The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-01

q, VTUTIVEETT
ending ia me city Council as aforc-
aid. reads as follows
M ordinance
70 amend ana rcoiduin section ! OF
IA ordinance approved July II l9l3,
'ntitlcd AN ordinance - grant per
hissiou to the Virginia Railway and
'owor company TO construct and oprr-
IT, street railway ou along and over
he streets of the City Of Richmond.
inder -crIdlu conditions" so as 10 cN
end the period within which the luc
rom the intersection OF Broad and
sheppard streets to the western city
limits rs now established on Broad
'omplctc operation
iE IT ORDAINED by TIE cot NCTL
or THE CITY OF RICHMOND.
!. That section | OF al, ordinance an
proved July u. 1919. entitled AN or
finance TO grant permission ~ tho VIZ
;inia Hallway and Power Company to
'onstruct ana operate street railway
m along aud over tho streets OF the
,itN OF Richmond. under certain ,ondi-
ions he amended and rcvrdaincd SO
IS to 'cad as follows:
/. That the NIrgiuia HALLWAY and
Power Company. hereinafter called
tho company, be. and 1t is hereby au-
thorized I" construct and operate an
electric ,ttrcct railway in the City OF
Hichmoifd on. along and over tho
q. following streets Of the City OF.
Richmond:
IcS inning ~ IN" lhirr$C elton of
broad ana Robinson Streets in said
city. thence woStWardly along Broad
street Ia tn" western corporate linn
it's Of the said city ON BROAD street
with all sidings. turnouts. cross
overs and switches necessary To tho
operation OF the said line: provided
however. that the said line from the
intersection Of Eroau and Robinson
streets TO the intersection OF Broad
and Sheppard Streets shall be bcgun
within three months after the APP
proval Of thus ordinance and CON
structcd and put into complete opera
ZION within nine months from the
day of such approval and that the
said line from the intersection Of
Broad and sheppard Streets To the
western city limits. as row "stab-
lished. on Broad street. shall be
constructed ana put into complete
operation within rs cnty three months
from July II, 1919. And in the event
OF failure TO begin work OF said line
from Sheppard, street wcstwardly on
Broad street To the corporate line
ana TO construct and put the same
into complete operation within
iNenty-th three months from July 81.
1918. all right to construct and oJ'er-
ate said line ON Broad Street. from
Sheppard street to the said corpora
ton line. shall cease ana determine
and the bond provided for in section
Of this ordinance shall thereupon
become duo and payable 10 the city
OF Richmond. but no otlrcr forfeiture
on penalty under this ordnance shall
he imposed for such failure.
and provided, further. That the
said company shall operate it's cars
on the said lines between said term
each way every fifteen minutes in
the day between the hours Of Is
o'clock n. NJ. and - o'clock mid
night. and until otherwise directed
shall have power TO require a more
frequent schedule when in its opin-
ION the public convenience requires
That portion Of the said lines be-
tween the intersection OF Broad and
Robinson Streets and the intersec-
ton of Broad Street and the Boulc-
ward shall he double track street
railway. and shall connect with the
double track electric street. railway
running > northwardly along the
boulevard to, near or beyond the
grounds Of the Virginia State Fair
Association.
That portion OF tho said lines run
ilng weStwardlH on Broad Street.
between the intersection OF Broad
street and the boulevard and the
western corporate limits shall be y
single track electric street railway.
ana shall connect with the aforesaid
double track line by proper and
necessary switches or crossovcrs AZ
or near the intersection of Broad
street and The Boulevard
But ;he SAID company shall have
The right. with the consent of tho
tlty Council. AZ any time during the
life of this franchise to double track
the said licus: and the said Council.
whenever in its opinion the public
convenience requires. shall have the
power TO require the said company
10 double track the said lines within
reasonable time after notice 80 To
do. For any failure or refusal 10
comply with any requirement Of this
ordinance. or OF the said committee,
the company shall be liable to n fine.
recoverable before the Police Justice
OF the city Of Richmond. OF not less
THAN ten nor more than one hundred
dollars for each orense. and each day
OF such failure or refusal shall be a
separate pffcnSe.
The sldings OF the said line shall
be located on the south side of Broad
street. between Tilden Street and
foseneath Road, on at such other To-
cations as may he authorized or re
uuircd 10y the Tommittec on Streets"
None OF tile provisions OF this
ordinance shall become effective unless
md until the Virginia Railway and
over Company shall, within thirty
lays from the date. of the approval of
his ordinance, file with the Clerk of
he City OF Richmond its acceptance in
Writing Of each and every provision Of
his ordinance, said acceptance TO be In
orm salts factory 10 the City Attorney
n his assistant: nor shall any Of the
provisions Of this ordinance become eff
cctirc unless and until the said Vir-
f!nia Hallway and Power Company. as
and the Fidelity and De-
'osit Company of Maryla:.,;. as surety.
n the bond dated June =. 1913, in the
uEn Of five thousand dollars and de-
'osited with the City OF Richmond. in
ccordance with the terms of the ord
nance approved July II. 1913. shall.
within thirty days after tho approval
4 this ordinance, file with the Auditor
{ the city OF Richmond an agreement
II writing. under seal. and In form
satisfactory To the City Attorney, or
lis assistant. which agreement shall
roVide that the said bond heretofore
iven shall remain in full force. effect
nd virtue for the projection of the
'ity of Richmond against the failure
4 the Virginia Railway and Power
to fulfill the conditions set
mt in the said ordinance approved
uly 81, 1913, as amended by this ord
nance.
>. This ordinance shall be in force
rom It's passage.
BEN =. AUGUST.