The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-07
AN ORDINANCE
To grant perm ission to

to construct and operate upon the
conditions hereinafter specified an
electric street railway within the city
OF Richmond connecting with the
tracks Of the Virginia Railway and
Power company on Broad street a.
First and Broad streets, thence north
wardly ON and along the streets here
matter named to the corporate limits
and requiring certain traeric contracts
to be made with the VIRGINIA Railway
and Power company which will ex-
tend and enlarge some Of Its franchise
rights and relieve 1t Of the obligation
to maintain and operate certain Of
ITS lines:
Be IT Ordaiued hv the Corncil
Of The City of Richmond:
I. That
re and It ia hereby authorized TO con-
strnct. maintain and onerate str-.,
railway w''hin the limits If tho CITY
90 Richmond along the following
routes and subject TO the conditions
ard provisions herein set forth
~ A double track beginning at
First ana Broad streets CONNIE ,tsne
there with the tracks Of the Virginia
Railway and Power corpanv on
Broad street. and extending north
wsrd,v on ard along First street to
the Fire' Greet viaduct. ami by sin
gle track over said vishoct and aIo> g
Morteiro avenue to the Intersection
Of FeIls street and Monte;ro avenue
and thence by a double track across
private property or along Fe'ls street
to Mitchell street: thence along Nit
chell stree. &c Poe street: th.rce
along Poe street TO North avenue;
thence along North avenue TO tie In
tersection OF North avenue and Roper.
street. SO that the street railway
racks will he double tracks along
~ mentioned thence with single
track along North avenue to the IN
tnrsect'on OF North avenue ana the
r.roakIand Park boulevard .henco
along the Brook'and Park houteva I'd
IN a westerly direction to Chamber
Iavne avenue: thence northwardly
along Cham herlavne avenue to La
hnrnun1 avenue: thence westwa-dly
along Lahurnum avenue to the Her
mitpge road. ana thence narthwardIv
along the Hermitage rond to tire cor
po-a'e limits. The nrf~ilegry hereby
granted ard the work % CONSTRUCTION
maintenance and operation herehv
authorized -hsN he under and In all
respects In accordance with the gen.
erai ordinances Of the CITY Of Rich
monA relating 10 street RAILWAYS ,.,w
or hereafter ordained and with the
provisions of an ord inarce approved
December gard 1899. entitled IAN or
dfnance to authorize the construction
and operation of street railway
within THE limits Of the city of Rich
mond by the Richmond Passenger and
Power company" and all ordira nces
am sndatorv thereof, and, in the event
OF any conflict between the said gem
eral ordinances Of the CITY ana the
ordinance approved December e3rd
1929. the provisions OF the Ia St named
ordinance shall be applicable, except
that the general ordinances OF the
city of Richmond relating 20 transfers
shall also apply TO this ordinance a.
TO every passenger who shall both
board end leave the car within the
city limits Provided however that
although the right to require the re-
construction or relocation OF any por-
ton of any existing single ira k on
said rtrects Is hereby expressly re-
served to the said city. to be exer-
cised by the administrative board
tn sreof under the general ordinances
OF the city. the said existing track. II
any there he. may remain as at pres
ent until 1t becomes necessary to re-
new the same in accordance with the
provisions Of the said ordinance OF
December 23rd. 1899. and ordinances
amendatory thereof Provided fur
ther that in the construction of the
said tracks hereby authorized the
grantee may use the rails. overhead
construction and materials OF the pres
emit lines OF the Virginia Railway and
Power company on Baker street, Du-
val street and Brook avenue, 90 tar
as the same are removed as herein
after authorized. and provided the
said grantee makes arrangements 80
to do with the Virginia Railway and
Power company: but the said rails,
overhead construction ana materials
shall be so used only to the ex ent
condition for the use hereby author
lied. In the opinion Of the city engi-
neer, and are approved by him
cay The rights. privileges and fran
chises hereby granted are granted up
on the further condition that the gran
tee shall make satisfactory and suit
able arrangements with the Virginia
Railway ana Power company for the
Joint use OF tracks and operation OF
cars In the manner hereinafter speci-
fed no that the cars of the Virginia
Railway and Power company herein
after mentioned may use the tracks
hereby authorized In the manner pro-
yided by this ordinance and so tina,
the cars OF the grantee operating over
the tracks hereby authorized IRON
both portions OF the city of Richmond
known as Ginter Park ana Barton
Heights may be operated over the
tracks OF the Virginia Railway and
Power company in the manner herein
provided. And when and after such
an agreement for the operation OF
oars shall have been made II shalt be
lawful for the Virginia Railway and
Power company to abandon perma-
nently the present operation OF its
cars on Baker street. from the inter-
section OF Fifth and Baker streets ia
Brook avenue and on Brook avenue
from its intersection with the said
Baker street to the present western
terminus OF the line formerly owned
ana operated by the Richmoni and
Henrico Railway company; and also
to abandon permanently the present
operation OF cars along Brook avenue
from the said terminus Of the saIu line
TO Duvat street and along Duvat street
to the intersection Of Duval and Fifth
streets: and to remove the rails. over
head construction and poles from
Baker street fFoats - Fifth street GO
Brook avenue. from Duval street from
Fifth street to First street. ana to
take up and remove. the western track
on Brook avenue from Baker street
to the terminus of the line on Brook
avenue. and to connect the single