The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-06-19

LIST, 1872, no locomotive engine shall be
run by the Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac railroad company in and upon
Eighth and Broad streets, east OF the con-
Meeting tract. of said company and the
Richmond and Petersburg railroad COM
pany.
On the LIST of May. the minority report
was adopted by the following vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Euker, Scott, Brannan,
Todd, Kent, Straus, Laubc. Greanor, Zig
gins, Mayo, Smith. Flournoy-l2.
Nays-Davis, Sloan, Wynne, Moses,
Allen, Lipscombe, English-7.
On motion of Mr.. Wynne, the vote was
then taken on the resolution in the majors
ity report asserting that the Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad com
pany cannot be Invested of the right of
way on Broad street. This resolution was
disagreed to-yeas 6, nays IL.
On the Sd of July 1871, the new coun-
Gil came into power. After organization,
the clerk read communication from the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
railroad company asking the repeal OF the
Laube resolution. The request was COM
piled with.
On the 18th day OF September following,
communication was presented to the
council from a committee appointed at a
large meeting of citizens of Richmond, on
the 18th of that month, in favor of the lie.
moyal of the railroad from Broad street.
II was referred to special committee.
Mr.. A. ID. Chesterman, Chairman of that
committee, presented report recommend
ing the acceptance of the proposition of
the president of the r., F. and p. r. K.
company for the sale of its property upon
the terms and conditions expressed in
his communication herewith submitted.
In this communication the president, Mr..
Daniel, said I: | would recommend to the
directory Of this company, the sale of Its
property at the intersection of Broad and
Eighth streets, upon the terms and condi-
| tions expressed in this letter, and in the
papers and letters accompanying it"
The report of the special committee was
rejected, and The subject referred to the
committee Of ordinances, from which COM
mittee Mr.. W. 3. Isaacs subsequently re-.
ported an ordinance prohibiting the loading
| or unloading Of cars in the street, requiring
the railroad company to make its tracks
conform to the prescribed grade of Broad
street, and prohibiting the use of .locomo-
| lives on saiu street aiter ISL Oh Jai'uaFy,
| 1874.
In February, 1873, meeting OF citizens
was held at Schad's Hall, and adopted res
olntlonS In favor OF the removal OF the rail-
road from Broad street, which were COM
municated to the council and referred to q
special committee, of which Mr.. Geo. Bar
gamin was appointed chairman.
On the 22nd Of April the Broad. street
/
Association with Hon. James Lyons as
president, was organized, and their petit
ton to the council was referred to the same
committee.
A conference between the special COM
mittee of the council and the executive
committee of the Broad street Association
will be held at 6 O'Clock Friday afternoon.
goth instant.
PROPOSED fAKK.- me Guy counci'
spec,ai commlttee, appointed 10 CONSIDER
Tue SUBJECT OIL the immediate construction
OF suitaoie pupiic park IN Inc vicinity o'
hichmohdi ana the commitlees OF the
cnampefs OF commerce ana the town o.
Manchester, VINO were invited 10 cooperate
with the council committee. met Yesterday
afternoon at, SIX O'Clock IN the council
cnamoer. Mr. w. y. Newoeiry III The
chair.
| on inotio'i, ar. -. y. HOWARD WI was le-
qoestea 70 ac! an secretary. me chall'h "a
s.a.ea tne oplec.s OF tne Injecting 70 oe alie
on the park subject. The discussion was
decidedly free, and was participated in by
Messrs. Starke. Talbot, Newberry
Whitlock, Tower, and Scott, OF the coun
Gil committee; Messrs. Davenport, Stearns
and McCanse, of the chamber OF com
merce, and Messrs. McRae. Chles, am
Clopton, Of Manchester. The result o
the deliberations OF the JOINT committee wa
adverse to the establishment OF park
Immediately after the adjournment OF thu
joint committee, the council comInitte
met and adopted the following, offered bJ
Mr.. Whitlock:
The committee OF the, council hayln
met together and conferred with the CON
mittee OF the richmond chamber OF com
merce and depntatlon OF gentleman iron
Manchester reference to establishing
public park, and having listened TO tn
adverse arguments expressed on behalf 0
the committee OF tne cnamoer OF commerce
we have hesltated IN taking any further &C
tion I'D reference 10 the SUBJECT, ana auop
ed the following resolution:
"Resoived, Inat the chairman make a re- r
port TO Inc councli setting lorth the result
OF the meeting, ana ASK lur'her lhstru
; tions." --.--z
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