The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-28

Clerk Council Committees,
The following is true copy OF the
ordinance mentioned in the foregoing
preambles and resolution;
AN ORDINANCE
To permit the Virginia Railway ard
Power Company, successor to the
the Richmond Passenger and Power
Company, the Richmond rsction
Company. the Richmond and Henrico
Railway Company, and the Richmond
Railway and Niaduct Company. to
discontinue the operation OF certaia
of its lines and to remove certain OF
its tracks In the streets OF the City
Of Richmond to double track certain
OF It's lines, and TO re-route certain
Of its cars. under certain conditions.
whereas, the Virginia Railway and
Power Company is now operating GER
( tain OF its cars and routes which pass
through Ginter Park. Barton Heights
and over the First Street Niaduct and
| thence along First Street to Broad
/ Street, along Broad street to Seventh
Street along Seventh street to Frank
lin Street. along Franklin Street TO
Eighth Street. along Eighth Street TO
Broad Street and thence along Broad
| Street to First Street and returning
over the routes aforesaid, which cars
are commonly known as the "Ginter
Whereas, said company Is also OPP
Grating certain cars along Hull Street
and across the new Mayo's Bridge,
thence along Fourteenth Street to Main
street thence along Main Street to
| Ninth Street, thence along Ninth Street
to Broad Street. thence along Broad
Street TO Seventh Street. and along
Seventh Street to Main Street thence
eastwardiy along Main Street to Four
teenth street and returning over the
route aforesaid. which cars are COM
monty known as the Hull Street
cars: and.
and Power Company Is now operating
certain OF its cars from the eastern
portion of the city by way of Marshall
Street and the Marshall Street Vtaduct
westwardly along Broad Street to Fifth
street, thence northwardly along Fifth
Street to Baker Street, thence along
Baker Street to Brook Avenue. and
thence along Brook Avenue to the ter
minus of said line on Brook Avenue.
returning along Brook Avenue to Du-
val Street. and thence along Duval
Street TO Fifth Street. thence along
Fifth Street to Broad Street, and
thence along Broad Street to Eleventh
street. and thence along Eleventh
Street to Marshall Street, and back to
the eastern portion OF said city: and.
Whereas the convenience OF tho pub
lie will be better served by the double
n
ginia Railway and Power Company by
the abandonment of certain other lines
OF the said company and by the re-
routing of its cars. all as hereinafter
Therefore. Re IL ordained by tho
Council OF the city OF Richmond
Section /. That the Virginia Railway
and Power Company be and It Is here
by authorized to construct an add =
tonal track on First Street from the
intersection with the double tracks on
Broad Street at First and Broad
Streets. thence northwardly along
the First Street Viaduct, and an addi-
ttonal track from the intersection OF
Fells Street and Monteiro Avenue,
across private property of the said Vir-
ginia Railway and Power Company TO
Mitchell Street. thence along Mitchell
Street to Poe Street, thence along Poo
street to North Avenue, thence along
North Avenue to the intersection of
North Avenue and Rogers street. SO
that the street railway tracks OF said
company will be doubt. lacks along
said streets within the UNITS herein
mentioned.
The work OF construction shall be
done under and in all respects in ac-
cordance with the provisions of an or
nance of the Council of the city of
Richmond, approved December 20, 1899,
entitled An ordinance to authorize
the construction and operation of n
street railway within the limits Of
the city OF Richmond by the Richmond
Passenger and Power Company" and
all ordinances amendatory thereof, and
under and in accordance with tho pro-
visions OF all ordinances of the city of
Richmond now or hereafter In force,
applicable thereto and not inconsistent
with the terms and provisions of said
ordinance OF December 20. 1899. and the
terms and provisions of this ordinance:
provided that nothing herein contained
shall be construed to require. although
the said city reserves the right to re-
quire, the said Virginia Railway and
Power Company to reconstruct or re-
locate any portion of its existing sin
Ele=track line on said streets. 1t being
the intent hereof that said existing
track shall remain as at present until
1t becomes necessary TO renew the same
in accordance with the provisions of
the said ordinance of the Council of
the city of Richmond. approved De-
cember 20 1899, and all ordinances
amendatory thereof. and in. accordance
with the provisions of all ordinances
of the city OF Richmond now or here
after In force applicable thereto. and
not inconsistent with the terms and
provisions of said ordinance OF De-
cember %. 1899. ard the terms and
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