Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-17
RICHMOND RAILWAYS.
PARTICULARS or TEE SALE OF THE
HoRsE-cAR coMPANYs ROAD.
Proposition TO Use the spragas Electric
system on kAin and Broad
streeta

n0uncfd exclusively IN Toe bltpatcn. n
number Of Richmond gentlemen who arc
fupposed 20 be IN position 10 know were
,con hy q reporter ~ this paper, and most Of
them protested utter ignorance; while others
,td that they could not impart the limited
information which they possessed. That a
majority Of The bonds OF the company have
,ren bought by Mr.. Flynn, % New York,
'r himself and others proEably for tho
( MON PssSengcr-Rauway Company--there.
90 doubt
COUNSEL. AND OTHERS INTEBROGATED.
VI. vs.. Il. Meredith. counsel for the
Ileiric Company, was frst seen. lie said
De- eud say nothing more than was pub
! .hc M thIs paper. Having such men az
Mess. TT'gg aud Bryan connected with the
transaction was Sufficient guarantee, he
fbouni, that 10 is a matter OF business and q
r1o,ehv which Richmond viii not suffer.
In snNcr 10 q question Mr.. Meredith said
fnaf D. could not give the names OF the gen.
f.mcriutcrcstcd IN The purchase. but that 10
,,a. nc bought by thc Union Passenger Com
,anv: bal 70 would be operated as a separate
fac ihc prcscut.
Nr. ricc. the ncwy-eleetcd president OF
pe ron Passenger Company, has been too
,ru0h ndi~posed for several days 70 be at
h.. ollie. ard was seen NJ his residence. on
vyf.; rankin street. he said that while
he Ro. "a probably be one Of the directors
fn thelcN company he really did not know
what Jew Nork gentlemen were interested
ln if. ior could he give any Of the terms OF
tln SO.
1,r !. Thompson Brown, late president
q fr niOn Line and SIN a director. said
,.ffeijhor be nor any OF tho other Rich
r1m directors had been appTised Of the
s.'.ird ill., tcrHs; that under the bylaws
rr~milg adopted The Executive Committee.
whose members are all New Workers, have
cb.ree of such matters. end they will report
frera-tion 10 the Board Of Directors. Mr.
Yr)wn sid he did not mean 20 imply by
fli. That III Executive Committee bad made
ileuurchav for the Union Company, though
th.lr authority to do 30 was ample II they
aV III.
SIR. Joeoh BRYAN, who will probably be
one ~ thi directors. said that no had re-
.,e.teI no information concerning the deal
except tot IL had bjen made aud be did not
Know until Thursday that Flynn WAS at the
bottom O The movement. 81 bave just re-
ce'ycia ID" said SIR. Bryan, lifting from
DID. deS large envelope FLIED vita
rsnu.crTt, "for furnishing my rail-
wav viii electric power, and / am
going riebt to work 10 secure II. |
don't kpw Tint will employ the system in
1-r here bat mean 20 have my cars run.
nue o., electricity in a few months. The
" .plc ave plirouized my road literally,
and irend 10 give them good service and
oui.k taasit. 40 one, however, has ever
complained or sskcd that ] Get electricity"
Nr. RYAN IL on enthusiastic believer in
electricity "a a motive power. He thinks
th,re isno reason in the world why strong
wires. Substantially erected should not be
used onMsin street with perfect safety. He
Flcecstd that the same poles might carry
C'e.'rlc-ight. tclcgrapb-. telephone, and the
carwirs. Mr.. BRYAN said that II had been
clearly demonstrated right here in Richmond
that thepe0ple prefer the eleciric-csrs and
viii wax A square OF two further TO ride on
tltm.
A,r. Jckson. counsel for the City Railway
auI ale, for Major Cbauniug NJ. Bolton, It's
rresideIt aud others were spoken to, but
any further direct intorma-
tou.
THE CONTRACT.
The stick OF the City Railway Company
consists Il three hundred shsres, but the line
(, bonded for about S2j0,0O0, or perhaps
moro. Ndor Bolton, who owned bali OF The
bond, aui about nalf OF the stock, is reported
q. hayincsoid out to Mr. Flynn, receiving
uar yaluefor the DoOds and the stock thrown
ln The stock gives the voting power and
Nr. Fiynl bought enough OF this 10 get a
majority, Mr Isaac Davenport holds the
OF the stock, or very nearly all OF
it. and the buk % The bonds. IL is believed
,h,t Mr. Flynn bought this property for the
[ MON Passenger COMPANY, aud II is SAID
that they were given an option on 1t Just AZ
ter the passage by the Council OF the
Carv.street ordinance; that this option,
for which Sl 90 WAS paid, would have eX'
pired on Thursday. TINS transaction no
doubt will rcmlt in a union OF some kind
with the Manchester railway, but the latter
has not been bought. nor have the franchises
Of the Manchester Improvement Company,
which proposes 10 build over MayO'S bridge.
% t. sal that the property cost Mr..
Flynn i'm round numbers about SlJo,0OU.
several New YORK lawyers have been here
IN connection with the matter, aud Major
Bolton was expected here from Washington
YESTERDAY afternoon.
The CoHnctI Committee Consents 10
Poles on Main Street. dc.
A special meeting OF the Street Committee
vas held IN the City Engineers Office at 100
o'clock Yesterday evening. Present: Messrs.
rrenshaw (chsirmauh Bodeker, Hilb
Paraier. Baud, Robinson, Chappell, Starke,
,ud Murphy.
EARTH WANTED.
4 letter was received from President
Ashton s'arke, Of the Virginia Agricultural,
aud Tobacco Exposition, ASKING
hat all earth dug from Broad street in
.ouree Of IT. IMPROVEMENT from LOmhardy
trect west be gwen to the Exposition for
ne IMPROVEMENT Of Is grounds. This CON-
mum cation was laid on the table, as the Civ
Cnuineer SAID that the earth was needed Tor
Poe improvement OF the New-Reseryoir
JOulcyafd.
ILECTWCITY OS THE CITY RAILWAY.
The next business Was the petition and
ordnance Of the civ street-Railway Com
1anv skiing that they be allowed 10 use cleo
r,iN on their present line, snd also on
,Drn parts o. It rs are now under cOnSuuc-
ion.
Nessrs. Jo. Lane stern and Wyndhsm r.
Meredith were present in behalf OF the Pc
uoping corporation and presented their
'a.e.
Nr. Meredith said that the company pro-
posed 10 use the Spiague system chat now
n use on tie Union Pa.senger-Tailway), as II
MAS tho Only one that bad proved success
40 70 the present time. IL was tue intention
Z me cOolpanV 10 use slender iron poles like
hose ul,on winch the electric-light wires are
now run on Main street They would sug-
get that line Of poles be run down the
middle OF Main street, with bracket or arm
extending out on each side 10 bold the wires;
but ~ course all o. this would be- lett TO the
-ity Engineer.
COLONEL CCISdAW's OPINION.
Colonel Cuishaw said he recognized the
set that electric cars on Naiu street were
Yearly a necessity, as the public demanded
hat Transportation should be as iapid IN one
,oriion OF the CITY as in another. He thought
{ would be better, however, 10 Feier the
rdinauce % him and the City Attorney. so
hat they could see that the city's interest
. properly protected. 10 was hls idea
hsf all wires should he GU the same
,oles. II would not be for long, az 1t
va. Oulv matter OF short time before all
.ires would be put underground. lie was
Wiling 10 let larger c!lies experiment with
his matter, aud Richmond would derive
be benefit. IL would be necessary that the
fires should be 90 insulated as In nowise 10
1terfere with the telephone system.
In reply 10 a question Colonel Cutshaw
AID that he was convinced that there would
. 10 trouble with the telephones now II tue
.res were properly insulated.
DECIDED FkyORABLr.
The committee decided 10 recommend the
"A So fa