The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-24

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| PROVED JUNE 10, 1888
Bo IL ordained by the Council Of the city Of
! ssction /. that permission Is hereby given to
the Richmond and Msn ls haiiway Oonli
/ Improvement Company. 8 company duly incor-
porated under the laws OF the state Of Virgins,
and SpsFbs'S rsst 5s ra uD MAN
4 tho conditions and provisions hereinafter set
| forth along the following route: Commencing
a. seventh and tsry streets, running .asnee
| Seventh and Cary streets with tho tracks Of tho
| southside Land aud Improvement Company,
| now owned By the Richmond and Manchester
| Railway Company, and TO connect at Ninth and
| Cary streets with the present tracks OF the
I Richmond and Manchester Railway Company;
also to retain and use its present tracks n from
! streets. and TO use the tracks OF the Southside
| Land and Improvement Company from the
northern end Of the Free bridge 20 Seventh and
Second. That the said route shall be begun
| within ninety days from the date this ordinance
| takes effect, IN a manner satisfactory 70 the
committee on Streets, and shall be pushed dill
gently and without interruption or cessation to-
wards conclusion; and the said company snail
within six months from the date above men
toned hsve their cars IN operation upon the
| said entire route. Should the said Richmond
and Manchester Railway Company fail to begin
said work IN manner satisfactory TO said com
mittee. or should the said company fail 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 80 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 70 push the
work more rapidly and satisfactorily, then
each aud every one of tho privileges herein
granted shall cease. and all the privileges here
by granted, and all the tracks LAID upon SAID
streets shall revert and belong 10 the SAID city
by and with the full consent OF the sala 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 At any time
cease 10 do 80, as 10 the said route, or any part
of tho same, without the consent OF the CITY
Council by ordinance. As q part OF the under
taking 10y said company 20 render fair service
as above mentioned. the said company Is 20 run
its cars upon the route above described upon
such schedule or schedules that some OF lts
cars, both in going 20 and returning from us
different termini, shall pass each point upon the
said route at least every fifteen minutes; but the
Committee on Streets are to have the power TO
require st any time that the company shall iur,
also at All times keep its cars IN proper repair
and neat condition. The said company snail
start from the extreme northern ana southern
ends 81 SIS route at least one car AZ A. M every
morning. Upon complaint made at any tune TO
said company by the Committee on streets mat
such service Is not being rendered, or that Us
car or cars are pot IN proper repair or neat con-
dition the said company shall within ten days
after receipt OF such notice rectIty and remove
the ground or grounds OF said comuIalnt ana
fully satisfy the said committee mat thereaiteF
fair and Satisfaotory service Will be 80 render
Cd and that its car or cars Will De kept IN proper
repair and neat condition. Should the said
company fail within ten DAYS 10 rectiiy ana re-
move said grounds OF complaint 10 tho satisfac-
ton OF the said committee IL shall be liable for
such failure 10. fine Of not less than ten.n nor
more than ono hundred dollars; each days faii,
uTe to DO separate offence. should the SAID
company fail, unless II is, in the opinion OF said
COMMITTEE, temporarily prevented by some I'M
foreseen. extraordinary and impersonal cause,
within SAID ten days 50 10 rectify and remove
committee that thereafter fair and Satisfactory
service will be soreDdered, and that It's car or
cars will be kept III Proger repair ana I9St a con-
proper notify said company not TO run
apy car or cars upon any part
Sled by the sad committee matt or tie City Council
Should the said company at any time after
f0rty-eight hours from tho receipt OF such no
tlco not 70 run its car or cars from SAID COM
mittee. run OF operate upon the said route or
any Fart Of tho same any one or moro OF iis
cars il shall be liable to a fine Of not less than
ten nor more than one hundred dollArs Tor escn
and every cag 80 run; eseh dsfs running oI
any such car 10 be separate offence.
Fourth. The said company In laying the tracks
upon the route above described along SAID
be designated by the City Engineer, restore AZ
the streets and paYements and regrade all earth
taken up or disturbed IN said construction, ana
shall at all times under the supervision OF the
Engineer Of the city, at It's own expense and
charge, keep the streets and paYemSnts upon
which said tracks are laid, 10 the extent cf the
portion OF said streets covered by said tracks,
and for TWO feet on each side beyond the ont
side OF said tracks, in good aud complete repair,
and shall pave and repair ana repaye the same
city may from time TO time pave, repair and
and repaye the remaining portions OF said
streets. All rails and other materials used Ia
the construction, repairing and reiaylng OF the
tracks upon said route shall be such as are sat
isfactory to the City Engineer. And tho said
company shall AZ all time grade the SAID streets
10 the Same width, as above stated, In accord
ance with such grades az the Council may, from
time to time adopt for said streets and shall al
all times repair any portion OF its ROAD along
said streets, or renew the materials thereof
whenever directed by tho Committee Oh hueets. !
Should the company fan 70 perform any Of the
duties and obligations above imposed IN thlA |
section foF ten days after the receipt OF a writ
ten notice from the City Engineer OF the neces-
sity OF such performance then the SAID COM
pnnY shall be liable to tine OF ten dollars; each
DAYS failure TO be separate offence. Inc City |
Council may forbid the running OF any car OF |
cars upon the route Of said company along said |
streets until the requirements snail DO fuhy |
complied with The City Engineer 10 hereby |
authorized ia all cases OF failure to perform |
such duties and obi cations TO have such streets
paved, repaired repayed or graded 20 the ex- |
tent required, Of said COMPANY as above set |
forth and said road repaired OF materials re-
newed and the expenses thereof SHAH Dc debt |
against the company, recoverable as DEBTS are /
new recoverable hy the eity OF Richmond, and
the snid sbt shall be . lien upon the tracks OF |
said company prior 20 any other len or encum- |
brance upOn said tracks But the said company |
hereby agrees that a. long as any sucP doDt |
NAV remain due and unpaid, IL will not run any |
one or more Of ITS cars along the said route. |
Should the said company, while any such debt !
remain due aud unpaid, run or operate upon |
the said route any one or more Of It's cars, IL |
snail be- liable 10 a hne of not less than ten nor |
more than ono hundred dollars for each and |
every car so run: each days running of any |
such car 20 he q separate ohence.
Fifth The said company may operate IFS cars |
along said route by the use OF horses or mules or
bv electricity: but such permission 20 use electri
city shall be subject 10 each and every restriction
and condition heretofore imposed b. tho City |
Council upon any one or more OF the street rail- |
way companies using electricity as motive
powsr Ina this city; and for the failure by the said
COMPANY % perform any one or moro Of said |
restrlctiOns or conditions. II shall be- liable 70 |
fine OF not less than ten nor more than one hun
drsd dollars; each days failure TO be separate /
offence. 1he city hereby expressly reserves |
the right 70 revoke 90 any timo the right or |
permission 20 use electricity az motive power /
or 10 put any further restrictions aud regula- |
tons upon such us5
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