The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-30

constructed and are now maintained,
4 and all ordinances amendatory there
OF During the period of removal OF
said rails. poles and overhead lines
on Baker Street, Brook Avenue and
puval street and until the completion
I Of the construction by the virginia
Railway and Power Company OF the
! additional track on First Stree,
Mitchell Street. Poe Street and North
! Avenue. as hereinhefore in section i
/ authorized, the said Virginia Railway
and Power Company shall be author
! lied to construct and maintain at or
near the intersection of Fifth street
/ and puval Street a temporary cross
| over between the present tracks OF
said company on Fifth Street. and shall
/ continue the operation of its cars from
/ Broad Street along Fifth Street to tho
/ Intersection of said Fifth Street and
puval street, returning by the same
route, until the same are rerouted on
! the tracks OF the said company on
I First street, as hereinafter provided;
and, thereafter the said Virginia Rail
way and Power Company shall be and
hereby ia permitted to temporarily
! discontinue the operation OF Its cars
on Fifth Street from Broad to Baker
Streets. such temporary abandonment
not 10 succeed the period OF eighteen
q tlS 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 ~ tho Highland Park line on
I Fifth street from Broad to Baker
Streets, and thence 20 the terminus of
. the Highland Park tine and return. II
a. or after the expiration of the said
( eighteen tisl 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-
I Gil 80 to do. shall Immediately take VI
ana remove the rails, overhead lines
and poles OK said company along said
Fifth street. from Broad to Bake
Streets and restore the surface OF said
street disturbed In the removal of said
rails, poles and lines to as good condi
! tion as the remainder of the surface of
said street contiguous thereto, the
work of removing said rails, poles and
! over h cad lines and restoring the sur
I 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 or
{ the ordinance of the city Of Richmond
! under which said tracks were con
structed and are now maintained. and
| all ordinances amendatory thereof.
/ Section 3, That the Virginia Railway
and Power Company be and II is here
by further authorized TO construct or
| locate and maintain such switches,
lcrossoVers. turnogts and over head lines
as are necessary for the operation of
the carF Of said company. In the man.
ner herein provided, or for the pur-
/ poses Of this ordinance.
! Section T. When and as coon as the
/ construction of the additional track on
( First street. Mitchell Street. Poe street
and North Avenue as hereinbefore au
/ thorized is completed the said Virginia
! Railway aud Power Company shall be
and it is hereby authorized TO reroute
hcertain Of lis 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 tho same is
hereby authorized TO reroute Its Ginter
| Park and Hull Street cars so that said
cars shall be operated on through ache-
duies from the terminus of said lines
Al the intersection of Chamberlain
and i.aburnum 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 te
Seventh Street, thence along seventh
street TO Main Street, thence alone
Main Street 10 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 Eait
line at Broad Rock Road. and return
. ing from the southern terminus OF SAT-
line along Hun street and across new
- Maro's bridge subject to section o
p this ordinance, and along Fourteentl
street to Main Street. and thence aloni
Main Street to Ninth Street theme
: along Ninth Street to Broad street
| thence along Broad Street to FRS
street, and thence along First Stree
and across the First Street Viaduct Il
the terminus OF the aforesaid lines o.
routes In Ginter Park; provided how
Fever, that tho said GInter Park ant
Hui street cars shall be SO operated
as to maintain a(srhedule of ten min
utes In each direction At every poin
between the southern terminus Of sale
lines at the end Of Hull Street and tn
!. northern terminus of said lines in Gin
Tier Park.
(bJ The said Virginia Railway ant
Power Company is hereby authorized
from and after the completion of sal,
additional track hereinbefore authorized
; In section l. to discontinue on Fiftl
Street. north Of Broad Street. tho op
/ Grafton OF It's line of cars formerly tn
property Of tho Richmond and Henric'
Railway Company and tho Richmont
Railway and Viaduct Company, and &
operate the cars of the said line west
wardly on Broad Street to First Street
md out First street across tina FRS
i street Viaduct and through Bartol
Heights to the terminus of the pres
ent Barton Heights line Mt the inter
section Of Brookland Park Boulevard
and North Avenue in Barton Heights
returning along the same route I,
Broad street and thence eastwardly OF
BROAD street to the eastern terminu
Of the said line; provided. however
that the cars of the said line ahal
maintain a schedule OF five minute,
headwav in each direction between tn
said terminus at Brookiand Park Bou
levard and North Avenue Tin Bartor
Heishts) and the eastern terminus @
said line.
Section s. In order to provide promp
and rapid transportation to the com
munities to he served by the cars Il
be operated as In this ordinance pro
vided, said Virginia Railway and Power
| Company Is authorized to operate IT.
line between the intersection OF Broaf
and First Streets and the terminus o
! said line at the intersection OF Lahur
| mum Avenue and Chsmb erlayne Ave
nue., generally called the Ginter Psrl
| line, and It's line between the Inter
section Of Broad and First streets, an
the intersection Of BrookIand Parl
1 Boulevard and North Avenue. generally
| called the Barton Heights line, on wha
| is commonly known az the Skip Stop
| system. that 10 to say. that the cars Of
| said lines. respectively, operated with
! in the limits aforesaid shall not bs
, required TO stop for the purpose oi
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
| by proper signs for the information o!
| the public; provided. however. that liz
no event shall the stopping points oil