HomeMy Public PortalAbout1977_07_13_O011 TOWN OF LEESBURG
IN
LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA
PRESENTED July 13, 1977
ORDINANCE NO. 77-0-11 ADOPTED July 13, 1977
THE CHESAPEAKE AND POTOMAC
AN ORDINANCE: GRANTING TO TELEPHONE COMPANY OF VIRGINIA, ITS SUC-
CESSORS AND ASSIGNS, A FRANCHISE TO USE THE STREETS
AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES OF THE TOWN OF LEESBURG, VIR-
GINIA, FOR ITS POLES, WIRES, CONDUITS, CABLES AND
FIXTURES.
WHEREAS, this Council at a meeting held on the 25th day of
May, 1977 enacted an ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE Granting a
franchise to , its successors and as-
signs, to use the streets and other public places of the Town of
Leesburg, Virginia, for its poles, wires, conduits, cables and
fixtures" and a resolution entitled "A RESOLUTION Authorizing
advertisement for bids for telephone franchise"; and
WHEREAS, such ordinance was published in the Loudoun Times-
Mirror, a newspaper having general circulation in the Town of Lees-
burg, Virginia at least once a week for four successive weeks as
required by law, and a certificate of such publication has been
filed with the Clerk of Council of the Town of Leesburg; and
WHEREAS, the presiding officer of the Council thereupon in-
vited bids for such franchise as required by law; and
THE CHESAPEAKE AND POTOMAC TELEPHONE
WHEREAS, COMPANY OF VIRGINIA submitted in writ-
ing a bid in the amount of $ 100.00 for the franchise; and
WHEREAS, a bond in the amount of $500.00 has been submitted
by said Company, in accordance with Section 15.1-312, Code of Vir-
ginia of 1950, as amended:
NOW, THEREFORE, ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg,
Virginia, as follows:
SECTION I.
THE CHESAPEAKE AND POTOMAC TELEPHONE
COMPANY OF VIRGINIA , its suc-
cessors and assigns, for a period of twenty-five years be and is
hereby authorized and empowered to construct, maintain and operate
its posts, poles, conduits, manholes, ducts, cables, wires and all
other necessary overhead and underground apparatus on, over, along,
in, under and through the streets, alleys, highways and other pub-
lic places within the limits of the Town of Leesburg, in the 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; PROVIDED:
(a) All poles erected by said Company shall be neat and sym-
metrical, and shall be so located as £n 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 in-
stallation 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.
(b) The erection of poles and construction of conduits, under
the provisions of this ordinance, shall be subject to the super-
vision of a representative of the Town, and said Company shall re-
place and properly relay any sidewalk or street pavement which may
have been displaced or damaged by it in the construction and main-
tenance of its system.
(c) 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 be reserved, free of charge, for the purpose of
carrying wires of any fire alarm or police telegraph 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, and in no case used to carry electric light or high-ten-
sion currents.
(d) 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 erection, construction or negligent maintenance of its
said lines.
SECTION II. Nothing in this ordinance shall be construed to
grant unto the said Company any exclusive right or to prevent a
grant of similar privileges to other companies.
SECTION III. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage.
PASSED this 13th day of July , 1977.
ATTEST:
Mary An~e Newman, Mayor
Town of-Leesburg