The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-16
VIII Surrender All Franchises U pom
the Adoption of the One Asked,
THE TERMS OF THE ORDINANCE.
IL Defines Fully the Route TO he Fol
lowed By the Road or the Rich
mOnd Hallway and Electric
Company Under Its New
Management The Mat
ter Referred.

The Board Of Aldermen last night re-
ceiyed the petition of tine Richmond
Passenger and Power Company" organ
lied TO take over all the street railways
I'm the city save the Traction Company
property The petition was accompanied
by copy OF an ordinance which the
syndicate desires to have enacted
J Tho introduction Of the street railway
matter occasioned no debate. There was
no need of any The papers were re-
ferred 10 the Committee ON Streets,
which in due time will report the sub
ject back to the Board. accompanied by
recommendations This committee, i'm
addition TO considering the specific Pc
/ tition introduced last night has ample
! power 10 deal fully with the subject, UNI
| der the terms OF the following resolution
/ adopted ON MI King motion. THAT
! The Committee on Streets De authorized
To- consider and report ON any compet-
/ tive proposition for city railway lran~
/ chises to those presented boy Mossrs
| Bosher Boyd and others.
! There were present last night thirteen
|
! ". NJ. Turpin. president, and Messrs
! Bahen. Burton. Cutchins. Donahoe. Fer
| ritter, Hardwicke. King. Mosby. MontgOm-
! cry Snead. Smith. and Whittet
! Mr. Cutchins introduced the petition
! and accompanying ordinance. The peti-
tion is as follows:
STREET CAR PETITION.
To the city Council OF the city OF Rich
mond. Va:
The undersigned petitioners would re-
spectfuHy represent fhat they have en-
tered into "a contract TO purchase the stock
of the Richmond Railway and Electric
/ Company. which viii carry with IL the
ownership OF an the stock of the street
railway lines now operated I'm this city
by the said company.
For the purpose of re-organizing the
said company and putting all its pro
perty, cars. tracks. power house. etc.,
u thorough repair and first-class condi-
ton. your petitioners would respectfully
ask that The ordinance herewith filed be
adopted Dos your honorable body
Upon its being adopted. your petit
toners are prepared to surrender to the
city for cancellation au the franchises Of
the Richmond Railway and Electric COM
pany. and of the companies now con-
trolled by &c. on the streets named in the
ordinance herewith presented being aii
the lines now operated by them.
Your petitioners have endeay0red 20
prepare am ordinance giving to the city
the fullest control of the company. but
they are willing % accept any reasonable
changes or alterations. provided they be
not $50 onerous as to prevent them from
giving to- The city the best street railway
service.
Respectfully submitted.
NTpETNrTfc NEWTON
JAMES y. BOYD.
u. G.. VILLAINS JR.
by R0. s. Bosher,
j. j. MONTAGUE
T. SITTERDlNG
ROBT S. BOSHER,
$ II. CRE%SHAW.
THOMAS ATKINSON,
a. R. ELLERSON.
THE ORDINANCE
The ordinance drafted by the syndicate
is as follows:
An ordinance 20 authorize the cOnstruc-
tion and operation OF a street railway
within the limits OF the city OF Richmond
bv The Richmond Passenger and Power
Company
First-Be 10 ordained by the Council OF
the city OF Richmond that the Rich
mond Passenger and Power Com
Dany composed Of James Y. Boyd Viz
siums Newton 5 Dabrcy Crcnsh4w.
Thomas Atkinson. a. r. Ellerson. Pobert
s. Bosher. r. O.. Williams Jr. J. j.
Montague and Fritz Sitterding "a. ana ,he
same Is hereby. permitted 90 operate
street railway within the limits of TIE
city of Richmond along the following
TOLLS. under ana subject To the condi-
tons aud provisions hereinafter set forth;
IA double track ON Main street from
the western limits 20 Rockets street.
thence eastwardly on Rockets street 90
Denny street. thence single track loop
castwardly on Rockets street 90 Louisi-
ana street. then northwardly on Louolst
ana street 10 Williamsburg avenue; thence
westwardlv on Williamsburg avenue TO
Denny street: thence southwardly on Den
ms street 10 and connecting with the
northern track 40 Main and Denny
streets.
a single track connecting With the
southern track at Ninth and Main streets.
northwardiy on Ninth street TO Broad
street; then westwardly on Broad street
10 Eighth street. thence a double track
westwardly on Broad street to Laurel
street; thence southwardly on Laurel
street to Beverly street: thence a single
track loop westwardly on Beverly street
10 Cherry street: thence southwardly on
Cherry street 20 Albomarle street: thence
eastwardly ON Albemarle street 10 Laurel
street. thence northwarly on Laurel
street and connecting with the eastern
track at Beverly street
"a single track. connecting with the
southern track at Eighth and Broad
streets southwardly on Eighth street 10
and connecting with the southern track |
al Eighth and Main streets a single |
track from the southern track AZ Adams |
and Broad streets northwardly on Adams |
street 10 Pulliam street. thence on Pull
liam street TO the car-sheds.
"A single track. beginning at Twenty |
ninth and streets: westwardly on 4. |
street 10 Twenty-hfth street; thence |
southwardly on Twenty-hfih street TO |
Churchill avenue: thence southwestwardly |
on Churchill avenue 80 >wen'y-hrst !
street: thence a double track souihwardly |
on Twenty-nrst street to and connecting |
with the north and south tracks at Main |
street. A single track from the eastern |
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