The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-29
PEOPLE WANTFASTT TIME
mr. sTRFFr COMMITTEE AGREED
ON TBAr POINT YESTERDAY.
Contain Pin,ini and the City Attorney Had
q Tit Of Words and Two Gentlemen
Made Uncalied-for Remarks.


.,stute books and Codes. had quite a
r,eiv war Of words with Captain An
drew Pizzlnl. who represents the Rich
.,,,d Railway and Electric Company.
After he city Engineers Office had be-
come Gnod with people and the reporters
.-,edcd out Of the room, with the only
.,..-raflvc Of hanging outside on a win
E.r 500. 90 report the meeting, Clerk
Jacob began the proceedings by reading
n. minutes Of the last meeting. in the
,...nnhue the citizens who had come
an plead their claims made themselves
comfortable among the samples OF vault
ughts and stone curbing that are usu-
ain used by the City Engineer for bric-a-
lrar. and every one wondered why the
wise city Fathers had not chosen the
Hssures Courtroom as a place Of meet
lrr instead OF such a cramped place as
colonel Cutshaw's Office
Ar.r Sir. Jacob had concluded Mr..
Meredith presented a copy OF an ord-
nance providing that hereafter street
cars within the city limits shall not be
yum at % greater rate OF speed than four
miles au hour while going around a curve.
and Sis miles an hour at other places.
Hr Meredith stated that the ordinance
bad been prepared by him at the in
stance of the Street Committee. and that
De- considered Il "a fair and equitable one.
Captain Andrew Pizzini then asked per-
mission 10 speak which was granted,
and be began by stating that If street.
cars were required 20 run at the rate OF
qX miles an hour. 10 would require an
hour for n passenger TO travel from
Twenty-nlnth ana + streets TO Beech and
Main; that at present his company was
rInring at about the rate Of eight miles
an hour, and giving 10 the citizens Of
Richmond perfect satisfaction. lie said
that while away from the city he had
read In the newspapers that an ordinance
would be considered providing that the
cars should hereafter Doe run at the rate
OF six miles an hour I'm this city; that he
Immediately sent ont pOstals 10 cities
with over 1900 inhabitants and inquired
of them at what rate Of speed cars were
run I'm their cities lie had received thir-
tv-twO replies. and. with two exceptions.
cars were allowed 10 run at the rate of
from fifteen 10 eight miles an hour. The
two exceptions were Nashville and Ashe-
Vile. ~. g.
city Attorney Meredith argued that six
miles an hour was reasonable rate Of
speed. and sufficient for the demands
Of the Richmond people. lie considered
10 inhuman 90 run cars at eight or ten
miles an hour, and that the city was too
fh.ckly populated for any such travelling,
Hr. Meredith then referred TO an article
il am afternoon daily, and asked Mr..
l.zzini II he had said what that news
paper credited him with saying.
captain Pizzini admitted that portion
OF the article which had stated that the
people OF Richmond wanted quick travel
on street cars
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about people seeing expressions Of opin-
lon in print and accepting them as gospel |
truth, and spoke I'm Wncomplmentary |
terms OF newspaper reporters and odi- |
tors, and reports made by the former. /
lie said that some reports were written /
hy men that care no better than we /
are and have no more intellect than |
come Of you gentlemen" What he /
meant by the remark was not clear 10
even the intelligent newspaper men.
Captain Pizzini again addressed the
meeting and said. We don't wish you
t0 make citizens travel an hour from
one end az town 90 another. and 1 am
astonshed al Mr.. Meredith i always
thought that DE was q progressive man.
Ten minutes may not be much 10 some
legal gentlemen, Who DO not get 10 their
Offices until 10 o'clock, and who stay
iu court until @ o'clock. but the ears
don't run half fast enough for the man
Who "a up town at quarter TO Z o'clock
and has TO get TO his work at o'clock.
n you recommend such an ordinance as
Mr. Meredith has presented, you viii
'' back 20 the time Of mule cars.
furthermore, We don't wish 10 be made
DE cats paw OF lawyers. We do not
wish TO 80 into court and have no pro-
ecton If we are being sued because
'' run faster than the law allows We
My want, however the legal right 10
un our cars as we do at present-at |
Doe rate Of about eight miles an hour.
At this juncture Captain Curtis read
paper that the reporters were unable
l hear
Mr. Davis then said that the schedules
the cars at present were satisfactory.
nd that after an inquiry into the sub
GO for two weeks. DE had only found
"e accident that had happened due 10
ESQ running ON an aydaee. Zee said ,
met two 10 ono men who we-e I'm
tor OF fast travel on the cars.
Air. j. W. Thomas said he had met
't lew people opposed TO rapid travel y
the cars '
Mr. Turpin followed Mr. Thomas. and y
sued that the company had a RIGHT +,
ask Tor protection; that the citizens h
demanded the present schedule of
iht miles an hour. and that the Coun-
should legalize the running OF cars
that speed. He also had a fling TO C.
AXE az the newspapers. for i'm answer c
some question that the reporters could n
Q hear. he said: Eyes, a newspaper will a.
me out and say that a thousand people o.
mt thing. and when you search. YOU e
no find ten" n
To- then moved that eight miles an le
Ir' be substituted for "six miles an
mr." ~
ir. Boykin said that he did not think pt
people Of Richmond wanted a slower al
edule that. on the contrary. they h,
nted 20 travel faster than they are
81 travelling II
% the midst Of his remarks he said
lething that brought from Mr.. Gray
ejaculation: II never use street car
ees ON the railways" X
no vote was then taken and the ordi- q
ro was recommended TO the Council ",
srs Cray aud Thomas voting I'm "a
negative go
Meredith then presented an ordi- O.,
which provided for the passage Of IA
cars along the streets occupied nm
vehicles. The ordinance provided that hb
.i CONVEYANCE be standing on a bo
being loaded or unloaded the con- M
tae should be moved aside 10 allow q
cap 20 lass "a
h'esentativcs ~ Messrs. r. w. Wood Inn
Sons. p. III. Mayo & Brother. n. c.
ans Company g. w. Antrim & Son
ANnn q Ginter appeared before the d,
'ltee. and pleaded against the pas =
. oi the ordinance an Of them being @0'
mo- unanimous opinion that the pas s''