Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-31
STkEET-CAR SERVICE
COUNCIL COMMITTEE INvEsTiGAr-
ING DELAYS ON MAIN-sTREET.
Mr.. c. C. WALKER BEFORE THE BODY
He Asserts That the Chesapeake and
Ohio il Not ut Eault-Othcr COM
n,,,tees I'm Session, hut Very Little
business IL Transacted.

The Council Committee on Streets met
I'm regular session in the city Han last
night and transacted a large volume az
routine business. The vexed question OF
| the Alain-street car schedule was intro
duced. with an ordinance from the sub
committee prohibiting the Chesapeake
and Ohio railway from blocking louisiana
and Denny streets with its cars for more
than three minutes at a time. and i'm
posing a penalty of 8 TO $40 for every
violation.
Mr.. c. c. Walker, representing the
railway company was given the privilege
OF the floor. and made an interesting re-
ply TO the arguments adduced by the
street-railway company. He said that
some Of the trains were too long to pass
the crossing in three minutes, especially
since they were not allowed to run faster
than six miles an hour. lie had caused
10 be kept a tally of all trains which
passed over this crossing last year ms
showed that the average time consumer
was four minutes. and in only TWO IN
stances was the crossing closed Tor ten
minutes.
CARMEN CAUSED DELAY.
one hundred and sixty street-cars
nassed the crossing i'm a day. and the
tally went TO show that only four OF
these were delayed. Some motormen ana
conductors, he said, were wont 10 Hu-
iourn TO a nearby saloon Tor rest ana
refreshment. and 20 this cause he attn
buted many Of tho long delays. lie sup
ulied the committee with tally OF trains
crossing Louisiana and Denny streets last
year from July LIST TO December SIst' ana
tbis paper was referred to the sub-com>
mittee. while the ordinance was laid ON
the table pending a report.
4 resolution providing for the assess
mont Of ropeIty-holders for sewer I'M
movements. according TO the benefits
was opposed by the City Assessor ana
after being argued NJ length. was referred
IN the Council without recommendation
Of any sort.
Contracts were awarded as follows:
Brick having. to W. T.. Fletcher; nay. 10
I1lman's Son: oats. straw, and corn, TO
q. r. Beverdge; stone paving, 10 w. e.
Fletcher: curblng and Tagging. 20 James
Netherwood; block paving 70 W. h.
Fletcher
The subcommittee.
The subcommittee Of the Committee
on Streets met yesterday afternoon 10
consider the claim Of the Grassett sisters
for damages caused to their property by
reason OF the recent overflow OF the
Fourth-street sewer. The committee
heard evidence. and postponed a decision
until the property had been visited and
the damages assessed.
IT. Johns Burying-Ground.
The Committee on 81. Johns Burying-
Ground met at ! O'Clock yesterday after
noon and transacted routine business.
The sum Of So - reverts 10 the treasury
from the appropriation made last year
for this department.
The Committees on Claims and Salaries
and Accounts and Printing were called
10 meet. but there was no quorum pres
ent in either case.
Board Meets Tonight.
The Board of Aldermen will meet to-
night 20 consider the resolutions adopted
by the Common Council providing for
compulsory vaccination and the purchase
Of an emergency hospital
The Committee on Police will meet at
II o'clock this morning.