Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-17
OVER THE BRIDGE.

At a meeting OF the Free Bridge Com
missioners, held TO consider this matter,
the following. which had been approved
by the City Attorneys OF both Richmond
ard Manchester, was adopted unani-
mOusly:
By authority vested in the commits
sioners OF the James-Riyer Bridge Com
pany by act Of the General Assembly
of Virginia approved March 2, 1888, au-
thority IS hereby granted to the Rich
mond and Manchester Railway Company
to use electricity as motive power for
their ears over said bridge, and for this
purpose to construct an electrical system
similar 10 that now in use by the Rich
mond Union Passcnger-Railway Com
pany. subject to the following terms and
conditions
/. The quality, character, and location
Of the poles, wires, and Other apparatus
needed for the use Of said motive-power
shall be first determined upon aud desig-
mated by the Committee on Maintenance
and Repairs.
2. The permission herein granted shall
be subject at all times to the power here
by reserved 10y the commissioners to put
other and additional restrictions and
regulations npon the use of said motive
power by said company, and to require at
any time, 10y orlinance or resolution, that
the use of electricity as motive-power
by said company shall cease. Whenever
any other restriction or regulation shall
be required by the commissioners the
said company shall Immediately proceed,
st their own expense, to conform fully
thereto. For any failure so to conform
within ten days after having been mott
fled by the commissioners OF any such
requirement the sald company shall be
liable to fine Of 5J0-each day failure
to be separate offence.
3. Whenever the said company shall
be required by the commissioners TO
cease using electricity IS "A motiye-pOwer
upon the bridge the said compGEy shall
cease so to use it within ten days after
being notified by the commissioners OF
such requirement, and shall immediately
proceed to remove from the bridge all
lines, poles, aud other apparatus apper-
tanning to the use of said power. and
shall restore the bridge 10 the condition
in which the remaining portion OF said
bridge shall then be. For any violation
of any one of the requirements of this
or any section following the said compa-
ny shall be liable to a fine OF not less
than $40 and not more than 500, each
DAYS violation TO be separate offence.
4. BY the acceptance Of the permission
herein granted the said company hereby
agrees TO indemnify and save harmless the
Bridge Commissioners, the city OF Rlch-
mond. and the city of Manchester for
all loss, costs or expenses, TO which any
one OF said parties may respectively be-
subjected for any destruction or damage
that may be done to or suffered by any
one in his person or property by the
reason of the use OF said electricity as a
motIve-power.
And the said bridge having been care
fully inspected the said Richmond and
Manchester Railway Company are further
authorized to move or propel their cars
by electricity or other motive-power at
a greater speed than walk, but not to
exceed the rate OF six miles an hour; but
il horses or other animals become
frightened by their cars the person IN
charge Of said cars must lessen the speed
or stop until danger to person or pro-
perty is passed but it shall not be law
ful for any person or owner OF any car
riage, dray, cart, or other vehicle what
ever TO obstruct or impede the running
of any car on any OF its said tracks by
occupying or diving on SAID tracks IN
front Of said car, when by lawful increase
of speed or turning out on either OF said
tracks such distractions or irnpediments
can be avoided, under a penalty OF 50,
recoverable as small debts out Of court
are recoverable, at the suit of said com
pany or corporation (before the Police
Justice of Richmond).
The Committee upon Maintenance and
Repair are hereby directed to canse a
notice of the foregoing regulations con-
cerning right OF way TO be conspicuously
posted as notice to the public at each
end of the bridge.
This paper is exactly as presented by
the committee, except that the commit
tee desired the insertion in the sixth sec
ton OF the following. which was voted
down by the commissioners "The said
Richmond and Manchester Railway
Company shall pay to the treasurer OF !