Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-30
GIVE THEN A CHANCE
STREET COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
ooxp,IT CoMpANy's PETITION
~ the Jenkins system i" NOT
,,c,hIc some other May nc
improvements Around w"
sou--othcr business

- tho city Han yesterday afternoon ~
- - r,,oro were present Messrs'
IN, chairman, Bahen. Blanks BUM
-, ro,l<in. Burton. King, Ferrl'er' MI
Dowell. and Mann. ,,o
,,,....,,,rs we're heard I'm regard to the
r,vinc Of sidewalks on frahhii"'
foreon. and Main streets around ''S
,o,.son with granolithic pavement NV
,.,,.e,,ep, of the roadbcds OF the wv
conner streets with asphalt blocks anu
., the roadbed OF Main street with VIM
osd brhks. a majority OF the aDu'''"9
.,r,..,.r,v.o,vners were opposed To haNi"b
Tho work done at the expense OF t"e own
| ers. a., am.
ON motion Of Mr.. BloombeFs 'he Gun
mittee decided that the roauo7"'
Franklin and jefferson streets pe -
vim asphalt blocks. and that kIalD''''',s
uayemcnt be laid on both SUI an" IN 80
rra,l,lin street and on the east sue "a
-, etreet The city Is 10 pay one
nc ~ tho expense. while the oher hall
! -, D., b,rue bv the jefferson Hotel Ooih-
,.,rv. and the AUDITING rroperiy-oWheIs'
a. Wnilam J.. Campbell, VINO repre-
se,tei the hotel company, stated lha'
| bis company would be WILING 10 Deai
The EXPENSE OF the property-o"heTs i
the latter should decline 10 DO so an
amendment offered by Mr.. Mann that 'he
roadbed be paved with vitIihed D''cNS
/ was rejected. -.
| Main street was, on mOuoh % M -"'"''
/ laid on the table.
Alterations were IN heard for the
having Of the sidewalks on both siLes ~
= Broad street between tighth ana I'n1"
streets with granolithic pavement. ma
iority Of the property-owh beIHs W
/ postd 10 the improvement ~ the 'Np-'s
Of the abutting property-owners' the Pe'F
ton was rejected. ..t g.
tn committo. decided TO recommend ~
tbe CIV Council the adoption Of me ordl-
nance which gives the Richmond ahi
Manchester Railway Company the pfNi
lore of elcctr!fylng rs road ana nave ii'
r,u,e en- changed that the cars fhall ~"
,,r Main r.ct 10 Severth, through tne
I1tter TO Marshall. through Marshau 10
College. ana through the latter ana oNi
teenth street To Main street. cars a'e ~
be run on ilte-m.nute scHeI"I 1t, o,d
Hls for III. paving o. sid "h'h7 "''-
,o',ihe1s in various sections Of the C4ty
-. ,,r.cr,J and the contracts awarded 70
tho lowest bidders ,,,o,-,,,,l
NJ roytin movei that the Kiehmoni
Railway ard Electric Company be .ilI' -
., riit their tracks on Broad street ti'I'
,5dms 10 Laurel street IN good condluoh'
| This was agreed 10.
THE CONDUIT RAILWAY CoMPAN''
The petit.on Of the Richmond CONDUIT
p 1ii,.ty COMPANY. asking for the fehe"ai
Of their franchise with certain amen
! mont. WA next taken mp. Air. fdIiiui''
! p.-,dIeton OF counsel for the colhpfhS,
was heard. He asked mat tAc 'o''','
determine instead Of the sure Co''I MINI.
| &c., through what streets and WITHIN WIZ
it,. Nor cars shall run 10 Hollywood
? The committee ueCHhH w
change asked FOR. ..,,,,,s,t,
one 81 the other proposed amendments
,5,.s tho co,oranv The right - use some
I rtrer motive power u The jenkins 60
duit system should prove - DE Al'i' - -
cable. The balance OF the anr"u''l' nv
were Of minor importance Al'e.
uttl. discussion. tie committee ueC."t~
10 recommend 10 the COunciI lhe a''f
ton Of the amendments. IT,
rho re,iti0n Of the Richmond lsallWd!
ana Electric Company asking for an eA-
tension of the tracks OF the h1chinoHn
Union Passenger Railway company 't"."
Harrison and Broad streets out Broad 10
Meadow street. ana through th- latter ~
Main street. was taken uP next.
Contain Andrew Pizzini spoke II
favor Of the apsure. AMI staten
that the company promised To- nave
the road In running oiuei tS"
dovs before the opening ~ tne
exposition. and that passenEers "onln 10
carried over the entire system ia hlCh
mond ana Manchester Tor one l'Ie O",S
Mr.. Boykln spoke against Gfan'.uS olc
franchise, which would greatly hamper
| the new company.
Mr. RIoombcrg thought the new COM
many should put its tracks down his'.
and then permission might be brdh1en
10 the cd company 70 run us cars oFsl
Air. blanks moved - lay the petition
ON the table. SO that the cry AttoIAey
could draw up The necessary ordlnince.
The motion was lost ~ lhe lo"o"'"h
Avee-AIessrs. Blanks and Klng-2.
Noes-slrssrs. Baheu, Bloomberg. FER
rltar. Mcdowell, Mann, Burton, Boyhin'
and Aliens. TIL.
Air, Mann moved that the committee
recommend - the Council the elahl-iE
of the franchise. and that tn City IN
elneer and city Attorney be instructor !"
prepare the proper ordinance
Ntr BIoonberr offered as an amend
,,ert mat the franchise be granted only
,,r,ler ~. condition that the cars OF tht
comranv be run over the tracks OK Ihe
picFnond Conduit Railway Company. Inc
amendment was agreed 10.
Mr. King then moved 70 lay the entire
matter on the table but the motion was
ioet bv n vote of 10 Is, Messrs. Baheh'
blanks. Boykn, and King voting III 'he
affirmative. ..t,,.
The motion 20 recommend the granting
NJ, the franchise in its amended form was
also lost.
WORK on THE STREETS.
nm motion Of MIR Mcdowell IT vas de-
c,1ed 10 nave the sidewalk on the west
siIa Of Madison from Main TO cary Sire
and mat on the west side Of FIRST from
Rowe II Holly street .,,,,
ON motion of Mr.. Burton. II was decllsu
70 repave the sidewalk on the Wesl sl'e
NJ Fifth street from Main street - rect
north. - =. ...,, L..
ON motion Of Mr.. Bloomberg. II was a.
ci1ed 10 recommend 10 the Couneil the
concentration Of $50 TO be expended ID es-
tablishing a uniform width OF Rahuoip"
street to the cemetery. ,.
ON motion OF Mr.. Ferriter, the commit
too decided TO recommend 20 the Couhcli
t,s concentration Of Sl,0J6 for the paNlns
~ the road.bed Of Seventh street WIN
eronjte sualls from Cary TO the brdse
ocross the canal. and Of G.GlS Tor sinil-
I.r work on sixth from Main to Grace
etreets
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