Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-16
CAR-LINE CONTEST.
THE STREET COMMITTEE TO CON-
SlDER THE MATTER TONIGHT.
Tho Grace-street Route Opposed by Resi-
dents and Churches; That on Cary
by Busincss-Men.

Tonight the street committee VIII meet
in the Office of the City Engineer.
Among the matters for consideration are
two petitions for street-car privileges.
One is that Of Mr.. Warner Moore and
associates. who wish to build and operate
double tracks on Cary and Grace streets,
besides branches extending out into nearly
every part of the city. They also desire
the right TO erect an electric plant to fur
nish motive-power and to sell lights.
The other petition is that of the River
View Company, which asks the privilege
of operating double track on Cary street
from Seventh 10 the western corporate
limits, from which point they are now
building the line 10 their property at River
View.
BIG SCHEME.
The petition from Mr.. Moore and asso-
ciates, which will be read tonight. was
sent to the Common Council on August
4th and by that body referred to the Street
Committee. 1t reads as follows:
To The Honorable Council Of 6,e Cay Of Hict-
mond:
conference.-the, the undersigned, most
respectfully ask the privilege Of laying
tracks and running an electric railway
overhead wires and to erect poles for the
wires as follows: Commencing at the city
limits west Cary street, going east on Cary
double track to Eighteenth, continuing
east with single track to Twentieth
street, north on Twentieth to Marshall
street, east on Marshall TO Church-Hill
avenue, north on Church-Hili avenue to
Clay, Clay east TO Twenty seventh. south
on Twenty seventh to Franklin, east on
Franklin to Twenty-ninth. north on Twen-
~, ninfh N Rroa1 aQgf RrOn1 IN 'IhlT-
tieth. north on ThirtIeth TO q street, west
on q to Venable. west on Venable to Eigh-
teenth. south on Eighteenth TO Cary street,
and double track from Sixth and Cary
to Grace street, west on Grace to
Ryland, north to Broad. west on Broad
to city limit. Branch from Fourth and
Grace north on Fourth TO Hospital, east on
Hospital to Fifth. north on Fifth to city
limit Branch from Grace and Adams
north TO Brook avenue, thence north to
city limit. Also, TO he allowed TO erect
poles and wires to an electric-plant and
power station. Also, to erect poles for
wires and supply power and light by cleo
tricity. WARNER MOORE AND ASSOCIATES.
HIS ASSOCIATES.
Mr.. Moore has not yet revealed the
names of any of his associates except Mr..
James W. Allison. He says several wealthy
northern gentlemen are Interested and
they have plenty of money, he says, to
build the line, and If the privilege Is grant
ed WORK will be commenced at once. The
equipments will be the finest IN the South.
IL is proposed to continue the road nom
the western corporate limits out TO the
Reservoir Park.
MIR. Moore and come others interested
with him will perhaps be at the meeting
tonight to argue their side Of the case.
,rur nppnatTuox
Very strong objection will be made TO
granting the privileges asked for on Cary
and Grace streets. Last Monday night
petition protesting against the road on
Grace street and signed by over 100 resi-
dents was sent to the Board OF Aldermen
and referred to the Street Committee.
This thoroughfare, in addition to being
q fashionable residential part of the city
and popular drlving-way. Is the street OF
churches Last Sunday the congregation
of Grace-Street Baptist church adopted
resolutions opposing the road, appointed
a committee TO take them TO the street
Committee, and also a committee to ask
the cooperation of the other congregations
on the part of the street along which
the road will pass The First Presbyte-
rian. Grace Street Presbyterian, Centenary
Methodist, and Clay-Street Baptist (Which
will soon build church at the corner OF
Grace and Plne) nave Oil HSreeu 10 unite
with DIR. Hatcher's people in opposing the
granting of the street privileges, and sll
these congregations will have represents
tives at the meeting tonight.
CARY STREET OPPOSES.
The opposition to the road on Cary
street is az great as to the line on Grace
street.
At the meeting of the Chamber Of Com
merce Thursday night a resolution was
adopted requesting the Street Committee
not to grant the privileges on either Cary
or Grace.
The Chamber also enclosed a petition
signed by more than one hundred business
men protesting against the road on Cary.
The committee will have an interesting
session tonight, and as there will be 80
many visitors the meeting will no doubt
adjourn from the Engineers Office to the
Chancery-C Court room.