The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-29
LEGAL NOTICE.
July 2S, 1915
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City Clerks office.
Richmond, Va.

ed to be published for ten days in some
newspaper published in the City of
Richmond before the Council can act
thereon:
Resolved by the Committee on Streets.
That the City Clerk be and he is here
by requested and directed to publish the
attached ordinance marked "A'$in some
newspaper published in City of Rich
mond for ten days, so as to give notice
to the public of the proposed amend
ment to the franchises of the Virginia
Railway aud Power Company, and call
attention to the fact that the said
amendment releases the said company
from the performance Of certain duties
required by the ordinance granting
franchises to the Richmond Passenger
and Power Company. the Richmond
fraction Company, and the Richmond
and Henrico Railway Company. and
Will In effect be and operate as an
amendment OF the said franchises.
The above preambles and resolution
adopted by the Council Committee on
Streets at it's meeting in the City Hall.
Richmond. Va. July "a 1915;
ALE. II. MCDOWELL
Clerk Council Committees.
The following Is a true copy of the
ordinance mentioned IN the foregoing
preambles and resolution;
"A"
AN ORDINANCE
To permit the Virginia Railway and
Power Company, successor to tn.
rights. privileges and franchises of
the Richmond Passenger and Power
Company, the Richmond Traction
Company. the Richmond and Henrtco
Railway Company, and the Rtchmonf
Railway and Nladuct Company, TO
discontinue the operation of certai 4
of it's lines and 10 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 jts cars undAr certain conditions.
whereas. the Virginia Railway and
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 20 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
commonly known rs the "Ginter
Park and Barton Heights" cars; and,
Whereas, said company is also OPP
Grating certain cars along Hull Street
and across the new Mayo's 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
Seventh Street TO Main Street thence
eastwardly along Main street to Four =
teenth Street and returning over the
route aforesaid, which cars are COM
monty known as the Hull Street
ears; and.
whereas, the said Virginia Railway
and Power Company is now operating
certain of it's cars from the eastern
portion of the city by way OF Marshall
Street and the Marshall street viaduct
to Eleventh Street. to Broad Street and
L - ,,
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-
val street, and thence along Duvai
Street TO Fifth Street, thence along
Fifth Street to 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 will be better served by the double
tracking OF certain lines of the Vir-
the abandonment of certain other lines
OF the said company and by the re-
routing of its cars. all as hereinafter
in this ordinance fully set forth Now.
Therefore, BE II ordained by the
Council of the city of Richmond
Section /. That the Virginia Railway
and Power Company be and It is here
by authorized to construct an addi-
tionai 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-
ticnal track from the intersection of
across private property of the said vir-
ginia Railway and Power Company to
Mitchell Street. thence along Mitchell
Street to Poe Street. thence along Poe
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 ac-
cordance with the provisions of an or
nance of the Council of the city of
Richmond. approved December 20, 1899.
entitled AN ordinance to authorize
the construction and operation OF a
street railway within the limits of
Passenger and Power Company" and
all ordinances amendatory thereof. and
under and in accordance with the pro-
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
ordinance of December 23. 1899, and the
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-tfack line on said streets, 1t being
the intent hereof that said existing
track shall remain as at present until
1t 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-
cember % 1899. and all ordinance
amendatory thereof and in accordance
with the provisions of all ordinances
OF the city OF Richmond now or here
after in force applicable thereto. ana
not inconsistent with the terms and
provisions of said ordinance OF De-
cember -. 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-
ginia Railway and Power Company
may use the rails. over head construc-
tion and materials Of Its prssentsiins.
on Baker Street. Duval Street knd
Brook Avenue which said rails, over