Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-28
over the country successfully, as they now
are IN some cities.
nTuFR OIINIONe.

electrician and has given q great deal OF
attention to the development OF the
science.
Colonel J. b. Trce superintendent Of the
Western Union Telegraph Company mere,
SAID he was hardly prepared to express an
opinion on this subject, as he had not
given IL very careful attention or study.
As an electrician he could see no reason
why cars might not be successfully Ope-
rated bv this force At least il bad been
shown that abundant force could be sup
plicd bv electric wires. The trouble, he
thought. was in detecting any slight defect
in the equipment or machinery, so dangerous
is 10 60 handle OF finger around charged
wire. When telegraph gets out OF
order or as it's commonly expressed. gets
a. bug in 10. by the use Of galyanometer
the trouble may be located and the wires
handled with safety The Electric-r9il-
way people" continued Mr.. Tree. may
have a similar cOntrivance. but the trouble
with them. should think, Is that III order
to detect any defect or disorder or any
weakness IN the current the fuli
force Of the current has to be
turned on, and 10 is thereby made
dangerous 10 handle the wire. The
danger, / think. is perhaps the most
serious obstacle that has to be overcome.
This have always feared would interfere
with the successful operation OF an eIec-
tric railway. If the machinery can be
handled without danger | see no reason
why any trouble that has been encounter
ed in Richmond should not be remedied.'
hlr. Tree said further that IN hrs Iudg-
mcnt the motors are not sufficiently pro-
tected from the water. For instance, when
there is rain and water stands III pud-
dies in the rOad-bed and is being
constantly splashcd up on the machinery
il must have some effect upon il. II IS IN
sisted that the motors are so stored away
and packed that they might be left IN the
water for hours without being affected. but
experience has shown here that during
wet weather the motors suffer most. Mr.:
Tree spoke of the delicate mechanism OF
electrical machinery and gave several illus
trations Of the effect produced by the least
dampness.
Mr Frederick CudhG. chief operator in
the Western Union Office. said he had not
been afforded al opportunity OF eXani-
ming hcelectric system, but he could dsee no
reason why any faw might not be sub
stautiallv rcmcdicd. II had certainly been
demonstrated that the force can be fur,
nishcd and competent electricians should
certainly be able to make II available.
THE DAFT SYSTEM.
Captain Pizziui yesterday received q
formal proposition from the Daft Electric
IAhllNNN AOllIlNnYt VI pFi7'N WV ~ Dsf
offering to equip twenty ears with thirty
horse power each and TO guarantee that
not exceeding 10 per cent. of this number
shall be out of order at any one time. Inc
terms offered, which it IS not deemed adj
visable to make public, are considered very
reasonable.
ANoTHEB OFFER.
Mr.. r. W. Traylor, proprietor Of the
Richmond Brass and Bronze Works, had
an interview with Captain PiZzlni on
Thursday, and yesterday submitted for
nal proposition to keep the cars IN order.
This is the substance of his offer: II the
company will spend $4,000 on forty cars
in making such improvements and repairs
as he may designate he will obllgate him
self to have the cars III good running
order within forty days and will keep
them in good and scrvicable condl-
tion not less than eighteen cars and ~
many more as the company desires, lie Is
TO receive s. per car per day from the une
they are put on the line.
Mr.. Travlor is 80 confident that he can
prevent the burning out of the armitureS
that he is willing to enter into a contract
Of the above character. In his CONVERSE
ton Thursday Mr.. TTaylOr made httle
more far-reaching proposition than tins,
but when he wrote il ont he modified It as
above. CAPTAIN Pizzini having told HIM
that he was undertaking what he could not
afford TO do.
PERSONAL.
Lieutenant s. ID. Green telegraphed from
New York Yesterday that he VIII be here
this morning. Mr.. Green was IN charge OF
the work of construction great portion
of the time when the Electric Line was
being built, and it is supposed that he VIII
come here as the representative OF the
Sprague Company.
When a MsDdtCb reporter entered the
Union Passenger Cornpany's. office yester-
dav afternoon Captain PizZlnl was mailing
letters To the members of the new Board
OF Dlrectorsinforming them OF their elec-
tiOn.
Captain Pizzini took occasion to thank
the bfsDaich man for his reports OF the
conference at the Mayors office and the
interview with himself and added that
he had mailed copies Of the paper To those
interested and written them that the re-
ports were full and accurate. The only
error at ALL continued Mr.. Pizzlnl, - was
in saving that in the amount spent on
Of way the item OF the Expo
itiOn extension was included. ms pIahch'
which cost within n few dollars OF Si6'OOO'
was an independent item III the pHlaice-
sheet"
The HOrsc-Car Line.
Pursuant 10 the agreement reached at
Thursday's conference Colonel CutshaW
held conference at noon yesterday with
Captain PiZzini and Superintendent ~.
Armand. of the City railway, with reie-
renee to the new schedule TO be put on tins
line.
The conference, which was entirely in
formal. lasted for an hour or two, and the
matter was fully discussed III all OF ITS
bearings. Chi.
tendent shall prepare new schedule TO
be presented to the City Engineer on
Monday The idea appears 10 be to let all
Of the Main-street ears run through on
the Fulton loop, and those on Broad street
from Twenty-eighth and Main to Holly
wood without any transfers at all except
from one line 20 the other. II will be 50
arranged that the intervals between the
passage of cars at any point shall never eX-
ceed ten minutes. and this Will give a hNe-
minute schedule on Main east OF Nlnth.
Maurice FIynn's Estate In the Courts.
The New York World Of yesterday saws;
The Supreme Court. IN an action brought
by James Martin, as assignee OF Charies IL;
Field sole surviving partner OF the hrih OF
q c. Hotchkiss, Field IL Co., of which the
late Maurice B. Flynn was member, mas
GRANTED an Injunction restraining Florence
h Flynn. executrix of Flynn's estate, rOin
disnosinr of certain shares. The stocks
specified are the Richmond Union Pas
sencer- Railway Company, Portsmouth
Street Railway Company, Virginia Electric
Light and Power Company. Dominion
Flectric-Light and Power Company, ana
the Consolidated Telegraph and electro
Railroad Company. These stocks. the
nlaintifT alleges. were acquired by Flynn
ON his own behalf. but were really the pro
p1rty of the firm, given for work done, IN
constructing the various lines. Mr.. Mar
tim Yesterday secured an execution for SO
5g7 against the Colds Heater Company.
This company was an adjunct OF the firm :
business for many years and was one o1
Flynn's enterprises.
Property Transfers
The following deeds of bargain and sale
were recorded in the Chancery Court yes