Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-19
STREET LIGHTS.
u.yop TAYLOR CHECKS THE CUT
TING OFF OF THE ELECTRICITY.
Could Not He "o''e"
Rendy by To-Morrow Night, nnd
.c.nta,u DIcIxv DIdn't Propose to
HAVE the City I'm Darkness.

The electric lights will not be turned
off tomorrow night. as the Council Conn.,
mittee on Light had determined.
Hon. Richard NJ. Taylor, Mayor OF the
city OF Richmond, was advised that tne
gas-lamps could not be gotten into readl-
ness by that time, and he did not pro-
nose that the city should be in DARKNESS
SO effected an arrangement with Cap
tain Andrew Pizzini. Jr., Of the Rich
mond Railway and Electric Company, to
continue the burning Of the arc-lamps
for a few nights. BY this time II ~
earnestly hoped by a large majority OF
people that some agreement VIII DC
effected by the Council whereby 1t VIII
not be necessary for the city TO return
to provincialism and gaslights upon her
streets.
yhe, the Mayor was seen by Dis
match man last night concerning THIS
matter he said that he was much pieaseu
with the manner in which Messrs. Piz-
zini and Trafford, OF the electric eonh>
many. had acted in the premises. Ihey
had taken the responsibility on ms own
ehoulders and agreed to light the streets
and take the risk of getting pay from ths
Council Mr.. Taylor said that he was IN
favor Of n municipal electric plant when
we are able to have one, but ne "as al
no time In favor OF having Ricnmohu IN
darkness nor would he ever allow II II
IL was in his power to prevent IT, Inc
Mavor's action was the subject OF gene
raj commentator last night
MAYOR TAYLOR'S LETTER.
ITere f. a copy OF the letter Mayor
TAYLOR wrote to the Richmond RallWas
and Electric Company upon TINS questloh'
81 understand that your contract WIN
the city for furnishing electric hghts
ends on the night of the 18TH next anu
that after that time you VIII turhish 10
lights unless authorized by the cry
councll. Since receiving the Information
have endured Of the Superintendent
~ the Gas-Works whether he VIII De
ob,a IN have the street gas-amps IN
nroper condition TO furnish gasnghts py
The night of the 10Th. He has informed
~. that II will be impossible so TO do
Under the circumstances IL has become
nv duty 10 prevent, II possible the Cits
from being left in darkness. Inc dangers
from darkness in city OF the size Oh
Richmond are too numerous Tor me 10
allow such a state OF ahaiiS 10 hdPPe"
II | can prevent II.
az write. therefore, TO get your consent
! 10 continue 10 furnish the same Number
~ electric lights that you have been
| furnishing until ! notify you hat inc
street lamps have been put III condition.
| | must frankly tell you that nave no
| mower 10 bind the city TO pay You 10,
! such lights. but ] assure you tha' VIII
/ do all In my power to get the Guy Couh-
/ ell 70 pay you for the lights "incn 80
| NAV furnish at my request. cannot
| but believe that both branches OF the
| council will uphold me in tue step l
am now taking OF requesting you 10 Iul-
| nish electric lights for Jew nights hou
will certainly make many OF the c-uHeuS
! of the city feel that their property VII,
not he subjected to unusual dangers L
hone that you will be able 70 comply Win
! my request
CAPTAIN PIZZINTS REPLY.
Captain Andrew Pizzlni. Jr., replied for
! the Richmond Railway and Electro COM
pany as follows:
favor Of this morning regarding the tenn
! norarv continuance of the electric street
! i,gbts AS citizens of Richmond, carry
ing on a business In which we have IN
| vested a large amount or capl'aI' am the
nature of which. pect -iarly iieatIhes our
interests with whatever TENDS u pre-
mote the welfare Of the city, We cannon
but regret the necessity whlcA lorCeu
the Light Committee to order dlsccn-
| tinuance Of the street electric Eghts
after the 18th instant. Appreclatlns
your remarks and your position IN me
matter. and desiring on our part TO 90 an
| we can 10 aid you I'm protecting 'he III
! terests Of The citizens generally, we mere
| nv agree to continue the street. llSnta We
| are now burning, in accordance win
YOUR request feeling assured that the
! Council will fully appreciate the wsdom
of your course. and protect us IN our CO.
| operation with you" .
our gas plant is said to be abundantIy
| copable to make the additional amount
| of gas necessary to light the streels'