The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-26

provisions of an ordinance approved
December 2trd, 1899, entitled, IAN or
dinance to authorize the construction
and operation of street railway
within the limits of the city of Rich
mond by the Richmond Passenger and
Power company" and all ord nances
amendatory thereof and in the event
OF any conflict between the said gem
eral ordinances of the CITY and the
ordinance approved December 23rd.
1899, the provisions of the ,ast-named
ordinance shall be applica BILE, except
! that the general ordinances OF the
I city of Richmond relating 10 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 ira * on
said streets is hereby expressly re-
| 81 rived to the said city to be exer-
| c'sed by the administrative board
thereof under the general ordinances
of the city, the said existing track. If
any there be, may remain as at pres
ent until 1t becomes necessary to re-
new the same in accordance with the
! provisions of the said ordnance OF
December 23rd. 1899 and ordinances
amendatory thereof Provided fur
! Their that in the construction of the
I said tracks hereby authorized the
grantee may use the rails, overhead
construction and materials Of the pres
ent lines of the Virpi MIA Railway and
Power company on Baker street Du-
val street and Brook avenue. so far
+ rs 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; hut the said rails
overhead construction and materials
shall be so used only TO the extent
that they are In reasonably good
condition for the use hereby author
! lzed, in the opinion of the city engi
neer. and are approved by him.
| 90 The rights, privileges and fran
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-
ned 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 from
both portions OF the city of Richmond
known as Ginter Park and 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 agreeren for the operation of
cars shall have been made il shalt be
! lawful for the Virginia Railway and
Power company TO abandon perma
+ nently the present operation or fts
/ 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
ari operated by tho Richmond ana
Henrico Railway company; and also
to abandon permanently the present
operation of cars along Brook avenue
from the said terminus Of the said line
to Duval street and along Duval street
TO the intersection Of DuYal and Fifth
streets; and to remove the rails, over
head con instruction and poles from
Paker street from Fifth street 20
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 o. Brook
avenue. and to connect the single
track of the Duval street line. AZ Rok-
e. street, with tina eastern track on
Brook avenue to the terminus; pro-
vi,ied however, that in lieu OF the
present operation of its cars so au-
thorized to be abandoned and discon-
tinued on Baker street and Duyal
street and Froole avenue. the Virginia
Railway and Power com 0any shan
operate one or more of its cars by
agreement with the grantee herein.
from First and Broad streets north
wartiv on First street to Duvai street
and thence by a single track west
wardlv on Duval street TO BROOK ave
nue.. and northwardlv on Brook ave
nue. ny sin~ie track to said western
terminus Of the line formerly owned
md operated ny the Richmond l~d
Henrico Railway company return nr
by the same route TO First and Praad
streets. Said car or cars on sail last
, named DuYal street line SHALL he on
Grated upon q schedule of ffteen min
utes in each direction: provided ttat
between the hours Of and 8 A. NJ.
and & and p NJ, thew shall he OPP
Grated on n schedule Of seven and one
half minutes in each direction: and
they NAV be operated with one man
70 a car instead OF two. provided FUR
ther that such schedules NAV he
from time 70 time either increased or
'i'fiif' +StiCsi ~ ht4t ettiitRtl SKI '.t'Nt
board
And provided also that the said
Virginia Railway and Power COMPANY
shall at once restore the surface Of
the ga 4 streets disturbed hv the re
mova Of sait' rails. overhead cons'rrc-
tiOn and poles 70 as good condition
as the remainder of the surface Of
snid 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
isfac of the city engineer ann N
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 hv
the grantee herein OF the double track
on. First street, Mitchell street. Poe
street and North avenue. as author
tied by section 1, OF this ordinance.
the said Virginia Railway and Power
i company shall be and It Is hereby au
/ thorized to construct and maintain nj
or near the intersection of Fifth