Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-30
cor&cu. SAYS TRACTION COMPANY
CAN HAVE FIRST STREET.
VIGOROUS FIGHT KADE LAST NIGHT.
,tr. ,fnnford Presents views OF
Propcrty-Owncrs Opposed q" inc
line. Hut the Ordinance Goes
Through by u Vote of ~ 10 3.

' ''--', along FIRST and Cary streets.
The members present were: President
c.skie and Messrs. Bloomberg. Briggs
CourclI. Stokes. Hawkins. Mosby' POI
lock. Miller Ebel HARRISON. Waller
..... ,ybslc, yvooav Nuto Foster
S'''"' ...,,,. ,,,a
Jones' tanner hv"i'''''
Noblc Among the interested property
owners in attendance were Dr. george
poes MIR Thomas potts. Colonel a. W
,..,,~ Az sam Cohen. Mr.. T.. H. Ste
- W p,,rcb professor
A''' '''' n and
Jacob Reinhart, a. L. SloN'S' ''"
others The Traction company ""s w
,,sor+.a IN, president John SHELTON VIII
&c.,. ..l ,,t.,r oeicors
''"'''' a.. call for the
Ciefk August I'"' 49,, D..
meeting and the ordinance o"'it
Sir Bl0omhcrg ass suh-chalfinah Oh ''i-
,-orr,ittro ON Streets. The details of TINS
,...,.,. ,.,,, ,,rl,llsbcd I'm the Dis
.t.,., vbcv simply pro-
I'''" -,.-...l, r,i-
vice Tor couble-tiach tie'il0
way from Broad street down FIRST 10
,-.,. % pine and SO on 10 Hollywood,
,....,... , loom around Cherry and Bev-
a. Pine and cary
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rlit'''.
REFUSED TO SEND nor ENHlNHHi''
,,-.rt,-.,.t, moved the adoption of
.,t,,.,,c. fr order TO bring il pro-
... ,..f.-, tt. bo5v. ON motion of MT.
..,.e me council agreed TO hear
.'., ..,..,,.. o,,, rapreseptative OF the pro-
l.,..ogc5 10 the movement.
''' 60. ,,o o,1 AIR u b. Mum
'NIi'iH'' qua, .. rl,.roef,tstives of
-'i' "'.0 M. tsl AGREED that IL
tI' .i,, ,,,tereste of these
WAS "''''' -. l,-,o,,oi C,,,tehaw.
iL"i'i' ~ ....,-,,+ l,fs views re-
'I' 'i'' r,.,i.,, 1 o,rie asked
fafdINt lIl'' i""''''. l,.to,(i C,,tsbav,
tAui me 'oln'"
70 come btioi. '"1 ''-. - ,....i,,,,,. tho
Mr. Nilte oHeI'u 49, Ca,,,cn
engineer 10 opp.'i 80. 'l,,rosition
'ni II met WIN Wv ,,.,.. ,,rf,ir IA
Mr. Briggs sara lh"l 'll-S - haG
tre street committee Wnl.n 80 ,s,l
given SO mu'h '''1 ..'.. "a t.o,
question. The properly-o"uels H'u -
before the Committee on Hle,.s $500
times and had there argued the i'sii.s
unt dement's oil t'e pIopoS'''O' N''''i
slIcrauon-
AIR. NTrNTORD'S ARGUMENT
Tb. courcu refused 70 send FOR Colonel
,,.,..b,,y aud Air r. r. Nunford took up
..,q. on bobolf of the property holders
,.,.r,,.sc5 ,o tho line recommended by the
..l. co-s,,t.tco Mr. Afuuford first
~ l,.,,,.,t Co.. Al. courtesy. and
100" - a.. ,ood slroad,, dome bv the
,.,-t-....-1 -rr,,ttor Commonly hut the
.,.'- -, 90 ,be Injuries that the
5000, 10 tto road down First and
-. etroefs would cause the residents
and ,.ro.r..rt,-ovners along those streets.
saio Rlr Rfunford: IT am not here 10
saw etreet-cars ara pretty good things,
Inn NM them in front OF some one elso's
,..r.-fv There are certain conditions
or Some. streets. where a street-car line
,,..u damage the property upon those
streets while there arc other thorough
f,re- the conditions of which are such
ffaf stracf-car lines Will not injure pro-
,.rfy-ovners. honestly believe that
,r. b.nIuc Of the sreet-car line on
f-o.d etreet has benefited the property
.ou u4f street. Broad street is a bust
,..s. "a shopping street. and there IS
,aurb traffic upon that street. But when
,... r.rf an electric road upon q narrow
fno-nughfarp. uuou which there is no.
.ti,, bnt residences IL makes quite q
..Ier.-ort matter of it,"
Sir Nunford went on 10 say that these
r.tIzers were entitled to consideration al
tro hands Of the Council He spoke OF
-to i,.rt use bv the Richmond Railway
ANA r-ioc-r.c Conpsnv and tho Richmond
Traction Company of Laurel street, show
inc that "a route running a part Of the
way down Laurel street and thence going
through Oregon I'M IN loop l@sn'0l nS
Woui4 touch every part ~ '""'
THE MOST DhSiitAhl-h I'OO f.
Although tho time allowed the opposi-
ton had not been consumed the Council
agreed 10 hcar representatives. Of the
Traction Company twenty minutes ana
president John SHELTON Williams address
I'd the body. Mr Williams said in the
outset that First ana Cary streets route
was the most desirable one 90 be had, be
cause the least resistance was met with
there. The head and front of tho Opposi-
+Ion 10 this line came from First street
between Broad and Franklin, where not
ono house fro1ted on First street hut
.u fronted upon Grace and Franklin.
lr.r.t street was the widest OF all the
streets being 60 feet I'm width. other
streets had been suggested. said Mr. VIII
l4ms. but the placing OF a double-track
I..I upou them would so completely con-
sumo the street that there would not be
sufficient room ON the sides Of the tracks
s,r vehicles 10 pass. This thoroughiare
Orrst street offered more advantages
Jon the road. 20 was more central, ana
experience had shown that "A greater num-
Cor OF passengers got on the cars ABOUT
liis point than about any other.
WANTS 40 JOINT USE
t. .....I stroot Air Williams said
CO.. rt. ,..s .iroa5v occupied bv the
r...,,...F p.u,,.y and Electric Com
,..,. ,r,. ',ooi,er referred 70 the