The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-15

'de prescribed by law the right to
instruct and operate an electric
,eet railway within the limits OF
, town of Barton Heights.
t ordained by the council of the
Sn OF Barton Heights
That there shall be granted in the
, prescribed by law the rights and
leges on, along and over the
It's of the town of Barton Heights
h are embodied in the following
rance:
AN ORDINANCE
To grant permission to.
...,....to construct and OPP
crate an electric street raiiwa ny
on, along and over the streets
of the town of Barton Heights
under certain conditions.
BE 1t ordained by the council of
the town of Barton Heights
hereinafter called the company,
be, and it Is hereby. authorized
to construct and operate an cleo
trio street railway in the town OF
Barton Heights, on, along and
over the following streets of the
said town of Barton Heights. with
all necessary wires and poles:
A single track line beginning
at point on Monteiro avenue
about opposite the southern line
of Fells street, where the same
intersects Monteiro avenue, con-
Meeting at that point with the ex-
listing track of the Virginia Rail-
way and Power company on Mon
teiro avenue, thence running
diagonally across Fells street
\, l, .,SsrF ~
Mitchell street north OF Fells
street. and thence on Mitchell
street to Poe street. connecting
with the existing track of the
Virginia Railway and Power
company on roc street slightly
west OF tho western line OF
Mitchell street. with n siding on
Mitchell street, the north end OF
which r'.G.l begin at point not
less than fiftY {50} feet south of
the sou.h line of Minor street, the
said siding to he located OF the
west sido of the said track and
to be about ono hundred and
eighty feet long IN the clear.
The right 20 make said connec-
tons, however. at Monteifo ave-
ruc ard Fel!s street and at
shall he subject to the consent
and approval OF the Virginia
Railway and Power company,
which consent shall be evidenced
in writing and nled with The
town clerk ny the said Virginia
Railway and Power company
within thirty days after the FINAL
granting and approval of this
ordinance: provided, however, that
the said line hereby authorized
30 be constructed shall he con-
structed and put into complete
operation within six months from
the granting of this ordinance.
2. The rights and privileges
hereby granted are granted un-
der the express condition that
they shall be subject TO. exer-
cised under and in accordance
with the existing franchises of
the said Virginia Railway and
Power company as set forth in
certain orders of the county
court of Henrico county, entsred
on the oath day of June. fS92,
and the 12th day of July.
except as the same may be here
in altered and modified.
3. The franchise rights and
privileges herein granted shah
expire by limitation on the a1st
day of December. 1890
4. All bids for the franchise
rights and privileges hereby
dAIEd SHAii ltt Sutintlltd III
writing, as required by law, and
each bidder shall file with his bid
a bond executed in favor of the
town or Barton Heights in a pen
atty OF one thousand (s1 .0o00 COZ
dollars, with surety satisfactory
to the town attorney, conditioned
as follows. in the event that the
franchise rights and privileges
herein specified are granted TO
it:
First. That It will within thirty
days from the day of the ap-
prevail of this ordinance. grant
ing the above named franchise
rights and privileges to II. file a
written acceptance of the same
with the town clerk.
Second. That 1t will construct
and put into complete operation
the plant or plants and works
provided for in this ordinance
within, the time and in the man
nor herein specified. and will
maintain and operate the same
as required during the life of the
franchise hereby granted.
Third That in the event of its
failure so To file the said written
acceptance or of it's failure SO TO
construct and put into complete
operation the said plant or plants
and works within the time and in
the manner herein specified, or of
its failure so to maintain and op-
crate the same as required, the
said bond Shall thereupon. ipso
facto. be forfeited to the said
town. and shall imm ediately be
aud become payable To the town
of Barton Heights without offset
as liquidated damages. Upon
the approval of this ordinance
the town clerk shall return to
the unsuccessful bidders the
bonds filed with him by them, re-
spectiveiy, ana shalt deposit the
bond so filed by the bidder TO
whom the grant is made with thu
mayor of the town Of Barton
Heights. who shall hold the same
upon the conditions herein spe-
Gifted.
s, This ordinance shall be In
force from its passage.
That upon the approval of this
nance by the mayor of the town
arton Heights it shall be ting duty
he town clerk to cause to he ad-
sed for four successive weeks In
,wspaper published in the city OF
mond the d raft of the ordinance
aimed in the foregoing section. and
he shall, by such adver-
nent, invite bids for the franchise
ileges or rights proposed TO be
ted in the proposed ordinance
h bids are to be delivered to the
iding officer of the council of the
/ of Barton Heights. at the day
hour of the next regular meet
of the said body in open session,
q held next after such advertise
t is completed. which bids. by said
iding officer, shall be presented to
said council to be dealt with and
i on i'll the mode prescribed by
This ordinance shall be In force
Its passage.
Town Clerks ONCE,