Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-19
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
THE COMMON COUNCIL ADOPTS THE
coNNEcTIoN.TRAcK ORDINANCE.
sow 1t Goes to the Acting Mayor for Ap-
prevsi-street-csr Trscks-rhe
Recent Sale.

A callcf meeting OF the Common Council was
held last night Present: Messrs. Bethel lprssi-
DENT. owen, splitter, Lsnge, Hudnsll, Hughes,
MolIoy. Murphy. Parater Pizzni. Montgomery,
Parrish, Conner, Kendler, Archer, Mann. Fofrar.
Grimm, Kaufman. aud Jones.
The object OF the meeting was 10 consider the
ordinance prohibiting the hichmond. frode-
ricksburg and Potomac aud Richmond and Pc
tersburg kailroad Connection Compsny from
running cars By steam through the streets CT tho
city after the 9Th Of April, 1880.
The ordinance had already been adopted by
the Board Of Aldermen, and Mr.. Owen moved
that the Coancll concur. lie regarded the run
ming Of the cars by steam as an inioleraOie nui-
sance.
Mr. Conner coincidod 10 this view.
A vote was then taken aud the ordinance
passed. IL now goes 70 the Acting Mayor Tor ap-
proyal.
Mr. Bethel, by unanimous consent, ives allowed
10 present q petition Of Mr. W. K Davis asking
to DO relieved from the obligatloa 70 take city
water. and it was granted.
IL had been intended 10 act on the ordinance
allowing the City Railway Company 70 use eiec-
tricity as q motive power on its present route,
but it was found that the ordinance bad ooen re-
ferred by the Board or AldeEmen 10 the street
Committee
Adjourned.
Strcet-Ratlways
Tho Electric Street-Car Line on Sunday re-
csyed the largest patronage yet bestowed upon
tue enterprise, NnfrI. . Whll hlhhIfs nt@ ANNA
a success from the beginning. About I3Ou pas
scngers were carried, and the only reason that
tho figures did nOt mount mp 20 AlOJO waS that
the company didn't have the cars - accommo-
date tho people From morning untu Eat-
past ii O'Clock at night the cars were crowded al
most continuously, aud thousands who wished 10
ride 10 the New reservoir or 10 Marshall Park or
ChimOOra2O found thar IL was IN vain 10 signal
cars. for they were nearly always so full that
after they left the ends Of tho line tney could
take up only few people The overflow, now
ever. went 70 the horse-cars and gave them y
lively days WORK. This condition OF ShaiiS Il az
unsatisfactory to the Electric Company ~ II IS "a
tho public, aud they have made every possible
effort % get additional cars. but the factories are
all oyerrun with orders, and pertorce tue com
pany have TO wstt their turn. They nave, now
ever. just secured four new cars, anu nope 70 get
ten others before long.
While the Electric Line IA not the purchaser Of
tho horse line. IL Is believed that Mr.. VI X.
Flynn, of New York, Is Ihe master-spirit IN
each lilo at any rate was the purchaser OF tho
horse line. and tho cost Of It was on tho basis OF
$4,000 for the whole property. aud Mr. FLYNN
and his associates have acquired nearly all Of
tho bonds AID stock, and have paid $4,000 down
as earnest money.
The desire OF the new owners OF tho horse line
Ia to equip the Main and Broai-street routes
with the Sprague system OF electric motors, ana
this they are ready 10 do at once There i5 un-
doubtedly enough business here for both. Tho
Electric Company do not-cannOt-meet the de-
mand for transportation this summer. sun they
are doing their best, aud AZ this moment are
doubling the number Of sidings on the streets
| leading from Clay street 20 the reservoirs
The daily average OF receipts Is above TOO,
and with more cars will 90 higher.
Tho electric plant for furnishing power. light,
| &c, is in building on seventh street
near Canal, and hero are six engines dor
/ driving dynamos) equal % 6a-hOrse power;
/ but that isn't enough, ard the company are eX-
! pectng soon 10 put ia elk more engines OF 500
/ additional horsepower and dynamos IN proper
! ton.
The Sprague Company hnyo just contracted TO
/ put into Cleveland, O., the equipment for lino
/ like this here.
! It Is calculated by tho officers Of the Electric
| Line that eight horses would be required 20 draw
/ one OF their loaded cars up the trankin-street
! hill, ana then tho horses could not move at tho
| speed gotten from the electric power.