The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-14
TELEPHONE MATTER AGAIN.
The STREET Committee 10 Consider It
Next Tuesday Afternoon,
GILL PROBABLY Be MORE SPEAKING
u, Representatives of the Rival Compass
nics-Ii - Thought Probable That IA
Decision Niii BE rosi poncd-The
Board o. Consider ihc budget.

rae street Committee VIII hold called
ncune go O'Clock Tuesday afternoon
Tor ho purpose of considering the aIpii-
cation OF tae American Telephone and
IcloeiaHh Company for franchise to Go
a locn and loag-dlstancc business IN tho
city OK Richmond There now seems TO
be some doubt whether the committee
viii al this meeting pass upon the matter.
as several members are ~ favor OF "a
further postponcmont TO enable them 20
make up their minds how they viii vote.
The eight members Of the committee
who mad. iNe tfp TO New DIX ana ih"-
adtipl.a were much impressed Win What
they saw and heard. but ina the minds OF
some doubt stIl exists as TO the proper
course 90 pursue.
10 may boo said that en- are in favor
OF granting the franchise, bat the quea-
ton of rates is worrying them no little.
General Mrany, general manager o. the
lour-lIstau.e company. assured them thal
Dis company would not Doe able az this
time io sly what IT'S maNimum rates
would Ic They were willing, however,
De said. 20 bind themselves not 20 unlcr-
charge tle local company. and TO enter
into d. contract with the city for q certain
number of years.
WHAT GENERAL MEANY SAYS.
III the local company he said In his
address Co tlc committee at the Manhat-
tam club. 'cau give as good service as
vc do. and their rates are lower than
olrs. why they viii eventually drive us
ont OF business.
What the outcome Of the matter VIII
le is. of course pure speculation. but
Tho indications gi present are that the
... decision
81 ,rrrll or TWO. allow General Mcany and
rrnrosenfativcs of the Richmond Tele-
phone Company TO acain appear before
ff and then Go recommend franchise
OF some kind. the provisions OF which
viii he considered with care.
Opinions vary as Co tho good accom-
rif.hrl bv tho committees trip. Those
who went declare that they were greatly
benefited lv what they SAW and were only
SORRY that the entire Council was not
present
The four committeeman who stayed az
home were unchaneetby opposed 40 ihe
trim and only one of them is az all IA
yorablv inclined toward granting the
long-dictauce company lrancnlse.
THE BUDGET or 1884,
Tomorrow night the Board OF Aldermen
will meet iu special session TO consider
ne budget for 1Nl. which was adopted
from the hands of The street Committee.
The matter would have been taken up
at the regular session last Tuesday but
Tor the absence of several members or
the poard in New York.
There seems no probability that the
budget will get through the Board with
out being radically changed. as a num-
Der of Aldermen had expressed dissaus-
faction with % number Of the appropria-
tions.
The $4,000 set aside for the purchase
OF water metres is particularly displeas-
ing 20 some. and it viii certainly be kill
cd ~ there is any way of doing it. From
present appearances the budget viii be
returned TO the Council with a number
of changes mot at all agreeable TO that
body. and the chances are that the appfo-
rriations FOR the fiscal year Will be hung
UP for Some time TO come.
SCHOOL TRUSTEES.
Tho Board of Aldermen and Common
Council win hold Joint session tomorrow
riaht no o'clock for the purpose of elect
ing three school trustees. one for each
'ho FIRST. second and third school dis
frIots. boo place OF the following. whose
terms expire on April lst'
james a.. UickcrsOn. First District.
j. Tay0r Euys0n. Second District
Aionzo J.. Phillips. Third District.
At this meeting the Richmond mem
hors of Tho james River Bridge Commits
sion viii also be elected.
Tile following gentlemen represent Rich
moud ON that commission now.
n. T. Campbell. Henry J.. Carter, j.
w. Carter j. A. Hohson. Reuben Bur-
ton.
The street Committee viii hold re reg
ui8r somi-mouthly meeting tomorrow ar
s4~roru NJ r. o'clock