Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-06
MAY NOT BE REMOVED
TRACK QUESTION sUMMAau.Y DIS
POSED OF ny THE COUNCIL.
EFFORT TO TEapORlzs FAILS.
The Virginia Electric Development
Co. Applies for PriviIcgca-Tbe Sale
OF oicomargarine-A New Jail
Envored--A Busy Session.

the Union Passenger Railway Company
to remove their tracks from Bank and
Franklin streets TO Main street. was
Overwhelmingly defeated by the Common
Council last night.
The fact that II was foredoomed TO
failure was generally recognized. and the
old company only asked that the matter
should be laid upon the table and allowed
to die In peace The company had seven
votes pledged to the support OF the ordi-
nance, and every possible influence was
brought to bear on members who were
opposed 10 &c, and the promise was even
vouchsafcd that II these latter would
agree TO lay the document on the table,
the seven would vote against its adoption
whenever it might be- brought up in the
future.
The best laid plans, however, "a, gang
aglee." and this was one Of them. The
ordinance was brought up early in the
proceedings and voted down unanimously.
after an Intellectual effort had been made
TO lay il upon the table.
Messrs Virginius Newton, James y.
Boyd. and s. Dabney Crenshaw, OF the
syndicate formed 10 buy the Main-street
franchise, were in the field to oppose the
cession of the privilege, together with
an array of learned counsel. and they
retired apparently very well satisfied that
there had been no need for them to raise
their voice in the matter.
WANT WATER POWER.
An interesting feature of the proceed
ings, though not a very conspicuous one,
was the application OF the Virginia Elec-
trio and Development Company, for the
L., f,sa,, oh UrQnfph
Todd and others, Of Baltimore. some time
ago. This franchise is for the develop
ment of the water power Of the James
river, and the furnishing Of light anu
power for public ana private purposes.
The new company will apply for char
ter to-day and will be capitalized at a
million dollars.
A new plan for the codifying Of the
city ordinances has been adopted. and
there now seems every prospect that TINS
work will be completed in ten months.
The Clark Sprius property 81 CO.,. sold'
and an appropriation has been made for
plans for a new city jail An ordnance
was adopted providing for the punishment
of merchants who sell oleomargarine foF
butter. and many matters or minor I'M
portance were duly considered.
The following members were present:
Messrs. Blanks. Bloomberg, Camp, cot
tren. Curtis. Ebel Ferguson CARRIER
Gibson. Grimes, Gunst. Harrison Heeke'
Hobson. Mccarthy, Miner, Peters Pol
lock, Shea, Tanner, Teefey Wallersteih'
West, Whalen, Winston, Woody, and cas-
kie.
THOSE BANK-STT.L IT TRACKS,.
ghe ordinance recommending the re-
mova Of the tracks of the Richmond
Union Passenger Railway Company from
lot. ssfV amended
BY the Committee on Streets, was the
| first measure of Importance to be intro
! duced. 1t was read from the title TO the
! final clause by the clerk, ana was Ioilo"-
! ed with close attention.
Mr.. Ebel asked that the title be reread,
| and when this had been done he onered
1 the following amendment:
Resolved, That an ordinance entitled an
/ ordinance to allow a change OF part OF
/ the route of Richmond Union Passenger
Railway Company, between Seventh and
| FRANKLIN streets and Twenty-first and
Franklin streets be laid on the table until
| the expiration of the franchises of the
Richmond City Railway Company, now
operating on Main, Broad, and other
J streets of the city Of Richmond, ana he
| ii further
| Resolved. That at any meeting of the
! Common Council at which SAID ordinance
| shall b. hereafter taken from the bdDiS'
| the said ordinance shall not be passed.
| but shall be continued until the next reg
MAR meeting Of the Common Council, ana
! the clerk shall have the said ordinance
printed. for distribution among the mem
! hers of the Council, whenever the same
| shall be taken from the table.
! Speaking 10 his amendment, Mt Epel
said he offered il as the best means OF
assuring Justice TO all parties concerned
/ He believed that if a vote were taken the
ordinance would be killed. The relegation
/ of the ordinance to the table would DE
virtual death to it, while the proviso thai
| IL could be resuscitatel each month
\ would keep it within the JURISDICTION VI
! the Common Council. go.
Mr.. Wallerstein said he hoped the Coun'
| oil would decide the question for the PEG
! nle Of Richmond once and for all lie De
! Ueved the citizens, or, at least, ~ OF y
Der cent. Of them. were opposed 10 srah''
ing the privileges asked for by the com
many. He said this ordinance was Simply
having the way for more government Dy
! Injunction. and while he had great respec'
for the opinions of the present ana pas
/ CITY attorneys, he thought in the hsnt u
experience with the Bell Telephone Com
many the safest way was the best way.
! VIOLATING THEIR FRANCHISES.
The Richmond Railway ana Elec'i
| ,~'omnanv was violating every franchls'
that had ever been granted to II. Ihes
are violating the schedules, and they arr
violating their contracts with the city az
to the paving of streets lnis p"'''-o
| THE trouble with most