Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-14
CITY ORDINANCES.

PEEAMR5Es AN6 oRp u: Nc, TO
OPEN EIGHTH STREET AT IT'S
CROSSING THEREOF. TO REMOVE
1 lNbF ALL EF oB$FRUe SFhe T EAEeE
FROM AND TO ESTABLISH SUCH
PRECAUTIONS AS TO PREVENT AC-
CIDENTS. APP RoVED OCTOBER Ii,
1902
: Whereas. on the 18th day of June 1856.
the City Council OF Richmond passed that
certain ordinance. entitled AN ordinance
permitting the Richmond Allegheny Rail
road Company to close certain portion
of Eighth street and requiring them TO
erect a foot bridge,
And whereas. the Chesapeake and Ohio
all the rights. privileges. and franchises
of the Richmond and Allegheny Railroad
Company:
And whereas. on the 18th day of June.
1889, the City Council of rtlchinord pa1S-
ed that certain ordinance entitled AN
ordinance to authorize the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway Company to construct
certain viaducts, TO close certain streets
to lower the Free bridge. to occupy and
bridge certain streets-all being work per-
tanning to said viaducts.
And whereas, in said laSt-named ordf-
nance it was among other things provided.
but it is understood. as a part of tho
consideration for the granting OF this
ordinance that the said railway company
shall open 70 the public use as a highway
the portion of Eighth street between
Cary and Canal now closed. and shalt
remove the distractions to travel thereon,
and at its grade crossing across said
street at said point shall establish sucii
precautions TO prevent accident as the
City Council may from time to time pre-
scribe. and shall keep the portion of said
streets upon which its tracks are laid. to
the extent of said portion of said stree,
between the rails Of each track, and be-
tween the tracks. and for two feet on
each side of ana beyond the outside OF
said tracks in good and complete repair.
order. and condition.
And whereas the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway Company has completed the con-
struction of the elevated tracks provided
for in said last-narned ordinance, and has
abandoned the use of It's passenger depot
at Eighth and Canal streets, in said city
of Richmond.
And whereas. the said Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway Company has failed to
carry out its said agreement with the city
Of Richmond to open to the public use
rs highway the portion Of Eighth street
between Cary and Canal streets closed
under the provisions OF said first-named
ordinance, approved the 18th of June, 1856
and has taken no steps to remove tbs
distractions to travel thereon since the
vided for in said ordinance, approved thu
18th Of June. 1899: now. thereSrre. be it
Ordained by the Council of The city o'
Richmond:
way Company be and the same is hereby
required TO comply with it's agreement
with the city of Richmond set forth
in the third section of the ordinance ap'
proved June II. 1899. entitled An ordf
nance to authorize the Chesapeake aut
Ohio Railway Company to construct Ger
tain Viaducts. to close certain streets. Il
lower the Free bridge. to occupy an1
bridge certain streets, by removing thu
wooden bridge over Eighth street be
tween Cary and Canal streets. the steps
fence, and all other distinctions 70 traTet
thereon within thirty days from the pas
sage of this ordinance. In compliance with
the said agreement TO open to the pub.
lie use as highway the said portion ~
Eighth street, and said Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway COMPANY. at its grad,
crossing across said Eighth street. at sat
point. shall establish such precautions e
prevent accident as the CITY Council ma
from time to time prescribe. and shaL
keep the portion of said streets upn,
which its tracks are laid, to the extern
OF said portion of said street hetwest
the rails OF each track, and between IN
and beyond the outside of said tracks II
good and complete repair. order. and cor
dtion And as TO material OF construe
ton and maintenance shall be satstao
tory to the City Engineer
For any violation of the requirement
of this section the said company shaa
be liable to a fine OF not less thar
twenty-five ts25) dollars. and not NOR,
offence. each days continuance to be
separate offence.
2 That in the event the said Chesa,
peake and Ohio Railway Company sinai,
fail to remove all oostructions 10 ING
public use as highway OF that portion
OF Eighth street between Cary and Canat
streets. now obstrueteG. as hereinhefore
set forth, within the time prescribed IN
the first section of th.s ordinance. theh,
and In that event the City Attorney IS
hereby empowered and directed TO inst
tute such legal proceedings as may hs
necessary to REQUIRE said Chesapeake ana
Ohio Railway Company TO remove sato
distractions from Eighth street at 'hs
point mentioned.
3. This ordinance shall be subject n.
any and all times to any amendment or
revocation by the Council of the city OF
Richmond. Upon revocation or any
amendment thereof. the Chesapeake ai,u
Ohio Railway Comnany. It's successors. CT
assigns shall Immediately conform TO sasn
amendment or revocation -,
4. Fer a failure to fully comply VIII
any amendment or revocation OF this ofal.
rance. the Chesapeake and Ohio Raiiwa;n,
Company. Its successors, or assigns Shai'
be liable to a fine of not less than ten nns
more than fifty dollars, each DAYS iasl'
ure th.he a separate offence
5. This ordinance shall be in force ron
its passage