Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-07
THE TIME EXTENDED
A vigorous Fight in Opposition dsde ~
Mr.. Guieon-Other Matters bcfoFs '"'
council-To Meet Again Tonight

coupcii-ro Meet Again Tonight
The present Common Council held It's
last regular meeting last night on'y .
few members we're absent. and they were
reported TO be out Of the city. The firss
matter taken up was the report OF the
Committee on Streets
This paper recommended fesolu-
tons granting Colonel John murphy
permission to construct two areas III
front OF his hotel, at the corner OF Eighth
and Broad streets, and Messrs. u: anu
A. Bargamin permission to construcs t~9
areas on Ninth street between NAH ano
Cary. The resolutions were agreeu 70.
A resolution from the same commi1'ee
establishing the grade OF Seventh s,fee'
between Main and Cary was adopted.
Upon the recommendation OF TUG
Street Committee, the Council adopted
an ordinance granting to 3. d. dawes
4 Co. permission to construct an over
head bridge on Dock street pes"een
Eighteenth and Nineteenth.
THE TUNNEL ORDINANCE.
When the ordinance reviving, the
franchise Of the Richmond and Chesa,
peake railway to construct tunnel
under Eighth street was brought up MI.
Guieon moved that 1t be laid upon the
table. He said that he thought the new
Coupcil should deal with this matter, but
that he did not hesitate to say that he
was unequivocally opposed to granting
such renewal of privileges as provided
bv the ordinance. He referred TO
the repeated extensions that this COM
pany had been given. and said that he
had seen no evidences OF good falth on
the part Of the officers OF the company.
Mr.. Guigon asserted that the president
of the company, when this franchise was
last extended, stood up in this Councii
chamber and assured this body that the
corporation he represented had already
placed $4,000, 900 of its bonds upon the
condition of this extension OF franchise.
MIR. Curtis suggested that Mr.. heid:.
president OF the company, be heard ou'
was ruled out of order, the previous
motion being to table.
FAVORED BY MR. CHRISTIAN.
Mr.. Christian then took the floor ana
said that he had no recollection OF MI
Reid having used the language ac-
credited to him by Mr.. Guigon. de
called the attention of the body to the
work done on Eighth street by this COM
nanv. and TO the $1,000 put UP and
forfeited by it to the city. de was
heartily in favor of granting the ex-
tension.
The question on Mr.. Guigon's motion
to table was called, and it was lost by
the following vote
AYEs-Messrs. Courtney, Ferriter,
Guigon, and Mann.
NOES. -Meesrs. Brauer, Carter, Car
ter. Carneal, Christian, Curtis, Fergus
son. Gaines, Glover, Grimes, Houston.
Jackson, O'Neil, Page, Thomas. Trower'
j. W. and Royal White, and the Presi'
dent-l9.
The ordinance was then read by the
Clerk. Its only changes from the old
ordinance are that this paper contains
no provision that the company shall put
up a IS, 200 forfeiture bond to guarantee
that it shall proceed to work in the tun'
mel as stipulated i'll the paper, and IN
that it extends the time for the compile
ton of the tunnel from twelve to eigh'
tech months.
WANTED 1T PRINTED.
While Clerk August was reading the
paper Mr.. Mann moved that it be re-
ferred and printed, as it was practically
impossible for a member to get correct
conception of its contents by the ordl'
nance simply being read IN noisy
meeting. Messrs Guigon and Courtney
approved Mr.. Mann's motion, but it was
lost, aud the reading was proceeded
| with.
When the Clerk finished reading the
ordnance Mr.. Guigon asked that he be
allowed to make one or two amend
ments to it. Mr.. Curtis moved that the
matter be laid upon the table for ter
minutes and other business be taken up
To this Mr.. Guigon objected. A mum
Der of other motions and substitutes
we're made in few minutes, and con
siderable excitement prevailed.
Mr.. Guigon said that if the Council
persisted in rushing through that grave
matter in such an undignified and un
seeming manner those members partlci
pating in such rush would surely heal
from the people. The turmoil finally
subsidized, and recess was taken for ter
minutes in order that the member from
Madison Ward might have time to pre-
pare his amendments.
THE AMENDMENTS LOST.
After the recess Mr.. Guigon submitted
his amendments. The first one was o
a technical character, providing that the
charter shall die natural death if the
conditions contained therein are moi
complied with. Another provided tina
work should not be commenced until the
800, 600 indemnity bond was filed. The
third change proposed by Mr.. Guigor
provided that the tunnel should be com
pleted within twelve instead OF eighteen
months. A fourth amendment revived
section 10 of the old ordinance requiring
the company to again put up the for
fixture OF $1,000. Mr.. Guigon offered
elaborate argument in behalf OF hi
amendments, but each one was lost as i
was voted upon.
An amendment, made by Mr.. Trower
prohibiting the employment OF convict
on the tunnel within the city limits, wal
adopted.
| THE ORDINANCE I'd OPTED.
When the question was called upol
the ordinance as amended Mr.. Guigol
made final and vigorous attack upol
the company. Mr.. Mann moved tina
Mr.. Reid, president OF the Richmon'
and Chesapeake Company, be invite'
to address the Council, but this gentle
man simply stated that as it was yer,
late and the body had mt ca other bust
ness to dispose Of be would not con
sumo any time in talking. Mr.. Henri,
l.. Carter spoke at great length in ad
vocating the c.nses of the tunnel com
pany, aad others engaged in the discus
sion.
At this juncture a motion by Mr.
Mann to adjourn I'LL this morning wa