The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-16


IN ORDINANCE APPROVED APRIL
\ ls. 1889 TO ALLOW RICHMOND
UNION PASSENGER RAlLM Al ION
PANY To BUILD A SINGLE IRASlAS
BkANCH, ALotNG,5 FIRST l.,d To SE FIRsT-
STREET VIADUCT, AND TO CON
S1RIICT TWO TURNOUTS.
Be il ordained by the Council OF the
City of Richmond,
Section !. That permission is hereby
given to the Richmond Union Passenger
Hallway Company, a company duly in
corporated under the laws OF the state OF
Virginia under the condltlons ana pro,
visions hereinafter set forth, TO buiid
and operate a single track branch from
ana connected with it's present racks at
the intersection Of First and Clay streets,
abdtment of tie viaduct Of the Brook
land Railway and improvement COM
pany with two turn-Outs: one between
said viaduct and Hill street, ana the
other between Leigh ana Duyal streets
provided. that at any time after the eX-
piration Of tWenty-four months from date
OF approval of this ordinance the SAID
company will, whenever so required by
the City Council, remove SAID turhoutS
and construct a second track along SAID
route.
Second That the said route shall be be-
gun within ninety days from the date TINS
ordinance takes effect, In manner sats-
factory to the Committee on Streets, and
shall be pushed diligently and without
interruption or cessation towards cOnclu-
sion; and the said company shall within
six months from the date above mention
ed have their cars in operation upon the
said entire route. Should the said Rich
mond Union Passenger Railway Company
fail to begin said work III manner satls-
factory to said committee, or should the
said company fail within the said SIX
months to have their cars in operation
upon the said entire route, or should the
said company, after having begun said
IA a prosecute / a
er manner and with due diligence, TO the
satisfaction of said committee on streets,
and should in 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 the
work more rapidly and satisfactorily.
then each and every one or the PRIVILEGES
herein granted shall cease ana all the
privileges hereby granted, ana all the
tracks laid upon said streets snail revert
and belong 10 the said city, by and with
by the acceptance Of this ordinance IN
proceeding 10 exercise any OF the prlVl-
leges herein given.
Third. The said Richmond Union Pas
senger Railway Company shall upon each
day and night hereafter render ialr SER
vice to the public upon the said route, ana
shall not at any time cease 50 TO DO,
as to the the said w TISute; t Sr c amy
sent Of the City Council by ordinance;
The company shall run all cars over said
route 10 the switch over on clay street
between Fifth and Sixth streets, at when
point, as long as said switch-oyer is al
lowed by the Council to remain, the said
cars may be switched over for their re,
turn trips; but no car snail be allowed
to remain there more than one minute.
No car shall run on Sundays on said
route from Leigh street TO f1itn and
Clay streets between the hours OF ii n. VI:
and 1890 +. NJ. The said company shall
also at all times keep its cars In proper
repair and neat condition. The said COM
pany shall start from the extreme north
ern end OF its route In said county at
least one car at $50 O'Clock a. NJ, every
morning. Upon complaint made AT any
time To- said company by the Committee
on Streets that such service is not being
rendered, or that its car or cars are not
said company shall within ten days after
receipt of such notice rectfy ana remove
the ground or grounds OF said complaint
and fully satisfy the said committee that
thereafter fair and satisfactory service
will be so rendered. and that lbs car OF
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 wit.in the said
ten days to rectify and remove the afore-
said grounds of complaint to the salts
faction of the said committee, II shall be
liable for such failure 10 Ene OF not
less than ten nor more than one hundred
dollars: each days failure 10 be a sepa-
rate offense. Should the said COMPANY
IAN. unless III Is, In the OplilOu VI SdlA
committee. temporarily prevented by
some Unforeseen extraordinary and i'm
personal cause, within said ten days so
10 rectify 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, II ii deem proper, notify said com
pany not 10 run any car or cars upon any
part of its said route until otherwise au-
thoriZed by the said committee or the City
Council. 81 ould the said company at any
time after forty-eight hours from the re-
ceipt of such notice not TO run its car
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,
IL shall be liable TO a line OF not less
than ten nor more than one hundred
dollars for each and every car so run;
each days running OF any such car 10
be a separate offense.
Fourth. The said company In laying the
tracks and turnouts upon the route above
described along said street, shall follow
the locations and grades 10 be designated
by the CT ~ GER restore all streets
and pavements and regrade all earth taken
up or disturbed in said construction. and
of the City Engineer of the city az It's
own expense and charges, keep the streets
and pavements upon which said tracks
are laid, TO 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. In good and complete
repair, and shall pave and repair and re-
pave the same In such manner and with
such materials - the city may. from