The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-19
LEGAL NOTICE.

$4,000. yIESssSL NOIlSrs. -...s~.<-
on Fifth street from Broad to Baker
streets, such temporary abandonment
not to exceed the period of eighteen
(1S) 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 oars 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 ana returx. 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 and lines to AS good
condition as the remainder OF 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 Cf the
city of Richmond under which said
tracks were constructed and ar now
maintained, and all ordinances amen
datOry thereof.
4.
Virginia Railway and Power company
he and they ara hereby authorized to
construct, locate and maictain 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 ta) The rights, privileges and
franchises hereby granted shall expire
along with the franchise OF the Rich
mond Passenger and Power company,
granted by the ordinance approved
December 23rd, 1899. which franchise,
by section 5. was limited to a period of
thirty years from the first day of jan
lary, 1900, unless sooner surrendered
or forfeited. And 1t Is hereby ex-
pressly provided that the rights. privi-
leges and franchises hereby granted
y p
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 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 company
may have or claim, to the perpetual
use of Hull street, or any part there
Of for street railway purposes. or a
recognition or acquiesence therein by
the city of Richmond, and all ques-
tons as to such franchise rights to
the perpetual use of Hull street by
the Virginia Railway and Power COM
pany shall be and remain as II this
ordinance had not been passed or ac-
cepted, and as IL no agreements had
been rlade Hereunder for the opera
ton Of cars by the grantee and by the
Virginia Railway and Power com pany;
| II being the intention hereof that the
said city and the said Virginia Railway
and Power company reserve all OF
their respective rights unde- the char
ter of the said company and under
any law or franchise now existing.
(5) fa) When and as soon as the
lines of street railway authorized by
this ordinance are constructed. cars
shall be operated on through SEIZED
ules by agreement between the gran
tee herein and the Virginia Railway
and Power company from the inter-
section of Chamberlayne and LAhur-
mum avenues. through Ginter Park
and Barton Heights ana on and over
the steets named in section hereof
across the First Street viaduct; thence
along First street to Broad street:
thence along Broad street to Seventh
street; thence along Seventh street
to Main street; thence along Main
street to Fourteenth street; thence
the new Mayos bridge. subject
to section I 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
across Mayo's bridge. subject to Sec
ton Z of this ordinance; thence s1onA
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 alons
First street and across the Ftrst-Strcet
vtAduct to the intersection OF Cham
beriayne and Laburnum avenues. Pro-
vtded. however. that the satd carr
shall be operated between the inter
section OF Chaxnberlayne and Labur-
mum avenues and the Broad Rock
road so as to maintain q 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 Chan. berlayne and Iabdrnum 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
tb) 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 Iaburnum avenues west