The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-06
AN ORDINANCE
To grant permission to

To grant permission to
to construct and operate upon the
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, AZ
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
Its lines:
Be 1t Ordained nv the Council
Of the City of Richmond:
l. That
he and il is hereby authorized to con-
s'ruct. maintain and operate a street
railway within the limits ~ the city
of Richmond along the following
routes ard subject to the conditions
ard provisions herein set forth.
Cd A double track beginning at
First and Broad streets, come sting
there with the tracks OF the Virginia
Railway and Power COMPANY on
wardly on and along First street to
the First-Street viaduct. AMI by sin
gle track over said viaduct, and along
Montelro avenue TO the intersection
OF Fells street and Monteiro avtsre
and thence by 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:
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te~section OF North avenue and Rogers
street. so that the street railway
tracks will he double tracks along
the said streets within tire limits here
n mentioned: thence with single
track along North avenue to the in
tersection OF North avenue and the
brookland Park boulevard. thence
along the Prook'and Park boulevard
in n westerly direction to Chamber
Jayne avepne: thence northwardly
along Chamberlayne avenue to La
burnun avenue: thence westwa-dry
along Iahurnum avenue to the Her
mitage road. ard thence north wardIy
along the Hermitage road to tho cor
pora'e 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 gem
cru oFhlHh1CtS Va 1ne CIV Oh MICH
mord relating tn street RAILWAYS low
or hereafter ordained and with the
provisions ~ an ordinance approved
December 23rd. 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 ordinances
am 'ndatory thereof, and. In the event
OF any conflict between the said gem
eral ordinances Of the CITY and the
1899. the provisions OF the last-named
ordinance shall be applicable. exec 1T
tSat the general ordinances or the
city OF Richmond relating 70 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 tire. re-
construction or relocation Of any por-
ton of any existing single ira * on
said streets Is hereby expressly re-
served to the said city, tn be exer-
clsed by the administrative board
thereof under the general ordinances
or the city, the said existing track II
any there be, may remain as at pres
ent until It becomes necessary to re-
new the same In accordance with the
provisions OF the said ordinance OF
December asrd. 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 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 authorized. 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 ex emit
that they are in reasonably good
condition for the use hereby author
lied. In the opinion OF the city engi-
ncer. and are approved ny him
t2) The rights. privileges and fra ~
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 ana 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 10 that
the cars of the grantee operating over
the tracks hereby authorized lrom
both portions of the city OF Richmond
known as Ginter Park ANA 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 shalt De
lawful. FOR the Virginia Railway and
Power company to abandon perma-
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 tts intersection with the said
Baker street to the present western
terminus Of the line formerly owned
ana operated by the Richmond ana
Henrico Railway company: and also
to abandon permanently the present
operation Of cars along Brook avenue
from the said terminus OF the saio line
to DuvaI street and along Duval street
to the intersection Of DaNal and Fifth
streets: and to remove the rails. over
head construction and poles from
Baker 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
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