Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-15


are 20 he in operation from Fourteenth
street westwar1ly within nine months
and tho entire line shall be completed
within twelve months. The CONF any j.
20 lender fair service between the houI@
II 6 \ NJ. and l. +. Nj cars to pass
Zach other at least every five mlnu'e' be
tween Harrison and Fourteenth streets
IN PROPER REPAIR.
The company shall also at all times
keep lis cars IN proper repair ana neat
condition. The company shall start IRON.
the extreme eastern ana western ehds "i
its Broad-s rect route a. least two cars
at O'Clock every morning. tuon com
plant made ut any time 60 the company
h. the Committee on streets thal shch
service Is not being rendered. OF that us
ears are not in proper repair OF h'9t
condition. the company SHAH, Wiihih zen
days after receipt OF such notice. itctHN
and remove the grounds o! complaint
AN. fully satisfy the cOmm'tie, tLAt
thereafter fair and satisfactory service
VIII be So rendered. and that its cars VIII
i.e kent IN proper regalT and neat condi-
ton. For each days failure TO comply
with these requirements fine OF 'l0
shall be imposed.
Another section of the ordinance pro
vide. hat The company shall Keep the
road.beds Of the streets between its tracks
order. under penalty IN the sums already
mentioned. TIL company may operate its
cars by electricity. compressed ar OF
other motive power, except steam; but
such permission 20 use electricity snail be
subject 10 each and every restriction ana
condition heretofore imposed by the Coun-
eli.
OTHERS MAY USE TRACKS.
The pryilcg are asked upon The further
EXPRESSED condition that the company shall
permit any other company. or companies
wnen authorized by the Council. ana on
rnvmeut OF the proporilonate cost Of the
Iin- to use in whole or in part the above
described routes or lines upon such FAR
and reasonable tarms as may he agreed
upOu by this company and each enteflh-
comimny. provided. however company
not using the same motive power snail
not b., allowed to use on Tho above men
toned rout more than three squares on
such routes: and. in the event that sdlH
company or companies cannot 1Gr"t upon
such terms, the same shall be settled ny
three disnterested persons. enc 10 he Sc
lectrd by the Richmond CITY Railway
Comniny ami one by the company desiring
IL enter. and the third by the two persons
So selected: and III terms and conditions
which shall be fixed and determined 10y
said persons. or majority of Them shaIl
be- the terms and conditions upon when
said company or companies. respectively
shall use and occupy said tracks II 'he
Richmond city Railway Company small
for thirty days after having b5en reluts'ei
I'm writn. 10 appoint its representative
fail 10 make such appointment. then the
CIV Engineer shall make such appoint
ment. ana the person 50 appointed shall
have the powers he would have had II ne
had beer appointed by the Richmond CITY
Railway Company.
The privileges 20 the company are also
granted on the express condition that the
company shall not at any time hereafter
occupy any u0Wer-hOuse within l0o yards
OF any public or private school
The company shall, To- the privilege
Of so using AMI occupying these Sir'cts'
ana in satisfaction OF all taxes upon JUS
property. pay annually to tn Treasurer
of the city an amount equal to > per cent.
Of the entire gross receipts. collected "
the city from the freight and passenger
traffic Of the company until January J.
lsoo. after which tim the Council. 10y
reserved power. such an annual sum as
it may deem fair and proper.
FOR SCHOOL. CHILDREN.
The Richmond city Railway Company,
by this ordinance. is required 10 transport
pagscngcrs TO and from any part OF IT'S
lines or routes IN Richmond at not eN-
cecGng > G nts for each passenger put
if the passenger without leaving the
cars. shan return TO any point nearer 10
that from which he started than a point
from which ne passed. he snail pay a Sc
cond fare. unless this be caus by III
line Of the route over which he Is passing
being circuitous. The company must also
Mace on sale FOR the accommodation Oi
school children. between the hours or
\. NJ. and T.. NJ. tickets at half rates
from Mondays 10 Fridays inclusive. which
tickets shall be good for school chiliren
fares between The hours Of ana ~ W.
and ana =. NJ. on school days. Inc
Richmond City Railway Company must
also. without extra charge receive all
passengers from any company which the
civ COUNCIL shah hereafter require 10
receive. without extra charge. provided,
however. that said company shall not ne
required to transfer TO any other com
pany running cars on the same rams OF III
the same direction as its cars are run
Other sections Of the ordinance cover
all the details a. 10 tracks, ralls use Oh
tracks. sale Of route. etc. and provide
mat the privileges granted therein shall
last until 1873.
MUCH DISCUSSION FOLLOWED.
The measure met with lengthy ana
even animated discussion, touching every
phase of the strcet-caT problem on Broad
street Mr.. Lawder offered an amendment
providing that the company should use
SOM bartender 10 be determined upon
hy the Committee on streets. This was
adopted. and Mr.. Wallerstein offered TO
amend so as to require the company 10
builI viaduct from Twelfth 10 twenty
third streeN. over Broad.
Thie proposition met with some oppOsi-
ton. M George l.. Davis spoke "f the
efforts L. force the street-car scheme
down the Council. when 1t had never
really been before the Commute" on
Streets or been considered by the city At
torny and Engineer.
Mr. Davis declared that the building of
q viaduct would mean 10 pardlyze the
industry and depreciate the property OF
the whole Of jefferson Ward. He averred
that the people of that ward would be
almost Unitediy opposed TO the bridge.
and urged that no action be taken upon
the matter for the present.
TIE MATTER REFERRED.
Mr.. Briggs offered a motion referring
the entire ordinance. with the amend
ments. 10 the Committee on streets the
City Engineer. and Attorney. To his
MIR Gunst interposed serious objection.
saving that the people Of the city had
been clamoring for street-car facilities
ON BROAD street and that the Council had
been paving practically no attention 10
their appeals. The ordinances before the
body had been read. or should have been
read by every member Of that body, and
he had no doub; that they had been
carefully considered by both the city At
torney and Engineer, both of whom were
present and could give their views.
MI BloOmberg said that as member
of the Street Committee he would have
to ask the Council not TO refer the matter
TO that body.
Mr. Wallerstein again got possession OF