The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-05-15
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
THE ELECTRIC LINE TO 90 UP CARY
STREET.
The Church Hill Tunnel-A Large Num-
Der of Appropriations Ps,sed-A Num-
her Of Others Rejected-A Big Nights
Work.

IIargrove, Hill, Murphy, Noble, Otley,
Robinson, Williams, Chappell, Davis,
Crump, Powers.
A communication was received from
President Bass, stating that he was still
sick at home
On motion of Mr. Chappell Mr. Cren-
shaw was elected president lro TEN.
POLICE COMMISSIONERS.
The clerk read communication from
the acting Mayor, stating that the Board
Of Police Commissioners had accepted
the resignation Of f. B. Addison, a mem
ber, he having removed from Madison
ward; also, that the term of L. I. ID.
Myers Of Clay ward expired July lst.
On motion of Mr.. DickersOn 1t was
resolved that the Common Council be
requested to meet the Board in joint
session on Monday, June 1lth, at $50
p m, to elect Messrs. Addison and Myers
SUCCESSORS.
IMPEDING CARS.
The Ordinance Committee reported an
ordinance imposing a fine Of not less
than % nor more than so upon any one
who obstructed the several street railway
cOmpany's tracks SO as to impede the
movement Of the cars, or to interfere In
any way with the wires of the Electric
Line. Adopted.
DOUBLE TRACKS.
Mr. Ot'ey moved to suspend the rules
and take up the ordinance allowing the
Electric Line 10 build double tracks where
they now have single track at any point
on Hancock street to the Reservoir.
Agreed to and the ordinance adopted.
CARY STREET ROUTE.
The ordinance allowing the Electric
Line to run single track along Seven
teenth street from Franklin to Main,
thence with single track up Cary to
Twelfth, thence by double track up
Cary street to the corporate limits also
to extend the tracks from st. Paul street
on Baker 10 Brook avenue, thence 10
Clay, so as to complete loop from Fifth
and Clay streets round through Baker to
Brook avenue and Clay.
The protest of the Grain and Cotton
Exchange against allowing any street
railway to run up Cary from Fifteenth to
Twelfth streets, already published, was
read.
Mr.. Hargrove moved to amend the or
dinance by providing that the track on
Cary street between Fifteen and Twelfth
be removed within sixty days, If so pr
dered by the Committee On : reefs the
expenses and restoration Of the street
to It's original condition to be borne by
the company.
Mr.. Williams presented number OF
petitions from residents and business
men along Seventeenth and Cary streets,
protesting against the Cary-street route,
and a large number in favor of the
route were also read.
ADVOCATES PRO AND COZ.
Mr.. Otley moved that the advocates on
either side of thi, question present be-
hind the bar be allowed 10 address the
Board, each side to have fifteen minutes
Agreed to.
Mr. J. Aston Cabell represented a
large number Of Cary-street merchants,
who protested against the route. Those
men were business men, prudent inan-
ciers, and their protest against the grant
ing OF the franchise should be considered
weighty This road on Cary street
would block up a narrow business street,
damaging property more than 81 900 900
He thought also that this line If built
might crowd out and swallow up the
horse cars. This line was not needed,
and the whole principle of business was
to have competition between the two
railway lines. The only solution of the
problem he thought was In narrowing The
I,,,tl li,.ra aifhnr at1n nf tho
which would cost much.
Mr.. W. K. Meredith represented the
Electric Railway Company. He said
that when you come down TO sift the
names on the many petitions you would
find as many wealthy business and intelli-
gent men in favor of the road as are TO
be found opposed to IT, He scoifed at a pro-
test coming from such corporation as
the Bell Telephone Company, a corpora
tion which he said never gave cent TO
anyone in Gods world, but grinded out
of Others every cent they could. He H.
lustrated bv the Franklin-street route
that the running of Il road uD Cary street
would never hinder traffic but rather i'm
prove il. The same opposition was
raised by merchants on Broadway New
York. Now not a merchant there wants
the track removed.
Mr. Otey moved 10 amend by requir
ing the single track TO be run TO Tenth
street on Cary instead of Twelfth. Lost.
M Hargroves amendment was then
lost by recorded vote Ayes, 4 noes, II.
Mr. Crump said that while the time was
coming for the Il" mule in front Of street
car to 90" he could not make up his
mind as TO what the effect Of this exten-
sion would have on business on Cary
street, nor could he see the necessity tor
the new line up Cary street. Further he
believed that while the mule would
90. he also believed that in five
years the poles and overhead
wires would 90, and new mo-
tive power would run cars up Main and
Broad streets.
The discussion was continued by
Messrs Dickerson and Hill in favor of
the ordinance.
The ordinance as it came from the Com
mon Council WAS adopted Ayes-Bahen,
Bland, Chappell, Davis, Dickerson, Hill,
Noble, Otley, Robinson-l0
Noes-Crenshaw, Crump, Hargrove,
Powers, Williams.
OTHER BUSINESS.
The ordinances from the Common
Council allowing the Richmond l. Dan
vile railroad to run track on the pave
ment on Dock street at Philsdelphis