Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-05

spent here. Fifteen hundred dol
| lara Of his money had been spent here
| lately 20 prove what he thought of it. He
had lived from New Hampshire To the Pa
| cibc Ocean and he had never seen city
/ tina, did not want more railroads, and he
had never known city that wanted ono
/ to run out Of IL.
Mr.. Carter introduced an amendment as
a separate section. which made 1T incum-
| bent upon the company To follow tunnel
1 ling with permanent brick lining. Mr..
Reed declared that this was completely
agreeable to the company. He said IN all
has travels he had never been moro cor
daily received than by the citizens Of
Richmond.
pEOPERTY-owSfg's PETITION.
Mr.. +. A. Barber. who lives at the corner
OF Leigh anl Eighth streets and owns con-
siderable other property on the latter
street. was next accorded the privilege Of
;hc floor. He appeared on behalf of the
propcr;y-owncrs, AID presented a petition
signed hy ccntlcinen owning nearly $780,
/ Coz worth OF property ON tins thorough
fare. Ihis paper contained an earnest
protest against the renewal Of tho fran
chisc for The construction Of the proposed
tunnel; called attention TO the iact that
Eve separate franchises or extensions had
already been granted this company against
Nit' W NNl4f.r VI AifH lltjiftr OMUlIH lVODtEtN
on this street that while 10 practical or
material advantage had been takcn Of
these privileges the petitioners had suf-
Tered great annoyance inconvenience, and
IN some cases damage 60 property: that
IN their Judgment no necessity existed for
the tunnel a renewal Of the franchise for
which would have a depressing effect upon
the value of the houses and lots III which
Their earnings have been invested that
fuTf rtr tXguEut and IulTtfnn q
dug earth would increase the dancer 10
health and render homes in this section
far less desirable than formerly.
la conclusion the petitioners strongly
urged the Council % refuse the extension
and 10 adopt Mr. STATIONS resolution.
which was offered al In" suggestion Of the
City Engineer, directing that the tunnel
opening end the street he put in safe and
proper condition AT once, and that the
company Doe proceeded AGAINST for the
amount thus spent by the city.
The petition was signed by nearly every
person owning property on Eighth street.
MIR. rAHBrR's y1vWs.
Slr. Barber supplemented the petition
with q brief statement. He said tho COM
pnny bad hai its charter for seven years,
and that charter required that the road
should he commenced in two years and
flushed IN ten. There was danger ~ build
ing tunnel. Property had been damaged
IN Baltimore and Philadelphia by building
tunnels. IL was no small matter When
q company undertook 10 build q railroad
they always gave definite point to which
the road would bo built. This company
had not done this. Their whole bent was
| u build tins tunnel. Again there war no
nee 'sslty for The tunnel. He cited eminent
authority on railroads to prove that this
Richmond and Chesapeake railroad could
not be great trunk line.
Mr.. Reed explained that the railroad
had been announced rs to bc built from
Richmond to WIcOmicO lie further said
that he would build the road and build
the tunnel also.
OPPOSED BY ME. STATION.
Mr.. Stratton, opposing the ordinance,
SAID he felt compelled TO oppose 1t be-
cause If adopted il would work detrlment
% a number OF citizens and no good to
the city in general He reviewed the his
tory Of the Richmond and Chesapeake
road the failure To- comply with the terms
of the charter aud the ordinances of the
city. he referred to the Eighth-street
tramway, and eloquenily set forth the
pltlcnce with which the people Of Madl-
son Ward had stood all these Ills and
uuisanccs. He said he bad never heard Of
u tunnel constructing a railroad hut lie
had heard IF n railroad constructing q
tunnel. lie ridiculed the idea of trunk
line and declared that the proposed hne
of road was longer and more uncertain
than present existing lines. lie said IN
the very nature Of things the company
could not construct q road that would pay.
II was unjust 10 the citizens OF Richmond.
and especially the residents OF Eighth
street. to allow the tunnel TO be built:
lie declared TINT the proposed road would
he Of no Advantage TO any other road.
The Richmond. Fredericksburg and Poto-
mac had belt line. and the Chesapeake
and Ohio bad It's Fulton connection with
All the roads. Mr.. StrattOn was very COM
plimentarv To Mr.. Reed.
Mr. Stratton was greeted with applause
ut the close of his speech. which was
quickly quoted by the Chair (Mr. Chris
tam.
THE OBJECTION REMOVED.
Mr.. Carter sad that ms amendment had
removed his objection TO the tunnel. The
company had agreed TO put up big forfeit
guard prOperty-OwncTsa against loss, and as
a business proposition lie was III favor of
granting an extension Of time for dong
the work. lie said that every dollar that
the railroad company put IN the tunnel IN
bricks and timber was saving dollar that
would be taken from the citizens of Rich
mond. He begged that the wheels OF pro-
Mr. Courtney opposed the ordinance. lie
said that the company had not a cent, but
they banked on Il Si,5OOOOO franchise.
Now. why not make the II pay Tor 1t lie
cited the fact that Madison Ward was the
largest taX-paying ward III the city. lie
declared that il was an outrage 70 lniilct
such hardship upon Madison Ward. and
he wanted the people 10 know where the
money came from.
MIR. Gugon said he was fOrcibly re-
minded of the old adage, Save me from
NV friends and will take care OF my enc
mics" He disagreed with Mr.. Courtney
IN saving that the favOrers of the ordi-
nance were governed 10y ward feelings.
lie was opposed TO the ordinance upon
broader grounds. and he gave all the same
credit he assumed. He said that this COM
pany boosted Of its wealth and vet could
not raise $1,000 forfeit when called
upon to do so. He said that the 100000
deposited with the city was but poor
remuneration when the walls of citizens
house had tumblcd down and he been
deprived of his home. Ii would be neces-
saTy 10 drag the claim through the courts.
and even then the bonds might have been
sold bv the city and there was no remune-
ration. The company was by IT'S own
confession, bankrupt. He declared he had
distinct interest in the advancement OF
the general interest Oh lnt Guy u.lN hc if.t
SO Informed his constituents. lie knew
that there was no chance of building the
road aud no need of it.
THE PEW MUST SUFFER-.
MIR. Glover said the railroad company
only asked sixty days 10 raise the 500 900.
Where a few thousand people, would be
sixty thousand would III
all probability be benefited. As q Rich,
mond merchant he would say that the road
would pass through a section OF country
from which Richmond derived no trade.
MIR. Curtis moved to amend so as to ex-
tend the time from forty TO sixty days for
depositlng the 100000. This was agreed
to. Mr.. Courtney only voting no.
Mr. Carriers amendment was agreed TO
as was that of MIR. Curtis TO extend the
time for putting up the $4,000 az from ten
80 thirty days.
WANTED GOOD FORFEIT.
Mr.. Guigon moved To amend by making
SI0D. 900 the amount of the forfeit and
spoke to his amendment, claiming 1t rea-
sonable and proper.
MIR. White agreed with Mr.. Guigon and
said that it was not placing the company
in false light to require IT. Inc vote on
the amendment stood
Ayks-Nessrs Courtney, Forriter, Guigon,