The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-16
COuHITTEE ON STREETS.
The Hollywood Line OF the Traction Com
pany Not Yet Decided Upon.

Tho Council Committee on Streets held
its regular semi-montnly meeting in room
No OF the city Hall last evening. with
tho following members present: Messrs.
Mcdowell, sub-chaarman; Bahen. Blanks.
Bi0omhcrg Burton. Carter. Diecont. GER
ritter. King and PAGE. Major Allen. the
chairman, was reported TO be out Of
town.
Tho first matter called up was the
branch route OF the Richmond Traction
Company 10 Hollywood. Mr.. Carter. on
behalf OF the subcommittee. stated that
he had no report TO make. 10 route hav-
ing as yet been agreed upon. To the
Madison-street route. az well as to the
Shafer-street route. protest had been pre-
sented. Rev. Or. Kerr presented petit
ton on behalf OF officers and members OF
tho First Presbyterian church against the
selection OF Madison street. and Colonel
John b. Purcell presented a similar petit
ton. signed by the property-owners on
Shafer street. who asked that Shafer street
and Park avenue be excluded from fur
thor consideration as a route for the Holly
wood line OF the Richmond Traction
Company. Both papers were referred to
the subcommittee which was then al
lowed to retire In order TO agree upon a
report on the subject
The subcommittee soon afterwards re-
turned and recommended a double track
from the corner OF First and Broad streets
down First street TO Cary: thence west
Warliy on Cary 10 Beach. thence south
Wardiy from Cary 10 Beach: thence south
Wardly on Beverly TO Cherry street.
On motion Of Mr.. Blanks the matter was
laI on the table untild the next regular
monthly meeting OF the committee. on
Monday June 18th. IN order that an in
terested parties might be heard.
Al apphcation ~ the Southern Bell
Ie'ephone Company for the erection OF
poles and stringing oil wires was referred
70 the City Council without any recon-
mendatiOn.
letter was received from Mr.. Decatur
AXtel, second yice-president Of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railway Company. stat
Ing that his company will construct a
foadway Of the necessary width for teams
10 pass each other. along the eastern
Side OF Sixteenth street, between Clay
ana Marshall streets. according to the
city grades. in the event that Clay street
Is closed under the provision OF the
ordinance granting the right OF con-
structins steel yfaducts and passenger
and freight depots 70 the company
90 be allowed TO withdraw from the CITY
Treasurer the $4,000 OF ( per cent. city
bonds, and to substitute for the same
$1,000 In United States currency. The
city Attorney did not see any reason why
the request should be refused, and it
was, there Sre, granted by the commit
tee.
The Richmod Traction Company asked
TO have the ordinance which grants the
right Of way for a double track from
Broad and Eighteenth streets out Eigh-
teenth street 10 Nenable, and Nenabe
to O street. ANA out q 10 the city limits,
so changed as 10 have the route extended
out . street 10 1'hirty-tirst street: thence
southwardly On Thirty-hrst street TO
j street; thence eastwardly out l. street
TO the city limits. The change is request
ed IN order that the line may be extend
cd 10 Oakwood Cemetery under contract
with toe County Court OF Henrico.
Tho petition also asks that the origi-
nal franchise be- 80 amended as 10 re-
lieve the company from building SINGLE
track loop on Church Hill on Twenty
lfth. % and Thirtieih streets. The pcti-
tion was referred 10 the City II gineer
ana city Attorney TO report to the new
Council.