The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-26

on Baker Street, Duval Street and
Brook Avenue which said rails. over
| head construction and materials are
to be removed as hereinafter provided
10 tho extent that said rails, overhead
construction and materials are in rea-
sehaeiy good condition for such use In
the opinion of the city engineer and
are approved by him.
section 2. That the Virginia Rail-
| way and Power Company, successor
70 the Richmond and Henrico Railway
way and Viaduct Company, be, and 1t
is hereby authorized as soon as this or
| dinance becomes effective, to perma-
nently abandon the operation of it's
| cars on Baker Street from the inter-
section of Fifth Street and Baker
street to Brook Avenue and on Brook
Avenue from the intersection of said
Baker street with Brook Avenue to tho
along Brook Avenue from the present
terminus of said line TO Duval Street,
and along Duval Street to the inter-
section of Duval Street and Fifth
street, and to remove the rails over
head lines and poles from Baker Street.
| Duval Street and Brook Avenue, pro-
Vided, however, the said company shall
at once restore the surface of said
| streets disturbed in the removal OF
said rails. poles and lines to as good
| condition as the remainder OF the sur
| face OF said streets contiguous there
to. The work of removing said rails.
i ppleS anu overhead lines, anu TeSIDF-
| Ing the surface of said streets, shall
be done under the supervision and to
| the satisfaction OF the city engineer.
and in all respects In accordance with
| the provisions of the ordinance of the
city of Richmond under which said
! rails, poles and overhead lines were
I constructed and are now maintained.
! and all ordinances amendatory there
! OF, During the period of removal OF
said rails, poles and overhead lines
| 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
ICED to construct and maintain at or
near the intersection Of Fifth Street
and Duval Street a 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
route until the same are reroutsd on
! 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 tho operation of it's cars
]
Streets. such temporary abandonment
not to succeed the period of eighteen
! ds) months from the approval of this
&! ordinance. provided however that the
said City Council shall have power to
require the said company to operate
the cars of the Highland Park line on
! Fifth Street. from Broad to Baker
Streets. and thence to the terminus of
the Highland Park line and return. If
at or after the expiration Of the said
eighteen 1sb months after the APP
prevail OF this ordinance the said COM
pany 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~
Gil so TO do, shah Immediately take up
and remove the rails, overhead lines
and poles OF said company along said
Firth Street, from Broad to Baker
Streets. and restore the surface OF said
street disturbed in the removal of said
rails. poles and lines to a $ good condi-
ton as the remainder OF tha~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
of the city engineer and in all respects
in accordance with the provisions oil
the ordinance of the city OF Richmond
under which said tracks we're con-
structed and are now maintained. and
all ordinances amendatory thereof
! Section 3. That the Virginia Railway
and Power Company be and 1t Is here
by further authorized to construct OF
locate and maintain such switches
crossovers, turnouts and overhead lines
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 4. When and as soon as the
construction OF the additional track on
d.
and North Avenue az hereinbefore an
thorfzed is completed the said Virginia
Railway and Power Company shall be
and II ia hereby authorized to reroute
after mentioned, upon and subject &c
the conditions OF this ordinance. as
follows:
"a The Virginia Railway and Power
Company shall be and the same Is
hereby authorized TO reroute it's Ginter
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 Chamberlayne
and Lahurnum Avenues through Gin
, ter Park and Barton Heights on the
present route across First street Via
. duet. thence along First Street to Broad
Street, thence along Broad Street to
Seventh street. thence along Seventh
Street ia Main Street. thence along
: Main Street to Fourteenth Street
thence along Fourteenth Street across
the new MaEo's BrldRe subject to sec
tion OF this ordinance. and out Hull
, 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
along Ninth Street to Broad Street,
thence along Broad Street to First
Street. and thence along First Street
and across the First Street Viaduct te
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 min
utes in each direction at every point
, between the southern terminus OF said
lines at the end of Hull Street and the
. northern terminus of said lines in Gin
ter Park.
(b) The said Virginia Railway and
Power Company is hereby authorized
, from and after the completion OF said
additional track hereinbefore authorized
. in section l. to discontinue on Fifth
Street, north of Broad Street. the OPP
Grafton of its line of cars formerly the
, property of the Richmond and Henrieo
Railway Company and the Richmond