Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-06

w '"' b"hiu u Aldermen called Tor
! the purpose after such adoption or
at its hrst regular meeting. fter
adoption by the Common council.
! For more detailed and particular
| IL the proposed ordinance. which is
IN the words and figures following:
| AN ORDINANCE
| TO permit the Virginia Railway and
| Power Company under certain Cond.-
| lions. during the time herein spcci-
! ned. 10 discontinue the sale Of two
Labor tickets for five cents. good
| from 81 y. NJ. to a. NJ, Monday u
Saturday. inclusive. and to discon-
| tinuc the sale OF six tickets Tor
twenty-five cents. good from y. VI.
to y. NJ. Monday TO Saturday. inrlu
| sivc. and TO charge. except rs h,sc.n
! provided a fare OF not more Shan siA
cents tor each passenger.
WHEREAS. existing conditions re-
| quirc aud justify temporary in
crcas" IN tue rates charged by the
f! Virginia Railway and Power Company
! in the operation Of the various street
raiiway ira"chiSes QYnei ,, IND con
! NOW. THEREFORE,, BE IT Or
! DAMNED ny THE COUNCIL OF THE
| CITY Oh ElClIMOND:
| l. That tho Virginia halfway ana
| In" various street railway iran
! Chiscs owned ANA controlled Dy II IN
the city ot lichmcnd, be, aad Is
hereby. authorized Tor and during
the period OF twelve months next
! ensuing after In. approval OF thIs
| ore! nancc. To discontinue Jic sale It
two labor tichets Tor iIrc cents, good
from y. ~. 10 y. NJ. Monday to
Saturday. incIutivc. and - discon-
iiuuc the sale OF SIN tickets Tor
twenty ave cents. good from d d. FL.
elusive, and To charge. except as
herein provided, "A TAR. of not more
than sin cents tor each passenger
. The said company shall continue
the universal transfer system and the
sale and aCccptaI OF -o-c..llcd
! school tickets to DC sold snd de.iv-
cred TO pupils as required Inder IT'S
present franchises. and shall provide
J for the sale on It's cars OF iivu lick
cts for thirty cents and nt KS U:. e
| books OF hity tickets TOR three dol
lars. The Virginia hallway ana
| Power COMPANY shall allow al We
| Siclcs owned by the Cl;y TO pass over
the several bridges owned by the said
! company Tree OF cost To TIE city.
3. In every respect. other than
those specified IN TINS ordinance. the
| sand company shall continue 10 be
| bound uy and shall operate IT'S lines
| in strict accord with the terms and
! conditions OF the existing franchise )
owned controlled dIu operated by
the said company. and II Is hereby
expressly stipulated ana agreed ~
and between The SAID com Stuy trc
| ,%c city OF Richmond In conSidc:.-
ton OF the rights and privilege
/ hereby granted that the SAID com
pany in the maintenance and OPP
| Grafton Of IT'S street railway lines IN
| South Richmond, Dotn is and shall
| hereafter b. bound as a part OF ITS
! francnIsc obligations and VIII OBJ
| serve and comply with the PROVISIONS:
| OF sections and ~ an ordinance
! OF the city OF Manchester. adopted
| October .. 1889 as amended IeSpGc-
| lively. 10y an ordinance OF April H..
IN. ,,r
! Sa nj amendments appear as sections
: and OF Chapter 73 OF the ord!-
! nanccs Of the city at Manchester u
! 1905.
| / The terms and provisions OF this
| ordinance ana the rights aud privI-
| lcScs thereby granted shall auto
| naticalIS eNpIr. one year from me
! date OF the approval oil TINS ora! :
! nance without action on the part Oi
| he city OF Richmond. or upon the
| grant ny the cry to the Company ana
| the acceptance by thc Conpdn! OIL (,
! ncw nianhct franchise covering u
! present lines IN the city OF itch
mond If such grant ana acceptance
! happen during SUCH year ana prior
TO the expiration Thereon, anu upon
| the expiration OF THIS ordinance the
| said company, Ks successors and a
! signs. shall thcrcunon he bound by
all OF the prov ,s:ons and shall DIS
| charge all oil the conditions and OBJ
| legations imposed upon II under the
! several street railway Irancnis.s now
| owned. controlled and operated by IT.
or under such blanket franchise. as
| the case may be; provided. however.
! that the SAID Company IN considerl
| ton OF the rights and privileges
| granted by this ORDINANCE" hereby rec
| ogniZeS and admits as chc oil the con-
| ditiops and obligations Imposed upon
| IL under thc Stree; railway franchises
| now owned by IL In South richmond
the obligation ana duty as 10 paving
| imposed aId prescribed by sections
and of an ordinance OF the CITY ot
| Manchester approved October =, 1852.
/ as amended respectively on April IL.
! 1900. and November -. 1880 which
said amendments appear as sections
| and 1 Of Chapter az of the Ordi
nances of the City or Manchester OF
| 1905.
.. None OF the provisions of this
! ordinance shall become effective and
no right or privilege granted by u;
| shall he authorized unless and until
| the Virginia hallway and Power Com
| p1ny snail file with the City Clerk Its
acceptance in writing OF each and
| every provision OF tins ordinance. n
| Il form satisfactory To the CITY AZ
| torncy or his assistant. and PROVIDED
mat IN such acceptance, the Virginia
hallway and Power Company shall cX-
prcssly agree to submit its bouns
vouchers. methods and management
TO such expert examination as ;ne
Council OF the City of Richmond may
direct.
6. The intent of this ordinance IS
to grant the rights aud privileges
authorized by II for one year after
its approval or until the grant and
acceptance of Il blanket franchise
within such year as aforesaid. and
during that period To suspend nut not
repeal. the provisions contained In
the various street railway fran
chiscs owned and operated by
the Virginia hallway and Power
Company which are IN conflict
with the provisions contained IN
this ordinance. but it is especially or
daincd that at the expiration OF the
said period the provis ions OF the tx
| listing franchises owned and operated
by the Virginia Hallway and Poycr
Company, which are so suspcnlnu
shall automatically he AMI p..opC
binding upon the said cy:nrriny, lis
successors and assigns. un.ess n new
blanket franchise has BEEN granted
and accepted as aforesaid. IL, waich
case the Company shall at ,ac cxpira
ton OF said period be bound w the
provisions Of such lankct franchise
provided. however. that .he said
Company u consideration of the
ordinance hereby recognizes and adj.
mits as one of the conditions and OBJ.
legations imposed upon II under the
street railway franchises now owned
by II In South Richmond. the obli.
cation and duty as to paving Imposed
and prescribed by sections and 4