Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-12
DO(K.sTREET RAILROAD.
Ordinance Allowing the Track 10 be
Removed from the North 20 tho
AOufh i0p.

The following is the ordinance passed
by both branches of the City Council
with reference to the removal Of the
railroad track from the north to the
south side Of the dock.
AN ORDISANcE TO ALLOW THE RICHMOND
AND pANVILLE RAILROAD COMPANY 40
lay TRACK on THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE
DOCK.
Be IL orddincd 6y the City Council of The city
NJ Rich~Ond. section /. That lermission
is hereby granted 10 the Richmond aud
Dabvile Railroad Company TO construct
and operate with all necessary engines ana
cars. under the conditions and upon the
terms herein set forth, single railway
track, beginning at we yard OF the said
said Fourteenth TO continue on and along
the street on the south side OF the dock close
to the southern side OF the present trestle OF
the Richmond and Allegheny Railroad
Company until IL reaches seventeenth
street. then TO cross Seventeenth street and
continue in "a similar manner along said
street ON the south side OF said dock until IL
reaches the piopeIty OF the Richmond ana
Allegheny Railroad Company, and, ate!
passing through the property OF the said
Rich mond and Allegheny Railroad Com
pany and crossing the dock. as may be
agreed upon between the said Richmond
and Allegheny Railroad Company and the
ny, 10 enter upon Dock or Water street.
west Of Fear street, and TO cross said Dock
street al such points, grades aud curvatures
as may be designated 10y the Committee on
streets. by and with the advice OF the City
Engineer: Provided, however that the
privilege herein allowed isgranted upon the
condition and with the understandin, that
the said Richmond and Danvile Rail
road Company do. by accepting tue
sajd privilege, disclaim and surren.
der any and all privileges or per-
missions from the said city or its proper
officers TO use or operate Its present or any
other track upon Dock street east OF the
western line Of Seventeenth street. except
as herein provided: and upon the further
condition that the said Rich mond and Dan
Vile Railway Company snail within SIX
months from the passage OF this ordinance
remove all OF its tracks and appliances con
nected herewith ON said Dock street east
OF The western line OF Seventeenth street.
and shall restore 80 much OF said DOCK
street occupied by It's track and eppendages
10 n condition similar 10 that OF the rest OF
the Driveway OF said Dock street.
Section 2. All work, OF whatever nature. as
TO position, grades. and curvaLures. done
upon the said streets IN constructing SAID
railway, shall he done under the superyi-
sion OF the city Engineer and subject to
the approval OF the Committee on Streets.
Upon tie laying OF said track the said R'ch-
mOnd and Ianville Railroad Company
shall Immediately restore so much OF the
streets as may be injured by such laying 10
a con dltion similar to that In which IL was
before the said track was laid, aud shall al
all times pave, grade, repaye, rsgrade
and repair all Of said streets as 10 which
this privilege extends In such manner
and 10 sucn extent as the Committee
on Streets may direct. Whenever toe
grade or grades OF the streets TO which
the privilege herein granted applies shall
he changed by authority Of the city Coun-
Gil the grade OF the track TO be laid under
this ordinance shall be made by and at the
expense Of the said Richmond and Dan
ville Railroad Company to conform forth
with o such new grade or grades.
eection 3. All injury 10 person or pro
pefty that may arise from the construction
or operation along any OF said streets of the
railway hereby permitted shall, when pro
perry ascertain ed. be charge against the
said Richmond and Danville Railroad Com
pany whenever the same happens by IL,
act or negligence; and In no event shall the
city be liable therefor.
Section 4, The use OF the streets hereby
permitted are 10 be subject 10 all ordl-
nsnces now In force or that moy hereafter
be ordained as TO the streets OF the city. The
streets as TO which the privilege herebJ
granted is given snail not be occupied al
any time by the engines or cas o. the
said Richmond and Danyille Railroad Com
pany. except when moving across or alon-
the same. For any Violation OF this sectlop
the sal d com pany shall be liable to f1ne 10
be imposed by the Police Justice OF 500,
each days violation TO he separate
offence.
Section 5. The construction OF the railway
hereby permitted shall he construed AS al
ACKNOWLEDGMENT and agreement on the
part ofsaid Richmond and Danyille Rail
read Company that all oftne conditions aud
provisions OF this ordinance are accepted
by them aud will be compiled with.
Stction q. The privilege granted In the
first section sh all continue until the Rlch-
mond and Danville Railroad Compan'
shall fail TO perform The condition above ex-
presteo as TO the removal OF It's track 90
Dock street east OF the western side OF Sew
enfeenth street or uutii revoked by thr
vote OF two successiVely elected CITY COun-
ellis OF the city OF Richmond. and for ak
months siter the passage OF the o.dlnance
or resolution reyoRing said privilege.
secton z. Unless the privilege hereby
granted be fully exercised within six
months nom the passage ofthis ordnance
then The same shall stand annulied aud re-
yoked.
Under this ordinance the track will
cross the dock from the south to the
north side at point nearly opposite
Pear street that is to say, between
four and five hundred yards above the
ship.loc