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

present operation OF Its cars so au-
thorized to be abandoned and discon-
tinued on Baker street and Duval
street and Brook avenue. the Virginia
Railway and Power company shall
operate one or more Of its cars. by
agreement with the grantee herein,
from First land Broad streets north
wardly on First street to Duval street.
and thence by single track west
wardly on Duval street to Brook ave-
nue., and northwardly on Brook ave-
nue. by a single track to said western
terminus OF the line formerly owned
and operated by the Richmond and
Henrico Railway comnany, returnire
by the same route to First and Broad
streets. Said car or cars on sati last
named Duval street line shall be op-
Grated upon a schedule of fifteen min
utes In each direction: provided tnat
between the hours of and 3 A. NJ,
and and p. NJ, they shall he OPP
Grated on a schedule Of seven an't one
half minutes in each direction: and
they may be operated with one man
to a car instead of two: provided fur
ther that such schedules may be
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 by
the grantee herein of the double ira OK
on First street, Mitchell street. Poe
street and North avenue. as author
/ Ted by section /. OF this ordinance,
the said Virginia Railway and Power
company shall be and II is hereby au
thorized TO construct and maintain at
or near the intersection OF FIFTH
street ami Duval street temporary
cross-over between the present tracks
OF the said company on Fifth street
ard shall continue the operation OF
It's present line OF cars from Proa
street along Fifth street 10 the inter-
section OF Fifth and Duval streets.
returning by the same route, until the
said line Of cars In rerouted westward
ly on Broad to First street and north
wardiy on First street and thence to
North avenue Brookland Park
boulevard as provided in division (c)
OF subsection go OF this ordinance,
and. thereafter the said Virginia Rail-
way and Power company shall be and
hereby - permitted temporarily TO
discontinue the operation Of its cars
on Fifth street from Broad to Baker
streets, such temporary abandon m ent
not TO exceed the period of eighteen
Gs) months from the approval OF
this ordinance: 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 return. II
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
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 by 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 ami lines TO AS good
condition as the remainder OF the
&nr -
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 enyineer
and in all respects in accordance with
the provisions of the ordinance ~ the
city of Richmond under which said
tracks were constructed and are now
maintained, and all ordinances amen
datory thereof
90 That the grantee herein and the
Virginia Railway and Power company
be and they are hereby authorized TO
construct. locate and ma,ntain 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 (ae The rights. privileges and
franchises hereby granted shall Expire
along with the franchise of the Rich
mond Passenger and Power com pany,
granted by the ordinance app owed
December 23rd. 1899, which franchise.
by section 5. was limited to period OF
thirty years from the first day of Jam
uary 1900. unless sooner surrendered
or forfeited And it Is hereby ex-
pressly 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 street railway along the
streets designated In section ]. Of this
ordinance, from First and Broad streets
TO the corporate limits, which surren-
der shall be flied in writing with the
city clerk and shall be duly acknowl-
edged and In form satisfactory TO the
city attorney
(b) 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 of such rights as the said
Virginia Railway and Power com pany