The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-02
AN ORDINANCE.
city of Richmond.
Office of the city Clerk.

To the Public:
Notice is hereby given. according to
and is pending in the city Council to
the franchise granted by the CITY cr
richmond by an ordinance approved
July q. 1913. to the Virginia HALLWAY
and Power Company, for the construc-
ton of an electric street railway vest
wardly ON Broad Street to the west
ern corporate limits OF the city of
Richmond. on Hroad Street. as the
same are now established. the effect
Of which will be to release the vr-
from the performances of the dmtv 81
constructing the said line and putting
the same into complete operation with
y. 1913, and to allow the Virginia
Railway and Power Company ali cX-
tension Of time for the construction
and completion of the said line. in ac-
tions OF the following ordinance.
amending section OF the ordinance
approved July y. 1919.
The ordinance referred to. in the
above notice. amending section ! of
providing Tor the construction of e
street railway westwardly on Broad
Street TO the western corporate limits
Of the city OF Richmond. proposed and
pending in the city Council rs aforc-
said, reads as follows;
~"
An Ordinance
TO amend ana rcordain section Of
AN ordinance approved July ~, 1913,
entitled AN ordinance to grant per-
mission To the Virginia Railway and
Power company TO construct and oper-
ate street railway on. along and over
under certain conditions" so as to eN-
tend the period within which the line
from the intersection OF Broad and
Sheppard Streets To the western city
nm
street shall be constructed and put into
complete operation
BE IT ORDAINED EY TIE COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND:
/. That section ! al an ordinance APP
proved July u, 1919. entitled AN or
dinancc TO grant permission To the Vir-
Sinia Railway and Power COMPANY to
construct and operate a street railway
ON, along ana over The streets OF tho
CITY Of Richmond, under certain condi-
tons" be amended and rcordained so
as to read as follows:
=. That the Virginia HHiiway and
lower Company, hereinafter called
fhc company, be, and IL is hereby au-
thorizcd to construct and operate an
electric street railway in 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 Wcstwardiy along Broad
Street TO The western corporate lin
it's Of the said city on Broad Street,
the same are now established
with all sidings. turnoutS cross
overs and switches necessary to the
operation of the said line: provided
however. that the said line from the
intersection of Broad and Robinson
Streets 10 the intersection Of Broad
and Sheppard Streets shall be begun
within three mouths after the APP
prevail OF this ordnance and con
structcd ana put into complete opera
ton within nine months from the
day, of such approval, and that the
said line from the, Intersection OF
western city limits, as now cstub-
lishcd. on Broad street. shall he
constructed and put into complete
from July II, 1919. And ia the event
OF failure to begin work on said line
from sheppard street wcstwardly on
Broad street to the corporation line,
and TO construct and put the same
into complete operation within
tNcnty-thrco months from July Il,
ate said line on BROAD Street from
Sheppard Street to the said corpora
ton line, shall cease and determine,
and the bond provided for in section
Of This ordinance shall thcrcupon
become due and payable TO the City
of Richmond. 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 ON the said lines between said term
each way every fifteen minutes in
the day between tho hours of 4
o'clock ~. NJ. and ~ o'clock mid
night, aud until otherwise directed
by the Committee on Streets. which
shall have power to require Il 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
l;obinson Streets and the intersoc-
ZION of broad Street and the Houle-
ward shall he "A double trark street
railway, and shall connect with the