The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-16
The LONG DISTANCE PHONE.
The Street Committee to Consider lis
Franchise Next Friday Week.
COL. ANDERSON ASKS FURTHER DELAY
On Behalf Of the American Telephone and
Telegraph Company Capt. Guison
Wishes Iinrue diste Action-frO-
cecdings OF tho Committee.

cd the American Telephone and Icle6i"p"
Company viii De definitely agreed upon
SO far as The street committee IS con-
cornod. az "a called meeting of that COM
mittce TO Doe held Oh the afternoon oil ihe
10Th instant
This was settltd ot tho meeting or the
committee yesterday afternoon 1N0ue"
torcly against the wishes OF tAe io"s-o's-
lance company as voiced py lheH rep
yesenfatiyc colonel George wayne An
doreon This gentleman pleaded ear
D.suv for further delay. 10 WAS the
,,roper thing for the committee 10 do' ne
,.id to allow the petitioners TO SIGNIFY
v.ben they wished the matter acted upon.
SETTLE TIE MATTER.
Captam Guigon. on the other hano'
urged immediate action. Enough speec-'7
had been made. Dee said 10 tnoiou5"'y
.nHehtou the committee, ANA ne oiu ho'
think that it was necessary 10 l"'
DELAY. Ills company was WHINE ".i.
anxious for the matter to he S',.''" "e
once in amy way that tnc commune D."
Its wisdom. might see ht'
"I should boz glad for vote I'D
81, tbis afternoon" continued capt
,,i,on .but of course. would not ask ''
as senator Daniel and General M'""3' "'
the American Company. are bo'h "o7.''''
1.ut vsuId urge the Commitlte TO "~'
,,non if as speedily as possible.
.f move" said Alderman JoiH vi.
,-i,,,, .that a special meeting he heio
IgridaI n,eht wcc., and the question ''"'n
up' n..Y eofa
- ,vof.id like TO amend tha' Si''
Alderman Iawdcr "by adtng ana De
finally disposed of at that time.
Nlf' hhir t
without " "is o,,locls with
Ihe coAliAi,''' 5.. and the fol-
'huimuh anu" Rfc-srs Ehcl
lowing m'mn'I7 ll' ,,,rton John
Foster, l@Woti' l.n"' r.tn King
~ King, Pollock. N'o''' ,f +ret tbo
The committee .t I.cfvceon
west sidewalk of Linden r,l'.I
Grove and Floyd avenues "a .....,,
The committee decided To ,,.e
tho rejection 81 the p'ulloh u" i"''
sidewalk of Cherry street D'l"''"
erlv and Amcmarle. ~
n was decided. Oh motion or MI -N''-'''
g.. ,..,.o,,r,.rd the paving OF Jhe ai"'
,...t, nj en4for street. bctwce" 1I"0'
..nd Franklin.
,rt. .rnliraGon Of the Richmond l'"ii.
NV and Electric Company to Doe above"
fo extend jus tracks alone T. sH'''' - 9''
tfHt.fI u ID
t,,r,d 10 a subcommittee OF IFe' con-
eisfiug of Messrs. Woody. LAWder' o. ''
King. Pollock. and Burton
Am ouiniou WAS read from tht 'i'N -''
ofney. stating that the clty nau H' pow
TO compel he Richmond ana -na"
Railway Company to concrete l'1 "'0N'
at Fifth and Baker.
ON motion of Mr. POLLOCK '"lhinN-
n.catiou was ordered to Dee addressed 20
I. O.
opinion ass GO work of the same n''ui
necessary at Seventh ano b'NeI S'l,' ~
Tho ordinance 300 regard 10 Ih'
mond Railway ANA Lieciiic l',''I,
taking up JUS uacta ON ",9t '-
street between ADAMS e'' l.,,',i,tos
referred TO li' 'i't
CITY Engineer ana ,,'s - ,'Dr ,.,, nv ,I.r-
sol iii'-> i'-1ll-'' - ,.,. eo.'tbe,p
The ordnance "i'"'"7 wy G ~.
railway TO cohsliu,l o. 'p". ,,,,tr
euia street. was I"lH %" '"o '."io
The next meeuh5 OH '.' 0oil'''''' -, ,,,...t,.,.
The petition ol t.e h'eIil''''" '. .''''
Company. 10 De a"o"'u ~ VO',,'' ',, uI'
line ON Lomndroy street. '"l" ~ 'ouu ~
Cary, ANA from JUS A'7''l" ''i ii,''t us 'o
the corporate Ninits' was ,i'ii GA ~ 'i-
ioioMih- 7"'- pl'i''' frI',
d. j. hins, Woody ht"e"' ANA '''''
NJ. hlns. ,
AT inns point ON Hio.'" W .''
VI. King, the rules were ''.D''' I'
ofuer 20 hA upon 3. "''' 10, '",
Nieialioh oi 'Ae peu''0" 90 '''1 -'''l,'
en- lti ieph"ne ana Ae''-''l'"
MT. Jonh ~, MING aiss ,s''" '-"' ,"'
t-ion ne take" up "'N' ,'-"'
toionti 'eoIse tl "' anu. .."' ii' D'
nan Ol 'hf iou- '''' '"l"i '',''
li"t 'h' -'.,e', .",
,"e ',"ie u".i' ', wins io
l To 'e A'-Iu' "", c''e
i.e iepl -.il'uNt 'l l'' i''ciil"ouu i''e'
pho"e company o'-'i.' naS'' i" ,"e il''-
yer was pi"oi "i "''".'.s' iie "op."
tu'l no ".uoh "ou'u ne ,dA'n u"Dl 'he
h-At regular meeting OF the committee.
captain d. Is. 'uison' iep}hs To COL
onel Anderson, sild tlat hc could NOT
imagine why thc latter thought that his
upany wished to hurry up matters as
.one Of its members had opened their
lips. Tie dd WISH. however that the
matter be considered at as early 81 date
az possible for the proposition hung over
his company Ike black cloud. lie
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