The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-21

amendment. Mr.. Glover offered the fol-
lowing resolution. M substitute:
BE IL resolved. That the ordinance Is
hereby recOmmitted TO the Street COM
mittce. with the request that it be
amended
First. So as 20 provide for bond of
prouer amount iu satisfactory surety
company that an streets torn up or otner-
wise altered shall be restored to a con-
dltiou satisfactory to the city Engineer,
should the whole work not be completed
within the agreed time. or from any
cause Dee abandoned. Also. TO hold the
city harmless for any nuisance arising
from the operation OF the Vaducts and
tracks 10 De constructed.
Second. So as 10 provide an adequate
method for the assessment and payment or
all damages sustained by prOperty-owners
and lessees of property within the VI
entity of the proposed works, and fur
Their that the City Engineer be requested
20 furnish this body with plot, showing
10 what extent the dOckage facilities OF
the city Will Je abridged. and his opinion.
I'm writing. as &C the effect and extent
OF each abridgment
MOTION no RECOMMGT LOST.
Alr Davis and Mr.. Wallerstain earnest
ly opposed tho motion 10 recommit, and
ter which would XIII the measure as far
as the present Council was concerned.
Mr.. BlOomberg at some length explained
that the ordinance clearly contained all
the provisions IN regard 10 which Mr..
Glover desired 10 obtain additional infor-
nation from the city engineer.
The resolution 20 recOmmit the ordi-
nance was then lost by vote of 10 IL,
which was us follows:
Aycs-Messrs. Caskle. Griffin. Mayer,
and Gloyer-i.
Noes-Mesars Bloomberg, Briggs.
Brock. Davis. - aue. Don Leavy, Ebel,
Epps Ferriter Griffin. Hawkins. Hob
SOM Jackson. Mcdowell, Smith, Waller
stein. williams and Woody-l1.
Tho amendment originally offered 10y
AIR. Glover. was then lost.
Tho following amendment, offered by
Nr. Glover was then read:
That nothing bon this ordinance shall be
construed as intending 10 impair the
rights of owners OF lots abuttnS on
streets the fee OF which IS not IN said
city And iB making the inquiries ana
assessing the damages provided Tor 10y "a"
there shall BOO taken into consideration
ia. RIGHTS and easements in Seyeutcenth
street as a wharf and landing-piace Tor
said dock. and In the said ock, appur-
tananr 10 tie land owned and occupied by
T,,.arport < Morris on seventeenth
street living west OF said docks, ana the
,trbts and easements I'm said street ana
I'm said Dock appurtenant 20 amy otaer
lots on lands abutting thereon or coh'lB-
uous thereto. o
m was lost. ana similar action was
thau taken on the following amendment
offered by Afr Glover.
Nothing in this ordinance IS lh's''N
a- comforting any rights upon u'e ~
poak. and Ohio Railway Company alon7
anv particular street or dock III W
roii,es herein designated. and especially
,i,9t mart OF the route on Seventeenth
stree, 8t and near Dock street ana at
and over said Middle Dock. II thereby
orv contract be violated. whether such
contract Dee one which said Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway Company IS either
directly or only by implication bound 10
rasuect and observe, or Is otherwise bind
ing upon 10. or that is binding upon the
city of Richmond. or that vested rights
iu tie lot owners contiguous 10 or abut-
ting on any of said streets or docks, en-
utllug th>m 10 have said streets and
docks remain free from all obstacles and
uninterrupted. for the purposes OF trade,
commerce. egress. or in8ress.
THE ORDINANCE ADOPTED.
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ordinance came up. Mr.. Clskle vas ex-
cused from voting. inasmuch as MEM
Dor OF his family owned property on
Franklin street that would probably be
taken mp by the proposed train SHED. or
the latter would certainly be placed III
its Immediate vicinity.
Mr. kbel called attention TO the fact
that the ordinance gave the company
twelve months 20 begin WORK in, and thir-
teen months % accept the provisions Of
The ordinance ThercupOn, Mr. Bloom
berg offered as an aemndment that ~
time for the acceptance OF tho provisions
~ the ordinance be restricted 10 twelve
months The amendment was lost. and
tie ordinance was adopted as originally
presented 10 the Council, by n vote OF
D 10 I, Mr.. Glover ALONE voting IN the
negative.
Alr bloomberg offered resolution re-
qulring The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company 10 carry out az once the agree
ment made with tho Committee on Streets
in regard 10 the securing q way OF access
TO Dir y. K. Sayages property. al the
corner OF Clay ana Sixteenth streets.
The resolution was referred TO the Com
mlttee on Streets
On motion OF President Glover the
rules Were then suspended in order 20
take action on the ordnance granting
.. franchise 90 tile tairmouut fraction
G mpany m which was presented by the
Committee on Streets. The ordnance
which was read By city Clerk August.
gives the company the right TO construct
an overhead trolley ear line from the
corner OF Tweuty-third and Marshall
street through the former 10 Tulip and
through Tulip street 70 the corporation
fine The work is 20 be completed
within ninety days from the adoption OF
the ordnance ard the cars shall be run
On twe ty-mlnute schedule.
Before d v,te On the ordnance could
be taken. II appeared that not the neces-
sary two-thrds vote was present and the
measure had 10 oe Iaiu on the table
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