Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-09
THE RAILROAD PLANS,
Subcommittee on Streets Dis
cussss Those Of R,,P&C
SEVERAL AMENDMENTS MADE
President Williams Says the Road Nay
Run Around the City.
| G.. A. O. SENDS REVISED DRAWINGS
The Petition Of This Company for q
| Franchise IL Laid Over Until tho
City Engineer Can Report on the
Changes-A Long Meeting.
G.. a. O. SENDS REVISED DRAWINGS.
The Petition of This Company for

The subcommittee of the Committee
on Streets met In the City Hall last night
and considered in detail the plans OF the
Richmond, Petersburg and Carolina rail-
road. The Chesapeake and Ohio plans
were laid by until the City Engineer has
| had an opportunity to examine and Pc
| port upon some amendments to them
which were only submitted late yester-
F, day evening.
| The session was n prOtracted one, ana
| the committee showed every disposition
| to facilitate the passage Of the ordi-
nances, though some sweeping changes
were made or suggested in the plans OF
| the Richmond. Petersburg and Carolina
road, fact which brought about a live
ly passage of arms between Mr.. John
Shelton Williams president Of the Sea-
board Airline, and Committeeman Pol
| lock.
No definite conclusions were reached In
regard to the ordinance. and tho commit
tee adjourned to meet on Friday evening
at $50 o'clock
| The subcommittee met in executive
/
| the body was called To order in Room No.
5 Of the City Hail. The following mem
| bers were present: Messrs. Ebel CHAIR
man, Burton, King Gibson. Lawder. and
Pollock. The two railroads were repre-
scented as a former meetings. and larger
number of citizens were present
REVISION OF THEIR PLANS.
New drawings were submitted by The
| Chesapeake and Ohio railway. providing
| for some minor changes. The question
| arose as TO the necessity for making the
! full plans q part OF the ordinance, anu
the City Attorney expressed the opinion
that this was essential. The City Engi-
! neer said the old plans of the Chesapeake
and Ohio, which had been signed by him
self and by the engineer of the @hesa-
peake and Ohio had been revised. The
tracks had been elevated five feet at a
certain point TO allow the Richmond
Petersburg ard Carolina TO run under the
Chesapeake and Ohio, and a change nae
been made In the curvature. This lattei
change effected the space left for a depo'
by twenty-six feet. Colonel Cutshaw said
the space given on the plans Tor ms
depot has a frontage of los feet. but Is
bell-shaped, and at the other END OF IN
: station Is ONLY SiAlF-lNui iN'is ia ~
| said was contrary 70 the understanding
| which was to the effect that the depot
would have frontage OF 100 ieet' an.
would run back ninety feet, the same
| width from END TO end.
| There were several points at issue II
the plans OF the Richmond, Petersburg
and Carolina. and while he thought thef'
was no doubt that the committee woul'
act favorably, 1t was necessary that th'
company should say exactly what 1t want
ed. Colonel Cutshaw suggested that th'
| plans OF the Richmond. Petersburg an,
Carolina should be taken up first, as tina
company was naturally anxious 10 get ;
right Of way which the old company noH
has.
ASKED NOT TO DELAY.
Mr.. Axtell took the floor, and replyin;
TO Colonel Cutshaw, said since the Cit
Engineer admitted that the change in ele
| walton and in degree OF curvature WeF'
| immateria to the city, there could be M
reason for delay in dealing with the plan
of the Chesapeake and Ohio. Colone
Cutshaw had been mistaken in his asser
ton that the depot would be bell-shaped
or narrower at one end than the other
Mr.. Axtell reiterated his statements
made on former occasions. that the depo
would be one that the city would be prcu'
Of 1t was entirely agreeable TO III
Chesapeake and Ohio he said, that IN
plans of the Richmond. Petersburg ant
Carolina should be taken up first.
Taking the revised plans i'm his hands
Mr.. Axtell said they had not been sub
mitted. and he was debating in his ow
mind whether it was advisable 10 presen
them. The old plans had been approved
and sooner than delay the matter TO an
other meeting he would ask that the oil
plans be acted upon.
Mr. Ebel said il was desirable that a
changes or probable changes, should b
Incorporated In the ordinance. The mem
bers of the committee, he said. wer
every whit as anxious to push the mat
| ter forward. and 10 see the work in pro
gress, as the railroads themselves cOul
be.
PLANS OF THE r., p. & c.
After some debate as TO the mode o
procedure a motion to take up the plan
of the Richmond. Petersburg and caro-
line Railroad Company was offered, an
prevailed. Engineer Seymour went owe
the plans OF the company in all their dc
tails. from the banks OF the river 10 IN
city limits.
Colonel Cutshaw then pointed out som
of the objections that might be urged
The crossing OF the river, he said. was
matter that the United States Govern
ment would have TO be consulted about
he urged objections 10 the location o
some of the pedestals about shocko
creek and i'm certain alleys, on the groun
that they would be distractions. 1ner
would be no objection 10 allowing IN
company TO come 10 grade AT Eleventh
Twelfth Thirteenth, Fourteenth, an
| Oinfr SlftClSs 49,
agree TO conform should the grade D
altered The company would nave 10 con
form TO culyerts. and make the necessar
extension to the outfall OF the Fifth-stree
sewer Three parties would have 70 b
dealt with in regard TO the right or wa
| from seventh street under the Viaducl
over Baker and st. John streets, as
| lies across property under the control O
| the Grounds and Buildings Commute
ana the Health Committee. Slxteent
street he thought. should he Kept oper
or 81 street made west or east OF IL, an
Tho clearance at Broad street should b
n feet instead of Is. as provided Tor b
The plans. The maps OF the Richmont
: | petersburg and Carolina were not as ~
as those Of the Chesapeake and ONO bu
. | ,bny we're sufficient 10 answer all pun
| noses When IL came to the granting
,ha ordinance he suggested that fulle
Mans should be submitted and signed
THE three most important questions bt
| fore the committee were the SIZE Oh IN
depot' the closing OF Sixteenth street, an
| the grade crossings
/ THE SIZE OF THE DEPOT.
| Mr.. King said the contracting OF til
| depot space in the rear 10 "a feet woui
| be very unsatisfactory. Some regula
space Should be designated by the con
NAMES: II. however, they were unwil'in
20 specify such space, then he though
/, The committee should say just what spac
,, wouid be acceptable. He thought the d
mensions OF the proposed new dept
should not be less than the Union DepQ