The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-25
AN ORDINANCE

To Authorize the Richmond Traction Com
pany to Extend IT'S Lines, and also to
Operate its Cars upon Certain Tracks
If the Richmond Passenger and Power
Company.
Whereas, in the ordinance entitled AN
Ordinance to authorize the construction
and operation Of a street railway within
the limits Of the city of Richmond by the
Richmond Traction Company" approved
August %, 1885, Section Z provides for the
use in whole OR in part Of the lines of the
Richmond Traction Company by any other
company, when authorized by the City
Council. subject to the terms and cOndi-
tons of said section.
Whereas, under an ordinance entitled
can Ordinance 10 authorize the constrrc-
ton and operation Of a street railway
within the limits of the city Of Richmond
by the Richmond Passenger and Power
Company approved December %, 1899,
it is provided that the said Richmond
Passenger and Power Company shall have
the right to operate its cars upon certain
tracks on Broad Street of the Richmond
Traction Company under the right re-
served in the aforementioned ordinance
OF August IS. 1886: and whereas in the said
ordinance OF December @, 1889, the Coun-
Gil reserved the power to allow any other
company when authorized by the Council
to use in whole or in part the tracks Of
the Richmond Passenger and Power Com
pany.
Now, therefore, be it ordained by the
Council of the City of Richmond:
LIST That the Richmond Traction Com
pany be, and the same is hereby, author
lied to operate it's cars upon and along
certain of the lines and tracks of the
Richmond Passenger and Power Company,
and to extend its own tracks at Eighth
and Broad Streets and Eighteenth and
Broad Streets, as hereinafter stated, sub
ject to the conditions and provisions here
matter set forth or referred to.
a. The Richmond Traction Company is
hereby authorized to connect its eastern
track on First Street with the southern
track Of the Richmond Passenger and
Power Company on Main Street, and to
connee- its western track on First Street
with the northern track of the Richmond
Passenger and Power Company on Main
Street.
b. To construct and operate a double
track on Eighth Street, between Broad
and Main Streets. connecting a the COR
rer of Broad Street with the tracks of
The Richmond Traction Company west of
Eighth Street, and at the corner of Main
and Eighth Street with the tracks Of the
4 chmond Passenger and Power Company:
the western track on Eighth Street to con-
rect with the southern track of the Rich
2rond Passenger and Power Company, and
tie eastern TRACK on Eighth Street with
the northern track OF the Richmond Pas
senger and Power Company on Main
Street.
c. And is also authorized to extend its
tracks on Eighteenth Street southwartily
from Broad Street to Main Street, con-
Meeting the said extension at E ghteentn
Street and Broad Street with the tracks
Of the Richmond Traction Company on
Broad Street Gastric f Eighteenth Street,
and connecting the eastern track at Eigh-
tccnth Street and Main with the southern
track of the Richmond Passenger and
Power Company on Main Street, and the
western track at Eighteenth and Main
Street with the northern track of the
Richmond Passenger and Power Company
on Main Street. with the right to the
Richmond Passenger and Power Company
to use said tracks on Eighteenth Street.
from Grace to Main Street, without paying
any compensation to said Traction Com
pany tor the expenses of construction,
and only to pay fair compensation for the
Use CT the same, to be determined in the
same manner as shall be determined the
compensation it shall pay for the use of
the racks of the Eichmol6 Traction Com
iany on Broad Sweet. But if the said
Richmond Passenger and Power Company
snau prefer 10 construct its own track
from Eighteenth and Grace Streets to
Eighteenth and Main Streets, then the
said h chmond Traction Company stall
rot build or continue from Eighteenth
ana Grace to Eighteenth and Main Streets
one OF the aforementioned tracks run
ming from Eighteenth and Broad, but
Nj
and Grace Streets with the said track of
the Richmond Passenger and Power Com
pany at that point and use the same,
upon compensation to The r chmond Pas
senser and Power Company to be de-
termined as provided in section 2 of this
ordinance.
ma. The use OF the above-named tracks
OF the Richmond Passenger and Power
Company by the Richmond Traction Com
paily snail he upon such fair and reason
apie terms as may be agreed upon be-
'"eeh lae pafties. or IN the event that
said Companies cannot agree lpon the
terms. the same shall be settled nv arhi-
1rat on, as provided in section II of an
ordnance approved December %. 1899, en-
lidec an ordinance ITO authorize the
and operation of a street
railway within the limits OF the civ of
Richmond by the Richmond Passenger
md Power Company
Srd The privileges here's granted shall
continue until the LIST day of January,
w. unless sooner forfeited. and shall be
exercised in accordance with the terms
ma conditions imposed upon the Rich
.soii" itaclioh company for the construc-
lon and operation of its Ines. as provided
4 an ordinance approved August IS. 1895.
an ordinance ITO authorize the
construction and operation of a, street
.ailway within the limits of the CITY of
< chmond by the Richmond Traction
Company" and all lawful amendments
hereto, SO far as the same may be ap-
'llcaole and not inconsistent herewith.