The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-26

ply to or require the stopping of cars
on viaducts or bridges
90 Nothing in this ordinance con-
tained. or in the acceptance ihereof
by the grantee, or in the making of
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 shall
be construed to affect IN any way the
question now pending between the
city of Richmond and the Virginia
Railway and Power company as to
charge by the citv of Richmond
AGAINST the company for the use of
Mayo's bridge or the tracks thereon
constructed by the said city. and all
questions as to the use of safd bridge
and of said tracks by any of the cars of
the said Virginia Railway and Power
company. or of the grantee, whether
in the past or in the future, shall be
and remain as II this ordinance had
not been passed or accepted and as IL
no agreements had been made there
under for the operation of cars by
the grantee and by the Virginia Rail
way and Power company; ii being the
intention hereof that the said city
shall reserve and be entitled to exer-
"cise all such rights as it may have. IL
any to impose such charges as to
any and all of the said cars of the
Virginia Railway and Power company
and of the grantee using said bridge.
and that the said Virginia Railway
and Power company reserves all OF
Is rights under its charter ami any
law or franchise now existing, except
thi~ = 'Airauce. to use the said bridge
free o. charge, II Il has any such
rights,
ts) For any violation of any of the
provisions of this ordinance and for
anv failure to discharge any of the
duties or obligations arising thereun-
der, the said grantee shall. upon con-
viction there (, he liable TO a fine
recoverable before the police justice
Of the city OF Richmond--of not less
than twenty-five dollars $3.50 and not
more thNn one hundred dollars $4,000
and each days continuation of any such
failure or violation shall constitute
separate offense. All debts penal
tics or fnrfni+ures inuring to the city
under this ordinance shall constitute
a lien unon the property and fran
chises Of the said grantee. n~tor 70 ali
other debts liens or ohrirations wheth-
er created before or after such debts,
penalties or forfeitures become due 10
the Citv
90 The rights. privileges and fran
Chises herein granted are granted IN
on the further express condition that
uu'red shall he begun within three
months and shali be convicted within
siV months OF the date Of approval of
this ord nance and that the grantee
hereunder shall within thirty days
from the approval OF this ordinanc
file with the city clerk in writing in a
form approved by the city attorney.
its acceptance Of the terms and pro-
: VISIONS IF his ordinance,
I 9 This ordinance shall he in force
: from its passage
T. Section 2. That upon the approval
I Of this ordinance by the mavor of the
] ctv of Richmond II shall be the duty
! Of the CITY clerk to cause to be ad
vortised for ten consecutive davs and
thereafter once week for each OF the
! two weeks irnr1ed 'atelv following the
satd advertisement for ten laws. the
draft Of the ordinance containt in
fhe fo~n~o'ng section and ir addition
he shall hv rHch advertisement invite
bids for the franchises privileges ard
rights nr0noeod to he granted bv the
goal ordinance which bids shall be
delivered 70 the presiding officer of
the corn mon council of the city of
Richmond in onen session at The dav
a0d hour Of the next regu1ar meet
ino of the said body to he held newt
% tor such advertisement is completed.
witch bids shall than be rresnntad to
the con1r'on council bv the sail pre-
sia'np officer 70 he dealt with and
acted unc~ in the r,arrer pres. rihnd
hv law. Tho said advertise mnnt shall
expressly reserve 10 tho city tho right
to reiert any and all hifs and shall
notify the public that tire franchise
PROPOSED TO he gro nted will require
+ the grantee 10 make certain traNf
: a preeYne-tx with the Nirriria Rat
wav ard Powe- company which will
er'sroa ami extend tho said comma
rvs nriviIeges in certain partiCularS
ard release e from the Cultivation m
nafo+e'o and operate cars over GER
thin 81 IT'S lines
c~ctfor 2 Tl7ts ordinance shall he
in force from It's M ssaee.