The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-11-26

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"a VENEER 10. 1Ss2-TO AMEND AMI
TITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AL
Low THE RICHMOND CITY AND
SEVEN PINES RAILROAD COMPANY
e diXT TTN s,r a r, TRACE on IW MA :,
ITS ENGINES AND CARS THEREON.
Approved November Is, 1883.
Be 1t ordained by the Council Of the
city OF Richmond;
That the ordinance entitled, IAN or
dinance 10 allow the Richmond City and
Seven Pines Railroad Company to run
a track on Twenty-sixth street, and
operate Its engines and cars thereon, "
approved November 10 1888. be amended
and reordained so as TO read as follows:
!. That subject 10 the conditions and
terms herein set forth, permission is here
by granted the Richmond City and Seven
Pines Railroad Company TO construct
and operate single track from the
sixth street along said street 10 street.
and there to connect with the tracks
Of the Richmond Union Passenger Rail
way Company and 10 construct and Ope
rate single track from the northern
corporation line on TWenty-ninth street,
along the said street to = street, and
there 10 Connect with said tracks of said
street railway company, and also, with
the permission Of said street railway
company, 10 use IT'S tracks from Twenty
sixth street to Twenty-nlnth street. Upon
the track on Twenty sixth street the
company may propel Its cars by steam
until the first day of August, 1893, but
no longer,
3 Permission is also given to use electri-
city as the motive power for the cars to
be operated upon the tracks above men
toned; but such permission shall be sub
Ject TO each and every restriction ana
City Council upon any one or more of
the street railway companies using cleo
tricity as a motive power in this city;
and for failure by SAID company 10 per
form any one or more OF said restrictions
or conditions IT shall be liable to
fine OF not less than ten nor more than
one hundred dollars-each days failure
to be separate offense. The city here
by expressly reserves the right TO re-
woke at any time the right or permits
sion to use electricity as a motive
power, or TO put further restrictions and
regulations upon such use.
3. The location and grade OF tracks
and the manner and materials OF con-
struction shall be subject TO the APP
proval OF the City Engineer. Within ten
days after the first OF August, 1898, the
said company shall properly remove its
present switch tracks or turnOuts on
Twenty-sixth street, between Il and q
streets and between . and streets,
and shall also restore the streets upon
which said switch tracks or turnouts
Engineer
1. So much of the streets of the city
removed or injured by the laying Of the
said tracks shall be replaced and re-
paired by the said company to the sat
isfaction OF the City Engineer within
ten days after receipt of notice from
him.
s. Neither engines nor cars shall be
allowed to stand, loaded or unloaded,
upon said track on Twenty skin street
longer than for such time as the Com
mittee on Streets may indicate from time
TO time.
G. The laying OF the tracks herein au--
thorized shall be begun and completed
on or before August l, 1888. whenever
the said laying shall be begun, the
work shall be pushed to completion
with diligence satisfactory to the CITY
Engineer
T. The permission hereby granted shall
at all times be subject to any amendment
or revocation by the City Council, ana
chall be subject to all ordinances now IN
force or that may hereafter be adopted
as 10 the streets Of the city or Richmond.
8. Upon a revocation Of the permission
hereby granted, 1t shall be the duty OF
said company. at It's own expense 10
immeditely have the said tracks removed;
and those parts OF the streets affected
by said removal put into a condition
similar 10 the remainder Of said streets
at the time Of said removal.
3. For a failure 10 conform Iuly 10
the provisions OF this ordinance, or any
requirement made hereunder, or any
amendment or revocation thereof the
said company shaft be liable to hne OF
not less than ten nor more than one nun
dred dollars, TO be imposed by the police
justice OF Richmond-each days failure
to be separate offense.
This ordinance shall be In force from
Its passage BEN T. AUGUST,
no22-5t City Clerk.