Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-25
VIRGINIA COMMERCE.
MEETING or A BousE CnMMITTSE TO
PEGFIcr ARAfLROAD BILL.
Petition TO the General Assembly Asking
that Permission he Given 10 Widen
BANK Street.

A full meeting OF the Committee on
Roads end Internal Navigation was held
last night in the hell OF the House OF
Delegates Mr.. Dabnev in the chair.
The committee undertook 10 perfect a
bill for the regulation OF commerce IN
this State, and the Farmers Assembly
blll, the fay bill, and the Arnot bill
we're all considered with this view.
Section of the Hay bill was amended
in the tenth line after the word distance,
as follows:
Nor shall it be lawful for any corpo-
ration, company, or persons subject TO
the provisions OF this act to charge or re-
ceive o higher compensation for the car
riage Of any passenger or freight from
any point in this state to another point
in the same than is charged for a like
transportation originating at any point
beyond the limits of this State to point
within the State, the carriage being IN
the same direction over the same line
and the destination being the same.
Sections 3, 7, 8, Q. and 10 Of the same
bill were adopted without material
amendment.
The committee adjourned at 1905
o'clock to meet tonight at 8 o'clock.
PETITION TO WIDEN BANK STREET.
Colonel Buford yesterday presented
the following petition in the House OF
Delegates, and it was referred to the ap-
prOpriate committee:
"T0 the HOn0rabte the Members of the
Legislature Of virginia:
"Your petitioners, citizens OF the city
of Richmond, respectfully petition your
honorable body to take such action as
may be necessary to convey to the city
of Richmond SO much OF the ground
now enclosed in the iron fence Of the
Capitol Square and facing on Bank street
as will enable said city to enlarge the
width Of said Bank street so as to make
it sixty-six feet in width from the corner
of Bank and Ninth streets to the corner
of Twelfth and Bank streets, aud
to convey to the city of Richmond
so much OF the ground now enclosed in
the iron fence OF the Capitol Square and
facing on Twelfth street as will enable
said city to enlarge the width of said
Twelfth street so as to make ii sixty-six
feet in width from the corner of Twelfth
and Bank streets to the corner OF Twelfth
and Franklin streets that said city be
also empowered, at her own expense, to
improve, pave, and curb said street or
streets. ana shall also, at her rown expense,
erect n stone wall around so much OF
said Capitol Square as shall face upon
said streets needing said improvement.
Your petitioners would show that only
one tree OF good size would have to be
removed, and that a stripOf land sixteen
feet wide would have to be conveyed
extending from Ninth and Bank streets
to Twelfth and Bank streets, and strip
of land thirty-three feet wide would have
to be conveyed extending from Twelfth
and Bank streets to Twelfth and Frank
lin streets.
"Wyndham Meredith, n. ". Bowe. Skel-
ton a Cabell, j. II. Ellerson, George
Crawford, A. J. Chewning, John T..
Goddin, K. B. Chafiin, Apperson &
Co., James y. Harvie, G. Il. Tabb,
r. II. Gillian, Edward 5. Rose, j.
E. Easley, A. j. Gary, w. f. Barker,
Frank d. Hill & Co., William Rueger,
Fred. r. Scott, John G. Shafer, A. W.
CARRIER, Manning c. Staples, McAdams
& Berry, Otho o. Owens, 4. b. Tay-
lor, J. y. Wilkinson, q. ). McIlae, A.
j. Parrish, A. c. johnson, W. L. Car
doza, A. l.. Bargamin, +. ID. Miller,
George Gibson. Jr., Maurice Cldgett,
Charles II. Phillips, S. MEG. Fisher,
James p. Watson, G. 7. Loehr T. ii.
Gordon, B. NJ. Quarles, ". L. Co
wardin, W. II. Mccarthy, c. W.
Branch, John p. Branch, Fl. S. Rady,
Charles S. Stripefellow, Jr., j. Ken.
Bronch, Thomas Nowlau, j. +. Glenn,
and other citizens"