The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-06
FRANCHISES OF
ELECTRIC ROADS
Street Committee Takes
up the Matter.
LENGTHY DISCUSSION.
The Views of All Parties Concerned
Fully Presented
NO CONCLUSION ARRIVED Al
LENGTHY DISCUSSION.
NO CONCLUSION ARRIVED At
reprcsentativcs of the Three Compel
hors Appear Before the Commit
tec-Amother Meeting to Be
Held Next Thursday
The Traction
Company.


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The question Of street I"'"".
,tt.os WAS before the Council 'oiii''''
,..... .t..t evening TWO hours
lee %" 49, ,,,. subject but
were spent in ol--" S'"s ...,,,,,it-
,i,,to ,,rogre.s was made. Ine c"ii''''''
s...,,,,.d until O'Clock next
Thursday ni1"' 'o ''''
again.
M, ,,,or,,hcrs present last cVeihh5 "''''
,u,, pollock. Gibson. Lawdef'
,,.,,av West, Bahcr.
John NJ kins, W''"H'
Tloombcrg Ebcl BURTON.
.-...,,. ,,,,ouuced that the object OF
,.i1,rstion of ap-
,,ication- for street railway ir"noi'iS's
..st,soee submitted by the hoyo-
,-o,,.,o,, -,ndicatc. which was piln''" 'I
new 10" .,1 tho nctition OF
The Times iteru.'' .,, ~ornuanv. printed
the Richmond il"'"'" ,,,.re read.
in The Times yes'ei""'' .,...rc
THE ROYD-NEWTON - 1NblON
~ tf.rtfn representing the
- >-.,,tr,, syndicate. said the synu'-
.s,,cd for "A franchise 20 take ehec.
'a'o ",-.irstion of the franchises az
',-,.,,,, owned bv the Richmond t'@n""S
lItstt' 80 c,.,,nsnv. He said the Boyd-
...'u -.,., e,.ndicate had contract for ths
49,, 20 every share of the klcnli'o',u
puIch"5' t-i.ofric Company's stock
Hallway anu ,,-l. c,ception of few
Win '"c ,lf ,,tcht not be reached. bun
rrh ,-oud bc "a small item. ~,
"nleh 4 WpI nat the franchises be an
re -, ,,a,- as 20 be under one
granted lh sum
"'%,ii'''- ,,,,la ND newton syndicate was hrst
forrne5 IN buy the Main-street alli,l.t,t
4oi me. y,'.ines reasons IL was thoueht
- to try 90 secure an the iNOi'i'iO'''
g.. ,rd Electric Company.
i'''l' i','.'l,- tfc Granting of "a franchise 'he
lt, N-,,'ton syndicate will be reduE 10
.,.rrordcr the franchises now opeI"''''s'
-, to b-ire all the lines under one or
1iDence ..
ue declared that unless ,he ~ .'','o 80,
could get control OF 'n 'H0
NOT take any. o,...
In sfonse TO "a que-.lon Ia the
Engineer CutshaW, Nl'' NC S1 ry.s,, with
syndicate vas "A4"b ~. S.,,ad Inv the
several suburban nm 80 - roede to include
city The ordnance Wa iiieu NJ 9ilb,non1
AN the lines opeI"V," ,'..,aor,, ',' because
Railway ana Eiecul. ..-la~,l,, IN take
81 was not The intention iN'l ,,.,,.o OF
lAe cream -. ,,
.io, a iol'{ a. y ,yould he worth more said Mr..
49,, a., ,esponse To- "a question
TRANSFERS.
Mr. Martin had no Information WIZ
regard To- what is proposed VII" it5"'U
Ia transfers
Mr. King asked if any NoIliieI' ''D''
would be included ln lhe ~ nun Tho
He responded yes ana ond
names of +. w. WllaoH """ ~
Archibald A. watson ....o.
Air Ebcl asked ia t1s y 10 ..,' ..r5e~-
pared 90 accept ''e ~. ,rsrtir no
s-ound system 70 "'i'''' - 90 - cbcaDer
piled n the nes""''' -. 1-,r- and
system than those usfd I'D Nc"
Washington was louh''
with regard to the use OF interchanse-
able tickets, Mr. Martin tnoush1 ."eI
would be no ooJecuon' Dul ne o'"'N
answer officially.
CITY Attorney Pollard Aa"eh W. N".
lin what would he done about ,he i23ds
of the old company. MT Marln sold lha'
The matter was not covered oF ne oiu'-
nance having been omitted ,',lpv5'' a.
take. Dul .laO d." - a., 5sf,,er the bon1s
clcate "oulu pc S oD.S ~ ,t,. ala ,,r,n,n,.
as Wen "9 ''i g. osl.el for was grant
when ihe ifai''i'''o
Cd. .. .,.>.,-,>-s evsvrNt
Captsin Andrew Pizzlnt representing
tbe Virginia C0ndui. Company, Wnlcn
on. the patent on the Jenkins tLder-
- r,ioc,ric Railway. said no pc
stV.,,'' .,,'l.I had bren presented asking COR a
g. t..,.,,se n was an.tesstc1d II
''"l'ei'''0 o,,.tred without the
coulo Hol pi,r-oona Railway aaa
Sonsen1 y. ~. Wv a,,d was ont of their
f-'ee .,~.,,, asked that who
ie"eA now. .' ,,Pe 49, reo,,ired 10 Use
ever so' lhe ll-i.,i''7 .-i.,Ill7'..,''t p,nvav svs
'le jenkins 'l"'' .', 'o'''''' - Inner.
tom h il l7 D.vNV" 'r .,,,do he
ciaily praeteaoie. INC el.ln, is ~ -.
said. mat i Is cheape I',,.o- 80 ciec.
hea9 iroAey ana az fViN'"
N~'f .... ...4 90 ,ho rorti,s svs
iN' '...",'''H la, 80 80 a. ti,.. .o,,,,,,t I'm
teiH y f''Vy "'+' - ~ mo
SndiuDn 10 lHe N"tf '''''.i "a. .'D''.
ffimdrF cost or oNeINeNu Cons'i "0, va ''
che Oof but IL Us t-tih"tl 'i,'l 'N '."
years IN pracucal opeIl'loh 'no '@n'e @
ground system WIZ HafN DC" A|-t4A 1