Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-26
TO HAVE NEW BOARD.
THE UNION PASSENGER COMPANY TO
BE REORGANIzED TO-DAY.
An ATTORNEY Here with Proxies for Ma
Jority Of stock-What Does
IL Mean?

| A meeting for that purpose Will ne heid
in the oompany's Bank-street Office at
noon. and all of the Richmond stockhold-
ers have been notified and invited to be
present.
Mr.. Stephen c. Baldwin. young New
! York lawyer. is here. with proxies repre-
senting majority of the stock, ana IN
behalf of those whose interests nave been
committed to his hands he will name
ticket for Board of Directors, and they
will be elected.
Here is the slate as agreed upon IN New
| York: Henry Steers, T. \. Motley, James
| 8. smith, Joseph A. Flynn, Peter Hall, a
Pizzini. Jr., L. II. Johnson, j. LathroP'
1 WyndhaIn X. Meredith. Richard NewcoTnb'
4 Dr. William II. Scott, and i. J.. Gedney.
All of these arc from New York except Dr.
Scott and Meesrs. Meredith and Pizzini. OF
Richmond. Only three or fo0r Of these are
on the present board.
CAPTAIN PrzZTEI RETURNS.
Captain Andrew Pizzini, general manager
! Of the Electric Line and other properties
I here in which Mrs. Flynn and others Of
/ New York are largely Interested, returned
! on the morning tram yesterday from New
York, where he had spent the greater part
| Of the last ten days on business connected
with these various enterprises. NJ. Piz-
zini is president of one of the car compa-
/
Il am al at sea-" said Captain PiIzinl
when called upon 10y Dispdtch reporter
Yesterday afternoon and asked II there was
any news that he could give with reference
70 the car lines.
when | got here this morning" con-
tinued the Captain, who though exceed
i inglv busy. was rs bright and aflable as
ever. 81 thought matters were all right.
aud that | would be able TO give you some
thing in the way Of assurance that would
satisfy the public that our servic Is to be
I speedily improved but ] find myself now
in Il dilemma When | left New York
thought bad things down fine. but now
You know about rs much as do.'
ANOTHER HAD The PROXIES.
"What sthc matter?" the news-gatherer
ventured TO inquire.
"Wcll," resumed the Captain with a
smile. II expected TO hold o stockholders
meeting at noon today and To- report upon p1
what had accomplished while away and
10 take steps looking 10 improving the
property. but not long after | ar
rived Mr.. Baldwin came into tho
/ Office, showed me his proxies repre-
scnting majority Of stock, and SAID the
meeting would be held tomorrow, and not
to-day, rs had purpOsed. This was quite
a surprise to me, as started home with
every assurance that there would be no
further hitch. / had proxies for 5,069
shares Of stock in my desk, where they had
been since the 1st Of August. We were 10
have had meeting at that time. but for
| various reasons the meeting WAS adjourned
from time 20 time, and entered the Office
this morning with no other thought than
that was empowered to cast a majority
vote"
SIr. Pizzni did not seem to understand
this move At all. and when the scribe en-
tered his office he was writing a telegram
| 10 advise Mrs Flynns agents of what had
happened Nr. Pizzini had formerly held
most of the proxies now in the hands of
Mr.. Baldwin and those of Mr. Flynn's es-
tate and Mr.. and Mrs. John +. Barry.
AN AGREEMENT REACHED.
Il went North" Mr. Pizzin said fur
ther on in the conversation " for the pur-
pose Of harmoni2ing ali Of the interests IN
! the electric railway, and was Determined
not 10 come home until had accomplished
this result When left New Ork on Fri
day last with Mrs. Flynn. who came here
10 qualify as her husbands executrix.
! memorandum of agreement had been
drawn up, and after being sub
mtted to all parties interested and
by them amended and revised was
placed in the hands Of Mr.. Lauterbach to
be drafted into a paper that would
stand the legal test. II was understood
that as soon as the paper was prepared 1t
would be signed by Mrs. Flynn and others
on the one side and by Messrs. Steers, Mot
! lev. and others on the other. When ! re-
turned to New York Saturday night
! found that Mr.. Steers had been called to
West Port Harbor by the illness of
n near relative and would not return until
the latter part of this week or the first of
next, and was then given to understand
! that the matter would stand IN allegiance
until he returned. | suppose this agree
ment will still Ne entered into, but about
this / AIN not advised.
THE VARIOUS SYSTEMS.
~ next proceeded 20 look into the va
| riOus sVStcms of operating cars by cleo
tricitv and visited several plants. / first
! examined the Julian storage system; then
/ the ThOmpson-Houston Overhead-wlre
system which is like ours, but uses heavier
I and stronger motors: / then went to the
I Sprague people to seeif We could use their
( improved truck with guarantee from the
company. | was not entirely satisfied with
this. but proposed TO them TO send one ot
these to Richmond and they declined to
do so, although | offered 10 pay cash for
It. The motors we are now using render
but little service before playing out, ana II
amounts to nothing more than breaking
eggs"
TO CONTINUE THEM.
CAPTAIN IlIIl0l WutH dShtu II IL Nho ilt-
tended to sell the railway properties, re-
piled that it was Mrs Flynns intention 10
continue their operation If the othrs in
terested thought il expedient to do SO.
ION behalf of Mrs. Flynn and others"
| he continued who are Interested III the
| CITY railway you may state that am au-
thorized to take the necessary steps TO
give whatever service the city requires.
! I have made an engagement 10 meet
I nf officers n
Guiding Mayor Ellyson, President Camp
bell. of the Common Council, and CITY
Engineer William f.. Cutshaw to-mor-
row al | O'Clock to confer with reference
to the service on the horse-car lines.
| want them to define what the ordinance
terms a q" far service" and when they nave
done so ! shall leave nothing IN my power
undonc to give such a service. l have been
authorized to do this, and | shall take
pleasure in bettering the service as far as
| possible"
The electrical equipment on Main street
| Captain Pizzin; said, will be held IN abey-
ance for awhile at least, as the owners OF
that line do not intend TO spend Sl5O,OOO or
5000, 600 in equipping the line and then TO
be subjected to such worry and intermina-
bic trouble as the electric system - now
and has for many months been giving.
TALK WITH Mr.. BALDWIN.
| Mr.. Baldwin while IN the CITY Is stopping
nj the Commercial House. He was enjoy
ing a nice hot supper when representa-;
tive of the Dispatch called last night and
sent in his card. u am only here IN per-
functory capacity" he said. came
merely as an attorney and to have n
new board Of directors elected at
the meeting TO be held tomorrow.
have sufficient proxies with me to con-
stitute a majority vote, and | don't think
there will be any opposition to the ticket K,
which / will present" He then read the
names given above, and list OF which the
newspaper-man alreadyihad in his posses
sion.
MIR. Baldwin said he and Mr.. Wyndham
Meredith had been over the line during
the day, and he was impressed with the
idea that the city should extend to any
corporation attempting to operate an cleo
tric railway over this route every reasona-
ble leniency, as the topography OF the city
is such as to render the running of cars on
the heavy grades by any other force than the
overhead wire or cable system well nigh
impossible. Recommended the Council for