Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-15
CHAMBER COMMERCE
THE GRACE AND cARY-sTRsET CAR
SCHEME DISAPpROvsD.
Over Forty-Five Thousand Dollars SUD-
scribcd to Bniid Home Tor
the Chamber.

Pursuant to notice called meeting OF
the Richmond Chamber of Commerce was
held at the rooms of the Chamber yester-
day evening at O'Clock.
Clonel John B. Purcell. president. an
nounced that the object OF the meeting
was. as arranged by the board at Its last
meeting. to ascertain the progress made IN
raising by subscriptions to stock the
amount necessary to purchase a site for the
Chamber of Commerce building ana to en-.
list the prompt and energetic action OF
every member in securing. any, balance
that was needed 10 carry out the enter
prise.
NEW sTREEr-BAILwAY SCHEMES.
Colonel Purcell. however, suggested that
as there was another matter 10 be con,
sidered, which could be promptly disposed
OF. Dir. A. II. Christian. Jr., who was pres
ent. be allowed to bring it before the meet
inc. first.
Mr.. Christian then offered the following
relating to the proposed electric railway
on Grace and Cary streets:
Whereas application has been made to
the City Council for PERMISSION to run an
electric railway on Grace and Cary streets !;
and whereas there is no public need Tor
any railway on either of said streets, ana
to allow the use Of the same for any such
purposes would. in the opinion OF this
Chamber. intiict serious injury, not only TO
the residents on said streets, respectively.
but to the property and business thereon :;
therefore be it
Resoired, /, That it is the sense OF the
Chamber that the right to use Grace and
Cary streets for railway purposes ought not
TO be granted by the Council.
2. That a committee of three be ap-
pointed by the Chair to present the fore
going resolutions to the Council, and re-
spectfully ask that the application now
pending before it for the use of said streets
be rejected.
Upon the same subject letter from MIR.
f. G. Leigh, Jr.. was LAID before the meet
ing asking the endorsement of the Cham
ber to the following petition:
RICHMOND, Va, August, 1890.
To he Committee on Streets, city Of Richmond,
Va:
Gentlemen.-We. the undersigned. re-
spectfully ask that the proposition OF MIR
Moore and associates to build and operate
a railway along Cary street be denied for
the following reasons:
/. The heavy business which is carried
on on large portion of this street re-
auires at all times the presence OF q great
many teams, which now block and obstruct
the street to such degree es TO make 1T
difficult 10 pass.
2. The needs OF the city do not require
any additional street-csr facilities from
east to west They are fully met by the
existing four lines of railway and any addi-
tional lines would be detrimental rather
than a benefit.
All of which we submit are good reasons
for denying the application referred to.
Thomas Potts 4 Co. B. ID. Chalkley &
Jacob. Ellison Il Harvey. II. c. Rueger,
II. Wallerstein d Son. f. o. Noting,
William N. Luck & Co., J. ID. Mclntire
& Co., Preston * Craig, j. G.. IInsley *
Co., S. Ii. Hawes. W. w. Lefew. +. A.
Saunders, L. A. Saunders & Son, Donnan
& Cannon, Gates IL Brown, Peyton
Grymes. Adolphus Blair a Sons, 7. H.:
Minor, George +. Burch Harvey, Blair x
Co, j. j. Wilson & Co.. w. II. Briggs Il
Brothers, Alvey Brothers, Charles w.
Wallace, Spratley 4 OVERLY, John X.
Cary, S. g. tairbank, Slater, Myers &
Co.. W. Ashby Jones. Rand & Barbee
The Gallego Mills (C.L. Todd. president,
Thomas Poindextcr, j. ". Harrison 4
Co., Thomas C. Williams by n. W. B.;
Kingan d Co.. L. W. Wood ~ Sons, Ro-
berts & Hoge. NJ. hlillhiser & Co.: Daven-
port & Morris. J. S. Moore, John G..
SPOTS & Co.. Brown, Davis Atkins,
Leopold Levy. Joseph w. Blanton, James
n 'soyd h Co., Valentine. Meat-Juice
Works. B. b. Valentine. Mrs. b. Scheress.
Charles Phillips, I. Davenport Jr.. W. q.
Miller. c. l.. Todd. w. III. +. Lee by \.
W.B.: Ann G. Crosbey, by n. W. b.
Mark Downey, by n. w. B.; Henry Bow
ems Estate. by n. w. b.. Augustine a
Blair, Harwood Brothers a Co., r.
MYERS, James AIcGraw. james n
Boyd. George A. Haynes, W. L.
Smith & Co., John l.. Wingo., Cyrus
Bossieux, John +. Win, p. 1; Conrad
John NJ. Campbell, Lemuel Powers, K.
G. Morton q Co.. Savage, Beyeridge d
Co, W. b. Palmer & Co.,. Old Domin-
ION Iron and Nai-Works Company
by Arthur h. Clarke. president; Taylor
& Boiling. John NJ. keddell, f. q. Leigh,
Jr.. * Co.. H. B. IaliGferro Il CO., Alfred
Grav. j. w. Powell. II. A. Patterson
William ID. Gibson Scott u Clarke
Charles +. Ellison, William Bridger. l.
NJ. Carrinvton. 5. Z. Carr. 4. st. Z; But
Ter. A. b. Eddins, John Tyler, X. ),
Chamberlayne, V. Johnson.
Upon motion of Mr.. X. W. Powers the
resolutions of Mr.. Christian were adopted
with the modification that the committee
Of the Chamber present the same to the
Street Committed who Will hrst have 10
pass upon the petition of 1lr Moore and
associates.
CHAMBER BUILDING.
The subject Of the Chamber bt llding was
then taken up. Subscriptions reported to
date amount to S45. 400, with promises foI
81 ,gOO-Si7, 800 but as three hundred and
eighty-one members OF the Chamber have
not as vet subscribed TO the scheme, 1t was
Thought more money should be raised.
The question of closing for the lots on
which the Chamber has options was then
considered by the Chamber.
An offer of Lots No. 9Ol and 903, on the
southeast corner of Main and Ninth streets
was also discussed. But no conclusion
being reached the whole matter, upon mo-
ton of Mr.. T. n. Carter, was referred &c
the Board of Directors.
There being no further business the
meeting then adjourned.
A meeting of the board will be held soon
to act upon the matter of the site.