Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-08
JENKINS PLAN WINS.
Committee Recommends Surface Roat
With This Underground System.
TIE vIADUCr SCHEME DEFEATED.
The Richmond Railway and Flee.
trio Company Would Not Accent
the Ordinance-Goes Through By
n Close yotc--To Put In Bonds,

There was n meeting OF the Council
Committee on Streets in Room No. Of
the city Hall at O'Clock last evening.
at which the question OF electrifying
the Broad-street car-line and extending
the same from its present termini to
the observation-disclosures on the one hand
and Chimborazo Park on the other vas
considered at length, and after a great
deal OF wrangling the committee recon-
mended to the Council an ordnance pro-
vding for a surface road from the Ex.
position-Grounds to Chimborazo Park, tho
Jenkins underground system to be en-
ployed.
In other words, the Street Committee
by its action gives TO the company con-
| trolling the Jenkins patents the fran
chises TO electrify Bread street QUITE
an effort was made to get the viaduc,
scheme through, but the opposition Wal
50 great that it had to be abandoned
Mr.. Mcdowell filled the chair. and Their,
we've present MesSrs. Allen. Bahen. Boy.
kin. Blanks, Burton. Bloomberg. Dlacon,.
Ferriter. King. Mann. and Page. Their,
were also on hand several OF the repre-.
sentatives OF the companies applying 20,
privileges 10 construct and operate an
| electric line on Broad street
THE ORDINANCE PRESENTED.
The ordinance governing the car-ser.
vice on Broad street, recently preDared
by the city Attorney and approved nv
the subcommittee appointed IN this con.
nection, presented this measure. without
roc "a IN, nrlIfo ft.aF.
| the franchises.
| on motion 1t was agreed that the seyc.
raj gentlemen representing rival com.
| panieS should be heard upon their mn.
| positions. Captain Andrew Plzzini. in
| representing the Richmond Railway and
| Electric Company. stated that he had sub
mitted the ordinance 10 the New York
authorities Of his company. and they were
only willing TO electrify Broad street as
far as Fourteenth. There were minor
points In the measure which he Would
also ask 10 have changed.
Mr.. Phil Il. SHIELD. representing Mr. T.
a. Catlin and associates. stated that his
company wanted the privilege OF electriiy-
Ing the street with an overhead system.
The petition OF the Jenkins company
was explained by Mr. Edmund Pendc-
ton. Jr., who said his clients were wlllirg
To accept the termA 81 the ordinance and
construct either a surface-road between
the points designated, or build via.
duct on either Broad or Mlrshail street,
and use the underground-condult system
NOT FOR THE vIADUCT.
The first motion made In connection
with the matter was that of Mr.. Blanks,
to have an electric lire on. Broad street
from the Exposition-Grounds TO Chlmbo-
razo Park. the yiaduct TO be built over
Marshall street. and the Jenkins system
to be used. This brought up the fight on
the yiaduct matter. Messrs. Dlncolt.
Mann. and Ferrlter favored the construc-
ton OF the bridge and Mesars. Bloom.
berg. King. and Boykin opposed il.
| There was great deal o, discussion
upon this matter and the subject of
simple surface-road the entire length ~
Broad street. and Mr. Boykin finally
NOV the adoption Of a substitute pro-
yiding for a surface-road nom point
beyond the EXpOsitiOn-Grounds 10 Chin
borazo. Mr.. Diacont moved 70 amend,
so az TO have this line built after the Jen
kins principle Some further discussion
followed. and the question was called
up on Mr.. Boykins substitute. be havina
| acc pied the amendment OF Mr.. DlacOnt
The only gentlemen voting In the mega
tive were MIR. DiacOnt himself. and
Messrs. Blanks. OF Clay Ward. and Mann
of Marshall Ward. The new company
will have 10 put up a bond Of $1,000 withi'
thirty days after the adoption OF M
ordinance. and subs equently an IN
demnity bond Of 5000
I THE CHIEF ENGINEER.
Mr. l.. II. Hyer, chief engineer OF IN
company which Is asking for the fran
chse for the jenkins system, and wh'
appeared before the Committee on Streets
is an eminent civil and electrical engineer
and is the present receiver or the WASH
ington and Chesapeake Beach railway an,
consulting engineer Of several Other proml
nent corporations.
The Committee on Grounds and Bhld
ings met in regular session last evening
and transacted the usual amount OF rou
tine business. Several small contracts
were let.