The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-30
IS MAYO BRIDGE
APObl|C Street?
Question Arises IN Connection
With Laying Street Railway
Tracks.
NAY HAVE FRIENDLY SUIT
Agreement Reached 70 Do Work
and Settle Problem
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.,l~.y railway COMPANY.
Proposes f-srndi! Limitation.
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IL. - Get Committee >.sierc&y ate
81 ON that the question Was On. tha'
mid nav. to be determined either ~
:. ;rieild.y curt pyoc"dur" "r by arb
s.-al."n l. the bTiiS" l. puh'c
s..tsroUg hfa.-, IL the sens" OF - pupt!c
stg.ei. and subject to tn" general reSn-
.A.Ynns WHICH apply to city Streets
len in, whole burden o; erecting -"
ttaCkS together with the paving ~
the r.,ad!ri between the rails and iof
tuu feet or either side must be borne
BY the Nirgiuia Railway ana power
COMPANY under its general franchise
.,-,; ui.cmeEts. II the p!idG" is Held 70 ne
:, .,rivatc structure. belonging TO the
yiL.. then :hc tracks and paving must
Ut done al thv expense Of the city,
which viii own the bridg" and all con-
s,.uc:iVn ;he reon outright. hut which
nay under the franchise, Charge a
teasonahle toll for the passage of cars
under somewhat similar arrangement
as that formerly existing between III"
company and the Mayo Land AMI
t.TidSe Company.
Will Not Della. Construction.
To avoid tins delays incident 10 such
4 settlement. Nj. Pollard offered Z
resolution approved by the City Eng
u.er and by representatives Of III" VIZ
sinia Railway and Power Co Under the
terms OF this agreement. The bridSc
contractors, l. J. Smith d Co, are TO
lay the rail and paving in the most
substantial and standard manner.
under supervision of the City EnGinc.r.
at their bid Of $1,000. This amount IS
to he paid on completion Of the Work
by the Virginia Railway and Power
Company, thus necessitatins n" aprro-
priation by the city al this time.
Thereafter, when the bridge is IN
operation. there may be friendly
Litigation or arbitration TO determine
the point al issue. II the bridge Is
held TO be a public street then the
tracks paid for by the street car COM
pany are 70 remain its own property,
subjec, 20 the genera! franchise re
.uirem~nts II the bridge - held TO
liz a private structure. then the city Is
Il reimburse the street car company
the s15.s9o outlay with interest at ,
Der cent and from tn" date o: the De-
-inning of operation Of cars over the
bridge may charge q CeaSpna"i" loA.
20 be hereafter fixed
The Street Committee approved u
the plan especially since II obT!atss
.ny delay in III" work OF constFuctio2'
and recommended the resolution en-
bodyinC the agreement 70 -" council