The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-05


1.-THE petition Of the Richmond Traction
COMPANY respectfully represents 10 your
honorable body that il is advised. through
the opinion of the city Attorney, rem
dered to the Committee ON Streets, Sep
TENDER Dist 1875, and brought 20 the at
tention OF this company through the pub
lie press of October LIST, 1899. that the
franchise for operating street railway
on Main street from Reservoir street 10
the corporate limits will expire January
Isl. 1879. and that the franchise for ope-
rating the street railway from Rockets
and Main. down Rockets and Fulton. Will
also expire on January LIST. 1900 and
THAT your petitioner. the Richmond
Traction Company, is DESTROYS Of extend
ing its lines over certain routes, incud-
ing the routes above mentioned.
In consideration whereof your petition
err respectfully requests that your non
orable body grant Il the privilege Of con
structing tracks and operating street
cars thereon upon the following routes:
WHERE TO OPERATE.
First From the corner Of Beach and
Cary north on Beech to the intersection
of Main. thence west on Main TO the in
tersection Of Lombardy; thence north ON
Lombardy TO the intersection or Broad,
with connections AT the intersections or
the proposed routes with the present
lines of your petitioner.
Second. Beginning at the corner or
Broad and Twenty first. connecting Wi
the present line Of your petitioner. thence
south on Twenty-nrst TO the intersection
of Cary: thence eastwardly ON Cary 10
The intersection of Pear: thence north ON
Pear TO the intersection Of Main. or
Rockets: thence on Rockets to Louisiana
street 10 WILLIAMSBURG avenue, thence on
Williamsburg avenue 90. Nicholson street;
thence south on Nicholson street 10 Rock
ettS.
REFERENCE ASKED.
your petitioner respectfully requests
that this. its petition. be referred 10 the
Committee on Streets FOR its consideration
on Thursday next. when it IS advised that
the Committee on Streets will take up the
consideration Of the several petitions now
before the committee from the companies
operating or desiring TO operate street
railways IN this city. at which time your
petitioner will present TO the Committee
on Streets a proposed ordinance embody-
ing the terms and conditions upon which
it would ask the privileges before men
toned"
The paper was signed by Mr.. +. L.
Bemiss, as president Of the Traction Com
MORGUE PROPOSITIONS
A subcommittee on Relief Of the Poor
is called Tor this evening 20 consider the
proposition OF an undertaking firm TO es-
tabiish o. morgue.
The Committee on Accounts and Print
ing met last evening and spent over an
hour discussing the question of binding
the codihed city ordinances. The com
mittee finally decided 20 request the city
Attorney TO hear representatives by the
two contractors each Of whom claim the
work. and decide whether the committee
has right 10 make a contract with the
lowest bidder or whether the annual con-
tract for binding. applies In this case.
The members present were Messrs. John
r West, Bloomberg, Ferguson and Law
der.
DIDN'T MEET.
The Committee on Water was called TO-
gether to hear the report Of Mr.. Schoen,
the expert who has been investigating the
subject of electrolysis. The only MEM
beers present We're Messrs Tanner. Cut
chins and Whittet, so thu meeting had
TO be postponed on account Of failure TO
secure a quorum.