Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-01

will 20 10 the sheds on Church Hill this
,norninfs and make careful inspection OF
each car. and then his inventory of the
system will be complete. The Scranton
road. Mr. Green says uses tho same motors
used here. and there is not the slightest
complaint. and he argues that there would
be none here were they properly managed
SALE ALMOST PERFECTED.
II has transpired that only day or two
before the meeting of the Electric-Railway
Company was held here q. party OF hich-
moud capitalists were in New York ana, as
tbey THOUGHT. had concluded arrangements
10 buy both lines Of street-rallway and to
that end had seen and negotiated with
representatives of both the contendIng
factions. ,
Suddenly there was q change and in the
twinklng OF an eye the sale was OH. very
luckily. TOO, IL would appear from the de-
volopments Of yesterday.
Our City's Interests.
The Street Committee met IN the City
Engineers Office at 1880 o'clock last night.
Present. Messrs. Crenshaw (chairmah),
Carter Curtis. Higgins. Belyln, Stratton,
Glover. Capcrs. Crump. and White.
Hon. John S. Wise and Lieutenant Green,
represcnting the Spraguc-Motor Company;
appeared and for some time were listened
to as they told Of the connection OF their
company with the Richmond Union Pas
sengcr railway. The talk was informal,
the object OF the appearance OF the New
York gentlemen being TO impress upon the
committee that il IS no fault oi tne
Sprao11e motors that Richmond has eX-
pericnced such miserable service from the
Electric Line in the last few months. They
showed that their company has equipped
and is now successfully running electric
roads in several cities in tho country. Ihey
claimed that poor service here resulted
from bad management on the part OF Mr.
Flvnn and his representatives. rather than
from any fault of the Sprague motors.
TIE INTERHsTs or THE CITY.
After Mr.. Wise and Lieutenant Green
had left the room it was suggested that u
would be well for Mr.. Meredith (Clty A.
torney) 20 be present in Judge fltzhugn =
court this morning TO represent the inte-
rest Of the city when the motion TO ap-
point receiver for the car-lines comes up
for n hearing.
Mr. Meredith said he would be Glad to
he present as a spectator, but could NOT
have any say in the matter, as the city IS
not party 70 the suit.
TIE Ean;RGETcY.
Mnch time was spent in talking about
how the city can best be protected IN tho
emergency.
Some Of the members wanted the B0aro
Of Aldermen and Common Council called
10 meet early this morning, ont the Gily
Attorney said no matter what action thcy
should take il could not be brought before
the court to-day in such shape ~ 10 afect
the motion 10 appoint receiver.
No action was taken IN the matter, and
the committee will await further develop
mcnts IN the suits.
THE BLACK SYSTEM.
Mr.. Daniel Stephens. secretary of the
Black system, had a petition before tho
committee asking for franchise 10 run a
street railway TO be equipped with cleo
tricty: the route 10 begin ut Harrison ana
Broad streets and to run out by the Expo
sition-Grounds thence down Shepherd
street and out Cedar lane.
The petition under the rules lies over
until the next meeting.
II is intended TO make the experiment
with Blacks new system on this line
New Schedule on the City Railway.
Superintendont ST. Armand has arranged
n new schedules for the City railway. under
which cars leave each end of the Main ana
Broad-street lines on their first trip AZ 6
o'clock 4. NJ.
The last NIain-street car leaves Lombardy
at 1880 p. VI. and Fulton at ll:45 Il. NJ.
The Main-strect ears run through to fui-
ton. 81,
The last BrOad-strcet car leaves Holly
wood at 1l:2O and Main and Iwenty-elghth
streets at 11:5O =. VI. These cars do not run
further than this point.
There will be twelve cars on the Main
Street and ten on the Broad-Street line.
There will be four extra cars run during
the day, not on any regular schedule, but
to accommodate the midday extra travel.
The Ncw-rescrvoir car Will leave every
half hour, or according to the schedule
posted at Lombardy station, which says
half-hour trips except between IL ana )
O'Clock, Ghen they are bourly.