The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-12-25

| President Huntington Accepts the Schlac1.
A called meeting Of the City Council was
held Saturday at noon. Present MessrS.
Stalke (prcsident), Mctzger, Allen, BosslellX,
iDayis, Wynne, Bargalnin, Anderson, Palmer,
Forester, Manly, Roper, Freeman, and
| BRAKEMAN.
! On motion of Mr.. Whitlock Mr. i. I. Au-
gust was requested to act us clerk pro ten.
The President stated that the Council had
been convened for the purpose Of considering
certain propositions OF the directors Of TIC
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad in reference to
the Church Hi! tunnel.
Mr. Sloan, at the request Of parties inter-
cSted, presented the following ordinance for
the consideration of the Council, with the
remark that While he approved of its objects
in the main he had not had time to give the
proposition Of the Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
road in lis present form much attention. lic
thought the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
was destined TO do the city great good; il
would probably do for Richmond what the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad has done for
Baltimore:
"Bc ii orddincd That this Council hereby
offers and proposes to contract, Oh behalf OF
the city, with the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
road Company for the connection Of the said
railroad with tide-water in and near the city.
according to the plan and upon the terms
! following-viZ
Il. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
| Company to construct branch of its rail-
road. with double track and all needful ap-
pultcnanccs, and to work the same with the
ordinary engines and cars Of the company from
| & n bn pit nc tpllD\vS
Leaving the present line near Darlington
street, cl!rving to the lett OF eastward. and
crossing, at o. ncar grade, Clay street west OF
Seventeenth street, ;rVd Seventeenth and
| Eighteenth streets between Clay and Maj
snail streets; thence straight, and by tun-
| rel under Nineteenth street and all i'll
| terVCnng streets, TO near IWcnty-nllltL
street between Broad and Grace streets
tueucc by open cutting or cmbanlimcnt, ana
OF 4 curve 10 the right or southWird, pass
ing over the Richmond and York River rail
road and crossing the valley of ellis creek
TO the southern side Of said valley, and
thence by any practicable routes TO the river
front and TO the eastern limit Of the city.
and beyond to the property purchased by
said company Of franklin Stearns, where ii
will construct such whmvcS, warehouses.
&c.. rs will efficiently accommodate the trade
Of its road and OF the city i'll connection
Herewith.
-. 70 aid in the construction of thi,
work, and to secure TO the city the trade ia
cliticS TO result thereirom, the city will pay
to the said Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Company 100000 Of six per cent. bonds
OF the city, having thirty-four years to run,
and bearing interest payable sclni-annually
| from their delivery to this company, which
bonds shall be delivered in monthly install
mcnts as the work OF construction upon the
tunnel progresses, and in the proportion as
certaincd By estimates of the engineer OF
said company.
"3. In the construction Of this branch and
tunnel tie said railroad company may Use
and occupy permanently any street OF alley
| of the city OH the line and within the limits
| indicated, or may cross any such street OF
alley at. under, or over its present grade, o.
may change EIch grade upon making conf
pellSltion for any injury to private property
caused by such change. And during the
construction OF such branch and tunnel the
said company shall be allowed temporarily
TO place needtui obstructions in the streets
affected by the work, and to l,Sc any such
steam or other machinery rs may be neces-
saly for the efficient conduct Of the work.
81. Iuadditlon to the branch already pro-
vidcd for the said company shall have the
right to construct and work in like style and
manner, and with the like privileges, the fol-
| lowing branches Of its r1lilr0ad-Viz:
| 81. A branch from hear the eastern portal
of said tunnel crlrving sharply to the right
and passing west of the Gas works to the
river, with connections right and left to the
tracks running along tue water front of the
city.
| -. 4 branch from near the said eastern
portal cluying to the left to the line Of the
Richmond and York River railroad.
"S. A branch from either of the branches
already named, or from the wharyes and
| warehouses herein mentioned, by any prac-
ticable route. from the eastern limits of the
city between AIain street, (or prolonSation
thereof, known us Rockets and. Lester
streets, and James river to rwenty-eiShth
street, and thence between the northern line
of Cary street and james river to near ltaX-
ALPS mills, and thence between the James
river and kanawha canal and James river to
| the western limit of the city. ,-.... .s.
-. The speed upon these three branches
NAV, il it shall hereafter be found necessary,
| be restricted by the City Councilto q rate not
| exceeding five miles an hour. ....7
"5 The written acceptance OF this oiler
and proposition by the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad Company at any time before the Isl
day of February, 1872, shll be deemed to
| conclude and complete this contract"
Mr.. Wynne said that this matter had come
up rather hurriedly in its present form, but
that he acknowledged the exigency OF the oc-
casion and thought it ought to be seriously
and carefully considered. On consultation
with his friend from Madison Ward Dir.
Isaacs) they had agreed upon some proposed
amendments, which he hoped that gentleman
would now offer.
Mr. Isaacs regretted that the terms pro-
posed in previous ordinance, unanimously
adopted, had not been accepted by the Com.
pany, as they fully embodied the views of
the Council and of their constituents. he
was not prepared to adopt without amend
ment the ordinance proposed by the COM
pany, and therefore proposed several altera-
tions, which he read for the information OF
the Council.
The proposed ordinance was then taken
up, On motion of Mr. Wynne, and considered
by sections. " ..
Mr.. Isaacs moved to insert the following
proyiso after the word Herewith, in the iirst
section, which was agreed to:
g Provided, The present depot Of the COM
lany, or depot at any point between the
present depot and the James river and Twell-
ty-sixth street shall be the distributing and
receiving depot for this city.
AR Wynna mnyad tn anond tho rlloyiaO