The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-28

President Williams Criticiles the Old
slrccl- Or lomnAmN.

10 is not unlikely that some legal pro-
cccdines VIII result from the matter Of
compensation o. bee paid the Hichm)nd
Traction Company by the Richmond
Railway and Electric Company for the
privilege of running their cars over the
tracks of the new company between lar
rison street and The EXposi-
tiou Grounds during the Confederate te-
union.
ia reply 90 Il question as 10 whether
the Rchm0nd-EaHvay and Electric Com
pans had paili the amount due the
Traction Company Tor the use cf
the lattors' tracks and power dur
ing the reunion. Sir. j. $. Williams.
president Of che Traction Company.
said. 80. they have not. We were
apprchersif'e n the beginning that
we might hayeJ trouble boo getting
pay from thcm. and consequently
required thcm. before opening our tracks
to thCm. o. sign contract binding thcm-
selves 10 pay The amount awarded by the
aihifrators. without Offset. rebate or ale
loWauce. not lager than July 3. lsef
The contract also stipulated that II there
should Doe any disagreement as 10 the
amount or amy other provision Of the con-
tract the matter should Dee forthwith
submitted 90 arbitration. We submitted
our bin July am for use Of our tracks and
power and wrote repeatedly. insisting ON
payment or submission n the matter. n
there should Doe any ground for dispute
TO arbitration. as agreed ON. in our con-
tract with them cf June 2fth. but un To-
Saturday morning they had neither paid
the hiil por made US any tender whatever
on account IF it. and were over two
weeks in default. During the three d4ys
that The Railway aud Electric Company
used cur tracks and power their receipts
were probably about $1,000. As without
the use of our tracks they would have
been unable 90 bring their Main and Clay
street cars nearer than about one mile
from the gates OF he Exposition Grounds.
where the great crowds thrCngod. we
would zoe safe DO saying that over one
h4if or perhaps 5000 or more Of their re-
coipts arc due 10 the facilities we provided
them in the use OF our tracks and power.
The award or the arbitratoTs was that
they should pay ue about 81 200. judge OF
our sdisgust Saturday morning when
their attorney called by 10 tender us a
pitiful Sit36o as settlement in full for
the entire use Of orr Bread and Robinson
street tracks ana ail the power necessary
for The propulsion Of their cars thereon
during the period Of the reunion. and
l'if'i Ilttllr AT IiiF same time "A Dill for
500 for The trinng dotcntions 4 their
mules cars incident 20 the laying OF the
temporary tracks ON Broad street nv
which their cars as well as ours were IN
he enabled TO reach the Exposition
Grounds.
I'm order tc secure 10 the Railway and
Electric Company an ymplo supplv OF
powor ON our tracks We put up am extra
feed wire AZ the -oat OF aOout 5000. Ga
course we have the wire aud can use II
again. but the expense alone cf erecting
and taking IL down viii probably COST
several hundred dollars. The temporary
tracks on Broad street also cost us sers.
raj thousand dollars
NO rational distortion or sane inter.
probation OF the arbitration award
that can conceive Il couls
Justify the tender Of the paltry sum v.stb
which the Railway and Electric Ccmnan,
impudenty seek 10 settle this claim W.
are no~ preparing 10 invoke the ai5 ~
the law 10 enforce payment OF the amonnt
awarded by the arbitrator and render
us Justice"