Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-06-17
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A movement 10 again making endeavor to induce the
Common Council prohibit by ordinance, the of
locomotives into the city, and Petition has been gotten
up which ihsre numerous signatures. requesting
them 10 do 20. To those who know with what facility
signatures obtained for any object this of
surprise. II 10 believed, that amoug the seners OF the Pc
seu there none, who feel interest in the natter
sxssps hoss residing owning properly near the head OF
Bsssa anee who probably under the impression, If the
Rairosd Company prohibited from bringing their To-
eonerss iaio that than submit to the heavy
Of bringing in all the trade and travel by horse power
hey would place their Depot the head Of the and
that The value Of property in that neghborhood, would IN
this way b improved.
OF courss, this be avowed the motive which
prosnp the Petition and IL 10 stated q for grant
ING it. that deaths occurred from the Of ocomo
vss; thsi horses liable be frightened by them, and
at Consequence, persons from the country well
czsns, do like 60 into the and that Its bu
sinsss IL thereby injured.
Now there doubt that the execution Of the Railroad
end Canal have both injured the business the head of
Broad street, for the simple that the trade formerly
brought by wagons OF which stopped at the head Of
The street, conveyed by Canal boats and by the Rail
road. Bur this trade would have been certainly
pletey Broad street. if the Railroad instead OF
mating there, had terminated as il at first proposed in
the neghborhood Of the Old Market had descended by
the valley around Candles Hill, 10 what will be the
proper termination OF the Railroad should its present
minus be changed) the neighbohood OF the Richmond &
Petersburg Depot The improvement in the business OF
Broad in the neghbohood Of the present Depot and
increased value there Of property conclusive proof that
in Broad street, IL the railroad TO be made
mt al, is injury to its business
In trufh IL impossible be the Depot, the AMI
s or departure Of train and be satisfied that all
dat urged the danger from horses being frightened
e By the locomotives, II has has but very slight
foundation aud that this cannot be the motive OF
those who feel most interest," and most active IN regard
the petition. Horses accustomed TO the locomotives look
them with much tranquility and little liable
% be alarmed by them. they would be by day
and hoses seeing the train come in. would
be liable be frightened by large passenger bag
gage by the locomotive itself drawn by horses,
by the Engine drawing its usual train Indeed oil know
that the hosting umbrella, rolling OF wheel
barrow, In likely irighten horse winch has
one ~ any thing else and that the avoid
any danger from horses being frightened by object
gradually accpsiom them it; that therefore if horses
frightened by the sight Of locomotive the is
to blame than other Tor negee'ng the SIM
der The charge Of careful driver in The nesRborRood OF
aTaoad, when train is passing; just he would break
them TO the sight Of any other object which they
10 be exposed When we take into consideration tina
railroads TO be thn system OF transportation
sll over country, this certainly be the wiser
visw Of the subject than that each Corporation and Bo-
ro~gh should prevent the Of locomotives in limits
when last their the COUNTRY makes indispensa.
BILE thai hosses should become accustomed TO them.
A dsnger arising from the passage OF along
the street. 10 persons crossing the track Of the rail road
obvious that this would be greatly increased instead of be.
ING diminished by the Of horse pOoer because this
Danger 10 necessarily the ratio Of the number Of trains
and thess OF course. would be immensely increased
stosd OF single locomotive drawing two passen-
ger cans and one baggage car some twenty freight
each passenger and every freight cars and also
the locomotives themselves be drawn in by teams
four horses EACH which would be requisite for the pur-
pose IL 10 impossible not TO see, too that tho would
be much more ncumbered than il is by this arrange.
man, and that these trains and would be
really nuisance.
But, the petitioners are overlooking consideration pri
mary In the matter in which they have embarked and that
is--fhs right Of the Rail Road Company This Com
psny composed Of Stockholders have invested near
ly million and half Of dollars. in a work Of great pub.
hc utility and convenience from which they have far de-
rived but very uing return. To require them 10 bring
their trains by horses, instead OF locomotives is 10 re-
gHs them 20 abandon their present shops and Dspof and
GO construct others elsewhere for il obvious that they
would prefer the latter the alternative Of keeping
sixty horses and IL Is drivers bring their trains
The Corporation has il is believed right law or equi.
~ To ask this without indemnifying the Company for the
expense and injury they would incur from having TO re-
their depot and shops. Now not TO be believed
that the city will do this merely order TO improve pro-
pory at the head Of Broad street. with the
result Of subecng the whole trade derived from tue road
70 extra drayage and from point without the limits
Of the city the warehouses other place Of deposit Of
consigners, and every citizen traveller going North
West BY the rail road the expense Of increased Hack.
hire IL, however, the Common Council should be incn.
ed crafty the wishes Of the petitioners there is no
believe that there will be objection on the part
OF the Rail Road Company, IL indemnfed by the Cofpo.
ration to conduct the rail road around the city the Rich
mond Petersburg Depot, which would only relieve
the citizens Broad Street Of what Of them pro.
fees TO CONSIDER - nuisance" but the time give
increased facilities to important branch Of the ira ie Of
the city, by diminishing the chnrge on il. X.
sOf course, any objections to locomotives bringing
in trains, would equally apply bringing themselves in
and a. they mus be taken Into the shops after each trip
would be as requisite TO bring them in would be the
by horse power.
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