The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-20
CITY ORDINANCES.

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Be It ordained by the Council OF the
City of Richmond,
Section l. That permission is hereby
| given TO the Richmond Union Passenger
| Railway Company, a company duly IN
corporated under the laws OF the State OF
| Virginia under the conditions and pro-
| visions hereinafter set forth, 10 build
and operate single track branch from
the intersection of First and Clay streets.
along said First street to the southern
abutmeni OF tile viaduct OF the Brook'
land Railway and Improvement Com
pany. with two turn-Outs: one between
said viaduct and Hill street, and the
other between Leigh and Duval streets,
provided. that at any time after the ex-
piration Of twenty-four months from GATE
OF approval of this ordinance the said
company will, whenever SO required ny
the City Council, remove said turnoutS
and construct a second track along SAID
Second. That the said route shall be be-
gun within ninety days from the date TINS
ordinance takes effect, In manner saus,
factory to the Committee on Streets, ana
shall be pushed diligently and without
interruption or cessation towards concur
sion; and the said company shall wltnln
six months from the date above mention
ed have their cars IN operation upon inc
said entire route. Should the said Rich
mond Union Passenger Railway Company
fail to begin said work In manner salts
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 the
said company, after having begun SAID
work, fail to prosecute the work in prop
er manner and with due dlligenee, 10 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 nou-
fed by the said committee TO push the
work more rapidly and satisfactorily,
then each and every one OF the privileges
herein granted shall cease, ana az tne
privileges hereby granted, and an tne
tracks laid upon said streets shall revert
and belong to the said city, by ana with
the full consent of the said company, gwen
by the acceptance Of this ordnance in
proceeding to exercise any OF the prlNl-
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 50 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 Fifth and sixth streets, at which
point, as long as said swtch-oyer 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 said
route from Leigh street to Fifth and
Clay streets between the hours of II a. NJ.
and II 80 r. VI. The said company shall
also at all times keep it's cars in proper
repair and neat condition. The SAID com
hal CT "a h
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
in proper repair or neat condition the
said company shall within ten days after
receipt Of such notice rectify and 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 its 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 within the said
ten days to rectify ana remove the afOre-
said grounds OF complaint to the salts
faction of the said committee, 1t shall be
liable for such failure to fine of not
less than ten nor more than one hundred
dollars: each days failure to be a sepa-
rate Offense. Should the said company
fail. unless it is, I'm the opinion OF said
committee. temporarily prevented by
some unforeseen extraordinary and i'm
personal cause, within said ten days so
to rectify and remove said grounds of
complaint, and satisfy the said commit
tee that thereafter fair and satisfactory
service will be 80 rendered, and that its
cars or car will be kept i'm proper and
neat condition. then the said committee
may, If 1t 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. Should the said company at ans /
time after fOrty-eight hours from the re- |
ceipt of such notice not TO run it's car |
or cars from said committee. run or
operate upon the said route, or any part |
1t shall be liable to a fine of not less |
than ten nor more than one hundred |
dollars for each and every car so rum /
each days running of any such car to |
be a separate offense.
Fourth. The said company in laying the |
tracks and turnOuts upon the route above |
des ,ribed along said street. shall follow |
the locations and grades TO be designated |
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 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 shalt pave and repair and re-
pave the same In such manner and with
such materials as the city may from
time 10 time. pave. repair and repave the |
portions Of said street. All |
rails and other materials used in the con-
repairing and relaying OF the /
tracks upon said route shall be such as
are satisfactory to the city Engineer.
And the said company shall at all times
grade the said street 10 the same width,
as above stated, In accordance with such
grades as the Council may from time to
time. adopt for said street. and shall at
all times repair any portion OF Its road
along said street, or renew the materials
thereof whenever directed by the Commit
tee on Streets Should the company fail
10 perform any Of the duties and Obliga- |
lions above imposed I'm this section for
ten days after the receipt OF written
notice from the city Engineer OF the
recCssity OF such performance then the
said company shall be liable 10 a fine
IF ten dollars; each days failure 20 be
I separate Offense. The city Council NAV
forbid the running of any car or cars
upon the route of said company along
'aid street until the requirements shall be
'LHy complied with. The city Engineer
s hereby authorized IN all cases IF failure
10 perform such duties and Obliga ions,
% have such streets paved, repaired re-
layed or graded 10 the extent required
If said company. as above set forth, and
aid road repaired or materials renewed.
md the eApcns IS thereof 81 all be debt
against the company, recoverable as debts
ire now recoverable by the city OF Rich
Ipon the tracks Of said company pliOr 20
ipon said tracks. But the said
company hereby agrees that rs
Ong as any such debt may remain
lue and unpaid. II will not run any ono
n more Of it's cars along the said route.
should the said cOmuany while any such
lebt shall remain due and unpaid run