The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-27
HOLD ON TO THE MULES.
CITY OFFICIALS ON THE STREET
CAR SERVICE.
Meeting Of Stockholders of the Union
Passenger Railroad Company-EIection
of New Board OF Directors-Future
Prospects of The Line.

ih' h1hi' = " Hlii' ul@htui'H- Nui sun ~
the ring.
Electricity is at discount, and not likely
10 rise I'm value.
The bOh-tail ear has been the town tall
for 10. these many DAYS.
II came not. when wanted. and when i
did come there were large grounds fol
grumbling.
Richmond is not much on giumbling. Oui
people are long suffering. and can stand q
great deal.
When knitted. however. they kick Will
force.
There was % much complaint that the
city officials had 10 take hold Of the street
car grievance.
THE CONFERENCE.
This led 10 a conference AT the Office Of
Mayor J. TAYLOR Ellyson. Yesterday about
O'Clock. There were present Mr.. Ellyson
Mayor; Mr. Thomas +. campbell. president
of the Common Council: Mr.. 4. \. Mere
dith. City Attorney; Mr.. Lewis -. 'ren-
shaw. chairman Of the Committee ON
streets. and Colonel Wilfred l.. Cnt~haw.
City Engineer; Mr.. Wyndham Meredith.
counsel for the Street Railway Company.
and Captain Andrew Pizzini. secretary and
treasurer of the company.
MAYOR Ellyson opened the meeting by
stating that the object Of the conference was
10 discuss the matterof inadequate service
at the hands Of the street railway. and ne
invited Captain Pizlini 90 make a stale
ment. asking. meanwhile. n he could give
any assurance of improvement in the service
complained of.
The Mayor plainly set forth the fact that
30 many people had made formal complaint
tO him in regard to the poor service of the
roads that h. felt called upon 10 invite a
discussion of the question i'm order IL pos
Ill. D.. stt ia
solution Of the matter.
Mr.. Pizzini said he would like 10 know
what the public called good service.
TO this there was a de-ultory exchange
Of opinion amongst those present. and final
ly Captain Pizzini frankly admitted that
after eighteen months of trial. and after de-
voting All the efforts az hi, command. hc
was compelled 10 say that the present
electric machinery was "a failure. He had
a prepared statement of expenditures which
showed how the company had put forth
every effort 10 make the road "a Success. I'm
all of his talk. 10 was plain that he thought. /
of the people. rs we'll ~ the company. for
ho knew that his success ia the galway |
" ork was purely dependent upon tue salts |
ia non afforded patrons
The conference was conducted in the best |
spirit Imaginable. and Captain PzIini /
spoke hopefully of being able. no some fiji |
turc time, i0 make arrangement, hy which /
the electric cars could Doe worked 10 the -at-
i-iacii0n of the c0mpan, aud the public.
lie mentioned the fact that De- had been om-
powered 20 visit electrical shops and select
tine very best known methods that could Dee
found and that would answer the purposes
desired. lie finally stated that d. was Will
ing that Colonel 'ui>haW should act az
lrhiier and that whatever the ColOuol
thought WAS just would Dee satisfaction, t0
himself and that Dee did doubt hut that 10
would also De- 10 fhe public.
Colonel 'ui-haW took in the situation
ind with tine Usual -traightiorwardne-- for
which he is noted. said. II have n0 0bicc-
iOn 10 the plan Nou propose. prov idcd. that
when ioi undertake an obligation il must
lr carried out"
This provoked % lau-h. which was cni0yod
by Captain Pillini IT'S much Ills lo an, ono
''-c.
iEEiiND oI STOCKHOLDERS CO.. THE UNION
rASsENGER RAILWAY.
Yesterday. a ! O'Clock meeting of thc
tockh0ldcr- of thc MON Passenger Rail
way was held boo ihc company, office. on
BANK street. Dr. vs.. II. scott. of this city. ,
cicd 20, chairman. and Mr. Andrew Pillini
rs secretary. Beside, tht-e Gentlemen. the d
blowing were present Mc~.r~. Fred
irucr Valentine llcchlcr. Jr.. ". f..
Meredith. 1ll of Richmond. and Mr. Stephen H.
. fuldW im. Of New nrk. 1
>iNfy-twg share. were found fn ho rcur.. q,
.nied in.pcr-0n and 5.i9i shares D, priN1.
lr. Baldwin represented maiorii, of the ,
fYrk.
ET,lcNATioNS.
The resignation, of Mc.-l,. Brauor and +.
Irrhlcr ~ directors were offered and ac-
opted.
NV BOARD OI DIRECTORS.
THE election of "a new board was then pro- Do
ticd with. The following were pat in p
animation and elected: Nn-~r- ffpnr,
ecr-. T.. y. Motley. James -. smith. Joseph y
lynn. Peter Han. l.. II. johnson. T.. +. Al
lihrop. Richard =. NcWcombe and H. g.. Ia
.dney. all Of New ! ORR. and No-~r-. " ~
. scott. \. Pizlini ,lr.. and Nyndhlm X.
eredith. all of Richmond.
REPORTS. ~,
The reports of the president. secretary. "
'a-uror and engineer were submitted and Doc
leird 90 he spread ON the minutes.
lhe report al tine treasurer the first one
omitted since the line has been i'm opera
l showed that ihe receipts from fares ih
III all other sources from the beginning. ! dn
lnunicd 20 S2ol. 1901. while the di,bur-e ai
MS were S2On.2N.ls Am0ng the dis ~
f-eincni Items was one for maintenance "l
way paving. repairing track. 40. -.
@EN42; the maintenance Of cars. motors.
D.. cost S2l.21l.lJ: while $4,000 was paid
u WAGES and salaries.
'oMfrHNG ELSE THAN ELECTRICITY.
W hen the routine work wa. finished. an
ornal discussion occurred ON the c0nd-
u Of the road and the general inefliciencv
ii5 service. and in this connection Mr. !
idMin said u appeared tO him after close a.,
ION lIlf e. q. D. Z
e overcome were too great for the Use oil =
ciricity ~ motive power IL reliable e.
wee was 90 Dee expected: that he hc- -
''l some other system should bee co4l-
cred horse or cable-hut that the
Acfors would have tO arrange that.
he directors are 10 meet in New York a. L
% alter their election as possible. and 10 OK,
part Of their work 90 elect president. M
leiaiy' treasurer and all other officers
they care lO.
Ir. Baldwin was invited 10 meet with the
sor and other city official, Who were i'm
ference about the wrctched service given ih'
he street cars. bat he said hi. dutv here
onlA pfiunclofy Ia attend the election y
board of directors. and
CAPITAL STOCK or THE COMPANY. 10 c
be- capital stock Of the Union PASSENGER on
iplny II half million dollars. divided was
ten thousand shares of the par value Of gro'
each. The largest holder, are: Henry sent
u, lob shares; 7. Y. Motley and wif.. 40,
u SHARES; Joseph :. smith, 1857 shares. IL
rice u. Elynn'- estate. Ito share. .''''-
% !. Barry and WIFE III. shares. To- MIN
N.61, shares. The remaining 1873 the
es are in smaller holdings. and are ham
tered ~
OPPOSITION 10 KEEP THE CARS Run bes
MING. ~
proposition was Yesterday received bv Orea
Electric Line people from X. ". Tray for Z
proprietor Of ihe Richmond Bras. and Ia. ,
w. Work.. Offering 10 keep in running - 80
NOT less than twenty-five ears for s. ~ .'
'ar per day The proposition includes srrii
~ 10 he car. f0ad-bcd and overhead ~
b. and Nr. IratlOr wants % make "A cent,
met ioraAear with proper guarantee. 5000
plain Pilzini warned Mr.. Tra,l0r that buuo
~ Offering io do for q very small sum 100.
D. had cost the company thousands of 80.
- 10 attempt. lie said the company
IL Dee doubtless willing y ACCEPT tho nav
eagerly, bat he HOPED tie tender would besid
ID made unless Mr. Iraylor was sur of IN, an
elhnd of operation. Mrlfaylor seemed 10 81
'an-uinc, aud will present hi- offer IN stran
lfin. 1t
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