The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-26
BROOK TURNPIKE RAILWAY
CONSIDERATION OF THE COM
PANY'S PETITION.
The sub-street Committee Decide to Re-
commend that tho Franchise BE Not
Granted on Account OF Objections ia

The sub-street Committee Decide to Re-
commend that tho Franchise BE Not
Granted on Account OF Objections to
the Route.
At the last meeting Of the Street Commit
tee petition was read from Mr.. 4. ii. Bis
sell, asking that franchises be granted him
as follows for electric street railways:
From the city limits, on Brook ave-
nue.. south 10 Broad; thence east
TO Seventh; south TO Main, and east
on that street to Fourteenth street;
or from the city limits on Brook avenue TO
MARSHALL: east on that street TO Seventh ;
south of Seventh TO Cary; thence 10 Iehth'
north on Tenth TO Main.
The petition did not state Mr.. Bissell 5
associates. and after some little discussion
the matter was referred TO a subcommittee.
The subcommittee held meeting last
night. 1t consisted Of Messrs. j. Taylor
Stratton. chairman; II. l.. Carter and j. W.
Thomas. The petition was taken uDs ana
Mr. Bissell also presented letter written
to him. and which stated: I'm your petl-
ton to the City Council for street-car priv
leges YOU are at liberty 10 use our names as
associates. Lewis Ginter, James Ii. Boyd,
4. C.. Williams 5, Jr., John Pope, Thomas r.
Jeifress. and Hunter McGuire.'
TO DEVELOP PROPERTY.
Mr.. Bissell, opened the proceedings by
stating that the road intended 10 develop
propefty on the Brook turnpike, and would
be named the Brook Turnpike Railway
Companyr that if the franchises were
granted him it would not only be benenl
for the country people, but for persons living
near Brook avenue as well.
The whole subjectwas discussed pro and
con. MIR. StrattOn was OF opinion that inc
new company could not make suitable ar
raneements with what is known as theClty
railway, so as to allow the Brook people tC
run their cars on the Broad street tracks
Unless such an arrangement can De
entered into neither the BroOh
comDany nor the city can do any
thing' for when the City railway fran
cnises were granted the city fathers gave
them exclusive privilege Of Broad street
until l9O0-nine years hence. Oi course
the Council has the power to grant iran
chises 50 as to allow the new company u
lay another line Of tracks, but 1t Is Just as
probable as to believe the City Hall VIII Dc
finished in twelve months.
SUFFICIENT INFORMATION.
MIR. Bissell assured Mr.. StrattOn that he
had sufficient information on the subject tc
lead him 10 believe the City railway man
aeement would allow him to use the tracks
but 1t is not probable that in this day OF mo
nopolies the City railway officials would &c
any such thing. If they did not, Mr.. BIS
sell said he would petition for PRIV
leoes on another street. The next question
raised was "A double track on br0Ob
avenue. Both Mcssrs. Stratton and carter
assured MIR. Bissell that they would never
recommend such a proceeding, giving a.
their reason the street being 100 narrow
Mr.. Garter further stated That he was Ol'
posed tooth and nail to any more douDit
tracks being laid in the city. "Ihey are
source OF accidents," he said; "a DOther ano
suin to the looks OF CITY"
Mr.. StrattOn stated that with the endorse
ment presented with Mr.. BlsselPs petltlOl
he was perfectly willing TO grant the asso
ciates" ANYTHING in reason, but he coulC
NOT vote for double tracks on such narrow
streets as Brook avenue. He suggested u
MIR. Bissell that he run his road IRON
BROOK avenue up Oak street TO Leigh
thence 10 Graham, aud thence to Clay
street. where the tracks OF the Union fas
seneer road could be used, an exclusive
privilege never having been granted tnl'
road. For loop the road could commence
at the same point on Brook avenue ant
come up Brook avenue (single track u
Clay. where it could agsln strike the Onlol
Line.
NEAR SLAUGHTER-HOUsEs.
Mr.. Bissell raised the objection that Gal
street was too near the slaughter-hOuses
that the street was not paved, and had man!
Objectionable features about IT.
MIR. Jackson Bolton, one of Colonel Cut
shaw's right-nand men. was asked hi
opinion. and stated that he considered Brood
avenue far too narrow to have adouble track
laid upon it.
After further discussion 1t was nnalll
agreed that the petition should be sent bacs
TO the street Committee, with the recon-
incubation from the subcommittee that Thu
privileges asked for be not granted. In thu
meantime, however, Mr. Bissell can arrang'
some other route. and present it to the full
committee at their regular meeting mex