The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-05

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closing. Nacating and Abandoning TO
| Public Use and Travel as Public
| Streets Certain Parts of Byrd street
and Eighth street In the City of
Richmond and Permitting the At
ianHc Coast Line Railroad Company
/ TO Arch Over Arch street for the
| Purpose of Laying It's Tracks, and
Repeating am Ordinance Approved
! April 10th. 1855.
! whereas the entire property bounded
1 by Canal street on the north, Ninth
street on the east. James river on the
south and Seventh street on the west,
/ in the city of Richmond. ia owned by
the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad com
! pany.
And whereas by an ordinance Of the
city Of Richmond. approved April soth,
. 1879, parts of Byrd street and Eighth
street running through the said prop
erty were Professionally closed and II
has now become necessary in improv-
I ing the traffic facilities Of the said
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad company
/ on the said land to close and vacate
the said portions OF said streets ahso
/ lutely In order that large contemplated
/ improvements may be carried into eff
/ feet; and
| Whereas It is also necessary for
that purpose TO arch over a large part
! or Arch street in order that tracks
may be laid over the same,
BE It Ordained by the Council of the
! City of Richmond
| l-Ihat that portion of Byrd street
extending from Seventh street to Ninth
street be. and the same is hereby.
closed, vacated and abandoned as a
public street and highway.
! 2|That that portion of Eighth street
norm ia IarT -
from Canal street south TO Its southern
limit be. and the same is hereby.
closed, vacated and abandoned as A
public street and highway
/ S-Ihat permission be, and the same
is hereby, granted TO the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad company to arch over
Arch street from its present arch. used
Tor the Chesapeake and Ohio connec-
ton. eastwardly to Ninth street: pro-
vided. that the interior of the arch
shall be thirty (s0) feet in width at
the street level and the abutments ap-
proximately ten Go) feet high to the
spring line and an eighteen Is) foot
radius segment, making the arch
eighteen fs) feet high at the center
above the street level And provided
that the construction of the said arch
shall consist OF mass concrete abut-
ments up TO the spring line and re-
enforced concrete for the arch span
the spandrel walls to be of mass con-
crete and the entire work to be con-
structed TO the satisfaction of the city
engineer. Provided, further. that the
! whole of tho street so arched shalt be
lighted. both by day and by night, by
the said railroad company, and at its
\ own expense, with artificial lights In
manner satisfactory to the admins
| trative board. and conforming to its
requirements the same may be made
| from time to time in the public In
| terests.
| THE streets hereby closed, va
Gated and abandoned. shall be closed, va
Gated and abandoned as public high
| ways only long as the property
through which they are laid out shall
be used for railroad purposes. and If
the said property shall cease to be
used for railroad purposes by the said
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad company
I Its successors and assigns, then the
rights and privileges granted by this
ordinance shall cease and determine
and the legislative authorities OF the
! city of Richmond shall have the right
/ 10 require the reopening of the streets
1 hereby closed. vacated and abandoned
( by the said company. and for any fail
ure to comply with any such require
]
to this penalties imposed by this ordi-
nance
| 5--This ordinance vacatinC and ahan-
doning the above named streets and
granting certain rights and privileges
! to the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
company Is adopted upon the express
condition that the city reserves the
right at any time. without compensa-
ton to the said company. to place sew
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construction for public utilities under
the said streets. or any part thereof,
upon condition that the city shall take
adequate precaution to protect the i'm
provements of the said Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad company from injury, and
that all the cost and expense Of such
improvements and precautions shall be
borne by the city. And upon the fur
| Their express condition that the said
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad company.
| in consideration of the privileges
hereby granted II. shall, by accepting
or acting under the provisions OF this
| ordinance. thereby obligate itself TO
dedicate to the city OF Richmond for
/ street purposes. at such time as the
city may require it, a thirty 600 foot
strip OF land abutting on the property
! of the Virginia Railway and Power
company on the north bank of Haxalls
canal. extending from Seventh street
to Ninth notwithstanding the right.
however. to the said Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad company to construct.
maintain and operate Its tracks and
other structures over and above the
| said thirty 900 foot strip at such
places as may be necessary or conven-
/ lent for its purposes. but not placing
In and upon the said thirty (30) foot
strip any of its permanent structures
I that might in any manner obstruct
/ the -passa ge. along and over said street
when open to public travel: but the
city is to open and improve the said
street along the north bank OF the said
/ canal at it's own expense. and In such
manner as not to hinder or impair the
use by the Atlantic Coast Line Rail-
road company Of its other property.