The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-01
the town OF Parton Heights
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the town OF Barton Heights
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hereinafter called the company.
be. and il is hereby. authorized
to construct and operate AN eiec-
trio street railway in the town OF
Barton Heights. on, along and
over the following streets or the
said town of barton Heights, with
all necessary wires aud poles
A single track line beginning
at Il point on Monteiro avenue
about opposite the southern line
of Felis street. where the same
intersects Mouteiro 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
diagoually across Felis street
and through private property to
Mitchell street north of Fells
street, and thence on Mitchell
street to Poe street, connecting
with the existing track of the
Virginia hallway and Power
west OF the western line of
Mitchell street. with n siding on
Mitchell street, the north end OF
which shall begin at point not
less than fifty e50) feet south OF
the south line of Minor street, the
said siding to be located on the
west side OF the said track and
eighty feet long in the clear.
The right TO make said connec-
tions, however, at Monteiro ave-
nue. and Fells street and at
Mitchell street and Poe street
shall be subject to the consent
and approval of the Virginia
Railway and Power company
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in writing and filed with the
town clerk by 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
10 be constructed shall be con-
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. entered
on the gath day of June, 1882,
and the 18th day of July,
except as the same may be here
in altered and modified.
g.. The franchise rights and
expire by limitation on the 31st
day of December, 1880.
4. All bids for the franchise
rights and privileges hereby
granted shall be submitted in
writing, as required by law, and
each bidder shall file with his bsd
bond executed In favor of the
town OF Barton Heights in a pen
atty of one thousand tSf. 100000
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 1t will within thirty
prevail OF this ordinance. grant
ing the above named franchise
rights and privileges to II. file
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 VIII
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 or It's failure so to
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 OPP
crate tho same as required, the
said bond shall thereupon, ipso
facto, be forfeited to the salu
town, and shall Immediately be
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. and shall deposit the
bond so filed by the bidder to
mayor of the town OF Barton
Heights. who shall hold the same
upon the conditions herein spe-
cited
g. This ordinance shall be in
force from it's passage.
That upon the approval OF this
ance by the mayor of the town
aTLpU t1clS nus II Shall ne the uutf
e town clerk to cause TO be adj
sed for four successive weeks in
wspaper published in the city OF
nond the raft of the ordinance
lined in the foregoing section, and
EDITION he shall, by such adver-
ent. invite bids for the franchise.
Ieges or rights proposed to be
ted in the proposed ordinance.
h bids are to be delivered to the
ding officer of the council of the
of Barton Heights. nj the day
hour of the next regular meet
# the said body in open session,
held next after such advertise
Is completed, which bids. by said
ding officer, shall be presented to
laid council to be dealt with and
on in the mode prescribed by
This ordinance shall be in force
Its passage.