Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-20
THE HORSE CAR LINE.
PROPOSED EXTENSION OF THE CokPA'
EYs FRANCHISES.
Features ef ths New 0rdinanee-Matters
Of Interest to All the Aich-
mond Public.

on Streets for some time. 1t was referred
TO subcommittee Of three, and by them
considered aud reported back TO the Street
Committee, which met last night ct 1880
O'Clock, and after two hours considers
ton OF the ordinance decided 10 recommend
it TO the City Council.
TUE GIsT OF IT.
The ordinance as It goes TO the Council
provides for the operation OF double and sih-
gle tracks on the lines as at present operated
by the company.
The Cty Council reserves the right to re-
quire the company at anV time they may
! deem proper 10 remove at their own expense
the tracks from Ninth and Broad 20 Laurel
and Broad and 10 relay them equi.distant
from the centre hne OF Broad street as the
COMMITTEES on streets NAV require.
The company has heretofore been allowed
the privilege TO run the ears upon such
schedules as they wished. The new ord-
nance requires them to have the schedule so
arranged that the cars shall pass given
point along all OF the routes, In both drec-
tions, at least once in every ten minutes.
RUNNING or CARS.
The compauy shall start from the extreme
eastern and western limits OF the line at 6
O'Clock A. M. at least three cars. The NAM
street cars are required to run through to
Fulton, and all the Broad'sireet cars to run
on the Laurel-street extension.
PAVING.
The company under the new charter IL re.
qulred 10 keep the pavemen,s on which their
tracks are laid and the payements Tor two
feet on esch side in thorough repair, and
the material Of the track shall be kept In such
condition as TO be satisfactory to the City
Engineer.
POWER.
The company is authorized to use horse or
electric power TO prOpel the cars on any oi
the routes, In case electricity IS used the
condition. character, location, and number
Of polls for the same shall be approved by
the City Engineer.
The Council reserves the right TO restrict
or prohibit the use OF electricity at any time
as they msy see it,
In the use OF electricity the company agrees
TO indemnify and protect the city against
loss 70 persons or property. The officials oi
the Fire Department and Fire Alarm and
Police Telegraph are to have power to cut
any WIRE when deemed necessary to the city :
interest. The city reserves the right 10
allow any person or company 10 place cleo
tric-light, telephone, or teleg aph wires upon
such poles as are erected. The company
shall have placed and kept in their power
station an electric mechanical gong, the same
to be connected with the city fre-alarm ser
vice. TO he used for transmitting signals when
it becomes necessary to have the current cut
'off the wires Of the said company during the
progress OF fire.
BAGGAGE AND FREIGHT
The company may transport ever its lines
| A III. (, ,fofa aFtt.h
rates and charges as It may adopt, hut tle
City Council hereby reserves the right TO
alter said rates aud charges ut such times and
in such manner as it may deem proper.
OTHER sTREET.CAR COMPANIES.
Under the old ordinance the City Railway
Company had the exclusive right OF the use
OF the Broad and Main~street tracks. The
new ordinance is granted upon the condition
that the said company, by accepting this or
| dinance. thereby surrenders 10 said city any
aud every claim or right 10 prohibit or pre-
vent any other company from using any OF
the aforementioned routes or lines OF track
OF said company, and that hereafter the
said company shall permit spy other com
pany or companies, when authorized by the
! Council, 10 use in whole or IN part any one or
more OF the above described routes or lines OF
| track, upon such fair and reason lble terms as
NAV be agreed upon by the City Railway COM
! pnny and each entering company: provided,
however. no company using motive power
different from that used by the said City Rail-
way Company at the time such other company
| shall begin TO use such tracks shall be al
lowed to Use, on any one OF the abOve-men-
| toned routes, except the tracks on Eighth
and Ninth streets, more than three squares on
any such route.
HARD FIGHT.
| The company made brave fight before
| the committee 10 retain the exclusive right
to the Main and Broad-strect tracks. but
| after long discussion the committee voted
unanimously against such measure.
TAXES.
The company or companies using these
| tracks must pay taxes to the city equal TO >
per cent OF the gross receipts from both
passenger and freight traffic until January
| |, 1900.
These payments are TO be made semi-an-
nually-in February and August of each
year.
The Council reserves the right after Jan.
uary |, 1900, to charge such SUN as they
! may deem proper.
FARES.
"The privileges herein given are granted
1 upon tue tOuuitipu liAl tuC pElNt VI lhuN-
porting passengers from one part Of the city
10 aby other shall not hereafter exceed five
| cents for each passenger; but II the passen-
| ger. without leaving the cars, shah return to
any point nearer TO that from which be start
| ed than a point from which be passed, he
| shall pay q second fare, unless this be caused
| by the line OF the route over which Is pass
! inc being clrcuitOus. But whenever q pas
seuger Is obliged to change cars in order TO
| reach the New reservoir the said company
| shall not charge any additional fare.
ANY party riding on Main-street car
| going east or west shall be entitled 10
| transfer at Ninth and Main streets without
any additional charge as far as Ninth and
Broad streets. Any party getting on car
on Eighth street between Broad and Main
streets shall be entitled, without any addi-
! ti0nal charge, to a transfer at Eighth and
Main to a MsiD-street car gong west. ANY
party on Bf0ad.Street car going east shall
oe entitled to transfer to Man-street car
going east tt the eastern terminus OF the
Broad.Slrcct LlDe without any additional
charge. ANY party going west on the Full
ton cute shall be entitled 10 3 transfer 10 a
Broad>stTeet car at the eastern terminus OF
the Broad. street route without aRy addi-
tional Charge"
ELECTRICITY.
The privilege granted 10 Use electricity as
a motive power. unless exercised and put
into use satisfactory to the Committee on
Streets by the lst day Of Jure, 1850, is 10
cease unless IN the opinion of said commit
tee further time is necessary, aud the poles,
wires, and other apparatus pertaining to the
use OF said power shall be removed by said
company in accordance with the require
ments, aud subject 10 fine OF not less tnan
$40 nor more tnan 800 for each offence.
But this hmitation as 10 time Is not 10 have
the effect Of deprving the City COuncil Of
the power reserved TO revoke at any time
the privilege TO use electricity as motive
power.
sPuRTRACKs.
The company Is also required within l20
days after the passage of this ordinance to
remove its short or spur-trscks lying on
Eighth street north Of Broad and in Brook
avenue north OF Broad.
ADOPTED.
The whole ordinance was unanimously
adopted by the Street Committee last night.
NEW ROUTES.