The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-20

competing electflc ilBnt company "
be established
on motion OF Mr.. Landerkin. the time
for representa- OF the different COM
panies was then extended TO twenty-five
minus ,,.,
the Council, and said that j.. the of,h-
nance was granted as II had o. ~. ~
proved hv the street Committee hl7 ~ 80
would guarantee the construction ol W
railroad which WAS 10 give better sern,ce
in every respect than The present Gun
pany His company was wilhhs 10 u
post the SUN OF soc" as tuaI"n,.e
OF the prompt fniniimeHt 81 'h'I 49,, 49,
trc CT. and while his house was Wits
to furnisl. part Of the money nyceSsa's,
they would be assisted financially ~
banking house in Baltimore.
rur rrrcrIIc COMPANY.
Mr. u. c. Rlchardson appeared before
tho Council on behalf Of the R'nmOhu
fiitv RAILWAY Company In the absence
~ ;bo,r ~ounael. sir. Wyndham X. Mere
aim ana advocated the adoption OF the
rrSinanco. which. he said, would De &C
ceptcd by the company WIN an ,, 10
amendments, although 4; was a cas,-uon
ordnance. ilo took tho ground lhdt .n'ic
never had been CORPORATION IN eNsoen,SS
I'm Richmond which had done so n'.S"
for the city and Its innaDt2h's az Wv
comnan; which he represcntrH ~ ~,
rsgentatives OF the Richmond ira. non
company had been very guarded ", mn
exnrsssions. and had only stated 'hdl
tbey would build the railroad II proper
ordinance was granted them. ,,.-....,
Colonel William r. W c M ,ho VirrinLl
state Agricultural and Mechanism "o.,v,g
and stated that the Executive comm
OF that organization was uhah 'iil no ,,,.1m
recommending that tie lrlicHi", ~, -.
10 tho Richmond city Railway 'oi"P""s
'rbe Society was On it's last lebS' ~ 4"
sneak. and its debt of tO,wp Woulu ~,
a. me due in June next. If the ENposlllo,n
this fall was not huahci"i Hut
tho roppany would have 10 susie"u
business. - tho
Judge II. ". Flourncy spoke FOR INC
Richmond Traction Company ana me-
"a forcihlc argument against hoHopvi. y,
BEFORE he completed his address IN. u'l n,,
motion of Mr. Davis it was eN'ehueu "
foriy-GVe minutes for each sioe 60 ,,o,,
Judge Flmrnoy was follow'd oy mn
George D. Wise IN the n, in'e' Ric,o -ds si
closed on behalf of the kicAho'u N'''
hallway Company.
v1nucT nfsOLUTIoS TABLED.
Mr.. Wallcrstcin then offered his resoli-
! ton about the Viaduct ana WieHy SUN
| On the eame, saying that a vladuct WIS
wanted by q large majority OF the resi-
dents OF this city.
MIR. Davis opposed tho vialIct scheme,
which ne thought was premature re
was i'm favor Of elcctrifying Broad street,
! Tut opposed TO a viaduct. The cry tov.u
rot afford 10 build the latter, Whlle JUS
inhabitants were clamoring for an adolf
tional water supply.
Mr.. Caskie stated that while he was In
! favor Of The construction Of ViaducI
yet ne would have TO vote against MI
Wanerstein's motion because he ieit
convinced that the Viaduct could not now
| Ice built by the city. The bonded margin
| Of the latter was only about S2v'VVV anu
| there was before the committees on Il
f.r Finance nT0n0Sif10U
the water supply. which would require
an expenditure Of about S3l9"". How
ever. If a company was Wiling 10 puiiu
a viaduct. he would not oppose IT..
on motion Of Mr.. Glover the resolution
of Mr.. Walerstein Tas laid on the table
by vote of u 10 ., which was as ioi-
lows.
Aycs-Mcssrs. Blanks. BlcC mborg. Cas-
kle Cottrcll. Davis. Deane Epps. Ferriter
Griffin Jackson. MAYER Mcdowell. Muir
ply. Seay. Smith. Trower Glover-l7
.loes-Messrs. Briggs. Don Leavy,
Grimes. Gunst. HobsOn. Landerkin. Law
der. Wallcrstein Woody.
At Tho suggestion Of Mr.. E'oCmberg, an
other amendment was adopted TO the
franchise Of the Richmond city Rail-
way Company, compelling the latter to
throw open its tracks 10 any new COM
pany that desires to run its cars over
the same.
THE ORDINANCE ALTERED.
The ordinance was then read. the City
Attorney closely following. ana by con-
sert of Mr. Glover. who offered the meas
ure. and OF Mr.. Williams, suggesting
amendments similar 10 those made 10
the other ordinance. The following were
the more important charges:
Work on the road Is to commence on
the western end in ten days. ana on the
eastern end within sixty days, the bond
Of $4,000 20 be deposited within ten days,
the work 10 be- completed within nine
months requiring the company TO pay
> per cent of its gross earnings in lieu
Of all taxes. this percentage i'm liel OF
All taxation 10 run until 1900, instead Of
1876. fares not 10 exceed five cents each.
or six tickets for twenty-five cents; half
rate tickets to school children, and 10
working people between \. VI. and 7
y. NJ. alterations in the event that q VIA
duct shall be built az any future time.
After the amendments TO this )rli-
nance had been completed some discus
sion was INDUCED in. MIR Bloomhcrg
said that there were but two material
points Of difference between the Or.!i-
nai, cs Of the TWO companies. They were
that the westerly terminus # thc Trac-
ton Company would be on Robinson
street. while the other company would
run its cars to the Boulevard. and shat
the city mad no power to make the
Other iines OF the Richmond Railway ami
Electric Company ACCEPT transfers from
the Traction Company. For th"se reasons
he would have 20 vote for the ordinance
of the city Railway.
Mr.. EDpS arose AMI had q few words
10 say against m)nOpOies. He referred
TO the plight that the city came near
being I'm when the committee on Light
wanted TO buili an al .ctric light plat in
order to save money On the Old iglt-
ing contract With the Ra way and Flee
trio CO.. and added that IN this contrO-
Versy thirteen members Of the Council
saved the city $215N a year. white the
company claimed that the lights were
being furnished at cost.
There were cries OF Question" "Quos-
ton and Presilsl Glover directed Clerk
August 10 call thc roll. The vote result
ed i'm a victory for the Richmond Trac-
ton Company. whose ordinance had been
offered by President Glover. as q sub
stitute for that oil the Richmond CITY
Railway Company. as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Blanks. Briggs. Casls @,
cotircll. Davis. Don Lcavy. Epps. Law
der Mcdowell Murphy Seay Trowcr,
Wody. and President Glovcr-14.
Noes Messrs BloOnberg peane. Fer
ritter Griffin. Grimes. Gunst. Hobson.
Landerkin. Jackson Mayer Smith. and
WallrrSteln-l2
The Council then promptly adjourned.
IiauOr Dealers Assign.