The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-25

a ,sSsmTO AMEND AND KEUOIRIDfAlNa> "A. Az
0RDiNANtE ENTITLED S cAN f 1kfnIidSyA AMI
1 1tpTTRHtA pT'fitSY OF a sTREEI hAAIILLWhA1H
WITHIN WITHIN ffhE TnlfTs or TIE CITY OF
RICHMOND BY THE gNHNChdE,Ssii ~ hAit-
NAY AND INPRONEMtNl COMfhNi' Al
PROVED JUNE 10, isso
Re it ordained BY the Council of the city Of
Richmond:
SECTION I. ! hat permission is hereby given 70
H. Richmond and Manchester Hallway Com,
many. originally named Manchester Railway ana
IMPROVEMENT Company, company duly incur
porated nnder the JAWS OF the state Oh Nr9ihifi
~ construct and operate street railway with
double track within the limits OF the city, under
tbn conditions and provisions hereinafter set
forth along the following route; commencing
At Seventh and Cary streets, running thence
down Cary street to Ninth street; TO connect at
geventh and Cary streets with the tracks OF the
Southside Land and improvement Conpauy,
nov owned by the Richmond ana MlncAesles
Railway COMPANY, and TO connect al Ninth anu
Gary streets with the present tracks OF me
Richmond and Manchester Railway Company
also 10 retain and use It's present tracks from
Ninth and Cary streets % Ninth ana nam
streets and TO use the tracks Of the Southslae
land and Improvement Company from thy
northern end OF the Free bridge 70 Seventh ana
Second. That the said route shall be begun
within ninety days from the date tins ordinance
takes effect, III manner shtislAslOIf ~ an M
Committee on Streets. and shall De pushed III
gently and without interruption or CESSATION 70,
Wards conclusion: and the said company shall
within Fix months from the date above men
toned have their cars IN operation upon tLs
said entire route. Should the SAID Richmond
and Manchester Railway COMPANY IalI 20 uegln
said work in a manner satisfactory 10 sald COM
mittee or should the said company ihlI within
the said six mon rs 20 have their cars ia onera-
tion upon tho said entire route, on should the
said company. after having begun sald Wofh,
fail 10 prosecute the work IN proper manner
sBd with due diligence. 20 the satisfaction OF
the Committee on Streets. and should IN inc
Judgment OF said committee continue Ior zen
DAYS Ia such Improper prosecution AFTER haFlhs
been notified Dy the said commit toe 10 push the
work moro rapidly and satisfactorily, then
each and every one OF the privileges htIelu
granted shall cease. and al the privileges here.
by granted, and all the tracks Iala upon salu
streets shall revert and belong % the sald city
by and win the tuil consent OF the said com
Iany, given by the acceptance OF TINS ordinance
IN proceeding 90 exercise any Oh tho privileges
Third The said Richmond and Manchester
Railway Company shall upon each day ana
night hereafter render fair service &c the puplc
upon the said route, and shall not at any tlfne
cease 20 DO so, a. to the said route or any part
of the same. without the consent OF the tlty
Council by ordinance "A a part OF the uhdsI-
taking by said company % render ialr service
asabOye mentioned. the SAID company - 70 run
Its cars upon the route above described upon
such schedule or schedules that some OF lts
cars, both IN going 90 and returning from Jus
Inherent termini, shall pass each point upon the
said route az least every fifteen minutes; but the
Committee on Streets are 90 nave the power 10
require nj any time that the company shah iuf-
nish quicker service The said company shall
also at all times keep us cars IA proper repair
R8d neat condition. The said company shaA
start from the extreme northern ana southern
ends OF its route at least one car al A. VI ever
morning. UQou complaint made az any uAe lo
said company by the Committee on streets thht
such service ia not being rendered, or that us
car or cars are not IN proper repair on neat con-
dItiOn the said company snail Wlthln Ten Jay 7
after receipt of such notice rectiiy and remove
the ground or grounds 81 SAID complaint, anu
fully satisfy the SAID committee tnat thereafter
fair and satisfactory service viii DE so render
ed and that It's car or cars VIII he Kept IN proper
repair anu neat condition Should the shlo
company fail within ten DAYS 90 reclfy and re-
move said grounds OF compliant 70 tho sAti'lhc-
zion 81 fhe said committee u shah ne haole lot
such failure 20 a fine OF not less tnan ten nor
more than one hundred dollars; each DAY Iall,
ure 20 be a separate offence. Should the sal9
company fail unless % Us, 10 the OPINION OF ealu
committee. temporarily prevented Dy some nm
foreseen. extraordinary and lmpersonaI cause,
within SAID ten days so To- recllil anu IeH'F9
said grounds of complaint, and satisfy me sara
committee that thereafter talr aud Satisfactory
service VIII he fOrendered ano tnat us car OF
cars will be kept I'M proper repair ana neat con-
ditiOn, then the SAID committee may, il u ueeun
proper notify said company not 10 run
any car on cars upon any amt aI
iged by the said committee or the tlty Council
Should the said company 40 any tlme alter
forty-cight hours from the receipt on sugh h0-
tlc0 nor 20 tuu Atn car or cars tt''+tt 500 '-F
mltteo. run or operate upon the 6old route, or
any TRrt of the same any one or more OF lta
cars, DO shall be- liable 90 me OF not lcsn luah
ten nor more than one hundred dollars Tor each
and every car SO run; each days running o.
any such car 90 be- a separate Ouence.
Fourth Tho said company laying me fsck3
upon the route above described alohB hAlH
streets. shall follow the locations ma grades 20
be designated los tho CITY kpgneer, restore az
the streets and payemenfb and fcgfhuo all ehllii
taken up or disturbed IN said CONSTRUCTION ana
doll QF al
Engineer OF the city. 80 lts Own expense anu
charge. keep the streets ana pafenehls uloll
which said tracks are iaid' 20 the tAteht 81 lno
portion OF SAID streets covered by sara sIacAs'
and for Two feet Oh each side beJ Ohq the OUT
side of said tracks in good ana complete repair
and SHAH pave and repair AND rcpufe me same
in such manner and with sucn materials as inc
CITY may, from time 60 time, pave repair ana
and repaye she remaining portions OF aato
streets. All rails and other materials used lh
the construction, repairing anu ing On liio
tracks Upon said route shah oe such as are sat
isfactory 90 the City Engineer. and the SAID
company shall az all time grade tho sara street,
70 tue same width, as above stated, III accord
ance with such grades as the tOuucll may, from
time 20 time. adopt for said streets ana shaI bt
all times repair any portion OF its road along
said streets. renew the materials tAelool'
whenever directed by tho Committee on streets
Should tho company fail TO perform aly OF the
duties and Obligations aD0fe lhpose1 III tht'
section for ten days after the receipt OF q writ
ten notice from the City Engineer OF tht Aece7-
slty o. such periormance then the said com
pany shall 30 liable to fine OF ten uolIalh' chci
DAVIS failure 70 be- a separate offence. j ne 'ly
Council may forbid the running OF any car ol
cars upon the route Of said company along ,salN
streets until the Iequlremgnis snaLl Dt Lu.ly
complied with Tho City Engineer 10 hereby
authorized ia Oh cases or failure 10 perform
snch duties and obi gatiOns, 90 have rlch streets
payed. repaired repaved or graded % tho exc
feut required Of said company, Is above het
forth and said road repaired Of mateflals re-
neued and the expenses thereof shall De debt
against the company. recoverable "a debts are
now recoverable by the city OF hlchmond, ana
tie said debt shall DO a lien upon tho Tracks OF
said copagany NElor 20 any other zen or ehcuia-
brance upon said tracks. But the said company
hereby agrees that As long as any such doDI
NAV remain due and unpaid. 10 will not run any
one or more OF ITS cars along tho said route.
Should the said company, while any such debt
remain due and unpaid, run or operate upon
the said route any ono OF moro OF us cars II
shall be liable % q fine OF not less than ton nor
more than one hundred dollars Tor each and
every car so run. each days running Of any
such car 70 be e separate offence
Fifth. The said company may operate It's cars
alo8g said roUte by the use OF horses OK mules OF
by electricity; but such permission 20 Use electrl-
and condition heretofore imposed by the city
Council upon any one or more Of the street rail-
way companies using electricity as motive
power In this city; aud Tor she failure ~ the said
company 20 perform any one or more Of sara
restrictions or conditions. 10 shall Do liable % a
fine OF not less than ten nor moro than one nun
0red dollars. each day failure 10 BE a separate
offence The city hereby expressly reserves
the right 20 revoke 40 any time The right or
permission 10 use electricity as motive power,
or 20 put any further restrictions and regula-