The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-29
section | Of the ordinance
approved July 81. 1918
BEN Z. AUGUST.


BEN T. AUGUST.
C:ty Clerk
'rhc ordinance referred to in the
bovo notice. amending section Of
the ordinance approved July II. 1913.
proviGinE Tor the construction Of :,
street railway westwarhlN on broad
street 20 the western corporate limits
OF the CITY of Hichmond. proposed and
pending IL the city Council as afore-
said. reads % follows
An Ordinance
To sucud and ,eordain section Of
an otdinanec approved July y. 1913.
entitled An ordinance TO grant per
mission to the Virginia Railway and
Power Company to construct and oper-
ate Il street railway on. alorr and over
the streets Of the City OF richmond.
under certain ondjtiVus. 50 as to cX-
tcnd the period within which the line
from The Intersection Of Broad and
Sheppard Streets TO the Western city
limits as nov established ON Broad
street snail be constructed AMI put into
complete operation
Bt. IT ORDAINED BY THE Col'NcIl.
OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND;
!. That section or an ordinance an
proved july u, 1918. entitled AN or
dihance TO grant permission to the Viz
construct and operate street railway
on. along and over the streets Of the
Ciiy Of iiichmoud. under certain coudi
as TO read rs follows:
l. That tho Virginia Railway and
rover Company, hereinafter called
the company, he. and II is hereby au-
thcrized TO construct and opcrat" an
electric street railway III the City OF
richmond on. along and over the
following streets of the CITY OF
Richmond.
Beginning at the intersection OF
Broad and Robinson Streets in said
city. thence westwardly along Broad
street 10 the western corporate linn
It's Of the said city on Broad Street
as the same are NOW established
With all sidinEs. turnouts. cross
overs aud switches necessary 10 III.
operation OF the said Hue; provided.
however. that the. said line from tho
intersection OF Broad and Robinson
streets TO the intersection Of Broad
and Sheppard Streets shall be begun
prevail OF this ordinance and con
structed and put into complete opera
ZION within nine months from the
day of such approval, ana that the
said line from the intersection Of
Broad and Sheppard Streets to the
western city limits. as now estab-
constructed and put into complete
operation within twenty-three mouths
from July q. 1919. And in the event
OF failure TO begin work on said line
from Sheppard Street wcstwardly on
BROAD Street TO the corpora ton line
and TO construct and put the same
iwenty-three months from July 81.
1919 all right to construct and oper-
ate said line on Broad street. from
Sheppard Street to the said corpora
ton line. shall cease AMI determine
and the. bond provided for in section
of this ordinance shall thereupon
become due and payable to the city
OF Richmond. but no other forfeiture
or penalty under this ordinance shall
he imposed for such failure.
And provided. further. that the
On ~ Sh
on the said lines between said term
I'M on schedule of at least one car
each way every fifteen minutes in
tho day between the hours of :
o'clock ~ NJ and L. o'clock mid =
night. and until otherwise directed
by the Committee on Streets. which
frequent schedule when in it's opin-
ion the public convenience requires
That portion of the said lines be-
tween the intersection or Broad and
Robinson streets anu the intersec
tion OF Broad street and the Boule-
ward shall be a double track street
double track electric street railway
running northwardly along the
Boulevard to. near or beyond the
grounds of the Virginia state Fair
THAT portion OF the said lines run
ming west wardly on Broad Street,
between the intersection of Broad
street and the Boulevard and the
western corporate limits shall be a
single track electric street railway.
and shall connect with the aforesaid
necessary switches or crossovers at
or near the intersection Of Broad
street and the Boulevard
But ;he said company shall have
the right, with the consent OF the
city Council. at any time during the
ife OF this franchise. to double track
the said liens; and the said Council,
whenever in its opinion the public
convenience requires. shall have the
power 10 require the said company
10 double track the said lines within
reasonable time after notice so to
do. For any failure or refusal to
comply with any requirement OF this
ordinance. or OF tho said committee
the company shall be liable to fine,
recoverable before the Police Justice
of the CITY of Richmond. OF not less
than ten nor more than one hundred
dollars for each offense. and each day
OF such failure or refusal shall be a
separate Hffensc
The sidings OF the said line shall
be located on the south side OF Broad
Street between Tilden Street and
Roseneath Road. OF at such other To-
cations as may be authorized or re-
puired hy the Committee on Streets"
None Of the provisions OF this
and until the Virginia Hallway and
Power Company shall. within thirty
days from the date of the approval OF
this ordinance. hle with tho Clerk OF
the City OF Richmond it's acceptance in
writing of each and every provision of
this ordinance, said acceptance TO be in
form satisfactory TO che City Attorney
or his assistant: nor shall any of the
provisions OF this ordinance become ef-
fcctive unless and until the said Nir-
sinia Railway and Power Company. rs
principal, ana the Fidelity and De-
post Company OF Marylala. as surety.
OH the bond dated June ,. 1918. in the
sum Of ilVe thousand dollars and de-
posted with the city Of Richmond in
al Me- Ia