The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-01
TROLLEY-CAR MATTERS.
WHAT THE TWO COMPANIES SAY
CONCERNING THE STTUATJON.
The Old Company VIII shortly Begin TO
Lay Rails on Broad street Traction
Company Hunting fower-House site.

The street-car situation was but lit
Tie changed yesterday. When Captain
Andrew Iizzini. oil the Richmond city
Railway Company. was seen by Times
reporter. he Impaired what information
he possessed Ia regard 10 the matter in
his usual genial manner.
How about the igh, for your COM
panys night TO electrlfy Broad street
that 1t 10 reported you are going to
maker" he Was asked.
Well, said Captain Pizzini, that
question is now ia the hands OF the
legal department OF the company. and
wall be thoroughly looked into. 4 trust.
however. that there Will be no complica-
tons in the matter
Captain Pizzlni then went on ~ speak
CT the position OIL Broad street which
had been assigned TO his company by the
Committee on Streets, namely, on either
side Of the tracks Of the Traction Com
pany. which viii be placed in the CEN
ire of the street. This assignment. he
said. suited them perfectly. as 1t looked
as If they would be compelled 10 use
mules as d motiye-power. Had they been
assigned the centre OF the street, he was
OF the opinion that few parsons wo I'D
have been willing 10 cross the tracks OF
the i action Company to reach the mule
cars.
SCHEDULE.
Regarding the schedule which they pro-
pose 10 give, Captain Pizzini said that
IL was almost too soon to talk about II
yet, Dut that they would certainly have
as fast a schedule as the Traction Com
pany whose cars are expected 10 pass a
given point every five minutes.
Captain pizzini was asked when they
proposed 20 lay the rains for their Broad
street route. He said that 1t depended
entirely upon when the rails were re-
ceived. Some time ago. he said, Mr.. Fish
er had ordered go tons OF rails, which
had been promised them in two months
time. Subsequently he had increased the
order to 5GD tons, which were expected
10 arrive here on August 18th, and Cap
tain Pizzini said they were every day
expecting them.
AS soon as the rails reach here large
force Of hands. he said. VIII be pdt TO
work laying them. and the job completed
rs rapidly as possible.
There was nothing further 10 say about
the matter at present said Captain Iiz-
xini, and ne and his associates were
resting on their oars.
THE NEW COMPANY.
Mr. John Shelton Williams left tie city
yesterday morning for Baltimore, from
which city he VIII go 10 New ACrr. lie
Will be absent several days, and during
that time will be engaged In business
concerning the interests of the new COM
pany.
Mr. Charles T. Child, OF the Traction
Company, also left last night for rev
York, on business of the same nature.
When questioned last evening as TO the
status of their work, a representative CT
the company said they were in business
up to their cars-worlking night an day
IL carry out their agreement with the
city within the specified time. Il would
be several days yet, he said, before they
would hear from Colonel Cntshaw IN 1e-
gard to their plans and specifications,
which he was now engaged in looking
over.
THE rowrn-HoUsf eIff.
A question which is nov giving the
Traction people good zeal Of trouble
is the selecting of site for their lon'r-
house. The members Of the company sen
stated that several sites had been cffer
ed but the trouble vas 10 select one
combining the advantages OF good .'da-
ton and reasonable price. No nfOima-
ton as TO the sites offered for the power
house could be secJr ID. the Traction
people saying that things IN that JheI-
ton were as yet 100 unsettled 10 he