Evening star., 1930-06-15
MEETING IS CALLED
ON NEW GAS MAINS.
Falls Church Council Will
Hear Citizens WedneS-
day Night.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch TO The star.
FALLS CHURCH, Va, June 14-The
town council Of Falls Church is hold
ing q special meeting Wednesday night
in the town council rooms for the pur-
pose Of affording the people of the town
a public hearing on the proposed ex-
tension of the mains of the RoSslyn
Gas Co. into the corporation.
The company has been making a
canvass Of the town during the past
weeks to ascertain sections in which
householders are desirous of obtaining
service. Their proposed extension Is
still tentative and can be ampltfled II
the residents evince a desire for addi-
tional service. OfficialS of the company
will be in attendance Wednesday to
answer questions.
While these plans are being prepared
by the Rosslyn Gas Co. before q fran
chise can be granted to them, the coun-
Gil will be required to advertise for
competitive bids, the ordinance as drawn
up empowering the council to reject all
bids If it deems wise. The term of the
franchise as drafted is 80 years.
Must Get Council o. X.
The ordinance under consideration
requires that the location of all pipes,
mains, manholes, connections, meters
and other equipment used to transmit
illuminating gas shall be subject to the
approval of the town council. It pro-
vides that the work shall be done so
as not to interfere with the use of the
streets and public grounds while con-
struction Is in progress; that when the
latter are used for underground con-
struction, the surface shall be restored
in a reasonable time to the same or
better condition existing prior to the
beginning of the work. 1t further stip-
ulates that no damage be done to un-
derground construction of any other
public service corporation or Of the
town, and that the gas mains shall not
interfere with any connections with
water or sewerage pipes which may now
or hereafter be laid. Whenever any
pipes, manhloSe or mains interfere with
future street Improvements the coun-
ell reserves the right to compel the
company to move its works or, after 80
days notice, to have it done at the
company's expense. The company
agrees to indemnify the town council
from any expense for damage or de-
etruction suffered by any person or
property during this work.
The proposed franchise requires the
company to give bond for 81 1000 that 1t
will promptly repair and replace all
streets and sidewalks damaged In the
construction work. It requires a bond
Of $2,500 that the company will con-
struct the minimum system to be agreed
on within a stipulated number OF
months.
Minimum System.
The minimum system as outlined In
the proposed franchise calls for mains
along washington street from the north
eastern boundary Of the corporation
southeast to the intersection with the
Masonville road, along Broad street
from its intersection with West street
southeast to q point opposite the par
sonaee of the Southern Methodist
Church, Cedar street throughout its en-
tire length, Brown street from its in
tersection with Cedar street to its in
tersection with the northeast boundary
line Of the town. Columbia street from
its junction with Maple avenue to q
point approximately 400 feet southerly
from its intersection with Cherry street,
Cherry street from its intersection with
Columbia street in q SouthweSterly d.
rection for 935 feet: Maple avenue from
its intersection with Columbia street in
q westerly direction for 500 feet;
Great Falls street from its inter-
section with Washington street in
a northwesterly direction to Little
Falls street: Little Falls street
from its intersection with Great Falls
street In a southwesterly direction for
e40 feet, with extensions from Brown
street and Washington street Sufncient
to care for houses and business proper
ties now existing In the block lying
north Of Washington street Immediately
east Of the Washington Virginia Rail-
way Co. at East End.
This system Is described as the mini
mum system which the grantee will be
REQUIRED TO construct Immediately. It
will be added to from time to time IN
accordance with reasonable demands
and necessities Of the residents. Elk
tensions must be made by the company
on any street upon written applica-
ton of proposed customers wnere the
extension does not exceed 100 feet OF
pipe line per customer.
The oficers of the company who at
tended the council meeting last Mon
day stated that gas would be supplied
on high-pressure lines direct from Gar. n
endon. that an even how would be
Y1aintained at all times and that the
pipes viii be buried ) feet in the
ground.