The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-20

The Concessions Desired by the Z. and -
From the Council.

The concessions DcriI'u W INV - "'''
From the Council.
The following is the ordinance as pre-
sentcd 10 the Council last night:
whereas, the Council OF the city q
Richmond has full power AM authority
to close or extend, widen or narrow
streets and public alleys IN the city, and
to build bridges in said streets. and
mas also fun power and authodity 10
designate the route and grade OF any
railroad 10 be laid in said city, provided
no contract ne therby violated, and
Whereas. il is desired 70 enable the
chesapeake and Chic Railway Co, its
successors and assigns, TO construct and
operate double track lines Of railway
through and by the city of Richmond, Tor
the purpose Of carrying thereon the
freight and passenger business OF sald
railway with as little interference as POS
sible with the street travel OF said city,
and also to enable the said company 10
construct and use a large substantial
passenger depot and train shed in said
city for the accommodation of passengers
travel - and from points on its several
lines Of railway. and 10 provide further
and better facilities for its freight bus
mess in said city; and
Whereas The said Improvements 10 he
so built will cost the said company large
sum of money, and will be Of great value
10 the people OF said city, without eN-
pense to the said city. and Will relieve the
people from annoyances ana dangers IoW
encountered at several surface crossings
of streets. and will greatly promote the
convenience of travellers and the bus
mess interests of the city, and it Is not
practicable for the said company n eh"ct
said improvements without securing I'cr-
manently certain rights and powers from
the city of Richmond, and
Whereas the improvements herein
contemplated TO be made by the raiMay
company are necessarily dependent upon
the construction Of a large sys.em of
side and extension tracks and 9th n iacil-
tiles beyond the city limits, without
which system Of tracks and facilities the
improvements herein contemplated can
not be properly utilized or made II Valae
and i'm order to construct and operate s'cn
system of side and extension tracks ana
other facilities il is necessary 40 ctanSe
the location of the Osborne Turnpike End
the road connecting with the D9rnNlo"h
Road. in accordance with the plaas out
lined herein. and to effect these changes
the sonsent of the authorities OF IianriCo
county must be obtained. and
Whereas, the consent Of the Commission
| ersers of the James River Bridge Com
many must be obtained TO the crossing
| of the bridge known as the Free Bridge
in accordance with TIE plans outlined
herein:
Now therefore in consideration of the
foregoing and of the agreements and
| stipulations OF the said railway comps ny
| hereinafter contained. be it or1lred by
the Council of the City Of Iucamond:
IRON OR STEEL VIADUCT
I That the Chmesapeake and Ohio Rail-
| way Co, its successors and assigns shall
| have the right TO construct, with all ne
| cessary foundations, piers. columns, posts,
! etc. an iron or steel viaduct or structure
supporting double track lines of ~ ilway
and the sidings. switches and connections
| adjacent or incident hereto, and TO main
| tain and operate the siid strufture and
| tracks as a railway forever, from point
| 10 be selected by the sid rsiw-s com
| pany on its James river Division above
| the works Of the Tredaglr Com; az Y;
thence running through the 7, edgar
| Companys property across anc over the
| street along the river bank INTO JInes
| river passing along the southeastern s'ce
| of Browns Island, and thence along I'm
| the said river TO the lower end Of the
property belonging to the Eaxall Mills.
| then e crossing Fourteenth street over
head and crossing over the tracks and
freight depot of the South ern Railway
company and over the street alongside
said freight depot. crossing Shockoe creek
| al the canal aqueduct: thence by It curved
line crossing Seventeenth street overhead
| TO and on the southern side OF Dock street
north of the dock: continuing thence by
said elevated yiaduct of structure along
said Dock street crossing Dock or Water
street overhead about opposite the ship
lock: thence crossing overhead Peach,
Rockets, Ash. Poplar. Elm and Maple
streets and any alleys or streets not now
onenoi: thence b. sail elevated Viaduct
or structure through. upon and over
| part Of the grounds belonging 10 the city
OF Richmond attached 10 the Gas Works.
with the right Of ingress and engress 10
ard from the said grounds for necessary
purposes of constructing and repairs, con-
tin1ing and crossing overhead any inter
yening streets OF alleys not now estab-
lished and Hague Nicholson, Denny
Louisiana ana orleans streets TO the city
limits paralleling or occupying Third
street for the most part OF the distance
bet yeen Hague and Orleans STREETS. with
the right TO construct said viaduct or
structure so as TO carry such additional
tracks as may he desired between Hague
street and the city limits. All of which
route and the Gas Works grounds are
more particularly but approximately
shown on the general map submitted by
the said company and filed in the office of
the City Engineer. and the city hereby
grants TO the railway company for the
construC ton and Use OF said viaduct or
structure n strip OF land through its gas
works property bounded and described as
follows-to-wit: That piece or parcel of
land 30 feet wide and about $50 feet long,
the centre line of which begins I'm the east
line OF Maple street, 1853 feet more or less
south OF Poplar street thence running
eastwardly at an angle of about seventy
seven degrees thirty-six minutes with the
said line OF Maple street four hundred
and fifty feet more or less to Gillie's
creek.
TO LOWER GRADES OF STREETS.
And II is further ordained that the city
of Richmond shall lower the grades of
Denny. Louisiana and Orleans streets
and Third street between Denny street
and the city limits. so that the new sur
faces under said viaduct or structure Will
not be more than three 90 feet lower than