The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-25
CITY ORDINANCES.
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Re II ordained by the Council Of the City OF
Richmond:
,st Tba. pernission be and is hereby granted
10 he Richmond and Chesapeake Railroad
Company % continue the bulldlhR anu III
sfruction Of tunnel Tor double railway tftck
under Eighth street, IN sald Guy besihhink a.
tba norfhern end OF said Eighth street, az OF
near the rayine north Of Leigh street, and con.
tinuing under said Eighth street uhll ~
reaches point 70 be determlnsd Dy ths Cyin-
,niffee on Streets. between Main and cary
streets. heretofore begun under certain, oIul-
nances Of said CITY. and 20 complete sala Jun
mel: provided. that the said Richmond hlu
Ibesepeake Railroad Company snail construct
and operate the railroad authorized py the bsg-
ODd section Of It's charter. within the time Al
lowed by the seventh section Of said charter a.
contained in chapter - Acts OF virginia 80 =,
and provided further, that this PERMISSION ~
granted subject 20 each and every con9l'loh anu
requirement herein contaned' shd uR o1I
failure TO observe and perform. 10 the salislae-
ton Of the Committee Oh streets OF salu p9en-
ell any one or more OF said condltlohS hl- 10
quirements the permissloh bg5eDy am or
It's agents or assigns shall have no rleht " usv
said tunnel after notice from the Wy CouHoiii
that the permission has beeh Ietokke..s a., a.,
yigbts hereby granted shall stand forfeited 70
the city: and for am use Of said tunnel ~ salu
company its license, lessee. assignee OF kf asoo'
~
been violated - after the sara CounoiH -
ordinance or resolution shall have declared
said permission revoked. ana the salu tnh.II
forfeited 70 the city. the person 80 u,inE sIS
be liable for a fine 10 be imposed by the fOnce
Justice of the city OF not less than nfty nor
more than one hundred dollars; each DAY use
20 be 8 separate offence. , III. - oor
ID The said tunnel shall be bult ana con,
structed upon such location grades. pihns anu
specifcatiOus and with such materials anu III
snoh manner. as shall be- approved by said COM
lima "a
be used Whenever any part OF sald tuhhei -
made or constructed in manner or with maze
rails not approved By said commlttee si-e fain ,
shall after notice from the City Engineer be
immediately remedied or removed as may 10
desired by said committee, and no other WORK
shall be done on said tunnel until such impop-
or work or material shall have been removed or
remedied according 10 the decision OF halu
3D. The said company. according TO the direc-
tions of the said committee and under the I'll,
ueryison OF the said Engineer, shall repsir ana
shall replace. whenever ia the opinion OF sara
committee II shall be practicable all culYerts
and sewers. drainage, water and gas pipes that
may be injured or interferod with IN the con,
struotion OF the said tnnnel. and shall OF 9li
times, keep the same IN proper order Sho9io
the construction Of said tunnel, in the opinion
OF said committee. render II impracticaOie 10
continue the use or 10 replace any one or more
Of the present culverts or sewers DRAINAGE
water OF gas pipes OF the city that III me 9pin57
ion Of said committee are injured or interleIeo
with by said tunnel. then the company is 10
make, lay and construct % Its own expense an
other culVert or sewer damage; water or gas
pipe as the case may be. as such location ana
grade. and in such manner and OF such maze
riais a. the said committee shall dlrect; IL the
said company should fsit, after TWO Gays 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, and tDe expense
thereof shall be a debt against said company
recoverable as debts arc now recoverable 10y the
city OF Richmond.
4fh All earth or other material taken from
said tunnel not required by SAID Tsiro lt
its. shall be delivered by SAID com
pany. free Of oil charge against the
city, at such points rs the SAID committee may
from time 20 time designate' at distance not
exceeding 8O0j feet.
mel, OF az any time thereafter during me e1-
iNenco Of said tunnel, any c8yng-ln should &C
cur, whereby, in the opinion of said committee,
the SAID Eighth street shall be IN any way
damaged or rendered insecure, II shall be tho
duty of the said company 20 immediately pro
coed 20 remedy and repair the same and 70
make said Eighth street, in the opinion OF the
committee. safe aud secure, or TO put the same
6tb The said company shall at oil timos inden-
Nifty and save harmless the SAID CITY from any
loss or damage suffered by reason OF any one
being injured other IN person or property real
or personal. in any manner, by reason OF tho
building, existence or Use OF sgld tunnel. anu
shall pay 10 the city any amount or amounts re-
covered
judgments given on account Of any such IN
juries.
7th The said tunnel shall at al times, whether
during It's construction " afterwards be
open 10 inspection by the said committee and
said Engineer And whenever. il the opinion
OF said committee the said tunnel shall need
any change or repair the said company shan
proceed without delay 10 make such changes or
repairs as may be required by SAID committed
sth. The continuance Of the conatruc-
ton Of said tunnel shall DO begun within
forty days from the approval Of this or
dinance by the Mayor, and the said com,
pany shall continue 70 prosecute said
work until its completion with a diligence
satisfactory to the Committee on Streets
by and with the advice OF the City Engineer.
The decisions Of said Committee on Streets as
20 the manner IL and the diligence with which
said work shall be prosecuted shan 40 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 IS not be-
ing pushed in manner and with a diligence
satisfactory 10 said Committee on Streets, fail,
within ten days from service of such notihcR-
tiOn, to remove such ground Of complaint, and
20 prosecute said work IN manner and With
diligence satisfactory 10 said COMMITTEE on
Streets then the said company shall, upon tho
command of tho Committee on Streets cease all
work upon said Tunnel until authorized by
said Committee on Streets 20 proceed with the
same. The said tunnel and the approaches
thereto shall DO completed within eighteen
months from said approval OF this ordinance,
and. If not completed within said eighteen
months, the privilege TO build said tunnel shall
cease and determine. and all work done there
on. together with all materials used therein,
shall thereupOn become and be the property of
the said city, by and with the consent Of the
said company, given ana expressed by the com
pany fling the bond or bonds required by the
18th section Of this ordinance. Should the said
company when ordered by the said committee,
a. above stated, 10 cease work on 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;
O separate offence.
9th. The said company, whenever the grades
and lines of the streets between tho northern
entrance 20 sotd tunnel and tho northern
limits Of the city shall he ascertalned over or
across which the said road shall pass. and
whenever 80 required 10 do by said committee,
shall erect and maintain such bridges. arches,
walls, and other structures. as the said COM
mlttee may deem necessary 20 allow such
streets to pass over said road.
10Th. The said company shall at all times
keep In good and complete repair on ali streets
of tho city over which any of the said COM
pany tracks may pass, 50 much OF the said
streets as may he covered by and be between
the rails of the tracks and for two feet on each
side; and also shall pave the interval between
the tracks aud 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 AZ all times 10 tho grade
and paving OF such streets.
nth Upon the failure of the said company
az any time 10 perform, 20 the satisfaction Of
the said committee, any one Of. the con-
ditiOns or requirements set forth IN sections
Q,85T.9, 10 and " Of this ordinance, II shall be
the duty OF the said Engineer 10 have the