The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-29


addition to section 6. at the suggestion
| Of the city Attorney, giving the Counch
| power 10 designate the routes tc be fol-
lowed by the lines Of the company be-
| fore their construction.
| The petition OF the Home Electric COM
| pany was the next business I'm order.
but after a spirited debate. it was finally
| determined to postpone its consideration
| 10 the next regular meeting This was
done against the strong protest OF Mr..
| Phil b. Shield. representative OF the
| company. who explained that the contract
| between the city and tho present COM
pany expired April 18th, next. and 1t
| would take four months to construct
the plant his company proposed 10 pui'"'
OLD COMPANY'S. FRANCHISE.
In replv to the interrogatories recently
forwarded to the city Attorney relatlVe
10 the expiration Of the iranchise OF ,ho
Richmond city Railway COMPANY inc
| city Attorney replied as ioho"s'
| To the Committee on Streets
! Gontlemen:-I am In receipt or your
communication submitting to me the tol-
| lowing inquiries. .,... - 49,.
franchise OF the Richmond CITY halfway
| Company.
2d What notice. If any, tho city IS re-
| uulIed 10 give lNl1 ''Hif''A5 NEr 49,
expiration OF It's franchise
"a The terms upon which the city can
take hack the franchise, and upon what
terms the franchise may be let out 10 any
person i'm repoct % tho present owners OK
| the franchise
an. Has tho present Council the right
to put out the franchise
5th ANY other matter that the City
| Attorney may think necessary 20 report
upon this question.
I'm reply 10 your first inquiry. ! have 70
state that tho rights Of all the routes OF
the Richmond city Railway Company VIII
! not expire on the same date. by INC otn
| chapter. .46 OF the city ordinances loso' All
of its routes I'm existence at the time or
said compilation OF city ordinances was
adopted. which have not been sunsequeht-
ly surrendered. expire December 81, l'VV.
All Of its routes granted since ios' @nu i
now I'm use. expire January !, i9Vo' except
the northern track on Broad street WnlSh
fhe company acquired from the Klch-
nond Fredericksburg and Potomac kal-
! v,av COMPANY and which the company
| uses. with the power I'm the Council 20
revoke II al any time. The routes which
expire on December 81, 1900, are as ioi-
lows: ,-.o.,.o,,..
Main street from Rockets TO Reservoir
piohtb and Ninth streets from Nam 10
| pro.d. broad from Ninth 10 Laurel lsln'
| gle track. and on Lauiel SN'
Broad to Main.
EXPIRE JANUARY Isl. ,o,,
Tho tracks which expire January l. lv"'
From Rockets and Main down Rockets
to FULTON. on Main from Reservoir 70 lno
| corporate limits and the lfoiiy"oou ca
tension from Laurel TO Nam ,..,,,.,,,
Your second. third ana louf'h luPuiiio
|
| can be- answered by sho"hE VIZ a..
inc 12th section of chapter 40 OF the city
i,.',,,,,noos ''.1 0SS0 has upon the said char
Tho civ Attorney thus quotes from sew
! ,,sl sections of the city ordinances ana
| eavs that the ordinance or becehiD'' -
1tc- I'm itsolf contained no provision ms 70
what should be done at the expiration vi
! the franchise. etc. 90 cav.
Tho civ Attorney goes ON 10 ses
| prom "a reading Of thaL section -
% ~ cbanter i5 II will be seen mat ihe
li,,. 10 not reouired 10 give any notice pe-
-. ti,e o,.,iration of said franchise. lt -
| ,liou,od ono wear from or after SAID eApi-
| -, 40 o,i,e notice 10 the company ~ 10
80 IL desires TO be done. During that
| 80. tho Council may. at us option eN-
| fcnd said franchises for another peIlou' vi
II may refuse 10 make sucn eAten'ioiI.
| n shall determine 10 eNtenu lu,in' ,, -,
! spocify for what .enslh oi -i'',o ,..i",tors n
! .t,t torrns. conditions ana IealIlclio,9 ~
I'm ,,r,nt the privileges. II upon thoSo
| VIZ. 1i..,,, and limitations the Councll ana
| ~ I'"',,,,,..,,,v e9n agree upon terms WHlch
llo ottgs1rforv the city Council mas ooh-
"I tbc extensions can De Hlauo ny
oro'n4,'I,x Il, EXTENSION BE REFUSED.
10 tho council shall refuse am .,,,
or N the Council and the oonpan' satis-
! not agree upon terms WIZ '. o,,ligated
! e,ctcrv the city Council mas o.''sr ois,..r,'.'
| ii4r 80 t.ke the railings ana hN'uIo
.Lore,o living within the city, ana t'c
| ~ buildings thereon, etc, the piiSo
a., be fixed by arbitrator etc.
rio civ Attorney then goes on u
sa,, ..It will Doe seen from the apoNe re.
! tion that the present Iounth ii"9 80
tho mower 10 dispose OF salu lou1o ". -
! . ,b. consent of said company so as 10
.e,',,,t o,'' nat council which shall be elect
! n1 ir tS,, from regranting 10 the salu
.,,,nanv the routes which should expire
nooen,bcr "a 1900 OF course, II the pres
at council and the company can come 10
| terms as to any extension or tFanchla''
| ,, mas. be done by mutual consent, put
! only 800 that manner.
4, renlv to the NTH inquiry, ! have 10
sav that as the present Council can 90
notbinr without the consent or the said
companv. there is nothing that ] Woniu
suggest to be done at present. unless tne
SAID company should come forward ana
! ask for franchise
Very truly.
G. Y. MEREDITH.
city Attorney
ON motion OF MT Blo0mberg, this was
forwarded % the City Council
some other business was transacted ana
a long discussion was INDUCED I'm between
| Nfossrs Carter and Ebel as 20 where
| certain money should Doe spent on the
.troats. after which the committee adj
| iourned. ...
THE HEALTH COMMITTEE
The Committee on Health met at 1880
O'Clock. Chairman Briggs presiding. ana
! the following members present: Messrs.
o. A. Hawkins. Carter, CARRIER, and Tam
ner.
Mr. Patterson. of the r. A. Patterson
Tobacco Company. appeared before the
committee 10 complain that his water
metre had several times been ont Of order,
and that II was allowed 90 remain In that
condition until the end n three months,
when his bill was made out on the basis
Of what he had used in months that the
meter was i'm order
After discussion superintendent Boiling
explained the matter 10 the satisfaction
Of Mr.. Patterson
Free water was granted the armory
during the time the Carnival OF Ma
tons" which is TO be held for the bene-
| lit OF the Home for Incurablcs, Is in
| progress in that building.
| Eroa water uras Granted several ma rites