The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-25
ORDINANCE.
INCREASE IN STREET CAR
FARES.
NOTICE.

OF richmond IoT ten NV days. To-
| gether with such notice as may be re-
/ quired by law. a proposed ordinance
! marked "A" to permit the Virginia
/ Railway and Power company to in
| crease it's rates OF fare on the street
| railways operated by It in the city OF
1 Richmond under certain conditions;
h Now. therefore, I, Alfred H.. McDow-
I do hereby advertise the said proposed
| ordinance. in The Richmond virginian
and the News Leader. two daily news
| papers published In the city of Rich
| mond, which Is in the words and ng-
| ures following:
| AN ORDINANCE.
| To permit the Virginia Railway and
! Power company. under certain condi-
| tions, during the time herein specified,
| to discontinue the sale of two labor
tickets for FIVE cents, good from A. M.
to A. NJ. Monday to Saturday. in
| elusive, and in lieu thereof to place
4 on sale and accept as fare six tickets
| for twenty-five cents. good from 6
| A NJ. to A. NJ. Monday to Saturday,
| inclusive. and to charge. except as
herein provided. fare OF not more
| than five cents for each passenger.
Whereas existing conditions require
! and Justify a temporary increase in
the rates charged by the Virginia Rail-
way and Power COMPANY in the opera
ton of the various street railway
| franchises owned and controlled by 1t
ia the city Of Richmond. now, there
fore.
| Be it ordained By the council of the
city OF Richmond:
| /. That the Virginia Railway and
| Power company, In the operation OF
the various street railway franchises
owned and controlled by IL in the city
OF Richmond. be and 1t is hereby au-
/ thorized to discontinue the sale of two
labor tickets for five cents, good from
J 6 A NJ to I A NJ, Monday to Saturday.
Inclusive, and in lieu thereof to place
on sale and accept as fare six tickets
! for twenty-five cents, good from A. NJ.
TO A. NJ. Monday to Saturday, inciu-
sive, and to charge. except as herein
| provided, fare of not more than FIVE
cents Tor each passenger.
2. The said company shall continue
the universal transfer system and the
sale and acceptance of so-called school
tickets, as required under its present
franchises.
g. In every respect other than those
specified In this ordinance. the said
company shall continue to be bound
by and shall operate its lines in strict
! accord with the terms and conditions
OF the existing franchises owned. con-
trclied and operated by the said COM
pany.
4. The terms and provisions of this
ordinance and the rights, and privileges
thereby granted shall automatically
expire one year from the date of the
approval OF this ordinance. without
action on the part of the city of Rich
moud. and the said company. its sue
I cessors and assigns shall .thereGpon be
bound by all of the provisions and
hal al AL
and obligations imposed upon it under
the several street railway franchises
owned. controlled and operated by It.
s. None Of the provisions of this
ordinance shall become effective and
no right or privilege granted by ii
| shall be authorised unless and until
the Virginia Railway and Power COM
pany shall file with the city clerk its
acceptance In writing of each and
every provision of this ordinance. in u
form satisfactory to the city attorney
or his assistant; and. provided. that in
such acceptance, the Virginia Railw ay
and Power company shall expressly
agree to submit its books. vouchers,
methods and management to such ex-
pert examination as the council or the
city of Richmond may direct.
s. The intent of this ordinance is to
grant the rights and privileges au-
thorized by IL for one year after its
approval. and during that period TO
suspend, but not repeal. the provisions
| contained in the various street railway
franchises owned and operated by the
Virginia Railway and Power company
which are in conflict with the provi-
sions contained in this ordinance, bat
Ii is especially ordained that at the
| expiration of the said period OF one
year after the approval of this ordi-
nance, the provisions of the existing
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Virginia Railway and Power company.
which are so suspended. shall auto
! matically be and become binding upon
the said company, It's successors and
assigns.
{. Any aud all tickets sold by the
company at the rate OF two for five
cents. or at the rate Of six for twenty
FIVE cents. and in the hands of the pub
lie at the time this ordinance takes
effect, shall be ana remain valid and
shall entitle a passenger Offering the
1 same in payment of his fare to all of
the rights and privileges guaranteed
and secured to such passenger by the
under which such ticket was sold by
the said company or its agents.
g. That for any violation OF any re-
| ouirement of this ordinance the said
Virginia Railway and Power company,
upon conviction thereof shall pay a
fine of not less than twenty five dollars
| fs35.oo) nor more than one hundred
dollars 100000, recoverable before the
police justice Of the city Of Richmond.
and every such failure shall constitute
a separate offense. Any such fine
enuring to the city under this ordinance
shall constitute a lien upon the prop
erty and franchises of the said Vir-
ginia Railway and Power company.
prior to all other debts, liens or obli-
| cations thereof whether so enuring to
the city before or after the creation OF
any lien in favor of any person or COR
Iporation-
q That all members Of the fire de-
| partment while in uniform shall be per-
mitted to ride upon the cars OF said
company without charge or payment OF
fare therefor.
10 This ordinance may be repealed
by the council at any time during the
year for which the privileges herein
contained are granted.
| II. This ordinance shall be In force
/ from its passage.
And notice Ia hereby given that the
said proposed ordinance which was
originally reported to the common
council IN nv ha