Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-29
FIGHT NILES AN HOUR
rs1Hs RATE OF SPEED OUR
" cAss WILL PROBABLY RUN
...c. recommended by the CITY AZ.
,oroey Amoodsd by street Committee
.a,og add unlosdipg on Tracks

..,. C,,ncil Committee on Streets held
sopi.monthly session IN the
t.,,occf's Office last evening. Pres
- 80, Cnairmap Curtis and Messrs.
GU roVtin. Bahcn. Carter. DAVIS. STRAIT
is.rpin. md White, OF the committee,
''' r... Attorney and Engineer. and sew
-. ,.lt. sontlemcn interested in mea'
,s-.. g. arse. -,
o.. "a .se arst matters 20 command tho
......ot f,e body was an ordinance
t.....t..i and recommended by the CITY
... iu reference TO the rate OF speed
3D.. ..rref.cafs OF the city. The ordi-
.-,yidcd that no car should be run
i'.. i.eu * mllos an hour within the
-.t. and imposed penalty OF not
az t.., IS uor more than Si00 upon
,.oiormAn or driver violating the
az. cray proposed that the company
.f,be employee be held Tor the Of
",- Meredith said he was willing 20 make
.t...rs.ty fan upon either the railway
~. .a, or TIE employee.
c,r1AIv fIZ2INi's vrEwS
l.....r Andrew Pizini. Jr.. represent
.t. Richmond Railway and Electric
.....I. SAID he could not imagine why
az. ATTORNEY should want such an or
....-. ta.sed IN Richmond. lie read e1.
Towing the maximum rate OF speed
..-. .. certain large cities in this coun-
...,. ,.rr an the way from ten 20 fifteen
...r hour lie asserted that the people
&c.. r.v complaining because the cars
E....-uu faster. and that the company
-..,.l to eve service that would satisfy
....I.r tie thought that the company
be- allowed the privilege Of con-
......,fl run the cars az the rate Of eight
,. ~. hour aud not 10 exceed ten miles
,. Meredith assured the committee
...,..t miles al hour was very fast rate
49, .t..I POI the citv. He went on 20 show
-.., o.. fast rates N other cities were al
....I .a TIE outskirts where houses were
,.r,-rI. Nr. Meredith referred TO a
tlu BOA thc Sac, which said there
s.. remand On the part Of the people
.tt.. passage Of the ordinance.
u,rD on IHE PKEss.
r.. SILL. very uncompllmentary TO news
,..- Editors and reporters IN general IN
-...lTkS ABOUT such reports. IL was %
.... s.-. matter, be said. 10 get reporter
3. ..f thing IN the paper, aud 1t APP
r. o Mm that the people were prone
accept what was published IN the
...-. H. true. speaking further about
.....AtLsrcrs Mr.. Meredith said that
N. moo consider that some OF them
Co.. ..s ctter IN the community or had
,..r -. intellect than some of the gen.
'...u 30 tHc room.
liz Meredith 81 oke Of the dangers from
r.. transit on the streets OF city. espe-
,...0.'. such conditions as Richmond
I...,I /. sud that there was no use Tor
f.-. fa-' rate If speed here.
.tt4.a lIlHM remarked That what bis
,..,rg wanted wa that they should not
....yDi 20 consume an hour of mans
.-. .. ,auyIug hun from one end Of
.....r g., tho other. He added that
.. r.t time taken up uiFht be nothing
l.I. lawyer. VINO got up at 10 o'clock IN the
Oh r..t. and went home az IN the alter
... Do Ua. something 10 buslness-man
g.. w.t.Iu.-man who must be at MS work
o. O'CLOCK.
WHY room FACILITIES.
ftt... mnciure Chairman Curtis read a
il..r handed in by Mr.. Alden, but bis enun-
.....u Wa,so low THAI the DlePA1cH man,
vI. v.- -eatel III the adjoining room,
,... Dot able to hear ~. The scribe could
Il g .et 10 comfortable seat IN the commit
2 Groom and was compelled to write this
= 90 upon the back of book.
Iir lurpu took the ground that II the
q .Y.- wanted "A ratio Of eight miles an
: .ran ordinance to that effect should be
....s.i. thereby protecting the company.
a Pa not believe that the people would
, ....t q lower rate. and SAID this was
aIst kind thing that he had ever said
L t tins company.
3d. Iupin moved that the ordinance
changed SO as 20 allow the cars 70 run
=. .lster than eight miles an hour instead
IX, aud that four miles be the maxi
speed Ia turning corners. Another
81. ..ge malo the railway people and not
2 notoruen aud drivers subject 10 the
Captain rizzini stated that the
& uur would lay down ITS regulations
4. p. motOrmen IN accordance with the
,-!rauce adopted and the employee ylo-
I.fl. them would have TO suffer. The
{ lluy would iose nothing.
I..a amendment offered by Mr.. Turpin
w.. .-r-rd to. and the ordinance, as
ln.n..d. was recommended to the Coun-
e.. '..AI1pron by vote OF 20 2.
MUsr CLEAR TIE TRACK.
Another ordinance. reported by MIR.
lt. hat reference to the approach
l. ..r- O. vehicles or persons. The mea-
..... aI, being amended. stipulated that
t,, person loading or unloading We
placed ~ 10 ohstruct or llnpeuo
'.. ...iLE % any car shall. upon the
e.. ..-ut the bell. remove the said We
immediately unless IN the act OF
a- or unloading, N which case ho
Isl. proceed with all reasonable haste to
. 20 unload the said vehicle aud re-
...,. t.r same, 50 a. 10 allow the passage
.. '.. ,lli ,ar.'
t.ra great deal Of discussion, and af-
g.. l.. -rntauvcs of Messrs. L. ". Wood
-..-. d. &. Williams Company, {. W. An
gym >.u. and Allen d Glnter mad ap,
'.t.t before the committee and argued
t...., tla passage of the ordnance a.
r..t4Iy presented the committee. on
t.. &c Nlf. S;ratton, the ordinance as
l...l,I wa. recommended 20 the Coun-
..uay oh Of the department was or
c.-.. t, trp paid and the committee de-
c..i ,. make tour Of inspection next
Wednesday afternoon.