Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-21

proposed change In the dock would work
20 shipping here. Mr. Morris stated that
his firm bad -four large warehouses on
Dock street and two on Seventeenth
street and that TO allow the
dock 60 be cut up as the
Chesapeake and Ohio proposes to cut
10 up would ruin their business and
cripple the dock. lie did not think the
city Council should vote away the fu-
turc possibility Of dock. which cost a
million dollars, in order 10 get depot
which would cost about $4,000.
WOULD NOT BE HURT.
There was great deal Of discussion
upon the amendments. Mr. AXtcll was
OF the opinion that the firm OF Daven-
port q Morris would not be hurt a par
tcle. by the contemplated changes the
berths OF the dock would be improved
in some respects, and would have a
larger frontage. lie said 20 tack ON all
those amendments would simply cause
the company % have 90 throw aside all
its work iu this enterprise during the
past two years. Mr.. AXtell explained
the nature Of the proposed change in the
dock. which has already been described
in the Dispatch. lie said that the dock
shipping. which had been referred 20 as
q great thing for Richmond commerce.
was thing Of The past.
lie was followed iu his innarks by Nj
Bloomberg. who detailed tlt tedious work
of the Street Committee upon this Ordi-
nance, and urged the Importance Of the
measure, and advocated It's prompt adop-
tiOn.
President Glover OR Briggs I'm the
chain offered q resolution 20 refer the
whole matter back TO the Committee on
Streets for certain information regarding
the measure. He said that he fully un-
dorstOod the situation in which Messrs
Davenport & Morris were placed. and
that he could say unhcsitatingly that
if he was going % buy their business ne
would not pay one half as much for il
with the dock cut of by the railroad via
duct and the structure I'M front of their
warehouses as he would under the cX-
fstiug conditions.
BRIGHT DAYS FOR WATER TRAFFIC
Mr. Glover said he could remember the
time when the dock was packed fun Of
vessels. loading and unloading and when
many of them We're unable 10 secure
bcrths for two or three days. lie had
heard the building Of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Church Hill tunnel ana the opening
up of that communication with Newport
News assigned as the cause for the de-
parture from Richmond Of the water
traffic. The President called the atten-
tion of the body 10 what he regarded as
some defects I'm the ordinance. He said
it failed 20 require the company 10 put
mp the $1,000 bond as "A guarantee that il
would commence work within the given
time; and that IL dd not appear TO him
that the abutting property owners had
been given ample opportunity TO be
board Mr. clover wanted the opinion of
the City Engineer as 20 the damages
which would oc caused hy the building
~ the viaduct along the route designated
IIe said that ne also failed to see where
tue company was held liable for damages.
ALL POINTS CONSIDERED.
Mr. Bloombe.g explained that all these
questions had been carefully considered
by the street Committee. the city Engi-
ucer and Attorney. and said that the
| latter had stated that the courts were the
places for settling tho question of dam
| ages caused Boy the company, and that
section OF the ordinance fully covered
/ This point in the opinion OF Mr.. Meredith.
There was much argument upon the
question OF referring Che measure 20 the
| Committee ON Streets again. Mr.. Davis
! vigorously opposed any postponcmeut.
/ saying that almost the entire East End
wanted the viaduct and new depot, and
| that they could not afford to delay it
I so that all the work already done WoulI
/ have 20 Dee done over again by new
I Council He said further that be was
afraid that the days when the dock was
! lined with ships were gone and that they
would never return.
THE ORDINANCE ADOPTED.
A strong speech opposing any postpone
mcnt Of action was made by Mr. Waller
stein. and the Council rejected Mr..
Gloyers proposition to refer 10y vote Of
ayes and Il noes.
An the amendments offered by MT.
/ Glover were then lost, and the Council
| adopted the ordinance. only Mr. Glover
| voting i'm the negative.
Mr. Bloomberg presented a resolution
providing for the opening Of rlght OF
I yyav. i'm accordance with the plan agreed
uron between the Chcsaueake ana ONO
railway and the Street Committee. lead
ine to the property of Mr.. y. r. Savage'
near sixteenth and CLAY streets Th's
pqpcr could not Joe acted upon, ana was
| referred TO the Committee on Streets.
The ordinance of the Fairmount Irac-
to1 Company was then submitted. but "a
/ sufficient number of members TO pass IL
| were not in attendance, and II was Iala
upon the table.
AT 12I5 A. NJ the Council adjourned.