The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-11
THE TRACKS ARE
TO BE REMOVED.
The Street Committee Decides to
Recommend the Measure.
THE VOTE EXCEEDINGLY CLOSE.
Six to Five the Tally I'm Favor OF the
Ordinance-Cleanin the Streets.
A Proposition TO Burn All
the Garbage.
THE VOTE EXCEEDINGLY CLOSE.

Ayes-Messrs. Pollock. Lawder, Banen,
| Whittet, Gibson and kings.
Noes-Messrs. Allen Burton, Ebel, Pc
ters and Woody-5.
BY the above recorded vote the Com
mittee on Streets last night decided to al
low the removal OF the tracks Of the
| Richmond Union Passenger Railway Com
pdny from Franklin, Ninth Bank, and
| Twelfth streets, between Seventh and
| TWenty-1rst and recommended to the
| Council for adoption the following ordi-
| nance:
BE it ordained by the Council OF the
| city of Richmond:
| 1. That permission Is hereby granted
| to the Richmond Union Passenger Rail-
| way Company to discontinue. under GER
| tain conditions and provisions the run
ming OF their cars from Seventh and
| Franklin streets, along said Franklin
street 10 Ninth street down Ninth street
10 Bank street, along Bank street to
] Twelfth street, up Twelfth street TO
| Franklin street, and down Franklin street
TO Twenty-first street, and TO remove
their double tracks from ana along said
| route.
| EXTENSION or LINES.
1
| company from its tracks at the corner Of
| Twenty-nrst and Franklin streets. down
| Twenty-frst street 10 Main street and
| there TO connect with The tracks of the
| Richmond City Railway Company; and
| 10 run its cars along said Twenty-frst
street TO Main street. and along Main
| street from Twenty-frst street to Sew
| enth street, upon the tracks OF the said
| Richmond City Railway Company, and
| along Seventh street to its tracks on Sew
| enth street. at Seventh and Franklin
streets, upon the tracks Of the Richmond
and Manchester Railway Company. and
20 extend rs tracks on Seventeenth street
along Seventeenth street from Franklin
70 Main street. and there TO connect with
the tracks Of the Richmond city Railway
Company.
3. The said privilege and permissions
are given subject not only 10 the cOndi-
tons and restrictions in the ordinances
Of the city authorizing the construction
and operation OF a street railway by the
Richmond Union Passenger Railway
Company. but also TO the following addi-
tiOnal conditions:
RESTORE THE STREETS.
First. That within ninety days from
the passage Of this ordinance the said
company will remove It's present tracks
as TO which it has above been authorized
TO discontinue the running Of its cars, and
restore the streets anu paving along said
route In a manner satisfactory to tho
city Engineer. Upon the failure Of the
company TO take up said tracks within
said specified time. or TO restore any part
of any OF said streets or the paving
thereof In a manner satisfactory TO the
City Engineer within ten days after re-
ceipt of notice from said City Engineer
that the said streets or paving has not
been properly restored the said company
shall be liable to n fine Of not less than
five nor more than one hundred dollars:
each days failure to be a separate Of
fence. and in addition the Committee on
Streets may have such work of restoring
the street TO proper condition done, and
rharge the costs thereof to said company.
which cost may be collected in the mode
prescribed for collecting taxes.
Second. The above permissiOns are
granted upon the express condition that
they shall I'm no manner affect the rights
or franchises granted on Main street TO
the Richmond City Railway Company.
CONDITION IMPOSED.
Third. The said permissions are grant
ed upon the express condition that, in
event that the present owners Of the said
franchises or rights on Main street fail
10 obtain a renewal Of them from the
city Council. or in event that satisfactory
arrangements shall not be made with the
consent of the City Council with the party
or parties who shall get said franchises
or rights on Main street, then the said
Richmond Union Passenger Railway Com
pany shall take up the tracks and CON
nection which 1t may build under this or
dinance on said Twenty-irst street and
restore said street 20 a condition salts
factory TO the City Engineer. and shall
rebuild the lines or tracks allowed TO be
removed under this ordinance and shall
operate the same in accordance with the
terms Of the several ordinances Of the city
Of Richmond authorizing the construction
and operation of a street railway by the
Richmond Union Passenger Railway Com
pany.
Fourth. In the event that the present
owners of the rights or franchises on
Main street shall fail 20 obtain renew
al OF them. then the said Richmond
Union Passenger Railway Company shall
have ninety days from the date Of the
passage OF an ordinance by the City
Council. giving such Main street fran |
chises to parties other than the present |
owners. I'm which to make satisfactory |
arrangements with said parties: And, If |
at the expiration OF said ninety DAYS, II
shall have failed 10 make such suitable |
IL shall then proceed i'm |
medlately to restore its tracks along said |
discontinued route. and shall be allowed |
ninety days for the building OF the same. |
During which time II may continue TO |
exercise the privileges herein granted as |
10 the Main street tracks. After the eX- |
piration of the last mentioned ninety |
doys the permission herein granted to use |
the tracks on Main street shall stand re |
vokad and the company shall thereupon |
cease 10 use the same
GIRDER RAILS AND CONCRETE
Fifth But before said company shall |
nrocoed N move IFS tracks from Franklin |
and Rank streets as provided hereunder |
II shall nut down on Twenty-first street |
and on Seventh street, from Main TO |
Franklin and on Harrison street from |
Broad to Main: from Clay to Broad,
girder rails with concrete construction
subject to the ordinances governing con-
struction OF such tracks.
sixth. Said Company shall pay 10 the
CITY I'm lieu of the two per cent. on its
cross receints. as AT present provided in |
its franchise. the sum OF five per cent.
on tie gross receipts until January !,
,Sea after which time they shall pay such |
,,ercert 90 Of their gross receipts. in lieu
OF 2 per cent, as the council may deter
mine ,,,
TRANSFERS At SEVENTEENTH.
Seventh. In addition 10 me transfers
now, given nv the said company. which |
mall he continued, 1t shall also give
transfers AT Twenty-flrst and Main, and
Al seventh and Main streets. Passen-
,ers transferring from the Seventeenth
street branch shall have the same privi-
EGGS az regards transfers as II they had