The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-06

tHHuSu OH btISCt dIAu DuVdI
street and Brook avenue, the Virginia
Railway and Power company shall
operate one or more of its cars by
agreement with the. grantee herein,
from First and Broad streets north
wardly on First street to DuvaI street,
and thence by single track west
wardly on Duvai street to Brook ave.
nue., and northwardly on Brook ave-
nue. by a single track to said western
terminus of the line formerly owned
and operated by the Richmond and
by the same route to First and Broad
streets. Said car or cars on safi last
named Duval street line shall be op-
Grated upon a schedule of fifteen min
utes in each direction; provided tnat
between the hours Of and 9 A. M
and and p. NJ. they shall be OPP
Grated on a schedule of seven ans one
half minutes in each direction: and
they may he operated with one man
ther that such schedules may be
fror, time to time either increased or
diminished by the administrative
board.
And provided also that the said
Virginia Railway and Power company
shall at once restore tho surface OF
the said streets disturbed by the re-
moval of said rails, overhead construc-
ton and poles to IS good condition
as the remainder of the surface of
said streets contiguous thereto the
said work Of removal and Of restoring
the surface Of said streets 10 he done
under the supervision and to the sat
isfaction of ths' city engineer ana IN
accordance with the provisions of the
ordinances of the city under which
said rails. poles and overhead lines
were constructed and maintained
And In the event OF such agreement
being made. during the period Of re-
moval of said raiis poles and over
head lines on Baker street. Brook
avenue and Duval street. and until
the completion of the construction by
the grantee herein of.the dpti.bie track
on First street, Mitchell street. Poe
street and North avenue. as author-
iyed by section /. OF This ordinance
the said Virginia Railway and Power
company shall be and II Is herenv au
thorized to construct and maintain at
or near the intersection OF Fifth
street ana Duvai street temporary
cross-over between the present TRACTS
OF the said company on Fifth street
ard shall continue the operation Of
its present line Of cars from P-oa 4
street along Fifth street 10 the inter
section Of Fifth and Duval streets.
returning by the same route. until the
said line OF cars Is rerouted westward
ly on Broad to First street and north
wardly on First street and thence TO
North avenue and Brooklani Park
boulevard as provided in division (c)
of subsection (5) of this ordinance
anu. thereafter the said Virginia Rail-
way and Power company shall be and
hereby IS permitted temporarily to
discontinue the operation OF its cars
on Fifth street from Rroad to Baker
streets. such temporary abandon ment
not TO exceed the period of eighteen
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 of the Highland Park
line on Fifth street from Broad TO
Baker streets, or any part thereof
and thence to the terminus of the
Highland Park line ana ~etur,.. II
at or after the expiration OF the said
eighteen months after the approval OF
this ordinance the said company 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. between Broad and Baker
streets or any part thereof then the
said company, when required by the
said council SO to 10, shall immediate
ly take up the remove the rails, over
head lines and poles of said company
along said Fifth street, from Broad
10 Baker streets, or any unused part
thereof. and restore the surface Of said
street disturbed in the removal OF
said rails. poles AMI lines to as good
condition as the remainder o. the
surface OF said street contiguous there
TO: the work of removing said rails,
poles and overhead lines and restor-
ing the surface OF said streets shall be
done under the supervision and 10
the satisfaction Of the city en- 'ineer
and in all respects in accordance with
the provisions of the ordinance ~ the
tracks were constructed and ara now
maintained, and all ordinances amen
datory thereof.
CD That the grantee herein and the
Virginia Railway and Powe- company
he ana they are hereby authorize d TO
construct. locate and maintain such
switches, crossovers, turnou's and
overhead lines as are necessary for
the operation OF their ears according
to the agreements and in the manner
herein provided and for the purposes
of this ordinance.
90 TAI The rights. privileges and
franchises hereby granted shall expire
along with the franchise OF the Rich
moad Passenger and Power com pany.
granted by the ordinance app owed
December 23rd. 1899. which franchise.
by section s. was limited to period Of
thirty years from the first day OF Jan
lary. 1900. unless sooner s, rendered
or forfeited And it Is hereby ex-
pressly proviGs j that the rights. privi-
leges and franchises hereby granted
are granted upon the condition that
the grantee herein shall secure and
surrender the several stree; railway
franchises, or 50 much thereof AS now
authorize the maintenance and opera
ton of street railway along the
streets designated in section j, OF this
ordinance, from First and Broad streets
to the corporate limits which surren-
der shall be flied in writing with the
city clerk and shall he duiv acknowl.
edged and In form satisfactory to tbs
city attorney
fb) Nothing in this ordinance con
tanned, or in the acceptance thereof
by the grantee, or in the making oi
agreements for the operation Of cars
by the grantee and the virginia Rail
way and Power company, in the man
ner required by this ordinance. shat
be construed 10 affect in any way the
question OF such rights as the sait
Virginia Railway and Power company
may have or claim. to the pernetua
use OF Hull street, or any part there
OF for street railway purposes. or