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


Public Use and Travel rs Public
streets Certain Parts of Byrd street
and Eighth street in the City of
Richmond aud Permitting the At
iantic Coast Line Railroad Company
to Arch Over Arch street for the
Purpose of Laying It's Tracks. and
Rer~atiag an Ordinance Approved
Arril 30th, 1855.
Whereas the entire property bounded
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 NJ Richmond. Is owned by
the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad COM
pany.
And whereas. by an ordinance Of the
city of Richmond. approved April 3oth
1885. parts of Byrd street and Eighth
street running through the said prop
, erty were Professionally closed, and II
has now become niece ssary in improv-
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 abso-
lutely in order that large contemplated
improvements may be carried into ef-
feet; and
Whereas It is also necessary for
that purpose to arch over large part
w ATEA EtFETi III pTuNF LHGt
may be laid over the same.
BE IT Ordained by the Council OF the
City OF Richmond
THAT that portion ~ 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. ~
?-That that portion of Eighth street
north of the James river, extending
from Canal street south 70 ats southern
limit, be. and the same is hereby,
closed, vacated and absnd 6rfed "asS a
public street and hi ghwsy"f ~"/
S-That permission be. and the saftis
is hereby. granted TO the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad company to arch over
Arch street from its present arch, used
, for the Chesapeake and Ohio connec-
ton. eastwardly to Ninth street: pro-
vided. that the interior Of the arch
shall be thirty tso) feet in width at
the street level and the abutments APP
proximately ten Io) feet high to the
spring line and an eighteen Gs) foot
radius segment. making the arch
eighteen tlS) feet high at the center
above the street level. And provid ed
that the construction OF the said arch
shall consist of mass concrete adult
ments up to the spring line and re-
the spandrel walls TO be OF mass con-
crete and the entire work to be con-
xtructed to the satisfaction of the city
engineer Provided, further, that tho
whole OF the street SO arched shall be
lighted. both by day and by night. by
the said railroad company, and at Its
own expense. with artificial lights, in
a manner satisfactory TO the admins
trative board. and conforming to It's
requirements as the same may be made
from time to time in the public In
terests.
4--The streets hereby closed, va
Gated and abandoned. shall be closed. va
Gated and abandoned as public high
ways only SO 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,
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
! to require the reopenins| Of the streets
/ hereby closed, vacated and abandon ed
by the said company. and for any fall
ure to comply with any such require
to the penalties imposed by this ordi-
nance
! s-~This ordinance vacating and aban-
doning the above named streets and
granting certain rights and privileges
ITO 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
ers, water mains. conduits and similar
construction for public utilities und Or
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 priviie es
hereby granted II. shall, by accepting
or acting under the provisions of this
| ordinance. thereby obliEate itself TO
dedicate to the city Of Richmond for
street purposes, at such time as the
city may require IL. a thirty ta0) foot
strip of land ahutting on the property
Of the Virginia Railway and Power
canal. extending from Seventh street
TO Ninth street-reserving 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 cenven-
lent for its purposes. but not placins
in and upon the said thirty 1907 foot
strip any of it's permanent structures
that might in any manner obstruci
the passage along and over said street
when open to public travel; but the
city ,fs"tos roSea and Improve the, ,sAid
street along the north bank OF the said
canal at its own expense. and in such
manner as not TO hinder or impair tbs
use by the Atlantic Coast Line Rail.
road company Of it's other property.
S-This ordinance IL also adopted
upon the condition that by accepting
or acting under its provisions the said