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


conditions hereinafter specified an
electric street railway within the city
of Richmond connecting with the
tracks Of the Virginia Railway and
Power company on Broad street, at
First and Broad streets. thence north
wardly on and along the streets here
matter named to the corporate limits
and requiring certain traffic contracts
to be made with the Virginia Railway
and Power company which will ex-
! tend and enlarge some OF its franchise
rights and relieve 1t OF the obligation
! to maintain and operate certain OF
| its lines:
Be 1t Ordained by the Council
of the City of Richmond:
| l. That
! be and II is hereby authorized to con-
! struct. maintain and operate a street
railway within the limits Of the city
Of Richmond along the following
routes and subject TO the conditions
and provisions herein set forth.
! CD A double track beginning at
I First and Broad streets. connecting
there with the tracks Of the Virginia
! Broad street, and extending north
! wardly on and along First street to
the First street vtaduct, AMI by a sin
! gle track over said viaduct. and along
Monteiro avenue to the intersection
Of Fells street and Monte;ro avenue
and thence bv a double track across
I private property or along Fells street
to Mitchell street: thence along Nit
chell street to Poe street: thence
thence along North avenue to tire In
I tersection OF North avenue and Rogers
street, 40 that the street railway
tracks will he double tracks along
the said streets within the limits here
in mentioned: thence with single
track along North avenue to the In
tersection OF North, avenue anS the
I,rooklantd Park boulevard thence
along the Rrookland Park boulevard
in a westerly direction TO Chamber
layne avenue: thence northwardly
along Chamberlain avenue to La
burnum avenue: thence westwardiv
along IAhrrnuu1 avenue 70 the Her
mitage road. and thence nnrthwardiv
along the Hermitage road TO the ror-
porate limits. The privileges hereby
granted and the work OF construction.
maintenance and operation hereby
authorized shall be under and In all
respects in accordance with the gen
eral ordinances OF the CITY OF Rich
mond relating to street railways now
or hereafter ordained and with the
provisions of An ordinance approved
December 2srd. 1899, entitled. AN 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 ordinances
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 last-named
ordinance shall be applica BILE. except
that tho general ordinances o. the
city OF Richmond relating to transfers
shall also apply to this ordinance as
70 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 or any existing single ira * on
said ctreets Is hereby expressly re
served to the said city, 10 he exer-
ctsed by the administrative board
thereof under the general ordinances
OF the city, the said existing track. II
any there be. may remain as at pres
emf until 1t becomes necessary to re-
new the same In accordance with the
provisions of the said ordinance OF
December 2srd 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 ana 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 50
to do with the Virginia Railway and
Power company. but the said rails,
overhead construction and materials
shall be so used only to the ex'ent
that they are In reasonably good
condition for the use hereby author
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 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 agreement for the operation Of
cars shall have been made II shall pc
lawful for the Virginia Railway and
i 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 Richmond and
Henrico Railway company; and also
ito abandon permanently the present
operation OF cars along Brook avenue
from the said terminus OF the saia line
to 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 TO
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-
or street. with the eastern track on