Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-26
CITY OF MANCHESTER
A BUSY SESSION OF HER COUNCIL
HELD LAST NIGHT.
Interesting Discussion About Strcet-Raii-
way Tranchises-Other Business-Pou-
teal Points-Personai, &c.

still on the table was quite large.
When President j. X. Perdue called the
body to order a few minutes before &
o'clock the following other members were
present: Messrs. Philip Browder, Benja-
min F. Faulkner, william 7. Hart, Robert
Harris, John OBrien, 4. ". Welsiger, and
j. r. Perdue.
A short recess was taken, as the Street
Committee was holding an important ses-
sion. and a few minutes past the commit
tee rose and Messrs. James +. Bradley,
Henry G. Beattie, w. S. Rolin, and G. a.
Jones came in.
sTREET-cAB TRACKS.
A communication was read from the
Richmond and Manchester Railway Com
pany. Joseph Bryan president and i. B.
Selden, superintendent, asking TO be al
lowed TO place the present track on the
west side OF Hull street from Fifteenth
street to the corporate limits parallel with
the curb line and two feet from the centre
of ths street and pave only so much of
said street as il covered by its track and
two feet on either side, beyond the outside
of its rails. I'm future" continues the pc
titiOa. when increased travel necessitates
O double track, then double track can be
laid along this street on the east side. two
feet from the centre and parallel with the
other track. without tearing up the pave
ment Of the whole street, which experience
has proven when once disturbed can never
be restored to its former permanent posi-
ton"
MAJOR sELDEN HEARD.
Major Solden being present he was in
yited 10 address the Council. He said the
petition above fully set forth what the
company which he represented desired. Ii
wa, true that Mr.. BRYAN had consented to
lay double track rather than be required
TO place the present one in the centre oi
the street. but ho greatly preferred that
they be allowed 60 place tho present trac
on one side and lay another when the tratlc
j. sufficient 20 demand II.
Moss~s. Beattic. Bradley. and Kolin
favored requiring the company to lax. a
double track. 50 that the paving now 20 be
lad on upper Hull street Will not have %
be torn mp in o year or two.
On motion of Mr. Perduc Mr.. Bradley
IN the chair the proposition was rejected.
A DOUBLE TRACK.
bIr. Selden then submitted another pro-
position Offering to lay a double track on
Hull street from Fifteenth 10 the corporate
limits provided the company IS only re-
quircd TO pave one track and two feet on
each side Of the same; the city to bear the
expense OF grading the street.
Adopted without a dissenting voice.
Mr. Seldcn said the company would hf
ready 10 begin work as soon as the matcra
could be gotten, and this would certainly
not be moro than few days.
MIR. Bradley said the Street COMMITTEE
was ready to commence paving and he
hoped the company would get ready as
! soon ass possible.
THE MAYos-BRIDGE ROUTE.
| m. gA.1.4 fs.,,,,,,.4t.. t,rceaufoI a oorn
municatiOn received from the Nanchesto
Railway and Improvement Company askng
/ that the time in which they are required
! 10 run cars from Mayo's bridge up HUI
| street 20 Seventh be extended from No
vembcr 1st to May /. l5e0. or until twenty
/ dav-' notice 10 do SO has been given 10 thu
| company by the Street Committee The pc
! tti0ners represent that the bridge Owe
! the canal on Hull street has no
as vet been fixed bv the Richmond anI
Alleghauy Railroad Company, and will no
I be for some time 10 come, ~ your petl
3 ti0uors are informed that said rallroai
/ company Is considering the propne'y o
pu.r.L an ron bridge across said canal.
/ Alavo's bridge viii also have 10 undcrg'
considerable alterations and repairs beior
tla street railway can be constructed owe
/ that th0r0ughfare, and this may take seyc
( raj months.
OBJECTIONABLE CONDITION
The committee recommended that th
extension OF time be granted under Ger
4 tain conditions. one Of which was tha
snid company shall waive lts right or PRIV
/ lc.,c of extending its line along Jweiiti
street from Decatur 10 McDOnough stree
| and up hcDOuough 20 C0wardln avenue
! A failure 20 have its cars I'D operation ol
! it's line from May0's bridge to Seventl
/ street by November lst VIII be deemed ~
| acceptance of tins ordinance with coodl
/ tlons therein"
Mir. Turner. president Of the company
was present and was invited 10 address th
/ Council. He objected 20 the provision
quoted above. 60 which he was certain hi
associates on the directory would neye
consent. and besides to forfeit any of thel
franchises might impair the Legality q
their bonds. The rest OF the committee
report he was willing TO accept.
SOME PLAIN TALK.
After several other members had ex
| pressed their views pro and con-, nr. feF
due took the floor and raised his yoic
against granting the company such mn
limited privileges, and IN so dong eX
pressed himself i'm very plain terms indeed
/ lie WAS astoulshod that the compan
4 or its representatives, with al Gu
respect 10 Mr.. Turner, had the face &
como before the Council and ask 10
ANYTHING when they made Application
for franchises two or three years ago th
representatives then present gave thei
word of honor that the road would Ger
tainly be built and in operation within on
wear. that they meant the venture as al
investment and not for speculation
They assured u.s. he continued, tina
they did not want 10 secure the franchise
& l. l,tt bat tIav tffapIaI 4
build and operate the line themselves an'
/ had no intention Of selling out their fran
! chlscs. And yet am informed, and hay
no reason 10 doubt reliably SO. that IN les
than sixty davs after they obtained tn
privileges they were hawking them on tn
/ streets Of Richmond.n Mr. Perdue sal'
further that he believed now, a
he did when the application wa
before tho Council. that the company IN
tended from the first 10 sell out Their iran
chises. and he was surprised ana disguised
that after the manner in wMch they ma
triGed with the Council they would DO'
come to ask anything. Mr. Perdn
said he proposed 10 express hlmsel
plainly on this subject. IL which h
thought the Council had been I'm
I posed upOn after granting such liberia
franchises, and at the same time lac mean
nothing personal against Mr.. Turner o
any one else. Tho company had not mao
good anv OF the promises originally made
and he hoped the Council would gran
them no further rights without some goo
guarantee that they would do what the
| agreed 10.
MR.. TURNER'S REJoNDER.
Mr.. Turner responded briefly to what ha
been said by Mr.. Perdue and seemed {
have his feelings considerably aroused. ii
said the Council had given them five year
in winch 10 build their line; that they ha'
hCped to build much sooner, but had me
obstacles which they could not surmOuni
He had experienced great trouble IN pre-
curing the right of way along Fourteent
street. Richmond. and thought few me
would have displayed the patience and de
termination that he had. Every effort ha
been made to get across Mayo's bridge
/ but without success One time the con
| missioners Of the Chancery Court We're 1
the act Of granting the company permissio
10 cross the bridge. but some hitch occur
red and they could never get across. No'
the bridge had been sold and the pun
chasers had made proposition to buy th
ear line. and while they did not wan
% sell he and his associates had dt
termined to sell rather than to stan
longer in the way of having the road CON
! pleted and put in operation. lie SAID tn
| company, like ell others. had onered I
sell stock, but had never tried 70 dlspos
I of their nroDerty and franchises. ii