The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-21
CITY ORDINANCES.

| A n ORDNANCE CAPPRovED, APRIL
UNION PXssENGER RAILWAY tOM-
PANY re BUiLD A SINGLE TRACK
| BRANCH ALONG FIRST STREET
sT6srr ft VISp SGFEE ENp To 70 Fl c6H
STRUCT TWO TURNOUTS
BE 1t ordained by the Council OF the
City of Richmond,
| SectiQn /. That permission Is hereby
given 10 the Richmond Union PasSion9er
| corporated under the laws OF the state OF
Virginia under the conditions anu pro-
visions hereinafter set forth, to buiid
and operate single track branch IRON
and connected with its present racks AT
| the Intersection OF First ard clay streets.
along said First street to the southern
ab.umenf of tile viaduct Of the BrCok-
land Railway and Improvement Com
pany with two turn-outs. one between
said viaduct and Hiii street, end the
other between Leigh and Duyal streets
provided. that At any time after the eX-
pirafiOn of tWenty-fOur months rom ddAe
OF approval OF this ordinance the Sdid
company Will. whenever so requlrcu ny
the City Council. remove said tufhoHts
and construct second track along SAiu
route.
Second. That the said route shall be be-
gun within ninety days from the ddte ms
ordinance takes eject, II manner sauS
factory to the Committee on Streets ana
shall be pushed diligently and without
interruption or cessation towards concur
sion. ana the fUll company Shdii NiNhAA
six months from the date above mention
ed have their cars in operation upon Inc
said entire route. Should the SAID klcH-
mond Union Passenger Railway company
fail 70 begin said work IN manner sdtlS-
factory to said committee. or should the
said company fail within the sald SIX
months TO have their cars in operation
upon the said entire route, or should inc
said company. after having begun said
work, fail to prosecute the WORK IN a prop
er manner and with due diligence, 10 the
ct. q mi ffG.l
and should I'm the judgment OF said com
mittee continue FOR ten days In Such I'M
proper prosecution, after having been nOti-
fed by the said committee 10 push me
work more rapidly and satisfactorily,
then each and every one OF the privileges
herein granted shall cease, and All the
privileges hereby granted, and an the
tracks laid upon said streets shall revert
and belong TO the said city, by and with
the full consent of the said company, given
by the acceptance of this ordinance IN
proceeding to exercise any Of the priVi-
Third The said Richmond Union Pas
senger Railway Company shall upon each
day and night hereafter render fair ser
vice to the public upon the SAID route, ana
shall not at any time cease so TO do,
as to the said route, or any
part Of the same without the con-
sent Of the city Council by ordinance;
The company shall run all cars over said
route to the switch over on Clay street
between Firth and Sixth streets. AT winch
point. as long as said swiich-over Is al
lowed by the Council TO remain the SAID
cars may be switched over for their re-
turn trips but no car shall be allowed
TO remain there more than one minute;
No car shall run on sundays On SAD
route from Leigh street TO FIN and
Clay streets between the hours of II \. NJ
and l2.30 L. NJ The said company shall
also at all times keep its cars i'm proper
repair and neat condition. The said COM
pany shall start from the extreme north
ern end Of its route in said county az
least one car at $3.50 o'clock A. NJ, every
morning. Upon complaint made AT any
time 10 said company by the Committee
on Streets that such service is not being
rendered. or that its car or cars are not
In proper repair or neat condition me
said company shall within ten days after
receipt of such notice recufy and remove
the ground or grounds Of said complaint,
and fully satisfy the said committee that
thereafter fair and satisfactory service
will be 50 rendered. and that it's car or
cars will be kept in proper repair and
neat condition. Should the said company
run any car between the hours above
named on Sunday. or fail Witrin the said
ten days 10 rectify and remove the afOre-
said grounds of complaint to the salts
faction Of the said committee il shall be
liable Tor such failure 20 a me or not
less than ten nor more than one hundred
dollars, each day $ failure to be "A Sepa-
rate OffenSe Should the said company
committee. temporarily prevented by
some unforeseen extraordinary and inn
personal cause, within said ten days SO
to rectlty and remove said grounds or
complaint and satisfy the said commit
tee that thereafter fair and satisfactory
service Will be so rendered, and that its !
cars or car will be kept in proper and |
neat condition. then the said committee |
may If II deem proper, notify said COM |
pany not TO run any car or cars upon any |
part OF its said route until otherwise au- |
thOrized by the said committee or the city !
Council. Should the said company AT ans |
time after fOrty-eieht hours from the re- |
or cars from said committee, run or
operate upon the said route, or any part /
Of the same, any one or more of its cars, |
It shall be liable to a fine of not less |
dollars for each and every car so run; |
each days running Of any such car 10
be a separate oifense.
Fourth. The said company In laying the |
tracks and turnouts upon the route above |
described along said street. shall follow |
the locations and grades to be designated |
by the CITY tuplneer, restore all streets |
and pavements and regrade all earth taken
up or disturbed I'm said construction. and |
shall at all times. under the supervision |
of the City Engineer Of the city, at its
own expense and charges, keep the streets
and pavements upon which said tracks
are laid. 10 the extent Of the portion OF
said street covered by said tracks, and
for two feet on each side beyond the out
side Of said tracks. I'm good and complete
repair. and shall pave and repair and re-
pave the same in such manner and with |
SuCn materials as the city may, from |
time TO time pave. repair and repaVe the
remaining portions Of said street. All
rails and other materials used in the con-
structiOn, repairing and relaying Of the
tracks unon said route shall be Such as
are satisfactory to the city Engineer
And the said company shall at all times
grade the said street 20 the same width.
as above stated In accordance with such
grades as the Fo"~oil may from time TO
time. adopt for said street. and shall at
all times repair any portion OF It's road
along said street or renew the materials
thereof whenever directed by the Commit
tee on Streets. Should the company fail |
tons above imposed in this section for
ten days after the recent OF a written
notice from the city Engineer Of the
I cCCssity of such performance then the
said company shan be liable n fire
Of ten dollars: each days failure 70 be
forbid the running OF any car or cars
upon the route of said company along
said street until the requirements shall be
fully complied with. The city Engineer
is hereby authorized In all cases ~ failure
TO perform such duties and obligations.
to have such streets paved. repaired re-
paved or graded TO the extent required |
Of said company as above set forth, and |
said road repaired or materials renewed.
and the expenses thereof - an be 4 debt
against the company. recoverable as debts
are now recoverable by the city of Rich
mond and the raid debt shall be a Hen
upon the tracks OF said company prior 70
upon said tracks. But the said
company hereby agrees that as
long as any such debt may remain
due and unpaid, IL will not run any one
or more Of its cars along the said route.
ShOuld the said cOmnany while anv such !
clgn Of Il md YffF |