The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-30

nlaintifr. by his attorney. John :. Wise, hav-
/ Inc directed and authorized the dismissal
of said suit and the dissolution Of the IN
junction heretofore awarded the plaintln; u
| is adjudged, ordered and decreed that said
suit he. and the same is hereby dismissed
and the Injunction aforesaid dissolved With
| out cost TO either party.
Steers and Motley IS. Richmond 'lty haii-
! way Company,
| This cause came in this day TO be heard
upon the bin and upon the answer Of Gilbert
NJ. Speer, Jr., and John A. Flynn, filed in
vacation, and was argued by counsel, and
| II having been shown to the court that In
| this cause all matters Of controversy nave
been adjusted between the parties thereto.
upon motion Of the plaintiff the court doth
order and decree that this cause be, and
! Is hereby. dismissed and struck from the
docket. and by consent. that the defend
ants I've adjudged TO pay the costs OF the
same to be taxed by the clerk OF this court.
BETTER s1REET-CAR SERVICE.
| Az announced i'm the TIMES of yesterday,
| this result will be the means OF giving
better sireet-car service 10 the public. Mrs.
| Flynn's counsel have been claiming thal
the reason why the bad service could not be
remedIed was because the company was
powerless. i'm consequence Of the injunctions
!
removed, il Is natural to expect an improve
mcnt in the service.
| ACTION OF THE STREET COMMITTEE.
| Capt. Andrew Pizzini, in company with
Mr.. Putzel. counsel for Mrs. Flynn, was
present at the Street Committee last night
| in the interest Of the Richmond Street-Car
| Company.
Major Capers stated that he understood
| that Mrs. Flynn's counsel had remarked
that the committee was in too much OF
| hurry in regard 10 enforcing the law IN ref
ercnce to the street-car service.
| The chairman stated that Captain
| Andrew Pizzini. who was to have given Il
report at the last meeting Of the committee.
and who had deferred il until now, was
present.
CAPTAIN PIZZINI's STATEMENT.
| Captain Pizzini stated that the reason he
did not give q report at the last meeting
| was because he had no official report 10
give, and also stated that Mr.. Fisher aud
| Mr.. putZcl would be before the committee
and would give official reports. Captain
Pizzini further stated that Mr.. Putzel
was present, and would give satisfactory
report. Continuing, he said that already
decided steps had been taken to give bet
ter service; that Mr.. Fisher had ordered
three new cars to be put in operation to-
day, and had bought quite a number OF
stock.
MR.. PUTZEL
was called upon, and stated that he knew
good MANY promises had been made. but he
had come to tell the committee that the pres
ent company, who had only been in control
Of the cars since last W Wednesday at6OclOck
in the evening, would show by their acts
that they intended TO give an even better
L. th.t oh ba ,ffx rantIir.s
as Mrs. Flynn had gotten control Of the line,
Mr. Fisher and myself came down here and
proceeded to effect a change and had mani
tested their intentions yesterday by buying
stock ordering more ears and placing new
man in charge Of the stables. lie stated
further that Mrs. Flynn had been tied down
by iniunctions, and had not been free TO act
and he asked that an additional grant be
given them for track on Ninth street, and
one to connect with the stables on Poplar
street.
WRITTEN GUARANTY WANTED.
Major Capers stated that promises had
/ PLAYED out. and he would not vote for any
more grants TO the strcet-car company I'M
less they should give a written guarantee
that the requirements would be complied
with.
Captain Pizzini stated that a new organ
izatiOn of the line had been effected, and
already the effects of the new directors
4 were seen, and be assured the committee
that by next Friday even better system
would be in effect than ever in the past, and
that already on the Union Passenger Line
the fiye-minute schedule was in effect, but
could not be reliable service until he
should receive the new motors.
Mr.. Crenshaw agreed with Major Capers,
and asked for written statement 10 the
committee forfciting the charter unless the
request il complied with.
Dir. Putzel replied that he was only coun-
sci in the case, and had no authority TO
give writing as coming from the owners
OF the road and it would he invalid unless
| il was from them.
RESOLUTION ADOPTED.
After considerable argument pro and
con. the committee adopted the following
resolution from sub committee. consisting
Of the City Engineer, City Attorney, the
the chairman of the street Committee,
Messrs. Capers and Stratton:
'fhe City Railway shall. upon all its lines,
furnish ten minute service during the
entire day from q A. VI. 10 II i. NJ, and in
addition it shall furnish on its Broad street
line and its Main street line from Laurel TO
Twenty-eighth street additional cars, such
as Will furnish a five minute service from
the hour of A. NJ. TO 10 A. NJ. and Z. NJ.
tosP. NJ.
''The poles on Main street shall be al
lowed 10 remain until May LIST, 1889, and the
connecting curve at Ninth and Main streets
| and a connecting branch TO the stables on
Poplar streets shall be granted the COM
pany.
"fhe Union Passenger line shall be re-
quired to give tiye-minute service, other
wise the City Attorney shall take steps 10
forfeit the charters granted by the city"
FIRST KLgcTRIc CAR ON MAIN STREET.
The trial trip OF an electric car over the
Main-street line took place last night. one
OF the new cars, equipped for the service,
was brought from the sheds at the New
reservoir on the line OF the Union Company
10 Ninth and Bank streets, where il was
| lifted from the track and run down over the
| granite spals to Main street, where il WAS
lifted on TO the east-bound Main-street
track, and proceeded on trip TO the east
ern part Of the city.
On the ear were Superintendent st. Ar
mand, Of the City Line, and Superintendent
| Traylor. OF the Union Line, and TIMES
reporter. Quito a number Of young men
boarded the car, and, lowering all the
windows, cheered and hallOoed until hoarse-
| ness caused them TO stop.
| Passing down Main street, the car was
greeted with cheers and the waving OF
handkerchlets and hats by pedestrians and
storekeepers whose places of business hap
pened to be open.
AT LIBBY HILL
the car turned into Rockets street and
proceeded down its winding wav until
Louisiana avenue was reached. Turning
into the avenue the car proceeded rapidly
10 Williamsburg avenue, thence up that
avenue one square 10 Denny street. The
car went the length Of this street to Rock
etts, and proceeded along that street until
Libby Hill was reached.
ALL AROUND THE FULTON BELT.
crowds Of people hurrahed as the car
passed. The run up Main street was un- |
eventful. At Twenty-second street Cap
tain Andrew Pizzni and Mr.. Fisher got on, |
and We're still on il when the reporter
jumped OF at the TINES Office.