Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-29
TWO TRACKS ENOUGH
The Broad Street Merchants Enter Their
Protest Against Four.
HAVE ronn,I one ,>Iz,rIcN.
Speeches Made mud Resolutions
Adoptcd-t Working committee
Observation-Disclosures of the Assoc
..iatiou-Thosc in Attendance.

There was to have been a meeting oil
the Council Committee on Streets ln
Room No. OF The city Han yesterday
afternoon. but a quorum Of the mem
hers did not respond. The body 'hei'-
fore. adjourned until o'clock MONDAY
afternoon.
one Of the objects Of the proposed
session Yesterday was to hear the oOjec-
tons OF the Broad-street merchants ana
rroperty-owners 10 the laying or lo''
street railway tracks on Broad street
Tho business men Of that thoroughiare
turned out in large numbers When the
street Committee had given up the idea
% hiding session the Broad-sIreet
merchants decided that they would hold
meeting for the purpose OF organizing
and taking such steps against the laying
OF four tracks on Broad street as might
be deemed expedient
THE oPPOsERS PRESENT.
Among those present were Mes-rs. ~
snhiscr. Charles Hutz.cr, Joseph w
Laube, \. Tsney ID. buchanan. >. vs..
Allison. i. NJ. Fouqurcan. T.. H. Price
Samuel Cohen. H. 4. Weinbrunn. r.
H. NJ Harrison. y. A. Ezekiel. Cap
tain Charles Haskell. Samuel Sy,i-. y.
Schaaf. carl Wippleman. Chris scnaat
G. f. Saunders. Charles ". Vaughan.
!. r. cosby, L. ". Dabney d. y.
Thompson.
The meeting was formed with Air W.
Milhlser as temporary chairman. au1
Air. Charles Ilutzler as temporary e'crc-
tsry Mr.. Iaubc was first 10 address
the body. lie spoke earnestly aeainst
the placing 81 four tracks on Broad
street, saving that IL would cut zap
and ruin the beautiful thoroughfare for
a ioag time He thought the two compa-
Mes should come 10 terms and use
two tracks only. Mr. Iauhe argued
that, whatever impaired Broad street
as a street would also iniure IFS busi-
ness-men and property-h0'ders and FOR
that, four tracks would increase the
danger 10 life and limb be thought a
most emphatic protest should be made
10 the Council Committee on Streets. ana
10 The Council. IL necessary. To- prevent
tho placing OF more than two tracks on
That street.
FURTHER ARGUMENT.
Mr Samuel Cohen agreed folly with
what Mr. Laube had said. lie though
81 would be shame 10 destroy 50 hand-
some a street by cutting 30 up 10 put
down four tracks when TWO would an
swer every purpose.
Mr.. T. A. Ezekiel shared the same
view, and referred 10 the dangers that
would necessarily be provoked by even
the existence Of four tracks. il would
be confusing 10 citizens getting on ana
off cars, and could avail nothing good
10 any one.
The next speaker was MIR Charles
Hutzler. who argued the question from
q purely business and practical stand
point. lie said that ina other large cities
Two tracks upon one thOroughfare were
used by as many as from two % sixteen
different street-car companies. tn latter
being the case I'm Boston. lie presented
the protest of the Rr0ad-sireet mer-
chants. This paper he said had been
signed by 173 merchants ON Broad street.
and Dc asserted that over 1000 signatures
could have been gotten To The paper
u he and his associates mad had the
time 10 have solicited them.
A WORKING COMMITTEE.
Mr. Cohen offered "a resolution. which.
as amended by Mr. Hutzier. provided iOr
"a committee OF hy-. % be- appointed by
,he chairman 10 present the views OF the
body before the City Council, or lis pro-
per committee.
The resolution was unanimously adopt
e.
Mr.. Laube then offered a motion. which
prevailed, formally organizing the
Broad-Street Association Tor the Proven
ZION OF Laying -Four Railwav-rrdcNs
Upon Broad Street. lie explained now
necessary such organization was in The
work undertaken.
OFFICERS ELECTED
The body then went into the election
Of officers Of the Broad-Sireet Assoc
scistiob. the following being the i-~u4t.
President. Joseph ". Laube.
Secretary, Charles Hutzltr.
Treasurer. NJ. Alilhiser.
The newly-electei president urged That
every member OF the association 20 10