The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-02
MANY FRANCHISES SOUGHT.
Council Committees Had Three Under
Consideration Last Night.
THE CONTRACT FOR OIL AWARDED.
Itis Secured by the standard OIL Company
Attorneys for Companies Applying ioF
Franchises Make Addrosses~Acs
tion Temporarily Postponed

The matter Of granting franchises to
corporations TO do business in this city
was under discussion by two Council COM
mittees. at the city Hall. last night. The
Light Committee. which convened at .
O'Clock. had before IL applications from
the Southern Electric Company. and the
Home or Traylor Electric Company.
The question was discussed at some
length. and addresses IN advocacy OF
granting the franchises by Mr. =. Z.
shield. on behalf Of the Southern Elec-
tric Company. and by Mr.. W. T. kedoy
for the Home Company.
The committee finally decided to post
pche the question until next "Wednesday
nigat at o'clock. when City-Attorney
Meredith will Doe requested to be present.
VIRGINIA ELECTRIC COMPANY.
The other body which had a franchise
under consideration SIS subcommittee OF
the Committee on Streets, which was look
ing into the advlsahili.y Of granting pFlVi-
lsges 90 construct a plant 10 utilize the
waste flow Of James river TO the virginia
,rbis matter. after due consideration.
VA referred 10 the City Attorney and
City Engineer. with the request that such
an ordinance as they are prepared TO rec
ominsad Doe drafted.
rhc Light Committee met al o'clock,
sub-Chairman Joseph Wallersiein In the
chair Those present were;
Mcssrs. Vaughan o. a. Hawkins,
Hardwicke. Tanner. and E. M. Noble.
The first business 1yas the opening Of
bids 10 supply tho city with oil from Oc-
tobcr /. 1897 TO Octoper J. 1875. The bids
submitted were as follows.
Climax on Company ............ 800 Cents.
Atlanta Refining Company. 5.s
Southern oil Compa ny.......... 39l
standard oil Company y.......... 5.5i
Toler R-"ning Company y....... 3.S3
This contract was awarded 20 the Stand
ard OH Company.
Tho application for franchises TO fur
u'sh The city with electric lights was next
taken np.
Some time ago MIR. VI redith. at the re-
quest Of ,ne committee. prepared an ordi-
nance under which these franchises could
De- granted but the committee did not ap.
prove 30 altogether and returned IL with
tho request that an ordinance be framed
similar 20 that granted the X. w Traylor
Company some years ago, which contains
provision providing that tho franchise
he revoked whenever the city was pre-
pared to establish an electric plant Of its
own.
Tho ordinance requested was duly pre-
nared bv Mr. Meredith and forwarded 10
the committee. After this ordinance was
read 90 tho committee Mr.. Hardwick
moved that the committee recommend
that the applications for franchises be re-
turned TO tho counci. since they were not
accompanied by the deposits of $1,000
such as required by law The motion
WAS lost
ATTORNEYS SPEAK.
Mr Philip B Shield then addressed the
committee in behalf OF the Southern
Electric Company laying before Il briefly
tho objects of the company represented
by him.
lle was followed by M. w + Reddy
Tor tho Home or r.. W. 4 aylor Flee
tric Company
AT the conclusion OF Mr. Red7y's speech
tho Travlor ordinance was again con-
eidercd. hlt 10 being deemed advisable
that the city Attorney should be pre-
sem. decision was pos poned until next
"Wednesday might at 5 o'clock when Mr
Meredith will be requested TO be present.
The suh-COmmittcc ON Streets having
the Virginia Electric Company for a
franchise. met a. o'clock. Mr. f. e..
Ehci presiding and present Mcssrs. John
NJ. and John y. King Bahen and Fos-
ter.
1hc franchise presented by the COM
lanv with their application was taken
up and city Attorney Meredith stated
tha' Dee would not recommend The same
in its present iorm
Tho UruViefDuu urTar tyhfoh cft.h
franchise should De granted ought he
said. 20 be similar 20 the Traylor ordi-
nance now under consideration by the
Licht Committee.
Nr Todd. Of the Virginia Electric Com
panN who was present, was invited TO
address tine committee Ills speech in
substance was similar TO the one made
hy him before the Stree committee. with
the addition that the charter desired was
10 re conditional on Investigations now
being made by the company the latter 90
have fho pfirilcrc OF accepting the same
any time in two years.
After "a good deal of discussion the mat
Ter Nas referred 90 the city Engineer
and city Attorney. with instructions 70
prepare "a proper ordinance and the COM
mittee adjourned subject TO the call OF
the chairman.
OTHER COMMITTEES.
inc committee on Police met az
o'clock SO terday afternoon. there being
present Alcssrs. blanks, Williams ard
Whalcn.
The payroll and bills FOR the month Of
September amounting 20 SS.2Nq40 were ap-
proved and ordered 90 be paid
on motion of MT Williams the commit
tcc decided to hold iis regular monthly
meetings hereafter ON the last day i'm
each month az 4.30 =. NJ
The Committee on First Market met
at l0l3 east Main street yesterday morn
inr Present. j. NJ. King chairman:
1larclson. Tanner, and Smith. The US
ual routine business was transacted.
Tho newly created Electrical Commit
tec will hold its first meeting this after
noon at & o'clock.