Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-05
CAN BUILD on FIRST STREET.
Traction Company Secures Privi-
Ieges on That ThOroug fare.


Ieges on That Thoroughfnre.
In a lively session of that body, held
I'm Room No. Of the City Hall last eve
ming, the Council Committee on Streets
granted to the Richmond Traction Com
pany the right to build and operate a
double tracked electric street railway
from Broad street 70 Hollywood Gene
terry, along what is known as the First
street route. The body only spent
couple Of hours considering this question
again, and the greater amount OF the
time was consumed in hearing the state
monts made by the property
along the line suggested on Madison
street
The committee convened promptly at
3 O'clock. and went at once into the busi-
ness before It. There were on hand the
usual number OF opponents from along
the First and Cary-street route, and
large number Of interested property-own-
ers were present to protest against the
road being built down Madison street
Every member Of the committee, save
Mr. Bahen, was IN his seat, those in at
tendance being Messrs. Allen chairman,
Bloomberg, Burton, Ebol, Foster, Car
ter, John J. King. and John ~ King,
Mountcastle. Pollock, and Woody. As
soon as the body had been called 10 order
the call for the meeting was read, and
Mr.. Ebel moved the adoption OF the route
from Broad street, down First, TO Cary,
10 Beech, to Beverly. to Cherry, and
thence 10 Hollywood.
MR.. BLOOMBERGS SUBSTITUTE.
Mr.. Bloomberg offered as a substitute
that the Traction Company be given the
line from Broad street down Madison, 10
Canal. to Belvidere. 10 Spring, or China
(as the railway company might selecp
10 Cherry. and to Hollywood gate. The
| Jefferson-Ward member argued that this
was the most admirable route for the
road. and in this he was sustained by
the City Engineer. who said that it was
the only line which would insure the con-
formity with the provisions OF the or
dinance which SAYS the Street Com
mittee should designate for the Traction
| Company a route south from Broad street
| 10 Hollywood Cemetery. Colonel Cut
| shaw said there was no hitch as to the
| engineering problems of either route.
| The committee was addressed by the fol-
! lowing properry-owners. or their repre-
sentatives, who opposed the granting OF
| the Madson-street route: Colonel VII
liam II. Palmer, Colonel George Wayne
| Anderson, Mr.. d. d. Talley. Mr.. Moncure,
and Mr.. Carter Branch.
After the committee had briefly dis
cussed the merits OF the two propositions.
the substitute was voted down. as fol-
| lows:
| Ayes-Messrs. Bloomberg Burton, Fos-
| ter. and j. NJ. King4.
| Noes-NIessrs. Carter, Ebel, ]. J. King.
Mountcastle. Pollock. Woody, and Chair
man Allen-7
The company was then granted the
! First-street route by the following vote:
Ayes-AIessrs. Carter. Ebel Mountcas-
| tie, Pollock, Woody, and Chairman AL
| lent.
Noes-Messrs. Bloomberg. Burton, Fos-
| ter, ]. NJ. and J. j. kings.
A SLIGHT ALTERATION.
The committee then adjourned, and, as
| the gentlemen who had been in attend
ance were leaving the hall. DR.. George
| Ross. who led the movement against the
/ granting Of the privileges on First
! street. and Mr.. John SHELTON Williams.
president Of the Richmond Traction Com
pany, became engaged in n controversy
Some sharp words ensued and several
/ blows were exchanged. There was quite
a little melee i'm the darkness. but
| friends of the gentlemen engaged In the
affair soon separated them, and all re-
! paired to their homes No one was hurt
| and no arrests were made.