The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-30

| iiCiil IS Ill inc words and hgureS
following:
/ AN ORDINANCE
10 amend and re-orduin sect!on OF
| IN ordinance appro. ed December 20,
! iS9?. entitled. AN ordinance to au-
tao riZe the construc ton and opera
+. lion OF street railway within the
limits OF the city OF Richmond by
! the Richmond Passenger and Power
! company 80 us to permit tho sale of
! the Seven Pines line on certain con-
| ditions affecting tho ratio of fare on
| and the right to tra-sfers to and
from the said Seven Pinos line.
/ BE 1t ordained by the Council of the
City OF Richmond
L. That section OF an ordinance
approved December 90, 1899. entitled.
An ordnance to authorize the cor
struction and operation OF street
railway within the limits OF the city
| OF Richmond by the Richmond Passen-
ger and Power Company" be amended
/ ana re-ordained 40 rs TO read as fol-
(; lows. to-wit:
| S. All the nights and privileges
/ hereby granted 10 the Richmond Pas
senser and Power Company, with tho
! consent OF the City Council. may be
exercised by any successor. or sue
| sora. assignee. or assignees of said
! pany. but such successor, or successors
/ assignee or assigns, shall be subject to
| al inc obligations. stipulations, for
! textures and penalties hcrcinbcfore pre-
scTlped as applicable to the said Rich
/ mond Passenger and Power Company;
PROVIDED howCV that consent is
hereby granted to tho Virginia Railway
and Power Company. successor of the
/ hichmond Passenger and Power Com
pehy. to sell. transfer and assign TO
inc Richmond. Urbannn and Pcninsu-
lar hallway Company, that portion OF
MS street railway system known as
the Seven Pines line, which extends
from Twenty-n!nth and ZIP" Streets in
f, inc city OF Richmond. to Seven Pines.
i in the county OF Hcnrico, together
with the right to operate and main
tain tho same within the present or
any future limits OF the city OF Ricn-
mond. subject. far ar {. may lie
within such limits. to all general
ninanccs OF the city now existing. pr
hereafter adopted. relating to and reg
ulatng street railways. and subject
also to the terms and conditions OF
Der 49, 1929. and to the following
terms and conditions 20 far as they
i, are in conflict Herewith. and amen
| datory thereof:
s-a- When and as soon az the said
Virginia Railway and Power Company
N'Id b'ic sn-b iNsSuItiOHG, JTDdHHa anu
Peninsular Railway Company shall
have entered into an agreement CON
/ suminotinE the transfer OF the said
Seven Pines line. and a copy thereof
has been filed with the clerk OF the
!, Council OF the city OF Richmond. and
| tho said Virginia Railway and Power
| Company, successor OF the Richmond
Passenger and Power Company and the
said Richmond, Urhanna and Peninsula
Railway Company, shall each huve
filed in writing with the clerk OF tho
Council OF the city OF Richmond an
acceptance of the provisions OF this
! ordinance, then the said Virginia Kali
! way and P.wer Company shall there
4 upon be forever relieved and released,
| except as hereinafter provided. OF and
| from all the obligations, terms, condi-
| tons and provisions OF the ordinance
of the city OF Richmond. approved
| December %. 1899. granting fran
ch!se to the Richmond Passenger and
Power Company. SO far as the same
| applies to that portion of the said
Seven Pine line lying beyond the
present corporate limits OF the city
| OF Richmond.
s-b The consent hereby given To the
| aforesaid sale. transfer and assign
ment is given on condition that the
| same shall be made subject to the con-
dition. that IL the said Richmond ur-
banna and Peninsular Railway Com
pany shall fail to begin the work OF
! surveying the proposed railroad from
| Richmond TO Urbannu within ninety
days after the approval OF this ordi-
nance, or II II shall .ail to begin tho
work OF construction OF the said rail-
road within nine months after the
approval OF this ordinance, or fail to
continue the said work to and across
the Pamunkcy River to the reasonable
satisfaction of the City Engineer, or
IL the said Richmond, Urbanna and
Peninsular Railway Company shall fail
to complete tho said railroad and have
the same In operation TO and across
tho Chickahominy River, through the
county of Hanover. and to and across
the Pamunkey River. within two years
after tho approval OF this ordinance.
then and in either event the Council
OF the city OF Richmond shall have the
right to scpeal this ordinance, and in
the event OF such repeal the said sale,
transfer and assignment hereby condi-
ttonally consented to by the Council
of the city of Richmond shall be void
and of no effect, and the said Rich
Mond Urbanna and PcninSular hallway
Company shall thereupon surrender to
the Virginia Railway and Power Com
pany, successor. as aforesaid. TO the
| Richmond Passenger and Tower Com
pany. It's successors or assigns. and tho
said Virginia Railway and Power Ccm-
pany It's successors and assigns. shall
thereupon reassumo and resume the
fun and absolute ownership. operation
and control OF the said Seven Pines
line subject to all the terms and pro-
visions of the ordinance. approved De
cembcr 80. 1899, granting a franchise
to tho Richmond Passenger and Power
Company, and subject, especially, to the
duties and obligations in relation 10
the rate OF fare upon. and to tho trans
fer rights Of passengers to and fran
. the said Seven Pines line, as the same
exist at the time of such transfer sale
and assignment, all OF which said
terms, provisions. duties and obllga-
lions shall thcrcupon be OF the same
force and effect and as binding upon
the said Virginia Railway and Power
Company. it's Successors and assigus
/. from and after the date of any such