Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-08
OTHER RAILWAY ENTERPRISES.
The CrOSs.TOwn Seven.Pines
Road. Esc.

The City Council Committee on Streets
met last night at the Office Of the City
Engineer. Present: Messrs. Crenshaw
(chairman), Capers, Chappell, Glover,
White, Stratton, and Curtis.
The following petition OF Mr.. Otho o.
Owens and associates was offered as a
substitute for the one presented to the
Common Council on Monday night:
10 the Hon. CITY CouncH:
Dear Sirs,-We respectfully ask the
right to build, maintain, and run street
railway in the city Of Richmond, and
the privilege to use horse or electric
power. The line of said railway to be
AS follows Being a single track all the
wav, with turnouts and switches for cars
20 pass each other beginning at Ninth
street and running west on Canal street
TO Second street, north on Second to
Hospital street, east on Hospital to fifth
street
We propose to begin track-laying
within ninety days after you grant us
the right, and to have our cars running
within eighteen moRths thereafter.
Our company will be known as the
Shockoe Hill and Union Depot Railway
Company.
We also ask (after arrangements are
made with the railroad companies in
terested) to run our cars east on Broad
from Second to Seventh and north
Seventh 70 Clay and west to Second to
our nam line- Respectfully,
OHIO .. OWENS AND ASSOCIATES.
EXPLANATIONS.
Mr.. Owens appeared before the com
mittee and stated that Second street had
been substituted for Third because the
Dropertv-owners along Second street
we're very anxious for the hne, while
some on Third street opposed 1t. Mr..
Ovens also said that should the Council
grant the privilege asked for he expected
10 begin track-laying a great deal sooner
tbon the time specified, and would pro-
badly have the cars running IL shorter
time than eighteen months.
DOUBLE TRACK.
motion was made to require the com
many TO build double track after three
wears time if the Council should see ut.
Carried.
Tbe committee then voted to refer the
matter to the City Engineer and the City
Attorney TO prepare a suitable ordinance
for the action Of the two branches oil the
City Council,
sEVEN-PINBs ROAD.
The Richmond and Seven-Pines Rail
road Company asked permission to run
their track on Twenty-ninth street, be-
,,;np;no at z street and extending dis
tance of 500 feet. ,
Referred 10 the City Attorney and
Engineer to prepare an ordinance.
COMPENSATION ASKED.
Mr. 7 L. Anderson appeared before
,ho committee on behalf of Tom Ander-
son a colored man ON Church Hill, who
claims that tho city has used part OF
lot belonging 10 him for street without
compensating him for 1t. =,
Tbe matter was referred to the City At
,orney and City Engineer for inyestiga-
ton. ,,
coNRy-rsIAND CARS FLATFoBA. s
permission WAS granted the Richmond
rrn;on Passenger Railway Company 10
erect ~ a platform and enclose it at the
corner of Broad and Harrison streets
tor convenience in the transportation Oh
,asseneers , TO and from the Exposition.
mAIN-srRRET POLES.
The City Engineer. was requested 70
;nauire OF the proper authorities whether
tbs City Railway Company proposes 70
use the poles raised on Man street anu
report to the committee.
Adjourned.