The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-26
AN ORDINANCE.
city Of Richmond,
Oiiicc of the City Clerk.
To the HMblic;


Notice Is hereby given. according to
law, that an amendment is proposed
aNd is pending In the city Council to
the. franchise granted by the city "
July p, 1913. to the Virginia hallway
and Power Company. for the constr,ic-
ton of an electric street railway vest
wardly on Broad Street. to the west
cri corporate limits OF the City If
Richmond. on Broad Street as the
same are now established. the effect
of which VIII be 10 release the Nir,
ginia Railway. and Power Company
from the performances Of the dutyeof
constructing the said line and putting
the same into complete operation with
in fourteen months from the said July
-, 1913, and TO allow the Virginia
Railway and Power Company an cx-
tension of time for the construction
and completion OF tho said line, In ac-
cOrdance with the terms and condi-
lions of the following ordinance.
amending section OF the ordinance
approved July 81. 1918.
BEN r AUGUST.
city Clerk
The ordinance referred 10 in the
above notice, amending section ! OF
the ordinance approved July y, 1919.
providing for the construction Of a,
street TO the western corporate limits
Of the City OF Richmond, proposed and
pending In the city Council as afore-
said. reads as follows:
"a"
An Ordinance
To amend and reordain section OF
:n ordinance approved July q, 1919
entitled AN ordinance TO grant per-
mission 70 the Virginia Railway and
Power Company to construct and oper-
the streets Of the City of Richmond
under certain conditions" so as TO eX-
tend the period within which the line
from the intersection OF Broad and
al
limits as now established on Broad
street shall be constructed and put into
complete operation
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL
OF THE CITY Of RICHMOND:
/. That section OF an ordinance APP
proved July u, 1913. entitled AN or
dinance TO grant permission TO the Viz
Ein!a hallway and Power Company TO
on along and over the streets of the
CITY OF richmond. under certain condi-
tons. he amended and reordaincd so
as 10 read as follows:
l. That the Virginia Railway aud
i,"wcr company, hereinafter called
the company, be, and il is hereby au-
tnorlZed to construct and operate an
electric street raj way in the City of
Hichinond on, along and over the
ioilowinS. streets of the City of
"Ecgnning at the intersection OF
Broad and Robinson Streets in said
city, thence wcstwardly along Broad
ITS OF the said city on Broad Street.
as the same are now established.
with all sidings, turnouts, cross
oncr,tn ,,' 81 thn s.,h heiGssry TO m
however, that the said line from the
intersection Of Broad and Robinson
Streets 20 the ;ntcrsection of Broad
aud Sheppard Streets shall be begun
within three months after the ap-
prevail of This ordinance and con
structcd and put into complete opera
tlN-
DAY OF such approval: and that the
said limo from the intersection OF
BroHd and Sheppard Streets TO the
western city limi.J, as now estab-
hshcd. on Broad Street, shall be
constructed and put into complete
operation within twcnty-threc months
OF failure to begin work on said line
from Sheppard street wcstwardly on
hroau street to the corporation line
ni ntn 10 construct and put the same
Wcnty,threo months from July u,
1918, all right TO construct and oper-
ale said line on Broad Street. from
sheppard street TO the said corpora
non line, shall cease and determine
ana the bond provided for In section
6 of this ordinance shall thcreupon
become due ana payable to the City
or Niehmond. but no other forfeiture
or penalty under this ordinance shall
be imposed for such failure
And provided, further. that the
said company shall operate its cars
on the said lines between said term
I'M on schedule Of at least one car
each way every fifteen minutes in
me day between the hours of 6
o'clock a. NJ, and /: O'clock mid
nighi. and until otherwise directed
by the Committee on Streets. which
shail nave power to require Il more
frequent schedule when in its opln-
lon the public convenience requires
That portion OF the said lines bo-
tween the intersection of Broad and
Robinson Streets and tho intersec-
tion OF Broad street and the Roule-
ward shall be a double track street
railway. and shall connect with the
double track electric street railway
running northwardly along the
boulevard to, near or beyond tho