The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-01

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Section 3. That the virginia Railway
and Power Company be and II IL here
by further authorised to constrnct or
locate and maintain such switches.
| as are necessary for tho operation OF,
the cars of said company. In the man
ner herein provided. or for the pur-
poses of this ordinance
4 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 1t IL hereby authorized to reroute
| certain of Its lines and cars herein
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 Its Ginter
Park and Hull Street cars so that SAID
dulles from the terminus of said lines
at the intersection of Chamberiayhe
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 Hull
street to the southern terminus of said
| line at Broad Rock Road, and return
ing from the southern terminus or said
| line along Hull Street and across new
Mayo's Bridge, subject to section 7 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 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 min
utes in each direction at every point
between the southern terminus or 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 authorised
from and after the completion Of said
additional track hereinbefore authorised
Street. north of Broad Street, the OPP
Grafton of its line OF cars formerly the
property of the Richmond and Henrtco
| 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
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emit Barton Heights line at the inter-
section of Broo<land Park Boulevard
and North Avenue in Barton Heights,
returning along the same route to
Broad street and thence enstwardly on
Broad Street to the eastern terminus
of the said line: provided, however,
that the cars OF the said line shall
| maintain schedule OF five minutes
said terminus at Brookland Park Bou-
levard and North Avenue lin Barton
Heights) and the eastern terminus OF
said line.
Section S. In order to provide prompt
| and rapid transportation to the COM
| munities to be served by the cars to
be operated as In this ordinance pro-
| vided, said Virginia Railway and Power
Company Ia authorised 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 Chnmberlayne Ave-
niue. generally called the Ginter Park
line and It's line between tho 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 d,scharging 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 OF
the public: provided. however. that IN
no event shall the :toppinss points .i OF
tenn be more than approximately seven
| hundred feet apart. Nothing in this
| section contained shall be construed to
apply to or require the stopping OF
cars on viaducts or bridges.
1 ~ "a M rrfyf-
lege herein granted except as herein
otherwise provided. shall be held and
| enjoyed by the Virginia Railway and
Power Company. during the period or
and In all respects in accordance with,
and subject to tho condition, stipula-
lions and provisions of an ordinance
of the Council of the city OF Richmond.
approved December as, 1899. entitled.
struction and operation of = street rail-
way within the limits Of the city or
Richmond by the Richmond Passenger
and Power sna an. a under
and in accordance with the provisions
of all ordinances of the city of Rich
mond now or hereafter In force, APP
plicable thereto. and not inconsistent
ordinance of December %, 1893. and
the terms and provisions Of this ordi-
nance. The work herein authorized
shall be begun within three {3) months,
12) months after the approval of this
ordinance.
Section T. Nothing In this ordinance
contained or in the acceptance thereof
by the Virginia Railway and Power
Company shall be construed to effect In
any way the question now pending be-
Tween the city of Richmond and said
company TO a charge by the city OF
Richmond against said company for the
use of Mayos Bridge or the tracks
thereon constructed by said city, and
all questions as to the use OF said
bridge and of said tracks by any OF
the cars OF the said Virginia Railway
and Power Company. and all questions
as to charges by the said city against
said company for such use in the pas.
or in the future, shall be and remain
as II this ordinance had not been passed
and tho acceptance Thereof by the said
company had not been made: 1t being
the intent hereof that the said city
shall reserve and be entitled to exer-
else all such rights as It may have. II
any. TO impose such charges, as to any
and all OF said cars. and that the said
company reserves all of its rights un Z.
der its charter and any law or fran
chise now existing, except this ordi-
nance. to use the said bridge free OF
charge. IL 1t has any such right.