Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-23
THE BOARD CONCURS,
Aldermen Adopt Street Railway
Ordinance Without Debate.
TWO VOTES AGAINST IT,
she Session Only Lasted for Pii-
teen Minutes.
ricHMoND CAPITAL INTERESTED.
4 Contract Presented binds over
Half of the Corporators to Con-
Time In the Compnny-Tracfion ca.
Interested I'm the Franchise.

Interested I'm the Franchise.
eff 81 were done. # were well that It
were done quickly" quoted City-Attor-
rey Pollard. after a hfteon-minutes ses-
sion OF the Board of Aldermen last night.
Whcrcat the ordinance authorizing the
construction and operation Of street
railway within the limits Of the city Of
Richmond by the Richmond Passenger
and Power Company was adopted 10y a
...e Of 10 90 .. only the signature Of the
or is low needed, and the measure
become a law. Mr.. Taylor win prob
y Doc asked TO sign the ordinance to-
lr
rho action OF the Common Council was
incurred in last night, without discus
sion. The ordinance. indeed. was not
even read. The members declaring that
they were so familiar with it,
Mr. Hardwicke. the chairman Of the
finance Committee. endcavored to OBJ
tain better terms for the city in The mat
t3r OF taxes. but his two motions. which
were not enforced by any argument, were
rwhelmingiy defeated It IS conserva-
lively estimated that under the ordinance
t.e company Will pay about $1,000 year
o.. the city.
CONTRACT BINDS CORPORATORS.
Ile most interesting feature of the pro-
c..lines was the presentation of a con-
tac, signed on behalf of the corporators
d. Messrs NJ. NJ. Martin and p. l. Be
miss which binds more than half of the
d afa
Oh remain in the organization when IL is
Perfected. This contract is interesting
t.r TWO important reasons. In the first
place. 30 means that the road is not to be
le.l by IAN entirely foreign corporation,
and further than this, 81 Indicates that
tle Richmond Traction Company and the
Williams syndicate are interested par
tts
Tine action OF the aldermen last night
closes one of the Longest and most inter
esrng fights for a franchise ever before
tle city Council. Last nights result was
lot achieved without considerable work
Odd tle part of those interested IN the
syndicate.
Ihe members present were Messrs. AL
leu. Hhel. Burton. Cutchius DonahOe,
DreUrg Ferriter Gordon, Hardwicke,
King. l-wder, Mosby Montgomery,
Smith. Wnttct and Turpin PresidenO.
THE ORDINANCE NOT READ.
rle Cutcbins moved Go dispense with
t. reading of the ordinance. and the
u0n was adopted Major Allen voting
. tle negative.
President Turpin was about 20 put the
zion ON concurrence, when Mr.. Hard
N..ke rose and said Doe had an amend
uHt 20 offer. He yielded the floor TO
I0r Allen. however who submitted the
following contract which was offered
l. I.I OF amending the first section:
Ne. the undersigned, representing,
f.teraiy. the persons named ass incorpo-
rflrs i'm the ordinance passed by The
Common Council on December 49, 1893,
aul now before The Board of Aldermen
f.r consideration. proposing 10 grant q
certain street-ralway franchise 10 the
Richmond Passenger and Power Com
Jany do hereby agree for said persons
t.ai upon the question of accepting or
I.Iectng the said ordinance they viii be
bound Dog majority OF themselves.
is.gneO M NJ. MARTIN,
"E j. BEAIlSS"
The paper was read for The information
NJ the Board. and filed.
HARDWICKE's AMENDMENTS.
Mr. Hardwickc then moved TO aIHend
section 4-thc taxation clausc-by chang
re the percentage to- Dee paid by the COM
U.Ur 0n It's gross receipts up TO and not
exceeding $4,000. from - per cent. TO
par cent The motion was defeated 10y
ODD overwhelming majority.
further motion, from the same
..rr. f0 change the tax ON all earnings
in excess of $4,000 from 10 per cent 10
r.r Gem, on the gross receipts, met a
reco .l vote was called for, with
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