The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-04

cars on Broad street. and there would
not be four tracks on Broad street.
Captain a. Is. Guigon. as counsel for
the Richmond City Hallway Company,
said that the old company had the right
TO have its tracks Oh Broad street ana
to run the mule cars on them. II was
not possible 10 prevent them for the mex,
hve. years. no citizens meeting with us
paid claquers, could stop the old com
pany's mule cars. The Richmond clty
Railway offered two propositions wh'ch
were for the best interests OF the people
OF The city by either one OF which pas
sengers would be carried from all four
quarters Of the city 30 the Broad street
line for one fare.
Mr. John SHELTON Williams was next
heard tie said IL was his com9anys
desire and purpose If dealt justly with
by the city, 20 give even more 10 l1e
city in the way OF improved street-eaI
service than was first promised; re
considered that the seventh secuoh on
his ordinance. TO which so much reference
had been made was simply right re-
tanned by the city TO he eNercisel ll
favor of some other company in thc cNent
the Traction Company failed 10 Soil+nS
with the provisions Of It's ordinance.
There would be no reason Tor reht"lhs
the Richmond City Railway company
franchise at It's expiration In llNe years,
IF the Traction Company 1lved up 10 ~
ordinance which he assured the commit
tee, that company would 90, thetepl
giving abundant street-csr facilities on
Broad street.
RESOLUTION Not EFFECTIVE
At this point Messrs. Alex. Meyer, Thai
himer and william H. Zimmerman enter
cd the committee room, and Mr.. Meyer
handed in the resolution adopted at the
Citiztns' meeting. explaining mat the
sentiment OF the body represented ny
him that the plans OF the Traction Com
pany should not be interferod with.
Mr. Thaihimer addressed the committee
in explanation Of the action OF the mass
city Attorney Meredith said that the
resolution from the mass-meeting was
ineffective, iuasmuch as neither the com
Inittec nor the Council had the right 10
compel the old company 10 give those
Mir Meyer said that the resolution was
the best that could be gotten through
under the circumstances.
Mr. BlOOmberg offered TO amend the
ordinance so as TO require the OLD com
pany 70 sell six tickets for twenty ave
cents. and give school children the right
10 ride for half fare and allow half fave
rates between and A. NJ, for IN,
benefit OF the working people. lie sald
that his object in Offering TINS was 10
make the ordinance of the ltlcnnohu
City Railway Company conform 10 thal
OF the Traction Company M ihls respect
This amendment was adopted as was an
other amendment presented by Mir.
BlOOmberg re-Ordaining the old pan on
am electrified loop around Malii an
Broad and Fourteenth ana Se'en'"
streets ,
Mir Page wanted an additional change
made in the ordinance placing iNe per
cent tax upon the old company
ONLY TWO TRACKS.
MIR King offered to amend so as 10
nrovide for only two electric wires ana
Two tracks on Broad street the same 10
be- owned by the Traction Company, ana
the proposition was agreed 10.
Mr. BlOr. berg her. moved mat tht
civ Attorney bc instructed 10 prepare an
ordinance carrying out the provisions
embraced i'm the ordinance as presenter
bv the Richmond Railway and Electrlc
Company. including the anepuhltH'S'
Nh Ferriter entered his protest against
the adoption Of such an ordinance TAX
ing The ground that II would be manifest
lv unfair TO the Traction Company ,,.
The motion of Mir BloomDerg hhaIS
prcvauea by the following vote.
AYES Messrs Bahen, BLANKS bloOH-
borg. Burton King and Page
Nocs-Mr. Forrter. 1890 .,.,.,.o,
Arunc-Chairmdn Mcdowell was eAcuse4
from voting on The ground lIdl JIG '""
not heard the argument, ,..., -. oa-
Mr. BlOOfnherg then supmliteu an "a.
dirional cause for the orGin ince stipuial-
inc that the Richmond city RAli"ay
C6n,nauv should put up SluVpV bouu
.e "a forfeiture that II WOuid coinHlthC.
Stork ina thirty days from the date On
ths aDprovel Of the ordinance, winch Wa
-rhe committee adjourned to meet aeain
Nonday afternoon next al o CLOCK 10
receive the ordinance from INC ~
Attorney.