The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-28

street to Fourteenth street; thence
along Fourteenth street across
| the new Mayo's bridge. subject
to section OF this ordinance,
| 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
J across Mayo's bridge, subject to sec
| ton of 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
vfaduct to the intersection of Chain
| berlayne and Laburnum avenues. Pro-
vided. however, that the said cars
shall be operated between the inter
section of Chamherlayne 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 1aburnum 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,
its cars from the intersection of Cham
berlayne and Laburnum avenues west
wardly along Laburnum avenue to
the Hermitage road and northwardly
along the Hermitage road to the city
limits. so as to continue the existing
| schedule from Lakeside park to the
intersection OF Chamberlayne and La
burnum avenues and return.
(c) 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
| 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 l of this ordinance
through Barton Heights to the inter-
section of Brookland Park boulevard
| and North avenue in Barton Heights.
returning along the same route to
| Broad street and thence eastwardly on
Broad street to the eastern terminus
OF said line, formerly known as the
Richmond and Henrico company line
| The cars of the said line shall main
| tain schedule of Ave 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.
60 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 what 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-
secting street on said route; such
stopping points to be designated by
proper signs for the information Of
the public and provided that such
stopping points shall in no event be
more than approximately seven hun
bred (7o8) feet apart. Nothing In
this section shall be construed TO APP
ply to or require the stopping OF cars
on y!aducts or bridges.
CD Nothing in this ordinance con-
tained. or in the acceptance thereof
by the grantee, or in the making OF
agreements for the operation OF cars
by the grantee AMI 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 10 the use OF said 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 IL this ordinance had
not been passed or accepted and as IL
| no agreements had been made there
under for the operation ef cars by
the grantee and by the Virginia Rail-
way and Power company; IL being the
| intention hereof that the said city
! shall reserve and be entitled to exer-
else all such rights as II may have. II
l,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,
land that the said Virginia Reilway
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
I free OF charge. II ii has any such
| rights.
CS) 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-
! viction thereof. he liable to fine
/ recoverable before the police jrstice
/ of the city OF Richmond-of not less
| than twenty-five dollars (s25) and not
more than one hundred dollars t100)
and each days continuation of any such
| failure or violation shall constitute
| q separate offense. All debts, penal
/ ties or forfeitures inuring to the city
under this ordinance shall constitute
! lien upon the property and fran
| chlses of the said grantee. prior to all