The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-12

OF any conntct between the said gen.
eral ordinances OF the city and the
ordinance approved December 23rd.
1899. the provisions OF the last named
ordinance shall he applicable except
that the general ordinances or the
city OF Richmond relating TO transfers
shall also apply to this ordinance as
to every passenger who shall both
board and leave the car within the
city limits Provided however that
although the right to require the re-
construction or relocation of any por-
ton OF any existing single track on
saidS ctreets is hereby expressly re-
served to the said city. to be exer-
cised by the administrative board
th1reof under the general ordinances
or the city. the said existing track. IL
any there be, may remain as at pres
ent until It becomes necessary to re-
new the same in accordance with the
provisions of the said ordinance OF
December 23rd 1899. and ordinances
amendatory thereof. Provided fur
Their that in the construction OF the
said tracks hereby authorized the
grantee may use the rails, overhead
construction and materials Of the pres
ent lines of the Virginia Railway and
Power company on Baker street. Du-
val street and Brook avenue, so far
as the same are removed as herein
after authorized, and provided the
said grantee makes arrangements so
to do with the Virginia Railway and
Power company; but the said rails,
overhead construction ana materials
shall be so used only to the ex'ent
that they are in a reasonably good
condition for the use hereby author
lied, in the opinion of the city engi-
neer, and are approved by him
CD The rights. privileges and fran
chises hereby granted are granted up
on the further condition that the gran
tee shall make satisfactory and suit
able arrangements with the Virginia
Railway and Power company for the
joint use of tracks and operation OF
cars in the manner hereinafter speci-
fed so that the cars of the Virginia
Railway and Power company herein
after mentioned may use the tracks
hereby authorized IN the manner pro-
vided by this ordinance and so that
the cars of the grantee operating over
the tracks hereby authorized. rom
both portions of the city of Richmond
known as Ginter Park ana Barton
Heights may be operated over the
tracks OF the Virginia Railway and
Power company in the manner herein
provided. And when and after such
an agreement for the operation of
cars shall have been made It shalt be
lawful for the Virginia Railway and
Power company to abandon perma-
nently the present operation OF Its
cars on Baker street from the inter
section of Fifth and Baker streets TO
Brook avenue, and on Brook avenue
from its intersection with the said
Baker street to the present western
terminus of the line formerly owned
and operated by the Richmon1 and
Henrico Railway company: and also
to abandon permanently the present
operation Of cars along Brook avenue
from the said terminus Of the SAID line
10 Duval street and along Duval street
to the intersection of Duval and Fifth
streets; and to remove the rails, over
head construction and poles from
Baker street from Fifth street 10
Brook avenue. from Duval street from
Fifth street to First street, ana TO
take up and remove the western track
on Brook avenue from Baker street
to the terminus of the line on Brook
avenue. and to connect the single
track of the Duval street line AT Bak-
er street, with the eastern track on
Brook avenue TO the terminus: pro-
ytded, however, that In lieu or the
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 it's cars. by
agreement with the grantee herein,
from First and Broad streets. north
wardly on First street to Duval street,
AMI thence by a single track west
wardly on Duyal 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 company. returnir <
by the same route 70 First and Broad
streets Said car or cars on sai1 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 s and A NJ,
and and r. NJ they shall be OPP
Grated on n schedule OF seven ami one
half minutes in each direction: and
they may he operated with one man
TO car instead OF two; provided fur
Their 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 nj once restore the surface OF
the said streets disturbed hy the re-
moval or said rails, overhead construc-
ton and poles 10 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 he 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 track
on First street, Mitchell street. Poe
street and North avenue, as author
lied by section /. OF this ordinance,
the said Virginia Railway and Power
company shall be and 1t Is hereby an
thorized to construct and maintain at
or near the intersection OF Fifth
street and 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 Proad
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
ly on Broad to First street and north
wardly on First street and thence to
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