The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-02

constructed and are now maintained.
and all ordinances amendatory there
said rails. poles and overhead line:
on Baker Street Brook Avenue and
Duval street and until the completion
OF the construction BY the virginia
additional track on First Street.
Mitchell Street. Poe Street and North
Avenue, as hereinbefore in section
authorized, the said Virginia Railway
and Power Company shall be author
lzed TO construct and maintain at or
near the Intersection of Fifth Street
and Duval Street temporary cross
over between the present tracks OF
said company on Fifth Street, and shall
continue the operation OF it's cars from
broad street along Fifth Street to the
Intersection of said Fifth Street and
Duval street, returning by the same
the tracks OF the said company on
first street, as hereinafter provided,
and. thereafter the said Virginia Rail
way and Power Company shall be and
hereby is permitted to temporarily
discontinue the operation of Its cars
on Fifth street, from Broad to Baker
Streets. such temporary abandonment
not to succeed the period of eighteen
tlsD months from the approval of this
ordinance: provided, however. that the
said City Council shall have powerful
require the said company to operate
the cars OF the Highland Park line on
run sobiVNtr itoih ISTOHu 10 bdNcf
Streets. and thence to the terminus of
the Highland Park line and return. II
at or after the expiration of the said
eighteen GS) months after the. APP
prevail OF this ordinance the said COM
rany has not begun or has not been
required by the said City Council TO
begin the operation OF cars of the
Highland Park line along Fifth Street.
as above set forth then the said COM
pany, when required by the said Coun-
ell so to do. shall Immediately take up
and remove the rails. overhead lines
and poles of said company along said
Fifth Street, from Broad to Baker
Streets, and restore the surface of said
street disturbed in the removal of said
rails poles and lines to as good condi-
ton as the remainder of the surface of
said street contiguous thereto; the
work of removing said rails, poles and
overhead lines and restoring the sur
| face of said street shall be done under
the supervision and to the satisfaction
| In accordance with the provisions Of
! the ordinance of the city OF Richmond
| under which said tracks were con-
structed and are now maintained, and
| all ordinances amendatory thereof,
| Section 8. That the Virginia Railway
| and Power Company be and II is here
| by further authorised to construct or
| locate and maintain such switches.
| as are necessary for the operation OF
the cars of said company. In the man
ner herein provided, or for the pur-
poses of this ordinance.
Section L. When and as soon as the
construction OF the additional track on
First Street, Mitchell Street. Poe Street
and North Avenue as heretnbefore au-
thorized Is completed the said Virginia
Railway and Power Company shall be
and 1t lis hereby authorized to reroute
certain of Its lines and cars herein
after mentioned, upon and subject &c
the conditions of this ordinance. as
follows;
ta) Tho Virginia Railway and Power
| Company shall be and the same In
hereby authorized to reroute Its Gtnter
| Park and Hull Street cars so that SAID
cars shall be operated on through sche-
dulles from the terminus of said lines
at the intersection OF Chamberiayne
and Laburnum Avenues through Gin
| ter Park and Barton Heights on the
| present route across First street Via.
| duct. thence along First Street to Broad
street, thence along Broad Street to
Seventh Street. thence along Seventh
| Street to Main Street, thence along
| Main Street to Fourteenth Street,
| thence along Fourteenth Street across
the new Mayo's Bridge subject to sec
! ton OF this ordinance. and out HUI
| Street to the southern terminus OF said
| line at Broad Rock Road. and return
ing from the southern terminus OF said
| line along Hull Street and across new
Mayo's Bridge. subject to section OF
this ordinance, and along Fourteenth
Street to Main Street. and thence along
Main Street to Ninth street thence
thence along Broad Street to First
street, and thence along First Street
and across the First Street Viaduct 10
| the terminus OF the aforesaid lines or
routes In Ginter Park; provided how
ever. that the said Ginter Park and
Hull Street cars shall be so operated
| as to maintain a schedule OF ten mir
| utes In each direction at every point
/ hnt ha cnutherr terminus of IA Id
| lines at the end of Hull Street and the
northern terminus of said lines in Gin
| ter Park.
| tb) The said Virginia Railway and
Power Company is hereby authorized
| additional track hereinbefore authorized
| in section T. TO -discontinue on Fifth
Street. north of Broad Street. the op-
property OF the Richmond and Henrico
Railway Company and the Richmond
Railway and viaduct Company, and to
operate the cars of the said line west
wardly on Broad Street to FIRST street,
and out First Street across the First
Street Viaduct and through Barton
Heights to the terminus of the pres
| ent Barton Heights line at the inter-
section OF Brookland Park Boulevard
and North Avenue in Barton Heights.
| returning along the same route to
Broad street and thence eastwardly on
Broad Street TO the eastern terminus
of the said line PROVIDED, however,
that the cars OF the said line shnll
maintain a schedule of five minutes
| headway In each direction between the
said terminus at Brookiand Park Bou-
| Ievard and North Avenue Tin Barton
Heights) and the eastern terminus OF
said line.
| Section 5. In order to provide prompt
and rapid transportation to the COM
| munities to be served by the cars to
4 be operated as In this ordinance pro-
vided, said Virginia Railway and Power
! Company is authorized to operate its
| line between the intersection of Broad
and First Streets and the terminus OF
| said line at the intersection OF Labur-
| mum Avenue and Chamberiayne Ave-
inue. generally called the Ginter Park
| line. and its line between the inter
| section of Broad and First streets, and
the Intersection of Brookiand Park
| Boulevard and North Avenue. generally
| called the Barton Heights line. on what
| is commonly known as the Skip stop
| system, that is to say, that the cars of
said lines respectively. operated with
lin the limits aforesaid. shall not be
required to stop for the purpose of
taking on and discharging passengers
| at each cross street upon said routes,
but only at every alternate cross street
| or street intersection on said routes,
! such stopping points to be designated