Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-29
1T WAS A TIE VOTE.
COMMITTEE REJECTS THE TRAo-
Tross rIHsT-sTREEr PETITION.
FIGHT OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS.
rh.x Turn ont in Large Numbers 10
oppo.e the Granting of the Appi-
..so,-vo Strnichten q Street
ofrer business Transacted.
.1arvc Numbers 10


The Council Committee on Streets met
IN Committee Room No. OF the City
Hall al o'clock yesterday afternoon.
and again considered at length and re-
secsed by tie vote the application OF the
J,icbmond Traction Company for permits
sion TO build its proposed line from Broad
street 70 Hollywood Cemetery. along First
and Cary streets.
4 large number OF interested citizens
who own property along the contem-
plated route were IN attendance. Among
these were DIR. George Ross, and Messrs.
Carter Branch. ". l. waring. A. W.
Archer. W. ID. Chesterman. II. 1. Cabell
Thomas Potts. T. A Chaikley. and
thirty-aye or forty others. Messrs. John
skelton Williams. president PIN. d.
SHIELD. general counsel. and r. Lancas-
ter Williams. treasurer Of the Richmond
Traction Company. and Captain 4. b
Cuicon. counsel Tor the Richmond RAN
way and Electric Company, were also on
hand.
The members OF the committee present
were Chairman Allen. and MessTs.
Bloomberg Bahen. Burton, Ebel Foster
Pollock. Carter. J. J. King. Jonn NJ
King. and Woody. The City ENGINEER
was IN attendance 70 give such advice as
might be desired.
on motion Of Mr.. Ebcl. the rules were
SUSPENDED and the street railway matter
was taken up first Each side was al
lowed ALI the time wanted 70 present Us
side Of the question. Clerk Jacobs read
the petition. the substance OF which has
been published in the Dispatch seVeial
times.
Mr.. WILLIAMS STATEMENT.
AR John SHELTON Williams president
M the Traction Company. was the hrsi
speaker. he said that in taking Up TINS
question he thought 10 would be neces-
ssrv for him TO assume that the pfiEl-
leges and obligations asked al the haHos
OF the committee would be carried OUT
sn the same good faith that the otner pro
snises made by his company had OeeN.
one year ago yesterday. he said, the
Mayor approved the ordinance giving the
Traction Company certain rights and
INV the Broad street trunk line was
corupleted practically from ChimooraGo
Park 10 the New reservoir Wa the tx
rositfon-Grounds. This franchise gave
Tho company the right 20 construct ana
orerate a double-track street railway
from Bread street 10 Hollywood. A.
early as last April the company appeared
before this committee ana asked lor
what was known as the Madison-stTeet
yo,,,e sorne objection was raised 70 the
building Of the road along this street
and the First-street route was proposal.
rrbs only other route. Mr.. Williams SOFA,
which Rad Deen mentioned was ths
Y.aurel-street line.
GOES FOR THE OLD COMPANY.
The Traction Company's president ar
eued that IL was not satisfactory TO go
,,,on the old companys road. He said'
in the first place the Traction COM
uanv'g ordinance provided that IL
should construct and operate
branch line from Broad street 10 Holly
wood. The company would have 10 tear
10 the old tracks Of the Richmond Kan
way and + ecthc Company ana put down
now tracks. HIS company had had some
experience in the matter. Of allowing the
cd comnany to use its line. The Trac-
~, hes spent thousands Of dollars in
euuiuping its line to accommodate the
rrbllc and the Richmond Railway ana
Tlectric Comrany during the recent
Confederate reunion. The question OF
COMPENSATION for the use OF the com
rany's tracks by the old company had
been submitted 70 arbitration, the
award disputed by the latter, referred
back and explained by the arbiters' ana
Yet the Traction Company had not beeh
paid, although payment was 70 nave
been made by August 5th. Mr. NlHiaii'S
said he did not know that his company
would ever get its money, out assui eu
his hearers that he would have II II ne
could secure II BY process Of law. ms
was one OF the reasons why the Traction
companv wished no more joint use o.
tracks with the Richmond Railway ana
Electric Company
THRUST At "VOX POPULI"
Mr.. Williams paid his respects IN quite
a nr,ngent manner. 10 the card publ he'd
IN the Dispatch and signed "NoX Popul.
de said this writer had entirely mis-
represented him Williams in saying tn7'
ne cid not want his company 70 20 upon
laurel street and that this was the
only reason he had for being opposed 10
that scheme. He pointed out seVera.
clauses In "Vox Populfs' communication
and said the writer did not represent the
people when he did not want his SUMMERS
disturbed by the passing street-cars car
rying the working men 10 and from theli
work Mr.. Williams Also spoke OF some
gentleman prominent Ia this movement
who had been in conference many times
,ecentlv regarding this matter with ons
of his patients, an officer OF the Richmond
Railway and Electric Company he
could not commend the patriotism or TINS
citizen. Mr. williams then took up the
several proposed routes, showing ina
the Frst-street route was the most de
sirable from every standpoint 10 the com
pauy President Williams said opponents
Of this movement had gone out ans
drummed up everybody that they couil
10 bring influence 10 bear against th'
granting OF this petition He thought
the road would benefit rather than depre
ciate the property along the PROPOSED
route In the course Of his remarks h'
sald that the old company was behinC
the lakewood injunction.
HOLLYWOOD FACILITIES AMPLE.
President Williams was followed by
Mr. W. r. Reddy, who was on ham
Is the representative Of the interested
property owners. He said at the outset
that he had been engaged TO come be
fore the Street Committee by some o
the property holders on First street. III
was here only 10 represent their opinions
which he believed were well-founded. III
had no connection whatever with tn
Richmond Railway and Electric Com
pany. MIR Reddy went on 10 say tina
there were many other routes 10 Holly
wood which would be just az advantage
Gus TO the company. IL was con
tended by Mr. Reddy that it would no
bs necessary for the Traction Compan
20 tear up the present Laurel-strce