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

and thence along and out Hull street
to the southern terminus of the Hull
street line at the Broad Rock road
and, from the southern terminus of
the said Hull street line at the Broad
Rock road, along Hull street and
across Mayo's bridge. subject to sec
uon or this ordinance; thence along
Fourteenth street to Main street:
thence along Main street to Ninth
street; thence along Ninth street to
Broad street. thence along Broad
street to First street; thence along
| FIRST street and across the First-Street
vladuct TO the intersection of Cham
berlayne and Laburnum avenues. Pro-
vded, however. that the said cars
shall he operated between the inter-
section OF Chamberlayne and Labur-
mum avenues and the Broad Rock
road so as to maintain a schedule OF
ten minutes in each direction at every
point between the southern terminus
at the Broad Rock Road and the
northern terminus at the intersection
of Chamberlayne and T.abkrnum ave-
nues And provided further that the
cars operated on the Hull street
tracks for trunk line through service,
as herein provided. by the grantee
herein and the Virginia Railway and
Power company shall be large, mod
ern, standard type street cars
(b) The grantee herein shall also
operate under an agreement with the
Virginia Railway and Power company
it's cars from the intersection of Cham
berlayne and Laburnum avenues west
wardly along Iaburnum avenue to
the Hermitage road and northwardly
along the Hermitage road to the city
limits. go az to continue the existing
schedule from Lakeside park to the
intersection of Chamberlayne and La
burnum avenues and return.
Co Upon the completion of the
construction authorized by this ordi-
nance by the grantee herein and upon
the perfection of the agreements as to
the operation of cars hereby required
to be made by the grantee with the
Virginia Railway and Power company,
the cars of the last named company
formerly known as the Richmond and
Henrico Railway company cars
shall be operated from Fifth and
I Broad streets westwardly along Broad
street to First street and OUT First
street across the First Street viaduct
and along and over the streets men,
toned in section / OF this ordinance
through Barton Heights 10 the inter-
section OF Brookland Park boulevard
and North avenue in Barton Heights.
returning along the same route to
Broad street and thence eastwardlv on
Broad street to the eastern terminus
Of said line, formerly known as the
Richmond and Henrico company line
The cars Of tho said line shall main
tain a schedule of FIVE minutes head
way In each direction between the
said intersection of Brookland Park
boulevard and North avenue In Bar
ton Heights and the eastern terminus
OF the said line,
go All cars operated over the lines
hereby authorized between the north
end of the First Street viaduct and
the intersection of Chamberlayne and
Laburnum avenues may be operated
between said points on whet is com
monty known as the Skip Stop Sys-
tem"-that is to say, that, between
the said points, the cars operated on
said lines shall not be required to
stop for the purpose Of taking on or
putting Off passengers at every cross
street upon said route, but only at
every alternate cross street or inter-
secttng street on said route; such
stopping points to be designated by
proper signs for the information or
the public and provided that such
stopping points shall in no event be
more than approximately seven hun
dred (700) feet apart Nothing in
this section shall be construed to ap-
ply to or require the stopping OF cars
pll NiduuStS OF pFluStS.
% Nothing in this ordinance con-
tanned. or in the acceptance thereof
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 a
charge by the city 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 saii bridge
and OF said tracks by any OF the ears 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 IL this ordinance had
not been passed or accepted and as II
no agreements had been made there
under for the operation of cars by
the grantee and by the Virginia Rail-
way and Power company; X being the
intention hereof that the said city
shall reserve and be entitled TO exer-
else all such rights as II may have. If
any. 10 impose such charges as to
any and all of the said cars OF the
Virginia Railway and Power company
and that the said Virginia Railway
and Power company reserves all of
its rights under Its charter ami any
law or franchise now existing. except
this ordinance, to use the said bridge
free Of charge. II II has any such
rights,
.tS) For any violation OF any OF the
provisions Of this ordinance and for
any failure to discharge any OF the
duties or obligations arising thereun-
der, the said grantee shall, upon con-
vjc,ion thereof be liable 10 "A fine
recoverable before the police Justice
Of the city OF Richmond-of not less
than twenty-five dollars (s25) and not
more than ono hundred dollars (s10o)
and each days continuation OF any such
failure or violation shall constitute
separate ofTense All debts. penal
Ties or forfeitures inurtng to the city
under this ordinance shall constitute
a lien upon the property and fran
0hlses Of the said grantee, prior 10 all
other debts. liens or obligations wheth-
or created before or after such debts.
penalties or forfeitures become due to
the city.
(9) The rights, privileges and fran
chisos herein granted are granted up
on the further express condition that
the work hereby authorized and re-