Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-10
RUN CARS ALL NIGHT.
WANT TRss CLAUSE PuT IN THE
NEW FRANCHISE.
TIE SALE OF fHE CAS- WORKS.
Much Interest Felt In This i"p"'
liant auestion. and "a probability "s
several syndicntes Futti"s
Uids.

MIR. Miles NJ. Martin. counsel Tor inc
Richmond syndicate which recently con
trScted for the purchase OF the propertie :
a, the Richmond Railway and Electric
Company. ls.engagod in preparing the pc
tition for franchises and necessary orGi-
nance TO be submitted TO the Council
rbe work Is already well advanced, and
Mr.. Martin expects TO have the papers
ready for presentation at the meeting OF
The Board OF Aldermen next Tuesday
night. They will. OF course, be sent 10
the street Committee
II was stated by a prominent member
OF the Young Mems Business Association
yesterday that determined enort wouid
probably be made 10 have the City Couh-
Gil in granting franchises 10 the new syn
dicate or any other TO provide that cars
shall be run every half-hour. or at least
every hour. after midnight. and until the
regular day schedule begins. lie express
ed the opinion that one car on the Nam
street line could make the circuit every
hour. The need Of an owl car on the
Broad-street line is not thought 10 be so
great. especially If there be one over the
line on Main street.
They Want the Gas-WOrks.
Whether or not the "city fathers" con-
template disposing of the municipal gas
pant 10 private corporations. there are
a number of bidders in the field for the
plant. and If any disposition Co sell IS
manifested the bidding will doubtless De
lively.
There is much interest I'm the PROPOSE
ton 20 sell or lease the works. and opin-
ions are divided on the question. The
original. or rather, revived. proposition
It will be recalled. was referred 10 com
mittee at the last session Of the Council
The syndicate's petition prays for sub
mission Of the question 10 a popular vote.
An interesting question has arisen as TO
whether under the law. such a PROPOSE
ton could be voted on al the fan election.
1t is contended that the November cleo
ton Is not city election. and that there
fore a vote on the gas-works sale would
have 10 be deferred until the next regular
city election.
The original bidders are not the only
ones interested In the proposed sale. Other
syndicates are now in the field, or ready
l.
OTHER BIDDERS TALKED OF.
a representative of the gentlemen 6nan-
cially interested stated to a Dispatch
writer yesterday that a syndicate Of New
York capitalists had been formed for the
purpose Of purchasing the gas-works
THE syndicate is ready TO enter the
contest for the works" he said provided
the city should vote TO sell them"
There is reliable foundation for saying
that another syndicate Of Richmond men
has been formed recently TO make a BID
for the eas-wOrks. This company, how
ever. has yet done nothing beyond ma
ture its plans. which Will not be carried
out just at present. The syndicate OF
which Mr.. Shields is counsel. is practi-
Cally the same one which made a similar
proposition some time ago.
In the event Of rejection Of the various
petitions by the Council, it is not known
what step the syndicates would take next
IT has been said that in such contingency
a separate ballot would be provided by
those interested in securing the gas
works for distribution among the voters,
who would be expected TO cast such bal
lots for or against, as individual prefer
ence might dictate. \ gentleman inter-
ested in the original syndicate, when
asked as TO this matter yesterday. de-
cined to say whether or not such ballot
would be prepared in the contingency