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July 1,~, 1922 ~a} The terms and conditions of the existing franchises so fan as stree~ ral!w~Y is concerned ~o remain in full force and effect. (b) Upon written application from the Company and the consent and approval of the City Council, oertai~ tracks ~ necessities thereto may be ab~done~. It is un~rstoo~ that Company has applie~ for an~ t~t the Council will approve the aban~nment of the following tracks in the street r~l~ay.~stem as soon as the ~n~ions stated herein have ~en c~rie~ out, n~elM:- the line beginning at the into:section of Court an~ Co~ty streets, the~'Oe alo~ Co~ty s~reet to Go~win street, thence along Godwin street to Colchis avenue, thence ~o~ Columbia avers, ~ ove~ private p~opertM to Sixth ~venue, and. thence ~ong Sixth avenue ~gh street; an~ to ~emove its ~ails f~om sa&~ street, as ~d ~nen ~ae City of Po:t~outh repaves sai~ streets 'o~ sooner, if the s~id Comply so ~esi~es. This ab~donment to become effective when the corm,orion on High Street be~een the High Street line ~ the line on Sixth avenue, North of Hi~ s~eet has been ma~e and the improve~ service ~t in opera,ion on this line. To abandon such portions of the Park View and Cemetery line and the Park View cross- to~ line as are no~ necess~y after the consolidation of these two lines, h~s been effected ~ the improve~ se:vice ~m~:ate~ thereon. The rails f:om tracks ~doned to be ~emove~ as an~ when the City of Portsm~th repaves the said s~:eets or soone~ i~ the Comply so To abandon the Cross-t~ line, South of High street,as soon as the t~olli~s services to the Navy Y~d has been inau~ate~ The r~ils from streets be~r~ove~ as ~ when the City Portsmouth repaves s~i~ st:sets or soone~ if the sai~ Company so ~sires. To abandon the Nav~ Yard line as soon as the trolli~s service to the Navy Yard h~s been in~ate~. The to be ~emove~ as and ~hen the City of Portsmouth :epaves s~ streets o~ soone~ if the said Company so desires. (c) When the Company abandons service on any s~eet, ~1 existing an~ future ~ights the Company to operate ~y system of t~sportati~n for passengers over said street's ~e also ab~done~ (~) A~n~ned t~acEs on ~improved s~eets sh~l be ~emoved at once ~ the streets ~esto~ed to con,rich satisfactory to the Ci~ ~n~er an~ a~ the expense of the Street Railway Co. (e)Aban~ne~ t~ao~s on imp~eve~ streets will either be ~em~ve~ ~d the streets ~ ~ave~ with a pavement of the s~e ch~acte: as that employed by the ~ty to the satisfac- tion of ~the City ~n~e~ ~d at the e~ense of t~e Company, o~ will be allowed to rem~n until the pavement on the street is ~enewed. Pen~ng ~oh ~enew~ the C~p~2 will ~ay the cost ef the u~-~ee~ of ~he pavement between thei~ t~acEs ~d 2 ~eet on each side ~nsofa~ as such ~e~i~s ~o ~avement a~e incident ~o the existence of the ~:ac~s as may be decided b~ the City Man~ge~. In the event the street ~s ~epave~ the Comply-~st i~e~ately ~emove it4 ~racEs ~o avoi~ dalaylng the pavement or a~img to the cost of it. This wo~ ~st be done to the satisfmotion of the City M~age~ and at the expense of the Compmm~. (f) If at any time in the opinion of ~he City C~uncil the abandone~ t~acEs impede fie, o~ in ~y wa~ interfere with the use of the streets, th~ 6G ~ys ~itten n~tice. t~e Co, oil to th~ Oomp~y, the sai~ ~m~y sh~l ~em~v~ su~ ~ck~ and ~esto~e such st:eot at the expense of the C~p~y ~ in a manne~ satisfactory ~o the City ~Man~e~. (f) ' Ail unfinished pavement, which the Virginia Railway. s~nd Power Company is now_re- qui=~c% to comple'te under the existing franchises, shall be finished within sxx months date on which this Ordinance becomes effective. This shall apply to any other streets within 1the City limits which ams now paved or which may hereafter be paved and on which sh~ll be installed a track operated by the ~aid Company. School fares shall not be increased over the present fare. (h) The 6~ fame will continue until the work of construction and reconstruction is com- pleted. A 55 fare will then be l~Ut into operation and continue for a period of one year. After the expiration of one year either the City or Company may apply for a decrease or crease in rate of fare ~s the returns of the Company may ~ustify. ~i) Free transfers will he issued in one direction from car to car, car, car 'to ~us at regUlar established ~=ansfer points, such po'ints to be Counci 1. h~ls %o ~s,. bias ~tO apprOved by the Oity (i)' In event that the Corporation Commission ~llows ~ fare in excess of is hereby s~eed that the City shall have the right to ca, se to be made C~ompeti~ion hy jitneys or any other mode of transportation. (J) So f~ ~ t~e Port~outh is concerned, the Com~y wil su~- mit monthly repo~s ~s'to ~ co~y o~ the fin~ci~l statement rendered monthly ~ ,th~ Bo~d of 0~- the ~. In event ~t~iled infor~ticn on,~y !~em of expense or mny other item relative to %he opermtion of the system in the City of Portsmouth is Ssired. it sh~l be furnished by the Comply within 30 ~ys on written request from the City Council. (k) The =e~r~ti~ on ~he p~t of t~ Comply mhd lm~roved service sh~ll embrace the foliowing:- ~onsoli~ticnbf P~k View cemetery ~d Oross-~o~ lines:North of ~ safety c~s mt m 5 mimu%e sche~le. Double tr~ng on P0r~ Norfolk line ms ~ Ave., ~d loop mt Pinners Point ~th the necess~F ~ounm of the present e~ipment, thor- ~hly renovated, to ~ve a ~ 1/~ mi~e sche~le to Port NorfeIk ~d Pinners Poin? Consoll-. ~tion of Xtne Nor~ on ~xth Ave., wi~h S~eet line, ~ smffety cars mt 5 minute ~che~Ie. West Haven & Ci~ P~k ~ne. ~e on this line will be fu~lshed by street o~s ~unning mt m twenty ~nute i be incensed to m-five minute i~te~2. ~rlng the ~ternoons mhd evenl~s ~d on Sun.ye ms soon ms the City Park on Bain'S Creek is opened. Gi~erton line, s~ficient ~ount of old equi~ent thoro~hly renovmted