The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-08
UNDERGROUND CONDUIT.
THE STREET COMMIT TEE DECIDES
ADOPT THE JENKINS SYSTEM
An Eie-tric Line on Broad STREET From
Chimborazo Park to the Exposition
Grounds-Ciiy Hall News

There was meeting Of the Council
Committee on Streets In room No. OF
the CITY Hall At o'clock last evening,
and the question of electrifying tho
BIoaa-Street car line and extending the
came from it's present termini to she Ex-
position Grounds and to Chlmtorazo Park
was considered az length, and after
great deal OF wraneing. the con mittee
recommended TO the Council an rdinance
providing for surface read from tho
Exposition Grounds TO Chimborazo Park,
the Jenkins undergI ound system to be et'-
pl0yed In other words, the Street Com
mlttee. by its action. gives to tie COM
pany controlling the Jenkins patents the
frenchises to e,cctrlfy Broad street
Quite an cnOrt was MADE 10 get tho
NiaduCt scheme through. but the Cpposi-
ton was so great that 1t bad TO be aoar-
doned.
Nj. Mcdowell filled the chair. a-d there
we're present Messls. Allen. Eahen, Boy
kin, Blanks. Burton. Bloomberg, Diacont,
Ferriter. King, Mann, and Page There
were also on and several Of the repre-
scntatiNes OF the companies applying for
privileges u construct and operate an
electric line on Bread street
The ordinance governing the cars 'rNlce
on Bread street, rccett ly proposed by the
CITY Attorney end approved by the sub
COMMITTEES appointed In this connection,
presented this measure without recon-
mendaton as to the awarding NJ the
franchises.
IKE VARIOUS COMPANIES.
on notion il was agreed that the sew
eral gentlemen representing rival compa-
nies should be- heard Upon their proposi-
ticns TO the city. Captain Andrew Pizzini,
Ir.. representing the Richmond Railway
and Electric Company. stated that he had
submitted the ordnance to the New YORK
Authorities OF his company, and they
were only willing 20 electrliy broad street
as far as Fourteenth street. There were
minor points I'm the measure which he
NoGl also have TO ask TO have changed.
Mr. Phil b. Shields. representing Mr.
y. A. 1atln and associates, Stt'ed thNt
his company wanted the privilege OF eie,-
trifNiny the street with an overhead sys-
TEN.
The petition II the Jenkins Company
was explained by Mr.. Edmund Pendleton,
jr.. who said his clients were willing TO
accept the terms OF the ordinance ant
construct either surface road between
the points designated or bull a yadnct
ON either Broad or Marshall street
and use the underground conduit system.
The first motion made i'm come ton
with the matter was that Of Mr.. blanks,
10 have an electric line on Broad street
from the EXPOSITION Grounds TO Chin
botazo Park, the Viaduct 10 be haHt over
10 be- used.
This brought up the rgnt on the yiaduct
matter Nessrs. niac)dt. Mann and
Ferriter fayoling the construction OF the
bridge and Messrs BiOOmbcrg, lNing ana
BOvkin opposing IL. Thcrc was great
deal OF discussion upon this matter and
the subject OF a simple surface road tho
entire length OF Broad street, and Mr.
BOykin finally moved the adoption or a
substitute providing for a surface road
from a point beyond the Exposition
Grounds 20 ChmborazO. Mr.. Diacont
moved 20 amend so as 10 have this limo
built after the jenkins principle. Some
further discussion followed. ana the ques-
ton was called upon Mr. Boykin's sub
stitute he having accepted the amend
ment Of Mr. Diacont. The only gentlemen
voting In the negative were AIR. nlacont
himself and Messrs Blanks OF clay
ward, and Mann. oil Marsndli Waru.
The new company VIII nave 10 pat HD
A bend OF AOHD WITHIN tnlfty Gays ater
the adoption or the OrdlHauce, ana sun
sequently an indemnity bond Of 5000.
The Committee on Grounds aud Build
ings met ia regul n session last evening
and transacted .hc usual amount OF rou-
tine business. Several small contracts
were let
Yesterday Mrs. Rachel Myers, on her
own part, as the surviving partner IN the
late Arm Of EMIL SalOmonsky 4 Co, tlel
"A deed OF trust I'm the office Of the clerk
Of the Chanccry Court, transferring the
effects OF Tho firm 10 II. Rand Wexford
trustee. This has been done 10 wind
up the affairs Of the concern The Ia
bilttiei are about $1,000 and assets are
sufficient 10 cover all Ind 'einess'