The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-07

WIRES MUST GO
UNDER GROUND.
Text Of the Ordinance Now Under
Consideration.
BOARD TO ACT UPON IT.
Win Como Before That Body Next Tuesday
Night and Warm Fight Is An
ticipatcd- Go Into
the Courts.

Tho ordinance requiring the passenger
and Power Company t2 install an uhoef-
ground trolley system on Main street
from Laurel 10 Twcn.y-eishth viii come
,,p for, consideration and action by the
Board of Altier-yiea a. its meeting next
Tuesday night.
Tho ordinance was recommended to the
Council by The Street Committee by a
vote OF 10 !.
IT passad the Common Council at Its
meeting last Monday night by vote
Of y TO .
-rhere vii, he a fight before the
E,,a.x, of Aldermen on its passage,
as he representatives of both street rail-
WAYS will oppose it with all possible
energy After its passage. should 1t pc
,,.ss,.d there is reason to believe that
he matter will go to the courts. where
,he Passenger and Power Company VIII
resist the action of the city in the matter.
The ordinance names no specific sys-
tom. hut provides that within sixty days
IRON, its enactment the Passenger and
Power Company shall select a system Oh
underground conduit trolley and lie
mans and specifications IN the event
of the cornpany's failure so TO do the CITY
Council is 20 select "A system. The work
must begin IN Jour 11oilliS din W SoAAA
plctcd in four months from that date.
THE MEASURE in FULL.
The text of the ordinance is as iol!oTS:
AN ORDINANCE
rro ,,reseribe the Manner or System By
which Electricity may be used on GER
lain Streets in the City of Richmond
a5y- The Richmond Passenger and Power
ssn,nnany. in pursuance of the general
,,elice power vested in the City. and OF
The mower reserved in section ; OF the
ordinance entitled IAN Ordinance to
Authorize the Construction and Opera
tion OF a Street Railway within the
limits of the City OF Richmond. by the
7,,chnnnd Passenger and Power Com
pas1y. approved December sd. ls'H-
J.a if ordained by the Council OF the lily
OF Richmond:
! That. under and by virtue OF the gen
cral police power vested IN the city, anu
of IN. mower reserved in section 5 OF
the ordinance entitled An ordnance ~
authorize the construction and operation
NJ street railway within the limits OF
The CITY of Richmond, by the hlchmond
Passenger and Power Company. approved
neeernbe1, %. 1885, the said Richmond
Passenger and Power Company shali cor
struct and operate. on its lines on Main
street from Laurel Street to twenty
eighth Street, an electrical underground
trolley system, in lieu of the oFefheau
system now in Use. But the City Oh a>ich-
rnond shall not be in any Wise 1esPoh-
..;,,la az. liable in costs or damages 10 any
.ne-son o., persons whomsoeNer, by rea-
son of the requirement hereby 1nPostu'
And. in the construction OF such uiiuei .
ground trolley system. the character w
Tho work the manner of the construction
: l,.a y11lf q
h. satisfactory 10 the City Engineer
And the conduit shall be so const ga
that The Richmond Traction Compar:f. O!
,nv otl,ar street car company, Wheh
authorized by The City Council, can use
said conduit: and if desired. operate
therein separate conductors
SIXTY DAYS TO DECIDE
. Said rich,nond Passenger and Power
eoupany shall, within sixty days IRON
the approval of this ordinance, submit IN
writing to the Committee on streets
their plans, in detail, for the construction
Of sueh underground trolley system. ues-
isnating therein the particular under
., cund system proposed TO De useu- AIN
the Council of the City OF Richmoiio may
,,eo,,ire. in their discretion, the suostltu-
,ion of another and different underground
system if that proposed be not satsfac-
,rry. should the said Richmond Passen-
ger and Power Company fail or refuse
a submit such plans, as herein required
II shall be fined rot less than MY hof
more than two hundred dollars, ana eacil
DAVIS failure or refusal shall constitute d
..s,aro+a offanse And upon such failure
or refusal. the Council Of the City OF
Richmond shall. in addition, have the
right 10 prescribe the particular system
TO he used by the said Richmond iasseh-
ger and Power Company
The actual construction of the said
underground trolley system on Nam
street. from Laurel Street to Twenty
ai,,,.t Street. shall be at the cost and eX-
g,ense of the said Richmond Passenger
=a,d Power Company. and shall be begun
within four months from the approval OF
,bis ordinance Bat in case the Couhcli
or The City of Richmond shall prescribe
the system to be used. as PROVIDED lot
ir The preceding section. then within Two
months after being notified oil such &C
1ion. And the said construction shaii DE
con,nleted within four months from the
date of the commencement. OF the WORK
,f construction. And should the SAD
Iishu,ond Passenger and Power Company
fail or refuse 10 begin or TO compete inc
said construction within tho time ABOVE
snacif,ed. or should it fail or refuse TO
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ordinance. It shall be fined not less than
fly nor more than two hundred dollars.
aud each days failure or refusal shall
constitute a separate offense
!. In the construction and operation Of
said underground trolley system. as re-
auired by this ordinance, said company
Sba1, be. except as otherwise herein pro
ri6ed. subject 10 each and every condi-
lion. restriction. provision. and liInita-
ton which has been or may hereafter be
impcsed on it. or on any one or more of
the street railway companies in this city
sln- electricity as a motive power: and
The Council hereby expressly reserves the
right 10 impose such other conditions.
,.estr ir,ions. and regulations as it may
deem proper,
s. This ordinance shall be in force from
its passage
The Vessel Breaking In.