The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-23
CITY ORDINANCES.
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TO LAY CERTAIN TRACKS.

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TO LAY CERTAIN TRACKS.
De it ordained by tho Council Of the City oil
Richmond:
lat That permission 30 and Is hereby ffar,sd
Company 20 continue the building and con-
structiop OF tunnel for q double railway track
Under ssSsh ,sg Ts e and "a III Eshh sTeo
near the rAyine north Of Leigh street. and CON
tinuing under said Eighth street unll ~
reaches point TO be determined py tns Iym Ir
| streets. heretofore begun under certain orul-
| nanoes Of said CITY, and to complete sad tunss
| mel; provided, that the said Richmond and
Chesapeake Railroad Company shall construct
! and operate the railroad authorized by the sec
ond section Of It's charter. within, the time al
| lowed by the seventh section OF SAID charter, a.
contained in chapter IS. Acts Of Virginia rs5- =
and provided further, that this pernissIon is
| granted subject 70 each and every condition ana
/ roQuirement herein contained; And upon
| failure TO observe and perform. 90 the sstlsIAc-
! tlon of the Committee on Streets Of SAID O9un-
| eli, any one or more Of said condltlons anu re-
qpirements, the permission hereby granted
| shall stand revoked. and the said company or
its agents or assigns shall have no rlght 70 uss
| said tunnel after notice from the City Colsilcii,
that the permission has been reyokea' an n NJ Nj
| rights hereby granted shall stand ioriel.ea ~
| the city; and for any of said tunnel DIV salu
| company its license. lessee, assignee or grantee
after any such provision or conditlon snaI pAto
| been violated an after the said Conncii' ~
| ordinance or resolution shall have declared
| said permission revoked. and the sald t uhtn9t
| forfeited to the city, the person so using shah
be liable for a fine 10 be imposed by the Police
Justice of the city OF not less than Il1 noi
more than one hundred dollars; each days use
2d' The said funnel shall be built and con,
structed upon such location, grades, plans sud
specifications, and with such materials, ana IN
such manner, a. shall be approved by sara COLI COLI
mittee from time TO time before the same snau
be used. Whenever any part OF SAID tunhel IL
made or constructed in manner or with MAZE
rails not approved by said committee me same
shall after notice from the City Engineer, 90
Immediately remedied or removed. as may 20
desired by said committee, and no other WORK
shall be done on said tunnel until such imptop-
or work or material shall have been removed OF
remedied. according TO the decision oI Salu
3D. The said company. according TO the direc-
tions of the said committee. and under the su;
peryison OF the said Engineer, shall repair and
shall replace, whenever IN the. opinion OF sara
committee 1t shall be practicable, all culverts
aud sewers, drainage, water and gas plpe9 that
may be injured or interfered with in the con,
struction Of the said tnnnel, and shall at Gli
times. keep the same In proper order Snould
the construction of said tunnel, in the opinion
OF said committee, render II impractlcable TO
continue the use or TO replace any one or more
Of the present culyerts or Sewers oralnsRe'
water or gas pipes OF the city that IN the opln-
ion of said committee are injured or interfered
with by said tunnel, then tue company is 10
make, lay and construct at Its own expense, an
pipe. as the case may be. az such location and
grade, and in such manner and OF such mate
rials, ~ the said committee shall direct: III the
said company should fail, after two days no
tice, TO comply with any one or more OF the pro-
visions OF this section, then the City Engineer
shall have the work done as set forth in said IN
instructions or requirements, ana the expense
thereof shall be a debt against said company,
recoverable as debts are now recoverable by the
city OF Richmond.
9Th All earth or other material taken from
IL al gafd al
in its construction, within the cry I'm
its, shall be delivered by SAID com
pany free Of all charge against me
city, at such points as the SAID committee may
from time TO time designate. at a distance not
exceeding 5000 feet
9Th If, during the construction of said tun-
mel, or at any time thereafter during the ex-
istence of said tunnel any caying-in should oc-
cur, whereby, in the opinion Of SAID committee,
the said Eighth street shall be IN any way
damaged or rendered insecure. IT shall be the
duty of the said company TO Immediately pro
coed to remedy and repair the same ana 10
make said Eighth street, in the opinion OF the
committee. safe and secure, or to put the same
9th. The said company shall at all times indem-
Nifty and save harmless the said city from any
loss or damage suffered by reason OF any one
being injured either in person or property, real
or personal in any manner, by reason OF the
building, existence or use OF said tunnel, ana
shall pay TO the city any amount or amounts re-
covered against said city by any Judgment or
judgments given Oh account OF any such IN
juries.
7th The said tunnel shall at all times whether
during Us construction or afterwards, be
open to inspection by the said committee and
said Engineer. And whenever IN the opinion
OF said committee, the said tunnel shall need
any change Or repair the said company shan
proceed without delay TO make such changes or
repairs as may be required by SAID committee.
sth. The continuance OF the construc-
ton Of said tunnel shall be begun within
forty days from the approval Of this or
tfuanC9 MAYOR.
pany shall continue TO prosecute said
work until its completion with diligence
satisfactory 10 the Committee on Streets,
by and with the advice Of the City Engineer.
The decisions Of said Committee on Streets as
TO the manner in and the diligence with which
said work shall be prosecuted shall at all times
be final and conclusive. Should the said com
pany at any time. when notified by the said
Committee on Streets that the work Il not be-
ing pushed in manner and with diligence
satisfactory to said Committee on Streets fail.
within ten days from service OF such notihca-
ton, TO remove such ground OF complaint. and
10 prosecute said work in manner and with a
diligence satisfactory 10 said Committee on
Streets, then the said company shall, upon she
command of the Committee on Streets. cease all
work upon said tunnel, until authorized by
said Committee on Streets 10 proceed with the
same. The said tunnel and the approaches
thereto shall be completed within eighteen
months from said approval of this ordinance,
and. If not completed within said eighteen
months, the privilege 10 build said tunnel shall
cease and determine. and all work done there
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shall thereupon become and be the property of
the said city. by and with tho consent of the
said company, given and expressed by the CON-
pany filing the bond or bonds required by the
18th section Of this ordinance Should the SAID
company, when ordered by the said committee,
as above stated, to cease work said tunnel
disregard said command or continue 10 prose-
cute the work on said tunnel then the said
company shall be liable TO a fine of not less
than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars;
each days failure 90 obey said command to be
separate offence.
9th. The said company, whenever the grades
and lines OF the streets between the northern
entrance 10 said tunnel and the northern
across which the said road shall pass. and
whenever so required 10 do by said committee.
shall erect and maintain such bridges, arches,
walls, and other structures as the said COM
mittee may deem necessary to allow sucn
streets 10 pass over said road
10th. The said company shall at all times
Keep IN good and complete repair on all streets
OF the city over which any Of the said COM
panys tracks may pass. so much Of the said
the rails Of the tracks and for two feet on each
side and also shall pave the interval between
the tracks and two feet on each side, whenever
or wherever the streets may be paved, reopened
or repaired. The company, moreover, shall
keep in good and complete repair all street
crossings and cutters over which said tracks
may pass, and conform AT all times TO the grade
and paving of such streets.
nth. Upon the failure OF the said company
the said committee, any one OF the con-
ditions OF requirements set forth III sections
2,36T,9. 10 and ~ of this ordinance, il shall be
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