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AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A FRANCHISE TO THE
ITS SUCCESSORS AD'D ASSIGNS, TO US -2
THE STREETS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES OF THE TOWN OF LEESBURG,
VIRGINIA, FOR ITS POLES, WIRES, CONDUITS, CABLES AND FIXTURES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CO2Z ON COUNCIL OF THE TOWN
OF LEESBURG, LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA, that the
its successors and assigns, for a
period of thirty (30 years be and is hereby authorized and
empowered to construct, maintain and operate its posts, poles,
conduits, manholes, ducts, cables, wires and all other neces-
sary overhead and underground apparatus on, over, along, in,
under and through the streets, alleys, highways and other
public places within the limits of the Town of Leesburg, in the
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County of Loudoun, and State of Virginia; and to use the
property
of other companies and permit other companies to use its property
upon such arrangements as the two companies may agree; pF.OVIDEp•
SECTION 1. That all poles erected by said Company
shall be neat, symmetrical and painted, and the length thereof
shall not be less than twenty (20) feet above the surface of the
ground, and shall be so located as in no way to interfere with
the safety or convenience of persons traveling on or over the
said streets, alleys, highways and other public places; and in
the installation and maintenance of its underground system,
said Company shall not open or encumber more of any street,
alley, highway or other public place than will be necessary to
enable it to perform the work with
proper economy and efficiency.
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SECTION 2. That the erection of poles and con-
struction conduits provisions
subjeettheunder
supervision ofthe Chairmaroof1thecStreet
Committee
or some other representative appointed by said Common
Council, and said Company shall
replace and properly relay any
sidewalk or street pavement which may have been displaced
damaged
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or
by it in the construction and maintenance of its system.
SECTION 3. That space on one (1) crossarm of the
poles erected, or in one (1) duct
of the conduits constructed
under the provisions of this ordinance, shall
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be reserved, free
or charge, for the purpose of carrying wires of any fire -alarm
Police telegraph
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system owned and maintained by said Town,
provided the said wires are placed
and maintained in such a
manner as may be prescribed by the said Company,
used to
and in no case
carry electric light or high: -tension currents.
SECTION 4, That the said Company shall maintain
its lines in good and safe
order and condition; and shall at all
times fully indemnify, protect
and save harmless the said Town
from and against all claims arising from the
tior. or
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erection, censtruc-
negligent maintenance of its
said lines.
subject to thSECTION 5. Said Company shall at all times be
own ordinances
hereafter now in existance, or which may be
companies. to relative to the
use of the streets by telephone
be construed SECTION 6. That nothing in this ordinance shall
be to
or o grant unto the
prevent said Company any exclusive rigIA
grant of similar
privileges to other companies.
from its SECTION 7. This ordinance shall be in force
passage,
ADOPTED_ ��, 1917.
TESTE: all
"PROVED 1-"I off- % —.19 17.
Mayor
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BE IT RESOLVED BY
OF LE"SBURG, VIFGINIA, that 1-_ -.exed
"Al, OFT)I!!f`!,CF GF(; TIEG t FP.ArC: 1>
ITS SUCCESSORS AND AS61131, S,
STRIF-'IS -0-'ND OTILIR PUB .IC PLACES OF TF;: T(';M.,i OF L
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tised once a week for four --ucccive -ezk$ in the
E- ne -,,;ar,ar publi3hc-d in Virginia, and s-uvin,-
aneral circulation in t:. and t! -,&t said &Iver-
t13er.--ent shall invit, bids for t -,.e frBnc.,.Ise rrci:,,Osed to be gr&rut,-c
in cvid ordin,-,nce, bid,,i tr be in ;."ritin,,y crd deliverel'
to t: -.Q nresidir:, officar o• t -,e ir
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by o
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