The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-31
LEGAL NOTICE.
City Clerks Office,
Richmond. Va.
July as. 1915.

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ed 10 be publi1hed for ten days in some
newspaper published In the City of
hiehmond before the Council can act
| thereon:
Resolved by the Committee on Street ;,
That the City Clerk be and he IL here
by requested and directed to publish the
attached ordinance marked "a In some
newspaper published in City of Rich
to the public of the proposed amend
ment to the franchises of the Virginia
Hallway and Power Company, and call
attention to the fact that the said
from the performance of certain dutie >
required by the ordinance granting
franchises to the Richmond Passenger
and Power Company, the Richmond
| and Henrico Railway Company. and
viii in effect be and operate as an
amendment OF the said franchises,
The above preambles and resolution
Streets ut its meeting in the City Hall,
Richmond, Va. July "a 1916.
ALE H. MCDOWELL.
Clerk tJuncil Committees.
The following is true copy of ths
ordinance mentioned IN the foregoing
preamoles and resolution:
"A"
AN ORDINANCE
To permit the Virginia Railway and
rights. privileges and franchises of
the Richmond Passenger and Power
Company. the Richmond Traction
Company, the Richmond and Henrico
Railway Company and the Richmond
Railway and Viaduct Company, TO
discontinue the operation of certain
of It's lines and to remove certain OF
Its tracks in the streets of the City
of Richmond to double track certain
of its lines, and to re-route certain
OF It's cars, under certain conditions.
Whereas. the Virginia Railway ard
Power Company is now operating GER
tain of its cars and routes which pass
through Ginter Park. Barton Heights
and over the First Street Viaduct 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
Park" and Barton Heights" cars: and.
Whereas, said company is also OPP
Grating certain cars along Hull street
and across the new Mayos 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
eastwardly along Main Street to Four
teenth Street and returning over tho
route aforesaid, which cars are com
monty known as the Hull Street
cars: and,
whereas. the said Virginia Railway
and Power Company Is now operating
certain of its cars from the eastern
portion of the city by way OF Marshall
to Eleventh Street, TO Broad Street and
westwardiy 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-
vg Street, and thence along Duval
Street to Fifth street, thence along
Fifth Street 10 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 the pub
lie viii be better served by the double
tracking of certain lines of the Vir-
ginia Railway and Power Company, by
the abandonment of certain other lines
of the said company and by the re
In this ordinance fully set forth: Now.
Therefore. BE it ordained by the
Council Of the city of Richmond;
Section /. That the Virginia Railway
anA COMPANY bS anu IL rs mere
by authorized to construct an addt-
tional track on First Street from the
intersection with the double tracks on
Broad Street at First and Broad
Streets, thence northwardly along
First Street to the southern end. Of
the First Street Viaduct. and an addi-
tional track from the intersection OF
Fells Street and Monteiro Avenue
ginia Hallway 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 double tracks along
said streets within the limits herein
mentioned.
The work OF construction shall be
done under and in all respects in &C
cordance with the provisions of an or
nance of the Council of the city of
Richmond. approved December rs. 1899.
entitled IAN ordinance to authorizes
tho construction and operation OF a
street railway within the limits of
the city of Richmond by the Richmond
Passenger and Power Company" and
all ordinances amendatory thereof, and
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
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
gle-track line on said streets it being
the intent hereof that said existing
track shall remain as at present until
II 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
eember % 1893, 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 70. 1899, and the terms and
provisions of this ordinance; and pro-
vided further, however. that in the con-
struction of the said track the vir-
ginla Railway and Power Company
may use the rails. overhead construc-
ton and materials of its present lines
on Baker Street, Duval Street and
Brook Avenue which said rails over
head construction and materials are
to be removed as hereinafter provided
to the extent that said rails, over head
construction and materials are in rea-
sonably good condition for such use In
the ODictnn rf IA nd