The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-11

| satisfactory security in the penalty Of
| $4,000. TO be approved by the Committee
| on Streets. for the faithful performance
| OF said contract.
FIVE-MINUTE SCHEDULE
Said company shall give over It's
whole line from Twenty-ninth and l.
| streets 10 Reservoir and Main, schedule
OF not more than five minutes.
;. The privilege herein granted shall
be subject TO amendment, alteration or
revocation at any time at the VIII 'of the
Council. and in event Of their failure 10
so discontinue tho use OF same at the
expiration Of said aforementioned ninety
DAYS. the said Richmond Union Passenger
Railway Company agrees TO pay TO the
city OF Richmond as liquidated damages
the sum OF $50 per day for each and
every day they shall use said tracks after
the expiration of said ninety days, IN
addition 70 any penalty that may be i'm
posed on said company under any other
provision Of this ordinance
6. For any failure 20 carry out any
provision OF this ordinance. or any con-
dition or requirement OF this ordinance,
or 10 carry out any restriction or require
ment that may be imposed under the
terms and provisions OF this ordinance,
the company shall be liable TO a fine OF
not less than ten dollars. nor more than
i've hundred dollars; each days failure
TO so conform shall be a separate offence.
T. This ordinance shall be in force from
its passage
The committee met at Sis o'clock Chair
man Otway s. Allen presiding. and pres
ent Messrs. Pollock, King Woody. Law
der. Burton. Gibson, Whittet Peters,
Bahen, and Ebel. Mr. Bloomberg was re-
ported absent on account of sickness In
his family. ,
THEATRICAL PEOPLE PROTEST
The chairman having stated the object
of the meeting, protest against the re-
noval of the tracks, on the ground that
II would depreciate the value Of the Acad-
envy of Music and initiate against theat-
rical amusements. was read signed by
the Southern theatrical company.
The committee declined 10 allow dis
cussion Of the question again, although
there were present representatives, OF the
old company OF the Y. NJ. Il. a, and also
a number Of citizens
The work occupied less than two hours
amendments being offered and adopted
nv Mr.. Pollock extending the Seventeenth
line 10 Main street. and securing transfer
privileges on that line. and by Mr.. Law
der providing that half-rate tickets TOT
school children should be put on SALE
Nr. Pollock also offered an amendment,
which was carried making the percentage
Of It's gross receipts to be paid by the
company discretionary with the Council
instead of two per cent
Letters were read from Messrs. II. Sell
den Taylor and N. w. Bowe, strongly rec
ommending the removal OF the tracks on
the ground that real estate would be
benefited. and a dangerous nuisance got
ten rid of.
EXPERT OPINION.
The City Engineer and the CITY Attor-
ney were asked to give expression 10 tneir
views. The former held that II was mere
" a question of policy. He said more
over. that the terms OF the franchise were
rather hard on the company.
Mr. Pollard said that. speaking from
q legal standpoint, every precautlon had
been taken in drawing the ordinance 10
nrotect the city. IL was urged, he said,
that litigation might follow. II that view
was taken no contracts should be made,
for litigation might ensue in any case
Mr. Ebel spoke strongly against the
recommendation of the ordinance, and
urged that the street railway business
he allowed to remain "in statu quo
AIR. Allen said that he believed the
tracks should be removed, as they were
a nuisance. and 1t would benefit him pc
crniarIlv II they were taken up. but for
fear Of involving the city with the Federal
courts he was impelled TO vote against
the proposition. 80,
A vote was then taken with the above
given result. and the committee after
soma further business adjourned.
Cleaning the Streets.
The Committee on Health met at 1880
o'clock with Messrs. Hobson (chairman)
Casiie. Camp. Burton. Neal. Grimes.
Gibson and Donohoe present.
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