Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-04
STREET COMMITTEE's ACTION.
II Proposes One Set Of Tracks and
No More Mule Cars.

No More Mule Cars.
The Committee on Streets put the screws
on both the Richmond Railway and Elec-
tric Company and the Richmond Traction
Company. and If the ordinance recom-
mended by II passes the Council Rich
mond will not hereafter have "A semblance
of a horse-car.
The scheme adopted by the committee
I'm a halliday session yesterday contem-
plates the abandonment Of the present
Marshall-street line, the electriying or
the connection tracks on Fourteenth
Eighth. Ninth, and Laurel streets. and
] allowing the old company TO use the
] tracks of the traction company on Broad
street upon terms TO be agreed upon
hereafter
This was done after fun hearing
gwen the representatives from the mass
meeting Of merchants and property-hold-
ers on Broad street, but was by no
means what this body recommended that
| the city fathers should do. The commit
tee convened at / o'clock, and was in
session. with an intermisson of an hour,
until 1880 The members in attendance
were Sub Chairman Mcdowell and Messrs.
Bloomberg. Burton, Bahen. King Ferriter'
Page and Blanks.
AN ORDINANCE PROPOSED.
The body spent about an hour i'm con-
| sidering matters OF a routine CHARACTER
and when this was disposed OF the loi-
lowing ordinance was presented at the
instance of the Richmond City Railway
| Company.
"Re IL ordained by the Council of the
| CITY OF Richmond, Va Board of Alder
men concurring). That the right ana
privneee hitherto granted TO the Rich
/ mond CITY Railway Company TO use elec-
tricity on it's lines and routes on broad
street. and its Laurel-street extension
and on Eighth and Ninth streets, Is mere
by roafimed and granted subject 10
| each and all the conditions. restrictions
and penalties as set forth In an ordl-
nance granting SAID company t"is p'Ni
/ lege June ,. 1888.
.srhe privilege is hereby granted the
Richmond Railway and Electric Company
TO use the double tracks of the Richmond
Traction Company on Broad from the
intersection OF Ninth 10 Laurel street.
and 10 connect its tracks with said tracks
Of the Richmond Traction Company upon
the terms. conditions, instruction, ana as
set forth in section OF an ordinance ap-
proved August *, 1870, enutlel an ordi-
nance allowing the Richmond Traction
Companv 10 construct street railway
and on further express conditions that
the said Richmond Railway and Electric
Company win permit the cars OF the said
traction company 10 run on any and all
of it's routes and will open complete
transfer arrangement between the COM
pan.es. 70 be arranged by arbitration, ac-
cording 10 the respective trackage OF the
two companies and will sell tickets at
the rate Of six for . cents
BOTH SIDES HEARD.
Mr. Blanks offered an amendment that
the Richmond Railway and Electric Com
many be required 10 extend its tracks TO
Riverview Park within six months. This
and the ordinance in general were dis
cnssed at considerable length, but the
committee at the request OF Mr.. SHIELD.
of the traction company. took recess OF
an hour
when the committee reconvened the
,anresentatlves of the two street railway
companies were present, and II was
agreed that each side Should be given
hair an hour IN which TO explain It's posi-
ton 10 the body Captain Andrew Pizzini'
OF the Richmcnd Railway and Electric
company. was first TO speak. He ex-
planned that under section OF the trac,
tion companys ordinance the Council had
the power 10 require IL 10 allow the
| Rlchmcnd rifv R~n..'ey Company TO run