The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-29
Respectfully
Leept GU Nil1
O.. Is. POLLOCK.
hartman.


To-
Chairman.
CONCERNING SCHEDULES.
Tho ronorf of the city Engineer ana
orinion of the CITY Attorney. mentioned
I'm the forceoing. have been fully printed
.n The Times
The two ordinances referred 20 provide
noraitiee for failure on the part OF tine
companles 20 run their cars on sohea
time or 10 keep their tracks in ORDER Inc
fret reads as follows.
street railway eompanles. oiefl.I,-
limos of railway in tho city az Iich-
r7ond 10 maintain regular schedules
for the transportation az passengers
and providing a penalty for failure so go
do.
Bet r. ordained bv the Council Of the
CITY OF Richmond that the Richmond
Traction Company shall. over an OF lis
lines within the city Of Richmond. ana the
Richmind Railway and Electric Company
Couuauv over IFS lines within the city
Of Richmond operated bv it known as
the Main street line, and over lis lihe
known as the Ciay-strccf liue ana over
SITS line known as the muic-car line. ope-
rate for the transportation of passengers
on "a scedule OF al intervals not more
than five minutes. that is 90 say that the
said companies. operating The said Zines,
shall run their cars for the tr1rs1oria-
tion Of Messengers on the said several
routes SO that one of such cars. both 500
going and returning from their reslecuNe
termini or. IL such lines are not wholly
within the city of Richmond. from their
terminus within said city 90 the corporate
limits. shall pass each point upon sald
routes az intervals OF not more than
five minutes. and that the said Richmond
railway and Electric Company, on IT'S
ines known as the Scverth-street or
Forest Hill line. ON IT'S FouIteenlh-siI
line towards Manchester. and on IT'S Sew
enteenth-etreet line. shall operate for
the transportation Of passengers on
schedule of at intervals of not moro than
ten minutes. that Is 70 say that the said
COMPANY operating tho said lines, snail
RIM its cars on the said several last
mentioned routes. so that one OF such
cars. both in going and returning from
It's respective termini, or, n not wholly
in the city OF Richmond. from its ter
minus I'm said city 10 the corporate limits
shall pass each point upon said routes az
intervals Of not more than ten minutes,
and that the said Richmond Railway ana
Electric Company on its lines known
as the Seventh street line towards Chest
nut Hill. the Fourteenth-street line along
Lakeside line. so far as the same are
within the city Of Richmond. shall operate
for the transportation of passengers on
a schedule OF at intervals OF not more
than fifteen minutes, that is 20 say that
the said company. operating the saId
lines. shall run its cars for the trans
portation Of passengers on the said sew
eral last-mentiOncd routes, so thal one vi
such cars. both I'm going and retuihins
from its respective termni. or from u.s.
terminus within the city or klchmonu ~
the corporate limits. shall pass l1.
point upon said routes at Intervals Oh ilOI
more than fifteen minutes anu go
the said Richmond Railway ana EleOrilc
Company, on its line known rs 'as ~.
servoir line, by Ashiahu 49,,
and on its west Marshall street
line west Of Hancock street ana
The Paramount Traction Company shai
onerate for the transportation or passeh-
GERS ON a schedule OF at intervals OF not
mare than twenty minutes, thdt Is 10
CO.., thar the said companies. operating
tbc esid lines shall run their cars on the
said several aforementioned routes, so
that one OF such cars, both IN going and
returning from their respective termlni,
or from their termini within the city Of
Richmond 20 the Corporate limits, shdll
pass cach point uPoh 9@io AV"tN9 a. A'-
tervals of not more than twenty minutes.
And 81 the said street railway companies.
or either OF them. shall fail 10 comply
with the foregoing requirement. they shall
be fined not less than ten nor more than
one hundred dollars for each offence.
2 Ii shall be the duty of each police
officer Of this city 10 report 10 the Chief
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, and
when Informed Of such violation by any
other person, together with any fact that
may be useful IN the enforcement there.
OF.
g. This ordinance shall be in force after
the expiration Of thirty days from the
approval OF this ordinance.
REPAIR OF TRACKS.
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