The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-23
AN ORDINANCE.

NT SihNP t ,eg! Juns 1Ith; 1922 r,,,,
souTlIERN RAILWAY coMPANY. 4
TRUNK RAILWAY. TO CONSTRUCT
A SPUR TRACK OR SIDING FROM
sAI E5 RA TkNchs c q E T WEsp or or
EoURTEENTlI STREET ACROSS
TE2pRTEENTII STREET AND. INTO
TH .IHr,, YARD srR ~. PAST OF >1 FOUR :
WAREHOUSE OF T. w. WOOD &
Be 1t ordained by the Council OF the City
of Richmond:
l. That permission be and the same is
hereby granted to the Southern Railway
Company, trunk railway, to construct
and operate, with all necessary cars and
engines. a spur track or siding from their
tracks IN the yard of said railway COM
pany, west OF Fourteenth Street. across
Fourteenth Street into their yard east of
house Of Il. ". WOOD I & SO Sons - 49,
.. The location, curve, manner and ma
terialS OF construction of said SPUR track
or Or siding shall be satisfactory TO the City
Engineer.
3. No car shall be allowed to stand load
ed or unloaded on said Fourteenth Street.
nor shall said Fourteenth Street be closed
or blocked by reason Of cars being moved
across said street so as to impede or in
terferc with public travel. nor occupy said
street for longer period than five min
way company, shall erect vertical arm
gates. which shall be lowered to properly
protect the public from damage or acci-
dent while cars arc being moved across
1. The said railway company shall re-
place and repair so much OF said street
ms may be injured by tho laying of said
pair. pave and repave between tho rails
and two feet on each side of the rails
whenever. the city shall pave and repavc
the remainder Of said Street, and with
s. Tho said railway company shall re-
imburse and pay to the city, any sum
which the city may DO required by reason
OF the laying of said track, to pay in put
ting said street IN proper condition. IN the
opinion of the City Engineer.
6. The said track shall be constructed
grooved girder rails and concrete con-
struction, and all OF which as to location.
grade, manner and materials Of constr &c,
tion shall be laid subject to the approval
Z. The permission hereby granted shall
at all times be subject 10 any amendment
or revocation By, the City Council and
force, or that may hereafter BIO adopted,
as to the streets of the city of Richmond,
s. The permission hereby. granted Is
Injuries 10 persons or property that may
arise from the construction or operation
of the aforesaid track on Fourteenth
when properly ascertained. be g charge
against tho Southern Railway Company
whenever the same happens by its negl!-
gence; and In no event shall the city be
.. Upon a revocation OF the permission
hereby granted, 1t shall be the duty of
said railway company, at it's own expense,
within FIVE days after notice of said reyo-
cation, to have the said entire track re-
moved, and that part OF the street affected
by said removal restored to. condition
similar TO the remainder OF said street
at the time OF said removal
10. For a failure to conform fully to the
provisions Of this ordinance. or any re-
uuIrement made hereunder or any
amendment or revocation thereof. the said
railway company shall be liable to fine
OF not less than ten MOI. Inore than one
hundred dollars. 10 beNdmposcd by the.
Police Justice of the city of Richmond;
each days failure to be a separate offense
III. This ordinance shall be in force from
Its passage, ,, ~ .,,,.,,e,n
Ju2S.5t City Clerk,