The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-23

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PROVED JUNE 10. 1885
Be It ordained by the Council OF the city Of
saction = that permission is hereby given to
| .he Richmond aud Manchester Railway Com,
neny. Originally named Manchester halfway ana
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/ Il construct and operate street railway WIN
4 Tonbie track within the limits 81 the city, under
the conditions snd pTNvsi rnl.e, tSmmencng
/ a. Seyenth and Cary streets. running thence
| DOWN Cary street TO Ninth street; to connect az
seyeph and .sfy s1rseiS neH S comp.ny
| now owned by the Richmond and Manchester
| Railway COMPANY. and TO connect az Ninth ana
Cary streets WITH me present tracks ol , nHe
| ALSO TO retain and use Its present tracks from
/ Ninth and Cary streets 70 Ninth and Main
streets and to use the tracks OF the Southside
| land and Improvement Company from the
northern end OF the Free bridge TO Seventh and
So Second. that the said route shall be begun
| within ninety days from the date this ordinance
takes effect, In manner satisfactory 70 the
Committee on Streets and shall be pushed dlll-
gently and without INTERRUPTION or CESSATION toI
Il
within Six months from the date above men
toned have their cars ia operation upon the
said entire route. Should the said Richmond
and Manchester Railway Company fall 10 begin
said work in manner satisfactory TO said com
mIstee. or should the said company fan WITHIN
the said six months 10 have their cars In onera-
ton upon the said entire route, or should the
said company after having begun SAID WORK.
fail TO prosecute the work IN proper manner
and with due diligence, TO the satisfaction or
the Committee on Streets, and should IN the
Judgment of said committee continue Tor ten
days in such improper prosecution after having
been notified by the said committee 10 push the
work more rapidly and satisfactorily, then
each and every one Of the privileges herein
granted shall cease. and all the privileges mere,
by granted, and all the tracks lad upon shlu
streets shall revert and belong to the said city,
by and with the full consent Of the said COM
pany, given by the acceptance OF this ordinance
in proceeding TO exercise any Of the privileges
herein given.
Third The said Richmond and MANCHESTER
Railway Company shall upon each day and
night hereafter render fair service to the pubic
upon the said route, and shall not az any time
cease TO do so, as 10 tho said route. or any part
of the same, without the consent Of the CITY
Council by ordinance. AS part OF the under
taking by said company 70 render Ialr service
as above mentioned. the SAID company Is 20 run
It's cars upon the route above described upon
such schedule or schedules that some OF It's
cars both In going 20 and returning from us
different termini, shall pass each point upon t h
said route al least every hfteeD mnntes; put the
Committee on Streets are 10 have the power TO
require at any time that the company shall turI
nish quicker service. The said company shall
also az all times keep It's cars in proper repair
and neat condition. The said company shall
start from the extreme northern ana s9uthern
ends OF is route at least one car al a NJ every
morning. Upon complaint made al any Time 10
said company by the Committee on Streets that
such service is not being rendered or that lts
car or cars arc not IN proper repair or neat con-
dItioI the said company shall WITHIN ten days
after receipt of such notice r6ctify and remove
the ground or grounds OF said complaint, anu
fully satisfy the said committee That thereafter
fair and satisfactory serfIce will be so render
ed and that its car or cars will DO kept IN proper
repair and neat condition. Should the said
company fail within ten DAYS TO rectify and re-
move said grounds of complaint 70 the satlsfac-
ton OF the said committee It shall De liable for
such failure 10 a fine Of not less than ten nor
more than one hundred dollars; each days fail,
ure to be separate offence. Should the said
company fail unless Il is, IN the opinion OF said
committee, Temporarily prevented by some I'M
foreseen. extraordinary and impersonal cause,
within said ten days go 70 rectlfy ana remove
said grounds Of complaint, and satisfy the said
committee that thereafter fair ana satisfactory
service viii 20 30 rendered, and that its car or
cars will be kept IN proper repair and neat con-
proper. notify said company not 10 run
Of its tracks, until otherwise author
ICED by the said committee or the CITY C0Hheii,
Should the said company at any time after
forty-eiGht hours from the receipt OF such no
tlce not TO run It's car or cars from salu colu-
any Iart OF the same, any one or more OF lls
cars, IL shall be liable 70 fine OF not less than
ten nor more than one hundred dollars FOR each
and every car 30 run; each days running OF
any such car to be IA separate offence.
Fourth. The said company IN laying the tracks
upon the route above described along sald
streets. shall follow the locations and grades %
be designated by the City Engineer, restore All
the streets and payements and regrade all earth
taken up or disturbed IN said CONSTRUCTION, ana
shall at all times under the superylslon Of the
M gf
charge, keep the streets and paYements upon
which said tracks are laid, 90 the extent CT the
portion OF said streets covered by s9ld TRACKS
and for two feet OH each side beyond the out
side of said tracks, in good and complete repair,
and shall pave and repair and repaYe the same
in such manner and with such materials as the
city may from time TO time pave, repair and
and repaVe the remaining portions OF sara
streets. All rails and other materials used IN
the construction. repairing aud RELAXING OF tho
tracks upon said route shall be such as are SAT,
isfactory TO the City Engineer. And the said
company shall az all time grade the said streets
to the same width, as above stated, In accord
ance with such grades as the Council may, from
time TO time. adopt for said streets and snall az
all times repair ans portion OF US road along
said streets. or renew, the materials thereof
whenever directed by the Committee on streets.
Should the company fail TO perform Guy OF the
duties and obligations above imposed IN TINS
section for ten days sfter the receipt OF writ
ten notice from the City Engineer OF the heces-
sIty OF such performance then the SAID COM
pany shall be liable 70 fine OF ten dollars each
DAYS failure 20 be q separate offence. Inc Cly
Council may forbid the running OF any car OF
cars upon the rOnte of said company along said
streets until the requirements small DC Iully
complied with. The City Engineer Ii hereby
authorized in all cases OF failure 70 perform
such duties and obligations. 20 nave such streets
paved repaired, repayed or graded 10 tho eA-
tent required Of said company, az above SCI
forth, and said road repaired Or materials, re.
newad. and the excuses thereof shall be debt
against tho company. recoVoTaOle as dopts are
now recoverable by the city OF luchmondi ana
the said debt shall be o lien upon tho tracks OF
said company prior TO any other hen or encum-
brance upon said tracks. But the SAID company
hereby agrees that as long as any Suon debt
may remain due and unpaid, II will not run any
one or more of It's cars along the said route.
Should the said company, while any such debt
remain due and unpaid, run or operate upon
the said route any one or more OF It's cars, IL
shall be liable 10 fine Of not less than ten nor
more than Que hundred dollars for each and
every car so run; each days running OF any
such car 10 be a separate offence.
Fifth. The said company may operate It's cars
along said route by the use OF horses or mules or
by electricity; but such permission 10 use eectri-
city shall be subject to each and every restriction
and condition heretofore imposed by the City
Council upon any one or more OF the streetrai
way companies using electricity as motive
power in this city, aud for the failure BY the said
company 20 perform any one or more on SAID
restrictions or conditions. 1t shall be liable 10
Sne OF not less than ten nor more than one nun
dred dollars; each days failure TO DO separate
offence. HE city hereby expressly reserves
the right 20 revoke at any time the right or
permission to use electricity as motive power,
or 10 put any further restrictions and regula-