Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-26
STEP OVER THE VETO.
ACTION OF The COMMON COUNCIL LAST
MIGHT.
Passage OF the Cary-street 0rdinancs-Peti-
tion for Brosd-Street Privileges
Another Meeting Tonight.

kcr, conner, fefIltti. hilhiu, buF, lagN'f
Hughes. Kaufelt, Kendler, Kaufman, Lange,
Mann. Molloy, Montgomery, Murphy, Para
ter, Parrish, Starke, and Pizzini.
The veto Of the Acting Mayor, as follows,
was read:
MAYORS OFFICER
RICHMOND, Va, May p, lssS.
10 the Honorable he Common Council OF the
city Of richmond;
Gentlemep,-I return without approval
"an ordinance to grant permission to The
Richmond Union Pa,scnger-Rlilway Com-
parry 10 extend Us tracks upon certain con-
ditiOns.'
This ordnance gives the aforementioned
company the right TO extend and operate its
road from Seventeenth 10 Cary street, aud
thence along Cary street to the corporate
limits. and the franchise isior thirty years or
until the yelr 1917. II VIII be admitted.
take Il, that Cary street between Twelfth
and Fourteenth streets is the very bu-
.iest portion OF the city. Within these
limit. passes the greatest portion OF ait
the hauling to and from the mills,
the ironfoundres, the iobacc0-Ware-
houses, the dep0is, the dock. and wharVes-
and nearly all OF the wholesale houses Of toe
city, and the occupants aud owners OF the
Ifil t~Lnlt anu the iiiEi iNNhAr tiI NANihANT
men within tins area almost without r-s-
ception are filed with apprehension of
The possible damage from running cars
through this already oyercrON ded portion oi
thls tbOfOughfare. ! cannot say that | agree
with them in this feeling. / believe nothing
but actual trial can demonstrate whether the
road will be injurious or bencIcab
but II It should prove As dam
aelnR 10 the business Of this section
and should doprcciate the value u property
there as much rs l. prcdicied /, viii, feel
that the Council VIII regret that some proY,-
SION had not been put into the ordinance Ie-
.cryiug TO Itself the right 10 require the re-
moval Of this road between Fifteenth or
Fourteenth and Twelfth streets and lis lOca-
ton on q line south OF Cary ,treet-say along
the route formerly selected By the company,
which was, believe, along Fifteenth TO
Dock street, thence 10 Twelfth, and along
Twelfth back again TO Cary.
am informed that Cary between Twelfth
and Fourteenth streets Is ihc only part OK
the line that has met with unanlmiiy of OPP
position. The Trorcrty.hodcrs below
Fourteenth street and above Twelfth, on
Cary street, so far a, opinions are cXprc,s-
ed. arc divided as 10 whether they do or 90
not want the road put between these two
many hundreds OF thousands OF dol
lars are almost a unit in opposition to
IL. It's coming IN every other part
Of the city has been generally hailed
with a glad welcome, as marking The mIrch
Of Improvement and progress IN Richmond.
The enterprise OF the company ha, received
only c0mmend9ti0l Jud praise, and | am iu
favor Of giyilg il every encouragement and
support 50 far as can be done with proper
regard for the interest, u the city and The
rights of sll OF our citizens. 1t is
with no little regret, therefore, that
/ find it TO be my duty 10 re-
turn this ordinance without approval
With an amendment to It reservng 10
the Council the right TO correct within roa-
sonable time any great damage that might
be done TO property and business the power
10 order the removal Of t1c road from Cary
street between Twelfth and Fourteenth or
Fifteenth streets - line south oi Cary
street rs before indicated. the ordinance, in
my Judgment, would be biectiOnab'e, and
would have prompt approval.
Whatever vour decision may be, however,
on a review of the matter il shall have my re-
spectiul support.
Verg respectfully. &C., l. l.. Bass,
President OF Board OF Aldermen and Acting
Mayor.
TIE VOTE.
Mr. Parrish moved 70 pass the ordinance
Notwithstanding the MAYORS veto.
Agreed to without debate, and the orGi-
nance passed-only Mcssrs. Guy and Bode-
kar voting No.
Now the Board Of Aldermen has to act on
the veto.
EXPOSITION TRACES.
Mr.. Bryan presented petition signed by
Mr. Burt, general manager OF the Union
Passenger RIilway Company, asking per.
mission to lay a double or single track from
Broad and Harrison streets, connecting with
their present single track along the south
side Of Broad to a point opposite the en-
trance 10 the Exposition Grounds, or TO
point opposite the pavilion or cnrshed that
may be- erected near sid entrance; thence
across Broad street 10 and alongside Of SAID
entrance or pavilion.
Referred to the Committee on Streets.
The Council then adjourned.
CITY RAILWAY.
4 moment after adjournment Major
Thomas G.. Jackson, counsel Tor the ity
Railwsy Company, came into the hall with
petition asking permission TO run that road
ND Broad street to the EXpOsillon-Grounds.
An attempt was made 10 rcconYenc the
Council, bet 10 could not readily be done, 50
a meeting was called for lo-nignta at : O'Clock,
when the petition OF tle hOrse-cIr line viii
be presented.