Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-02

adoption by the Common Council.
For more detailed and particular
Information reference is hereby made
10 tho proposed ordinance. which is
Ia the words ana ,isures following
"l."
AN ORD iANcE
TO permit the Wichita Railway a. :
Power Company under certain con 1
tons. during the time herein sp",
ned. 10 discontinue the sale Of twV
labor tickets for Eve cents. good
from 9 y, NJ 10 4. NJ. Monday u
Saturday. inclusive. and TO GiAcon-
tinuo the sale OF six tickets for
twenty-hv" cents. good from 4 ~
TO y. " Monday To SATURDAY
siEc. ana TO charge. except ( D.
PROVIDED. Il fare of not more iiiu s.N
cents for .ach passenger.
WHEREAS. existing conditions re-
Guirc and justify temporary ia
crease IN the rates charged ~ the
In the operation Of the various street
railway franchises owned and con
,roiicd by II in the city or Richmond.
now: THEliLF0liE. BE TT Or
CITY or RICHMOND:
J. That tn. Virginia Eaiiwa.- 40
Power Company, ia the OPERATION ,
~" various street railway fran
chiscS owned and controlled by IL IN
the cry of Richmond. BE-. and . ~
hereby. authorized for and dur.us
the period of twelve months mex.
ensuing after the approval OF THIS
ordinance. 20 discontinue De sale OF
TWO labor tickets for i've cents. good
from d \. NJ to ! y. NJ, Mondas -
saturday. inclusive. and 10 d!sc,U
tsnu" the sale OF six tickets TOR
To y. ~. Monday TO Saturday. in
elusive. and to charge. except as
herein provided. q fare OF no, more
than siN cents for each passenger.
. The said company shall continue
the universal transfer system and the
sale ana acceptance OF so-callcd
school tickets TO be sold and deli"-
Jcred 10 pupils An required under it's
present franchises. and shall provide
for the sale on It's cars OF five tick
cts for thirty cents and at It's Office
hooks OF Ntty tickets FOR three dol
lars. Tho virginia Railway and
Power Company shall allow all We
niclcs owned by the city TO pass over
the several bridges owned by the said
company free Of cost to the city.
j. In every respect other than
those specified in this ordinance. IN.
said company shall continue to he
bound by and snail operate It's Hines
!n strict accord with the terms and
conditions Of the existing franchises
owned, controlled and operated by
the SAID company, and X - hereby
expressly stipulated and a,srced b;
and between the said com On: and
Ne city Of Richmond IN cons idc:s.-
ton Of the rights and privileges
hereby granted that the SAID com
pany In the maintenance and OPP
Grafton Of rs street railway lines IN
South Richmond both Is and shall
hereafter hc bound as Il part OF its
franchise obligations and viii OBJ
serve and comply with the provisions
OF sections and ~ an ordinance
Of the city OF Manchester. adopted
October = 1883 as amended reSncc-
Ilycly, by an ordinance OF April IL.
1900. and November II, 1925, which
SAID anne nd'nents appear as sections
? ANA { OF Chapter ~ OF the ordi
nnnccs of the city OF Manchester OF
1905.
& The terms and provisions Of this
ordinance and the rights and privi-
legcs thereby granted shall auto
!natically expire one year from the
date Of the approval Of this ordi-
nance without action on the part o:
the city OF Richmond or upon the
grant by the CITY to the Company and
the acceptance By the Company OF a
new blanket franchise covering its
present lines in the City OF Rich
1nond. II such grant and acceptance
huppen during such year and prior
10 the expiration thereof. and upon
the expiration OF this ordinance the
said company. KS successors and as
signs shall thcrcupon be bound by
all of the provisions and shall dis
charge all Of the conditions and OBJ
legations imposed upon it under the
several street railway franchises now
owned. controlled and operated by II.
or under such blanket franchise. as
the case may he: provided, however.
mat the said Company IN conSidcra-
ton of the rights and privileges
granted BY this ordinance hereby rec
oSnizcS and admits as one of the con
dittons and obligations imposed upon
II under ;hc stree; railway franchises
now owned by ii in South Richmond
the obligation and duty as TO paving
Imposed and prescribed by sections
. ana OF an ordinance OF the City Of
l.4C Il a. "a
as amended respectively on April u.
1900, and November IL, 1895. which
sald amendments appear as sections
3 and OF Chapter 70 of the ordi-
nanccs OF the City of Manchester OF
1905.
.. None OF the provisions OF this
ordinance shall become effective and
no right or privilege granted by IL
shall be authorized 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
form satisfactory TO the City At
torney or his assistant: and provided
that In such acceptance. the Virginia
hallway and Power Company shall cx-
prcssly agree to submit its books
to such expert examination as the
Council of the City OF Richmond may
direct.
C. The intent of this ordinance Is
to grant the rights and DriviicCc3
authorized by IL for one year after
it's approval .. until the grant and
acceptance Il: :. blanket franchise
within such year as aforesaid. and
during that period TO suspend but not
repeal the provisions contained In
the various street railway fran
chises owned and operated by
the Virginia Railway and Power
Company which are in conflict
with the provisions contained in
this ordinance. but it is especially or
dained that at the expiration OF the
said period the provisions OF the cx-
isting franchises owned and operated
6y the virginia Railway and Foyer
Company, which arc so suspended
shall automatically he and become
olnding upon the said company, us
successors and assigns. unless n new
blanket franchise has been granted
and acf Hted as aforesaid, in which
case TN company shall a. the expira-
ton of aid period he bound by the
provis' Is Of such Llanket franchise;
Drovie l. however, that the said
Company In consideration OF the
rights and privileges granted by this