Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-15
THE FRANCHISE AMENDED.

Peninsula Company Changes Its Route
Through the Town.
The Town Council met last night pur-
suant to adjournment to act on the
application of the Peninsula Railway
Company, for permission to change the
route of its line. There were present
President J. Barron Hope, Jr., Messrs.
Cunningham. Schermerhorn. Picker.
Whiting and Bryant. Town Attorney
Cumming. and Messrs. Causey and
Livezey, representing the railway com
pany.
The report OF the Ordinance Com
nlittee. recommending the adoption of
the amended sections of the franchise
asked by the company. was. after brief
discussion. adopted. A number Of the
provisions of the new sections are as
follows: .-
Section as amended. provides that
:he route of the railway line shall be as
follows: Entering the town limits on
Lincoln street. thence by single track
along Lincoln street to Wine street:
thence. in a southerly direction. along
Wine street to Brown; thence along
Erown to Locust street. and along Lo-
Gust street from the corner of Brown,
northwardly, to the corporate limits.
Section 3, as amended, requires the
company TO restore the streets traversed
to their former condition as soon as
can be done. under penalties for failure
TO do so; also to keep the streets ira
versed covered with oyster shells to
uniform depth of seven inches between
its rails and for space OF two feet on
each side thereof. The company may
be required to grade and pave such por-
ton Of said streets in such manner and
with such material as the city may use
in paving the remaining portion OF such
streets. the work to be done under the
direction of the Street Committee of
the Council. Penalties are provided.
iAi tho Vino no tffr
ment Of this requirement, In case the
penalties are not effective. is pro-
vided. ..
Section II require the company to
execute and deliver bond in the sum OF
$4,000. with approved security. to in
demnify the town against any loss or
damage sustained In widening Lincoln
street between King and Wine streets.
to width of not less than thirtysix
feet. sidewalks included, such widen
ing to be on the north side Of said Lin
coin street The company Is also re-
quired to widen Wine street from Lin
coin to Brown. to width Of not less
than thrty-seven feet. such widening
to be on the east side of Wine street:
also to widen Brown street. between
Wine and Locust, to thirty-three feet
such widening to be on the north side
| thereof.
| The company also expressly agrees,
before beginning the construction Of its
track on the causeway on Locust street.
that il will grade and widen the said
<causeway. extending to the corporate
limits, and the approach to the said
Causeway to the grade and width OF
Locust street between Brown street and
the said causeway In the event Of the
failure of the company to do this the
! town shall have it done at the expense
of the railway company.
An additional sertion provides for thu
1888 n. cnai ine,1 the town for an!
OF granting the fAnchise asked and i
merely precautionary, for there is ne
I conflict with prior franchises granted
any one. -
| The franchise. in it's phraseology and
completeness. is an admirable paper.
and completely guards the towns inter-
ests in every contingency that may
arise 1t looks far into the future and
binds the railway company to the full
tillment of all requirements.