Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-16
ABOUT THE CONDUlTS
STREET COMMITTEE ASKS CITY
ATTORNEY WHAT CAN DE DONE.
NOT TINE FOR UNDERGROUND WIRES
Matter of strcet-Car Transfers
Hoard Of Aldermen Fails to Get n
Quorum-Committc Tint Met Yes
tcrdny Afternoon.


semi-monthly session in Room Of the
CITY Hall at o'clock yesterday after
noon. and held lengthy meeting. Pre-
sent were Messrs. Bloomberg (sub-chair-
NAM. Bahen. Carter. Ebol, Foster. j. j.
king. Burton. Pollock, and Woody.
The most important matter considered
was an ordinance presented by Captain
A. Il. Guigon. general counsel for the
Richmond Telephone Company, amend
INK the general conduit ordinance so "a
to fix the time when all the electric
wires within the prescribed district shall
have been placed underground. as June
&c. 1895. instead OK June IL. 1891. Captain
Guigon stated that il was we'll under
stood by members OF the committee and
the City Council that the time had not
yet come for the city TO require the
various companies TO put their wires
under ground and argued that the pro-
per step for the committee TO take was
the step il took just one year ago-to
recommend to the Council an amendment
10 the general ordinance. by which
The companies would have until June
18th Of next year in which TO put IN the
conduits Brief reference was made 10
before the Council granting the Ameri-
can Telephone and Telegraph company
OF Virginia local and lons-distance privl-
legcs and containing special provisions
as 10 conduts.
Captain Guigon was followed in his re-
marks by Captains Andrew Pizzinl IT.,
who spoke IN behalf OF the Long-Dls-
lance Company. lie SAID that Inc Idch-
mond Telephone Company came TO the
in IL
an extension Of its franchise. when II had
failed TO comply with the provisions OF
the ordinance il had accepted lie
thought It was not in the province of the
Committee 10 do what Captain Gui8on
asked.
There was some debate upon the mat
ter among the members Of the commit
tee but the prevailing opinion was thaI
the time had not yet come for the Coun-
ell 20 require the wires TO be placed
under ground. MI Pollock finally offered
a motion. which was adopted, directing
the city Attorney 10 inform the com
rnittee as 10 what ii could DO IN the
premises.
An ordinance relative TO cars stopping
at the c8r-line crossings was read anu
briefly discussed. it was referred TO the
City Engineer to present an ordnance
meeting the necessities in this respect.
WANT STREET NAMES CHANGED.
The following communication came
from the Common Council:
10 the Honorable Council Of the City
Of Richmond:
Gentlemen.-Th Confederate Memorial
Literary, Society respectfully petition
your honorable body 10 designate the
streets or avenues leading up to the
Lee monument by names or the former
residences of that distinguished PATROL
viz: Westmoreland. Arlington, hIch-
mond and Lexington.
Unanimously adopted by the society at
fits regular meeting on the Sd instant.
Respectfully. Mrs l.. G. DANIEL
Corresponding Secretary.
June :. 1897.
The committee discussed the conmunl-
cation at some length, and decided mat
Il was ineXpodient 10 change the names
of these streets and avenues at THIS
time.
co1J.DN,T AGREE AS TO TRANSFERS
MIR. John SHELTON Williams. president or
,bo richmond Traction Company. was
present. and reported that his company
and the Richmond Railway and Electric
Comnanv had conferred in reference 10 a
svstcm of transfers between the various
street-car lines of the city in response
TO a request from the committee, but mat
they had been unable TO reach an agree
ment.
The committee appointed a sub-com-
mittee TO take up the question OF street
car transfers and make such recomnen-
dations as it deems proper under the
circumstances.
The committee considered the resolution
from the Council instructng the Street
committee to repair Hospital street III
front of the City Almshouse Colonel
Cutshaw stated that the sidewalks would
have 10 be practically repavcd they were
in such bad condition. The body decided
10 refer the matter to the City Engineer
for an estimate of the cost attaching 10
the proposed Improvement.
Bills and pay-rOlls were approved ana
there was a great deal of minor routine
business. which was promptly dispatched
Light Committee Meets.
4 regular session of the Committee on
Light was held in Room No. Il OF the
CITY Hall, at o'clock last evening.
Those i'm attendance were Chairman
starke and Messrs Vaughan, White, Wal
lerstein. and Tanner. Superintendent
knowles submitted his report Tor .he
month Of May, containing the usual sta
tistical information as to the operations
of the gas-works during that month.
several citizens appeared before the
committee and complained of excessive
due conditions. Each case was dealt with
according to its merits. The bills and
pay-rolls were approved.
The Committee on Accounts and Print
ing met I'm Room No. u at o'clock yes
terday afternoon and transacted its regu-
lar business. A large batch OF bills 70,
stationery, binding. printing, and adver-
Using were approved. Those present were
Chairman Pollock and Messrs Bahen.
Bloomberg and Hawkins.
The Committee on First Market met
and transacted routine business yester-
day morning.
No Quorum of the hoard.
The Board of Aldermen was TO have
held it's regular June meeting last night,
but failed 10 get quorum. Nine mem
bers were present-President Turpn and
Messrs. Bahen, Brock. Burton. Carter.
Starke. Vaughan, Moore, and HardwiclIe.
After waiting a few minutes for other
members 10 come In. and none others APP
pearing. President Turpin announced that
he would call meeting of the Board
for the transaction OF regular business
In few days. ON motion the body then
adjourned.