Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-24
BOTH GET THE RIGHT
TEE ORDINANCES or TWO ELEc-
Trio COMPANIES RECOMMENDED.
WILL NOT CONSENT TO COEDUlTS.
Dir. williams Declares That the
Franchise would Not lie Accepted
with the Requirement to Placs.
Wires Under Ground.


City Hall yesterday and after a dis
cussion lasting two hours and a half
recommended to the Council for adoption
the ordinances granting to the Home
Electric Company and the Southern
Electric Company franchises TO do bust
ness In this city.
The only fight made was to require
the new companies to put down conduits,
but the motion to this effect was lost.
Bond IN the sum Of 5000 for faithful
performance of contract was required Of
each. Mr.. John Shelton Williams and
Mr.. 2. Il. SHIELD addressed the committee
in connection with these matters.
The committee met about $50 o'clock,
with Chairman Allen in the chair. and
Messrs Bahen, Bloomberg. Carter, j.
Nj. King, Woody, Pollock, Ebel. and
Lawder present. The Chair stated that
the meeting was called TO pass upon the
applications of electric companies for
franchises. The first question. however,
to be considered was the application of
the Southern Railway Company TO run
tracks to the Old Dominion wharfs. Mr..
Woody. Of the Ward Committee. adj
vised that the committee recommend the
matter to the Council After hearing.
arguments by those interested, the COM
mittee decided TO grant the request, and
that il be revoked at the pleasure Of the
committee.
TAKEN UP TOGETHER.
on motion. it was decided to take up
tho Southern and Home companies or |
dinances together, and MIR. Il. b. SHIELD, |
representing the Southern. was heard. |
He said the ordinances of the companies |
now before the committee were the
same. with the exception of the water
privilege asked for by the Virginia Com
pany.
Mr. SHIELD explained that the COM
pany ne represented wanted to do bust
ness, and he answered the questions
asked by members of the committee.
The ordinances were considered by |
sections. The first section was passed
without any trouble. but when the Sc
oond. which reserves to the city the
right at the expiration of five years from
the date of approval of the ordinance 10
require the companies to put their wires
in conduits was reached, there was
trouble.
Mr.. Pollock moved TO substitute for
this a section directing the company to
build conduits now. He thought the
city was burdened with wires over ;
head now, and wanted to hear Superin-
lendent Thompson OF the Fire-AlaTm De- s
Dartment on the subject.
WOULD NOT LAY CoNDUITs.
Mr.. John Shelton Williams, of the
southern Company, asked permission I
"a aPI nd uf fn1A N ]
committee that II was not necessary TO /
end for any one TO talk about over Il
lead wires The Southern Company n
would not he said, accept a franchise /
With a clause requiring conduits. c
There was a general discussion of the /;
IA ker, and finally Mr.. Pollock with S
~ his request to hear Superintendent D
thompson, but insisted upon his sub
titutc, which was lost, only Messrs. j. a
I. King. Bahen Lawder, and Pollock n
citing for it. The rest of the ordinance
ias approved without an objection. =
REQUIRED TO GIVE BOND.
Mr.. J. NJ. King moved that each COM Il
any be required to furnish bond for
O,OOO as a guarantee of good faith, and !
} erect a plant large enough TO furnish
ectric power enough to light the city. c
Mr.. Pollock moved as a substitute that re
lch company be required to furnish bond r..
the sum Of 5000 within thirty days :,
Of the franchise, the bond a.
be returned to the company when the II
ant has been completed. After a general
scussion Mr.. Bloomberg offered "a reso- tn
ton providing that the company de- g
sit bond of 5000 thirty days after the of
ssage Of the ordinance, the same to W
returned 10 the company when the OF
ant is completed to the satisfaction Of F.
e Street Committee. on
Mr.. Bloomberg's motion was adopted ne
d the ordinances as whole were re-
to the Council. ha
Penalty on City Taxes. u
The Committee of Conference met atJ nv
2 City Hall at o'clock yesterday after ~
Dn and after a brief session recon- n
nded to the Board of Aldermen that
II body concur in the Councils ordi-
nee TO provide a method for penalties
city taxes. Special Accountant Nc ?
rthy explained the good purposes Of the Nj
finance. and it was adopted without Ia
Ich discussion an
he ordinance reads:
BE IL ordained by the City Council of ~,
, city Of Richmond In
The City Collector shall. on or before I
18th day of July of each year render on
the Auditor a statement, showing the ma
al amount of all the tax bills in his fol
IDS for collection which have been me
d In fun, or half paid. up TO the LIST WI WI
, Of July of the current year. and the Ga
al amount Of the bills of the current tor
r upon which no payment has been ma
de up TO the LIST day of July, and the me
regate amount of the statement must be
al the total amount of real and per- dec
al taxes for the year. wo
Upon receipt of the statements men uet
led in section 1, the Auditor shall s,I,,
hwith estimate and charge to the City 4 =,
lector per cent. penalty upon he raj
Il amount Of the bills upon which 10
ment has been made up to July LIST, for
the Collector shall stand charged me
h the said penalty until 1t is paid i'm -
bills returned delinquent. as now pre- ne
bed by ordinance. p pia
This ordinance shall be in force from
passage.
he Board of Sinking Fund Commits =,
eys and the Committee on Finance a =,
last night and transacted routine i'm :,