successors o" assigns.
,.Lo-o decision as TO the loca ton