Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-12-15

street " this be is eondisiony But NO inss h.t an.
Oommon Council not ony did not part With the right TO
eNpe the ROAD but could not part with IL. The people
might thus surrender their charter but their agents Tho
tominon Council clothed with no such power and
soHL not surrender the charter II they could surrender
The charter thus as 10 street. they could all the
streets IL they could surrender them a rail road com.
pany, they could do the to a turnpike company
Wagon company or cart aud dray company. II they
could do !, Tor nothing they might do IL for price, and
u So then might be compelled pay toll TO some com.
pany Tor travelling through every city Again
suppose inc ran road company had wanted the whole OF
Broad street could the Common Council have granted IL
to them aud thus DESTROY the value Of all the
on tho street. by driving all travel except the rail
from it, Every body will answer no. How then could
Tue council grant part Tor purpose which, in Its use
would have the effect by expeng trade and travel
from ~ The grant Of part Is Illegal the grant of
the whole the Of that part for the purpose
whole. -
The moment therefore, Il Is ascertaincd that the gran,
OF the WHOLE part, is destructive Of the common
right safety the street than the grant Ia void
not, then the Common Council instead Of the right TO
protect and preserve the streets for the the cit
tens have the right TO grant them sell them to pacu
lar Citizens, or company-and If they may grant Broad
street To the railroad company why may they not grant
Nam street TO another company company OF cit
<cns, and thus in fact all the property stree
in the power OF persons do not own foot of IN We
cannot ride on the railroad without paying for IT, II they
occupied the whole street. could ride part
OF the street without passing Tor would be OF
street, 1t were granted TO company. But every
VIII say that street Intended for the benefit Of all the
citizens, cannot be granted to a company of those c
70 = IL that be and the street cannot he granted TO
company OF ciuzens living in the town, how il be
granted to a company living Of the town
AGAIN, could the Common Council grant permission to
company to erect powder magazine in Broad or Main
s~eeu Every one will answer Why NOT Every
one VIII answer, because it would destroy the value Of
ne property and endane"r the lives of people living
u. Then does IL not follow inevitably that the Council
cannot grant for any other purpose that produces ike
results And this is exactly case That we labor un.
der great evil even Doctor Mls member of the Rail.
an ~ ~ N
he says We have no remedy Why Because our repre-
se'atvcs have sold us or nothiug) the Railroad Com
People Of Shockoe Hill are YOU slaves enouSb IN he.
thisy
But this is not the whole case The people soon cl,
the evil OF the railroad and in 1855 they sent on nu.
merous petition againstt headed by such men as Thorn.
as ku herioord : j. Rutherford l. Davenport j. Allen
Archibald Peasants, Robert Gwathmey Archibald Thorn.
as, James Thomas, T. d Bigger, 5. $ Baxter, Richard
Anderson Frederick Anderson, W. ID. Blair T. Harrison
Cullen, Henry Ludlam, X. c. Nicholas g. Hanes r
Eriitn, and host of others equally good.
Ana tue Council under the advice of such Jos
Mayo, tnow hayor,) James F. Heath and q. w Munford
"a committee adopted the following resolutions:
l. Resolved therefore. That the Common Council
possess and have never yielded reuquished the right
10 proho the introduction of steam engines into the civ
= Resolved That the railroad company have no right
III violation OF the city ordinances permanently to occu
py the track on their road, within the corporation nor
nave they any other right in reference thereto but that
OF way or transit TO and from their depot street aud
OF preserving ard repairing the when necessary
d heSoEeh ihat 1t Is not eSpcdicnt at this time, to
Poh'ot Tue introduction and the use of locomotive steam
e"ghTs "ithin the limits OF this city
Resolved, That 1t Is eNpedeut to prohibit any ma
chine or carriaee OF Kind whatever remaining
stationary upon any railway street longer than is no
eessary for the delivery of its contents.
D. Resolved, Thatit is expedieut to prohibit the pro
Pelhng upon any railway or street OF any vehicle what
ever at rate of velocity exceeding three miles an hour
The people submitted for IA time and in 1913 they sent
in another memorial for the removal of the engines. head
Ell ny the venerable o. Gathright and J. Boowrght
backed by such men NJ 5. Valentine James GRAY j. |
L. BRAY H. A Claiborne Jamcs Thomss y ' pit "a.
Nimmo and other, 49,
And the Council adopted the following reo,n,ons nro
posed We are told nv The ,hls and cSSr,, Pc
PnSo,, ~ m, W.. .He % s'e jas. VI; "iekham
i ma az. .tc Counc o, 'he e'ty oil richmond not
- - "s s"' 70 proh'o't the use OF locomotives
uo 30 ou! IA contradiction to all allegations to the contra
~ h.y 10 most positively deny all responsibility TO in
Tbey admit mo- ",her ri,h, :; ,h; ..,...,
49, a'e no oe' ',snt W ihs respect on the part OF