The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-26
Oily ORrINANCEs.


AN ORDINANCE. APPROVED MAY IL,
1899. REQUIRING THE SEVERAL
STREET RAILWAY COMPANIES
OPERATING LINES OF RAILWAY ~
THE CITY OF RICHMOND TO MAIN
TAIN REGULAR SCHEDULES fOH
THE TRANSPORTATION OF PAS
sENGERS, AND PROVIDING a PEN
Atty FOR FAILURE SO TO Do.
/. BE # ordaiccd by the Couecii of the
city oil RlcnmOcd. That the Richmond
Traction Company SHAH. over an OF rs
lines within lie city OF Richmond, and
the Richmond Railway ana EIectflc com
rany. over It's lines Withlh the Guy or
Richmond operated by II, known as the
Main-strCet lines and over It's line known
as the Clay-strcct line ana over us Inc
known as the mule-caf me operate Tor
the transportation OF pass tub't1 On a
schedule OF al intervals not more than
fVe minutes-that b. 10 say, that me sad
companies. operating the SAID INES, snail
run their cars for the trans 1yilall0h or
passengers on the sald sctclh routes 80
mat ore Of such cars, both IN going and
returning from her respective ttim4ni.
Or, If such lines are not wholly within the
city OF Richmond. from their terminus
Widnin said CITY TO tne CoiY9rate limits,
shall pass each point upon sall routes ~
intervals OF not more tLan i've minutes,
and that the said HchmOnd halfway ana
Electric Company, on US lines known as
the seyenth-strcct or Forest blll me, on
Its fOurtceuth-strcct line towards Man
chester and on is Seyentcenth-street line,
snail operate FOR the transportation OF
passengers on @ schedule OF at intervals
81 not more Tran ten minutes lldl - ~, 20
say ia { the said company operating the
said lines. shall run its cars on the salu
several aforementioned routes so that one
of such cars. both i'm going and returning
from its respective tefmini, or. II n.t
wholly i'm the city Of Richmond, from its
terminus in said city 10 the cOrDoiatS
limits, shall pass eacn point upon ae'u
routes 1t intervals OF not more thah leh
minutes. and that the said Nchmond
Railway and Electric Company, on us
lines known as the Seventh-strtet me ~
wards Chestnut 1911. the f0efieeh,h11
street line along Fourteenth ana hii sliuit
streets, and the Lakeside une' so 80 iat y,
the same are within the city or klchmohus
shall operate for the transportation on
passengers on a schedule or az lhtei vas
of not more than fifteen mlnuleS-tHdt ~
to say, That the said company oPel a'ils
the said lines shall run us cars lot tHe
transportation OF passengers on the sald
several aforementioned routes so lhdl one
Of such cars. both IN going ana Ie1uIhiins
from us respective tefmluls or rum ~
terminus within the city OF Richmond 10
the corporate limits shall pass elcn point
upon said routes at intervals or NOT moro
than fifteen minutes. ana lhal the salu
Richmond Railway ana Electtlc 'y"i-
pany, on its line known as the RESERVOIR
line by Ashland street and on ~ west
Marshail-street line west OF Hancock
street, and the Paramount traction CONF
pany. shall operate for the ifanspoi ia.iuh
OF passengers on a schedule OF az inter-
walls OF not more than twenty minutes
that is 10 say. that the SAID companies,
operating the said lines. shal run thclr
cars on the said several last-mentl9hed
routes so that one Of such cars. both IN
going and returning from their respectlNe
termni. or from their terfnlnl within the
city of Richmond 10 the corporate UNITS,
shall pass each point upon said routes nc
intervals OF not more than twenty MINI
utcs. And. ii the said street "a way COM
panics. or either of them shall fall 70
comply with the foregoing requirement.
they shall Sc fined not less than ZEN nor
more than one hundred dollars Tot each
offence.
. 1t shall be the duty OF each police
officer of this city 20 report - me '1Irl
of Police every violation of the foregoing
section Of this ordinance by the several
street railway companies operating street
cars for the transportation Of passengers
upon their tracks within this city. ana.
when informed of such violation by any
other person together with any iacI inat
may be useful in the enforcement thereof.
g This ordinance shall be in force aiifr
the expiration of thirty days from the
BEN. r. AUGUST,
my23 city Clerk