The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-17
THE CITY RAILWAY.
CONTROLLING INTEREST CONTRACT
Ed FOR BY M B. FLYNN d co.

iht oiC tor,e tdt Line ~ w h"" W
Fiectricity-Ihe Ordinance Recommend
ed TO Councii-Transfer OF the Line Well
Under WAY.
For some days i, mas been rumored
that the control OF the City Passenger
Railway had passed into the hands OF the
Union Passenger or Electric Line. bu,
nothing definite concerning 1t could be
learned. Yesterday, in order TO ge: AZ
the bottom facts, representative OF 'he
TINES asked Mes-rs. George y. BUT,
superintendent Of the Electric Line, ana
Mr. Wyndham X Meredith, counsel for
tbs company. wha, was the real state OF
The 'ase.
Mr.. Bur, knew nothing definite, only
what he had heard Nj Meredith, how
ever. said that all there was in IL was that
Northern syndicate, headed.by Maurice
Il Flynn, had secured an option on a con
trolling interest in the City Railway and
expected to he Joined in the purchase by
some capitalists OF Richmond. The Union
Passenger hallway Company as a com
pany, he said, had nothing 10 do with the
transaction only certain parties inter
ested in that would also be interested in
the City line SO far nothing really had
been done beyond the earnes, money to
secure the contract had been paid, and
Major Bolton would still own and control
the Civ Railway until the transaction
was concluded The contract price FOR
the line was 100000.
PETITION TO USE ELECTRICITY.
The petition for an ordinance granting
the richmond City Railway Company
permission to use electricity as motive
power upon its line now laid, and upon
such railway line or lines, as il has by
proper ordinance been granted the righ,
and privilege 70 lay and run street cars
through, and 10 erect such poles and
wires and other appal atus as may be
needed for the use Of said motive power,
vas acted on last nigh. 10y the Street
Committee.
This paper was presented al meeting
Of ihe Board OF Aldermen last Monday
night. and was referred 20 lhis committee
under the rules.
Mr. Joe Lane Stern, by request, spoke
Of the advantages which Richmond
would gain il the City Hallway had the
right 20 pse electricity.
NJ Hin was anxious 10 know some
thing about the class and character OF
the poles which are proposed 10 be
erected.
Mr.. W. Il. Meredith said that the New
York parties who had virtually pur-
chased controlling interest in the City
railway, and would eventually possess
the entire ownership, were not the Rich
mond Union Passenger Railway Com
pany. He then eulogized the present
Electric line, and urged that this power
to run the presen, horse line by electric
ily be granted.
TIE sPEAGUE System.
The system to beused would be frankly
stated the Sprague system, the only sys.
tenn which he believed mad been proven
adequate for car lines on long distances.
There would not be. ne said, wooden
poles used The wires would be strung
from the slender iron poles which string
toe electric light wires. The ordinance
is the same a. that given the Union Pas
senger Railway Company, and with Col
onel Cutshaw's assistance everything
CJUlN run SluODlb, ana tht tIAlit tit J
have the same electrical service.
THE ORDSAHCE TO BE DRAWN.
Colonel Cutshaw suggested that the
wires, electric light, railway. telephone,
fire alarm, and telegraph be placed on
one set OF poles, ana that the ordinance
be referred to The City Attorney and him
self in order 10 have il properly drafted
to secure the city's interests, and insula-
ton of wires.
MIR. Hill suggested further that the
drafting OF the ordinance include the CIV
ing of the right 10 the City Railway
Company to pull up the tracks on Eighth
street, north of Broad, on Brook ayen' e,
west Of Broad, which were laid months
ago to secu G sundry franchises
All the suggestions were agreed 10,
and the City Attorney and City
Engineer vii tx up the details of
the ordinance tomorrow morning
ready Tor action a, the Called meeting
Of the Common Council tomorrow
night