Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-27
THE LINES THAT FAIL
COMMITTEE gMnARKs ON DISCUS
SION OF WANING FRANCHISES.
WHAT TERMS CAN BE MADE ?
prooo.i,ion THAT the Branch Lines
shall Re Operated Till the MAJ"
-. r,pires Not Cordially Re-
cctxed-Quession OF Taxation

rno snb-committee OF the Committed
on Streets appointed TO arrange win 'i'
richmond Railway and Electric |oh-
many 20 operate their lines, the frahenises
of which expire next January uhui '"e
"a - che year. met In the city Hall last
night.
Tho discussion was purely informal
and though the representatives OF the o'o
comnany we're present, they Declined "
Give any inAnng Of the views OF ''''i
oomnanv. and only introduced the ques-
,,on ~ taxation. which, II appears VIII
he one of the knotty questions 10 oee'N''
The meeting was simply a preliminary
canter. and no real progress was ""ue'
In the END resolution was adop'ou III
s,ruetine the City Engineer TO ascertain
rom the railway company upon "H"'
,orms ,ney are wi!ling TO opei".e ZOO
branch lines that expire January l. i''V'
for one year from that oa'e'
THE MATTER INVOLN Ep'
The members present were Messrs
Whittet chairman, BloombeI 3, oi'O '.,'s
Peters, and WoodS; , Inis 'resolntion
hereas. the City Attorney, IN ms 1p IN
,on ~ October l, 1871. to the C9nllmlt,tee
ON streets, stated thar thc ino,anS
vnu,ss Of the City Railway COMPANY
IousSs % che "a day of December, lsJ0:
Main street from Rockets TO hSSet nO, -,
Eighth and Ninth streets from Nl.'' fro,n
BROAD single track on Bio"u 800 fror
Ninth 20 Laurel. and on iSauie r ,g,n"
Trosd IN Main and that the IohoWIns
expire on January l, lSuJ. l. rom 100 or
and Main down Rockets 10 ul'Vn, ~.
Main from Reservoir TO cOlpOIuto lni 80
80 Hollvwood extension from LauIel 20
Main. and whereas, Il Is manlIestly 70
The interest OF the city TO nave the WIZ Ivy
Main-street franchise 70 expire at lne
same time in order TO InahS 'te '0''
posal OF same: therefore, De IT,, NJ
Pesolved by the Council OF the cry u
pichmond lhe Board Of Aldermen VO.i
curring). That the Committee on ott1 80
be. and they are HEREBY, no,npsnv 10
arrange with the railway company "
oDerofe their lines which expire on 1"i IN.
oTv / 1900. TO December 81, 1871 un1ei tdlo
terms Of their present charteI anu o,,' w.,
their failure 90 make sueh ai I,e,ls 10 re-
cuire said lines TO be vacated on Jahuaii!
! 1900 so that there shall De no Coinpli
cations on December 81, lsVV 10 si""S
franchise for the whole lHIc. 49,, -,
SIassrs wyndham r. Meredith ana
.iex "a Gulgon were present as repre-
,an,atives of the Richmond Railway ana
Electric Company.
Tho CITY Engineer made a brief state
ment as to the object OF the ince,ins'
,Tha franchises of the company would eN-
,,,ro no said I'm about year, and II the
Conncil did not notify the company WIN
On wear after the expiration OF the
sranchise then the company could claim
en- ,apht of extension for fifteen years
r,ba ouestion of taxation was raised ny
Mr. Meredith He advanced the propo''-
tion that If the franchises OF the Ter
minal lines were extended the rate OF
,axatlon should be per cent. Tor the
whole line. including the Union I%s9e"
- ,,,as So that the new rate OF >aNa-
a. on the last-named line should not
hecome lucrative until it was settled VINO
should reouire the Main-street ana
branch lines.
TO WAIT on THE COMPANY.
AIR Bloomberg offered the following re-
solution: -
Resolved. That copy of the JOINT re ESQ
luton adopted by the CounclI ol 'ile -
of Richmond, which is now under con,
sideration. be forwarded TO the hlcnmohu
hallway and Electric Company, ana 1hey
be requested 10 signify ellher tnSir W. W.
iincness to enter into an afrahgeneHt 90
is contemplated therein, or thelT Iclu9.'i
IN consider the terms Thereon. but 1t i
EXPRESSLY understood that the acceptance
hereof By the company shall not pe
binding either upon the company uI ' unS
committee until an ordinance Is plepdleo
by the City Attorney ana the same ""oP'-
ed by the Council
Mr. pollock offered the following sub
sutute: ,....., 90
That the City Engineer be directed TO
confer with the Richmond Ral"ay '',la
Electric Company, ana ask theh 10 duNiSS
mis- committee upon what terms anu
conditions they are willing 10 operate the
lines for which the franchises expire
january /, 1900. for the period OF one year
from date of such expiration.
The substitute was adopted, Mr.. Bloom
here alone voting against II, and the
committee adjourned
several Claims for Damages
The Committee on Claims and Salaries
met with Messrs. Mccarthy, Gordon,
Wailerstein. and Mills present. Several
minor claims were considered
The declaration in the suit OF John j.
Laaker against the city of Richmond
was presented and referred TO a sub
committee composed OF Messrs. Waller
stein and Mccarthy for investigation.
The plaintiff complains that by reason
90 the condition of the sidewalk on the
south side Of Leigh street, between Third
and Fourth, he tripped over a plank left
there and fell violently against a mortar
box. meeting with injuries that COM
yelled him to discontinue his fish, oyster
and game business. lie claims $500 dam
ages.
The suit Of Ella c. Bongess against the
cttv for s. 900 was also before the COM
mittee. The plaintiff claims damages by
reason of the breaking of the Fourth
street sewer. She refused the compro-
mise offered by the city The declaration
was referred 10 the Street Committee for
Investigation.
Iouis Y. Kemmerer one OF the
substitute firemen, claimed SIS, amount
Of doctors bill, for attendance
while suffering with broken arm
Kemmerer claims that on the night
of January 9th. as he was run
ming 10 a fire, he slipped and fell on the
corner OF Chafiin and Beech streets.
subcommittee reported that there were
no distractions at that point, or anything
10 cause such an accident. The matter
was referred back 10 the chairman for
further investigation
The Committee on Accounts and Print
ing met last night, with every member
present. Bills aggregating $500 were or
dered TO be paid. and accounts for
stationery were referred TO the different
departments.
The Needs of the Gns-WOrks.
The Council Committees on Light and
on Finance will hold a joint session in
Room No. IL OF the City Han tomorrow
at y. NJ 10 consider the question OF i'm
proyements needed at the CITY Gas
on that occasion tho subcommittee
consisting OF Messrs. Wallerstein and
Gun Int ~