The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-04

s1Uet anu bTVOk avenue, the NlFBlRid
Railway and Power com pany shall
4 operate one or more of its cars, by
agreement with the grantee herein.
from First and Broad streets north-
waroly on First street to Duval street,
anu thence by single track west
wardly on Duval street to Brook ave-
nue.. and northwardly on Brook ave-
nue. by single track to said western
terminus of the line formerly owned
and operated by the Richmond and
Henrico Railway company. returniEg
by the same route to First and Broad
streets. Said car or cars on sai3 last
named Duval street line shall be OPP
Grated upon a schedule of fifteen min
utes In each direction; provided tnat
between the hours of s and s A M.
and 5 and r. NJ, they shall he OPP
Grated on schedule of seven ans one
half minutes in each direction; and
they may be operated with one man
to car instead of two: provided fur
Their that such schedules may he
from 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 the surface OF
the said streets disturbed by the re-
movai Of said rails, overhead construc-
ton and poles to as 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 to be done
under the supervision and to the sat
isfaction OF the 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 rails. poles and over
head lines on Baker street Brook
avenue and Duval street. and until
the completion of the construction nv
the grantee herein OF the double track
on First street. Mitchell street Poe
street and North avenue. as author
lied by section ]. of this ordnance
the said VIRGINIA Railway and Power
company shall he and II Is herenv au
thorized to construct and maintain at
or near the intersection Of Fifth
street and Duval street tenn porary
cr1ss-over between the preeent tracks
of the said company on Fifth street
( ard shall continue the operation Of
its present line OF cars from Proa 4
street along Fifth street to the inter
section OF Fifth and Duval streets,
returning by the same route. until the
said line OF cars Is rerouted westward =
" on Broad to First street and north
wardly on First street and thence to
North avenue and Brooklani Park
boulevard AS provided in division (cl
j of subsection (5) of this ordinance.
and. thereafter the said Virginia Rail-
way and Power company shall be and
hereby IS permitted temporarily to
discontinue the operation of it's cars
on Fifth street from Broad to Baker
streets such temporary abandonment
e. he
| (lS) months from the approval Of
this ordnance; 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 ami returs. If
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
I 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 bv the
said council so to do, shall immediate
ly take up the remove the rails, over
head lines and poles OF said company
along said Fifth street, from Broad
to Baker streets, or any unused part
thereof, and restore the surface of said
street disturbed in the removal of
said rails poles and lines to as good
condition as the remainder or 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 to
the satisfaction OF the city en- 'ineer
and In all respects in accordance with
the provisions of the ordinance ~ the
city OF Richmond under which said
tracks were constructed and ara now
maintained. and all ordinances amen
datory thereof.
go That the grantee herein and the
Virginia Railway and Power company
be and they are hereby authorized to
construct. locate and maintain such
switches. crossovers turnouts and
overhead lines as are necessary for
the operation Of their cars according
TO the agreements and in the manner
herein provided and for the purposes
of this ordinance.
90 (a) The rights. privileges and
franchises hereby granted ehall expire
along with the franchise of the Rich
moad Passenger ana Power company,
granted by the ordinance approved
December 23rd, 1899. which franchise.
by section s. was limited to a period OF
hirty years from the first day OF jan
cary. 1909, unless sooner surrendered
( or forfeited. And II is hereby ex-
pressiy provided that the rights, privi-
leges and franchises hereby granted
are granted upon the condition that
the grantee herein shall secure and
surrender the several street railway
franchises. or SO much thereof as now
authorize the maintenance and opera.
ton of a street railway along the
streets designated In section l. OF this
ordinance. from First and Broad streets
TO the corporate limits. which surren.
der shall be filed in writing with the
city clerk and shall be dulv acknowl-
edged and in form satisfactory to the
city attorney.
(b) Nothing in this ordinance con-
tanned. or in the acceptance thereof
by tho 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 of such rights as the said
Virginia Railway and Power company
may have or claim. to the perpetual
use of Hull street, or any part there
/, If for street railway PURPOSES or n