The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-28
AN ORDINANCE
To grant permission to

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to construct and operate upon the
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 It's franchise
rights and relieve II OF the obligation
to maintain and operate certain Of
It's lines:
Be 1t Ordained bv the Council
of the City of Richmond:
l. That
be and it is hereby authorized to con-
struct. maintain and operate street
railway within the limits Of the city
Of Richmond along the following
routes and subject to the conditions
and provisions herein set forth.
| G) double track beginning at
| First and Broad streets, connecting
there with the tracks Of the Virginia
! Railway and Power company on
| Broad street, and extending north
wardly on and along First street to
| the First Street yiaduct, AMI by a SIN
| gle track over said viaduct and along
| Monteiro' avenue to the intersection
! Of Fells street and Monteiro avenue
and thence by a double track across
private property or along Fells street
to Mitchell street: thence along Nit
chell street to Poe street; thence
along Poe street to North avenue;
thence along North avenue to the In
tersection OF North avenue and Rogers
street. so that the street railway
tracks will be double tracks along
the said streets within the limits here
In mentioned. thence with a single
track along North avenue to the in
tersection OF North avenue an6 the
Brookland Park boulevard; thence
along the Brookland Park boulevard
in a westerly direction 10 Chamber
layne avenue: thence nOrthwnrdly
along Chamherlayne avenue to La
hurnum avenue; thence westwardiy
along Lahurnum avenue to the Her
mitage road and thence northwardly
along the Hermitage road to the cor
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 ordnance approved
December 23rd. 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
| emendatory thereof and, In the event
OF any conflict between the said gem
eral ordinances of the city and the
| ordinance approved December 2srd.
1899, the provisions of the last named
/ ordinance shall be 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
said ftreets is hereby expressly re-
served TO the said city, to be exer-
cised 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
ent until II becomes necessary TO re-
new the same in accordance with the
provisions OF the said ordinance OF
December card. 1929. 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 authorised, and provided the
said grantee makes arrangements so
TO do with the Virginia Railway and
Power company: but the said rails.
overhead construction ami materials
shall be so used only to the extent
that they are in a reasonably kood
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 ami 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 IN eTtoncd msy usa the tracks
hereby authorized in the manner pro-
vided by this ordinance aud SO that
the cars CT The grantee operating over
both portions OF tie 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
provide ed. And when and after such
an agreement for the operation of
cars shall have been mede It shall be
lawful for the Virginia Railway and
Power company to abandon rerma-
nentIy 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 it's intersection with the said
Baker street to the present western
terminus OF the line formerly owned
arb operated by the Richmond and
Hsnrico Railway company: and also
to abandon permanently the present
operation Of cars along Brook avenue
from tho said terminus OF the said line
to Duval street and along Duval street
to the intersection of Buvni and Fifth
streets: and to remove the rails, over
head construction and poles from
Baker street from Firth street 10
brook avenue. from Duvat street from
FIFTH street to First street, ana to
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