Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-23
THE BROAD-sTREET CAR-LINE.
This Entire Question To he Cons
sIdered by the street Committee.

The session of the Street Committee
next Monday evening will be OF great
importance and public interest. The mat
ter Of having electric-cars on upper
Broad street viii come up, and the
ndeTground-conduit ordinance. recon-
mitted by the Board of Aldermen last
night. will be further considered. 1t is
certain that both Of these subjects will
provoke a great deal OF discussion.
There will be two questions to consider
In connection with the Broad-stTeet ear
matter one will be the granting OF the
franchise applied for by the Richmond
Railway and Electric Company to eX-
tend the union passenger line out Broad
to Meadow and thence to Main street,
and the other will be the revival of the
privileges granted the Richmond Conduit
Railway Company, which proposes TO in
troduce the Jenkins underground system.
This company was given thirty days in
which TO deposit with the city Treasurer
the sum Of $4,000 as evidence of good
faith, and guarantee that the road would
be commenced in fixed time. This time
expired last wednesday, and the
deposit Of $4,000 was made that day. with
the State Bank, upon certain conditions.
WHAT THE CONDITIONS ARE.
The following paper, signed by Mr.. Will
liam Nj. Hill. cashier Of the State Bank,
sets forth the conditions under which the
money was placed in the bank:
Received this day from NJ. r. Graves,
of the city of New York. State of New
York. a check on New York for the sum
of $1,000, the same TO be held on the
following conditions-to wit:
III, within thirty days from this day,
the City Council of the city of Rich
mond shall grant to the corporators by
! the Richmond COnduit-Railway Company
such amendments 10 the franchise mere
! tofore granted to the said corporators by
said Council. by the ordinance approved
| June II, 1895, as the said NJ. II. Graves.
| acting for and as the representative Of
| the said corporators, shall ask for, and
| the Mayor approve, the said $4,000 shall be
| passed to and put 10 the credit OF, and
| subject to the check of. the Treasurer
| of the CITY OF Richmond TO be held by
| said Treasurer as the guarantee deposit
required by the terms OF the original or
dlnance approved June IL. 1895. incorpo-
| rating the said Richmond Cohuuit-Rali-
way Company.
IF the said amendments to be so asked
| for be not granted within the said % days
| by the said Council and approved by the
/ Mayor. then the said $1,000 shall be re-
/ turned to the said Nj. II. Graves on de-
mand; bat It is distinctly understood that
/ this bank assumes no responsibility what
! ever as TO the disposition Lat the said
| City Treasurer shall make OF this money,
/ OF in what way he shall held II in case
mnder the ,erms OF this paper) the same
/ should be paid over To him 1T IL fur
| Their agreed and understood that II either
branch OF the said City Council shall.
before the said thirty days expire. re-
fuse TO grant the amendments so asked
for, the said AZ. Il. Graves may then
check out the said $4,000. even though
the said thirty days have not passed."
| Mr.. Hin further certifies that the check
| has been paid.
| WHAT THEY ASK FOR.
! At the meeting OF the Common Council
Last Friday night Messrs. Edmund Pen
tlleton and A. y. Guigon presented petit
ton, which says:
"Your petitioner. the Richmond Conduit
Railway Company, respectfully represents
that II Is DESTROYS Of obtaining an amend
ment TO the street railway franchise
granted by your honorable bodies, by or
dinance approved June ". 1886. providing