The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-30
THE BANK STREET
TRACKS REMAIN.
The Committee Declines to Grant the
Request of the Company
SEVERAL CONTRACTS AWARDED.
Meetings Of the Committees on Ac-
counts and Printing and on Claims
and Salaries Routine Business
Transacted.

The street Committee hel9 SIS regular
monthly mocung ycstGday afternoon at
{ O'Clock
Tho following members were present.
Mossis B'1on fcre King. Ebel. Burton.
Pollock. Hthen. Gibson. Ldwdor. Peters.
WMttct Alien )clarmaO.
AR. Maynard made 900 explanation as
So why .l. construction of the sewer or
IhirircuIu stt'i "ai DELAYED. "s to we
terms 0l iue contract Do WAS stated 10y
The lliY Engineer fI4t the circumstances
were oi aH A-onuIiIne nature and recon-
mfn0ed tHit t1e i0ric't should not De De'
manded ins was asreet 10 uyon mo-
4lerat.ns Wcrc heard fo- tine con
sfrNfuYn ni sr"fit pm n' I1.l'"..h
paclst ON Main strcct from twenty
ninth 10 TIflrth. on Harrison ana Ky
land between Franklin and Grace, on
Broad street from p1ini ntl way p'
tween IHIrfl-fnIrI ana lNflt- nith
ttrccts to Ih.ry-fourth s'cect Ihteso
were recommended nyora5y TO The
THE BANK STREET LING..
petition wac offered hr thr ilcnnnnu
Railway and Electric Company ar"lhk
that tlD company hc allowed to ith up
tnor tracks and dia'nniluIr tI' -i.N
on Tho Union Passenger Tine rom S'E-
fufh ana Franklin streets OBJ ninth 90
Bank aud thence t0 Twelfth ADD TWEEN
ty-nrst street. and inti'" TO ,i.ii'slcI
INNN| from '.I'.N TT. '''t
thence to Twcniy-hrst over the NAN
sfrcet lnc. and thence io ttthhlh ~
c-nncct with ODE clay street INC loi
"5ptain o.uiron attorney for tho come
pany stated that there bad been some
statements 200 fle effect That rurn acuon
OF the part of the city tonulh nNtnl
anre' tlc .itvs uLc-rstf in ne .naiIes
OF tho Main street franchise. Tie wished
go sav CHAT such would NOT Doe inc chsc
and chat such Hn arrangement WOMB NOT
o. Obi. DID,
CHn Attorney Pollard gave DTS opinion
eluur tho Same line. stating that by
granting tho petition the franchise would
Colonel Cut-haw also expressed him
eoi- ln "a similar way. DE did not think
if would br matter of much moment.
" was only question as 10 Wnetner
such cam arrangomonl would or nor ne
an Inconvenience f0 the public. ietWcen
the points named ST.. Luke's was the only
public institution that would be neon
81 Bloomborr opposed the petition.
Hir experience and onserva on had been
that it took fho city long time 10 force
people 10 DO what tley 9Lsn. 70 10 no.
FAVORED THE PETITION. -,
Nr Allen favored tho peuuon ne
stated that o. would De great convent
part of Franklin street were almost unanl-
m0uslN Fra favor or the chanEc. WhhC
many of me- mtfchdHie gilH ~
Main street had signed the pcltipn ask
inE FOR such change. ,., a..
Nr S1uuD. "a reg stor addressed tle
committee asking that the petition DC
rrarfcd n the Interests of the property
holders and les-es who were bfcally AZ
moved hy the COmunuN's cars dlohk lie
route. He said DO was almost lnpos ,sl...e
On transact business BOO me law oiu,'7
along Bank street between Eleventh anu
Sir AUcn moved that the petition be
granted and that the company Dee re-
uuIftu fO plf Bank street ln good ORDER
after refnoN.he Ihr iii' PSI. a!iu 'i'5, .i"'