The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-31

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constructed and are now maintained,
and all ordinances amendatory there
OF; During the period of removal OF
sara rams. poles and overhead line:
on Baker street, Brook Avenue and
Duval Street and until the completion
OF the construction by the Virginia
Raiiway and Power Company Of the
additional track on First Street,
Mitchell Street, Poe Street and North
Avenue. as hereinbefore in section
authorized. the said Virginia Railway
ana Power Company shall be author
ized 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 n e. the operation Of it's cars from
BROAD Street along Fifth Street to tho
intersection of said Fifth Street and
Duval street, returning by the same
route, until the same are rerouted on
! the tracks of the said company on
! First street as hereinafter provided;
ana, thereafter the said Virginia Rail-
way and Power Company shall be and
hereoy is permitted to temporarily
discontinue the operation of it's cars
on Firth street, from Broad to Baker
streets, such temporary abandonment
not to succeed the period OF eighteen
| tlSl 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 Is) months after the APP
prevail of this ordinance the said com
pany has not begun or has not been
required by the said City Councn 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. shall Immediately take up
and remove the rails, overhead lines
and poles Of 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-
! 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 3. That the Virginia Railway
| and Power Company be and 1t is here
| by further authorized to construct or
! 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
| First Street, Mitchell Street. Poe Street
| and North Avenue as hereinbefore au
| thorized Is completed the said Virginia
| Railway and Power Company shall be
| and IL Ia hereby authorized to reroute
! certain of its lines and cars herein
! after mentioned, upon and subject tic
/ the conditions OF this ordinance, as
| follows:
| ca The Virginia Railway and Power
| Company shall be and the same is
| hereby authorized to reroute Its Ginter
| Park and Hull street cars so tnat SAID
! cars shall be operated on through sche-
| dulles from the terminus of said lines
| at the intersection of Chamberlayhe
4 and Labarnum 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 Hull
Street to the southern terminus OF said
line a 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 MAZE street, ana 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 to
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
between the southern terminus of said
lines at the end of Hull Street and the
northern terminus of said lines in Gin
ter Park.
| (h) The said Virginia Railway and
| Power. Company Is hereby aut hoTi1e
from and after the completion of said
| additional track hereinbefore authorized
Street north OF Broad street. the OPP
! Grafton of it's line of cars formerly the
| 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
emit 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 shall
| maintain a schedule of five minutes
| Roadway In each direction between the
| said terminus Mt Brookland Park Bou-
| leyard and North Avenue lin Barton
Heightsl and the eastern terminus OF
said line.
Section g. In order TO provide prompt
and rapid transportation to the COM
munities 10 be served by the cars to
| be operated as in this ordinance pro-
vided, said Virginia Railway and Power
| Company is authorized to operate it's
line between the intersection of Broad
and First Streets and the terminus of
| said line at the intersection of Labur-
mum Avenue and Chamberlayne Ave
nue.. generally called the Ginter Park
line, and its line between the inter
section of Broad and First streets. and
the intersection of Brookland 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
in 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
by prOper signs for the tnf0rma ton of