The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-02

ment; NOW, THEREFORE;
NOTICE IS HEREBY CIV
EN- that the said application has
been made and filed as required
by law, and notice is further
given that the said proposed
amendment is in the words and
figures following:
AN ORDINANCE.
TO amend and re-erdain section s OF
an ordinance approved December %.
1899. entitled. AN ordinance to au-
thorize the construction and opera
tion OF street railway within tho
ltmtts of the city Of Richmond by
the Richmond Passenger and Power
Company" so as to permit the sale Of
the Seven Pines line on certain con-
ditions affecting the rate of faro on
and the right to transfer to and
from the said Seven Pines line.
Be 1t ordained by tho Council OF the
city of Richmond
L. That section s of an ordinance
approved December ~, 1895, entitled,
An ordinance to authorize the CON
Btruction and operation of a street
railway within the limits of the city
OF Richmond by the aichmond Passen-
ger and Power Company" be amended
and re-ordained SO as TO read as fol-
lowB, to-wit:
& All tho rights and privileges
hereby granted to the Richmond Pus-
senger and Power Company. with the
consent of the City Council. may be
exercised by any successor. or sue
cessors, assignee. or assisnees Of said
Richmond Passenger and Power Com
pany. but such successor. or successors,
assignee or assigns, shall be subject to
all the obligations, sttpulations, for
textures and penalties hore.ubefore pre-
scribed as applicable to the said Rich
mond Passenger and Power Company;
provided, however. that consent is
hereby granted TO tho Virginia Railway
and Power Company, successor OF the
Richmond Passenger aud Power Com
pany, to sell, transfer and assign to
the Richmond. Urbanna ard Penlnsu-
lar Railway Company, that portion Of
Its street railway system known as
tho Seven Pines line, which extends
from Twenty-nin and Up" Streets In
the city of Richmond, to Seven Pines.
In tho county of Henrlco. together
with the right to operate and MAIN
'o'H tHe Same Wltnln the present, or
any future limits OF the city of Rich
mond. subject. so far as it may lie
within such limits, to all general or
dinances of tho city now existing, or
hereafter adopted, relating to and reg
ulating street railways, and subject
also to the terms and conditions of
the said ordinance, approved Deem
Der %, 1899, and 10 tho following
terms and conditions SO rar as they
hnr
datory thereof:
S-a. When and soon al the said
Virginia Railway and Power Company
and the said Richmond. Urpanna and
Peninsular Railway Company shall
have entered into an .greemeht con-
summating the transfer OF the said
Seven Pines line, and u copy thereof
has been filed with the clerk of the
Council OF the city of Richmond, and
the said Virginia Railway and Power
Company. successor of the Richmond
Passenger and Power Company. and the
said Richmond. Urbanna and Peninsular
Railway Company. shall each have
MED In writing with the clerk OF the
Council of the city of Richmond an
acceptance of the provisions of tins
ordinance. then the said virginia Nail-
way and Power Company shall there
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
chise TO the Richmond Passenger and
Power Company, SO far as the same
applies to that portion OF the said
Seven Pines line lying beyond the
present corporate. limits Of tho 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. Jr-
hanna and Peninsulur Railway Com
pany shall fail to begin the work of
surveying the proposed railroad from
Richmond to Urbnnna within niEety
days, after the approval OF this ordi-
nance, or If 1t shall fail 10 begin the
work of construction OF the said vail
road within nine months af.er the
approval OF this ordinance, or fail to
continue the said work 10 ana across
the PamunlSey River to the rrusonu b lie
satisfaction OF in, City Engineer or
II the said Richmond, Urbanna and
Peninsular Railway Company shall fail
to complete the said railroad and have
the same In operation TO and across
the Chickahominy River, through the
county of Hanover. and to and ucruss
the Pamunkey Kive-, within two years
after the approval of this ordinance,
then and in either event the Council
OF the city Of Richmond shall have the
right TO repeal this ordinance, and in
the event of such repeal the said sale
transfer and assignment hereby condi-
tionaly consented to by the Council
of the city OF Richmond shall be void
and Of no effect, and the said Rich
mond. Uroanna and Peninsular Railway
Company shall ther"upOn surrender to
the Virginin Railway and Power Com
pany. Its successors or assigns, and the
said Virginia Passenger and Power
Company. Its successors and assigns,
shall thereupon reassume and re-
sumo the full and absolute owner
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