Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-06
VOTE FOR THE ROAD.
The Common Council Agrees to Give the
Br0ad-Slrtet Franchise.
OPPOSED. TO THE vIADrCr.
This Feature Defeated n, "a Rather
Close Notc-Schoot Children Must
lie Given Half nntes--othcr street,
Chr Matters,

task hiSnt' Inc session iaStcl Tor scVe-
ssl hours. but there was very little i'm
pcrtant business transacted. The heavy
showers that fcli about the time for the
body 20 assemble cooled the atmosphere.
and the city lawmakers spent the evening
81 comparative comfort.
The Street Committee reported an or
aiuanee permitting the Manchester street
Railway Company TO cease all service on
Us Marshall-stfcot line EAST OF Adams
street and west OK Ninth street and re-
CURING In lieu thereof that the company
tfctrify the present line from the corner
~ Fourteenth and Main streets to Mar
ghIL ny Marshall 10 Ninth. and 70 build
track on Ninth from Marshall 10 Broad.
10 ,onnect with the present nne on Ninth
street this also 70 be electrified A sche-
Guile O.; az minutes IS to be run.
The line on Marshall street west OF
Adams is 10 be continued up Adams to
Broad. where Il viii transfer with the
Brosd-strect line
MANY AMENDMENTS OFFERED
An amendment WAS offered by Mr.
Lawdcr placing tickets for school chill
drcn az half price from \. VI. 10 r.
n.
Nr Lawder added 10 this amendment
another placing tickets for working peo-
pio az half price ia tho early morning
hours and the evening hours when they
are returning from labor.
Colonel Brauch offered an amendment
placing tickets AT SIX for quarter
SIT Nsllcrstein offered an amendment
making the schedule minutes Instead OF
a..
Mr.. Bioomberg stated that the change
We, 90 be made ar The request Of and Tor
the hcncIt OF The citizens Ia his ward. and
not for the benolt 90 The company and
asked that members would not loai IL with
amendments Tor tho reason that the com
psnv would not makc tho change II II
was made 20 the!r disadvantage.
Nr. Douleavy next sent UP an amend
ncnt recurring that a days work on the
line should not be more than ten hours.
1ir Davis moved that the matter he
rcc1mmiitcd % tire Sttctt Committee. This
motion YVES lost and al the amendments
were rejected except the one changing the
schedule from ~ 30 minutes. Mr.. Don
lfavys amendment Was ruled by the
Chair 10 be out OF order.
on motion Of Mr.. Murphy the ordinance
was laid on the table with order 10 print.
THE BROAD-STREET LINE.
An ordinance WAS presented providing
Tor the underground trolley street-car
line on Broad street from the Boulevard
% Thirty-fouTth street, 10 he built by
the Richmond Conduit Company, with the
jenkins system.
Air HobSOn offered an amendment. re-
curing the company 10 run their cars
over a Vaduct from Twelfth to Twenty
second street
III Davis opposed the amendment. and
moved 10 lay IL on the table. lie said he
world grant the use of Marshall OF Grace
streets Tor this purpose bat he did not
want 10 see Broad street butchere1. lie
gave warning as the representative OF
Jefferson Ward that II the viaduct was
built IT would produce a large number
o. suits against the city, and stated that
all the owners Of property under the line
OF the yiaduci were opposed 10 II.
Mr.. IanderlJu said an his interests were
IN jefferson Ward. hut he was not only
willing TO grant the viaduct but, further
10 take the ground that the company
should not be granted the franchise UNI
less they build "a viaduct for the purpose.
SIR piacont spoke in favor Of the via
duct. and tfr Epps opposed il warmly
and earnestly. because OF the injury II
would DO the property In the bottom.
Mr. Davis also spoke at length IN OPP
position % the viaduct
The motion 20 lay on the table was lost
hv the following vote: Ayes-Messrs.
Bloomberg Davis. Deane. Epps, Griffin.
Jackson. Mayer. Mcdowell, Murphy,
Page. Seay. Smith,. Noes-Messrs.
Blanks Briggs. Branch. Cottrell. Dia-
cont. Donleavy. Ferriter, Grimes, Gunst.
H0bson. Landerkin. Lawder, Trower'
Waiierstein. and Woody-lj.
COUNSEL GIVEN \ HEARING.
Mr. Edmund Pendleton was invited to
address the Council, as representative
az the Richmond Conduit Company. He
they
r.rd Tor the franchise were willing 10
build the road with or without the VIA
duct hut that now. before accepting the
ordinance. with the provision Tor a VIA
duct they would at least like 10 know
what character OF viaduct they would
have 90 build. as IL might cost anywhere
from 10000 to 100000 lie said. how
ever they we're willing TO build the
via9uct under fair conditions. They were
prepared 10 commence building the road,
lut would like to see the specifications
f0r the bridge before binding themselves
20 build H.. He said they proposed TO use
Tie jenkins system. but would use some
other ~ the Jenkins system was objected
g. ty the Council.
lie reiterated that his company were
wiling TO build a viaduct In reason, but
that they were not willing 10 deposit
5000 for the execution Of contract OF
which they knew not the cost.
Afr. Branch asked the amount the COM
Tsnv would be willing TO spend for
yiaduct. Mr.. l.. H. Hyer the company's
engineer stated that viaduct suitable
G, meet the requirements OF the road
could b.. built FOR from $4,000 10 $l25o01,
hlt that they were not prepared 20 say
mat they would accept the yiaduct unless
they knew what sort of viaduct II was
90 De-.
Mr. Blanks moved as an amendment
that the line be run down Broad 10
Eleventh street. thence to Marshall and
ACROSS viaduct over Marshall street.
This was lost.
FOR THE SURFACE LINE.
Mr Bloomberg spoke al length in op-
position 20 the viaduct, and In favor OF
t1e ordinance already prepared for
surface line He proDhesled that an cleo
tfe line would never be secured on
Broad street until It was divorced from
t.e yaduct idea lie urged the necessity
o getting the road IN running order by
t-- time Of the next State Exposition.
1r. Wanerstein advocated goina slow In
fae matter Tor the reason that a viaduct
. wanted by great many people. and
i1ft 10 the surface line r. built II VIII
t...r the building Of viaduct a great
many years. lie gave many reasons why
fladuct should be built.
ar Branch at this juncture said the
franchise was too valuable 10 give away.
eaI oYered as substitute that the fran
t-se be sold 10 the highest bidder This
Uas lost
IT'D. question then came up. on Mr..
h'.son's amendment. that the road be re-
Pifri % run across viaduct on Broad
street from Twelfth street to Twenty-sec-
80 street The amendment was lost by
ue following vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Briggs Cotlreil. Dacont.
N'nleaVy. Ferri,er. Grimes. Gunst. Hob
A l.anderk!n, Lawdor. Wallerstcin, and
W oodN-lZ
Noes Mcssrs. Blanks Bloomberg.
Liench. Davis. Dcane. Epps. Griffin.
saoS'on. Mayer. Mcdowell Murphy. Page,
'-y' smith, and Trower-l5.
motion WAS then made 10 vote on
we olgnal ordnance. Mf. Crimes moved
70 adjourn until Friday night at
ti9eh The Chair ruled him out OF or
't ~ he appealed from the Chait. and the
~''aT was sustained ~ the Council.
DISCUSSED AND ADOPTED.
NI' murphy then secured the floor He
'cD''el me s'antins OF the franchise
the richmond Conduit Company. and