Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-29
TO BUILD C0NDUITS.
,,TCrRICAL DEVELOPMENT co. Is
READY TO BEGIN THIS WORK.
BIDS HAYE BEEN RECEIVED.
no he Finished ny Dec. 3Ist-Com-
mlttcc on streets Moves Cautious
iy-CitS Attorneys Opinion in Re
enrd TO street Railways.

cr0r things, The application made by the
Vreina Electrical Railway and Develop
ITO Company FOR permission to begin
81 rk upon thc conduits 10 be laid by the
company in various parts Of the city. Az
g. considerable discussion final action
sd postponed until the next meeting. I'm
o...r chat members may better inform
tmseivcs as to the Possibility Of this
6. em. as indicated in the plans submit
tt interfering with a seneral conduit
e. 90. application for The rights to con-
st which is now pending before the
yrel.
opinion OF tho city Attorney CON
cr lg various street railway matters
ST. presented and referred TO tho special
ng called 10 consider this question.
81, POLLARD calls attention TO the fact
4. Tie city Charter grants no power TO
r ~ 90 deal In street railway pro-
- nor any other power from which
81. uthority might be implied.
the SESSION N DETAIL
following members were present:
,- Pollock. Whittct King. Woody.
F Peters. Burton. Gibson. Lawder. and
r- Miles NJ Martin. Of counsel for the
md Passenger and Power Com
-r popularity known as the Boyd-New-
-. -ndic.tc. appeared before the COM
ra and asked that a date next week
.l De fixed when the officers Of the
,urany might appear before the body
,r support OF their petition asking for
.
or motion ~ ST. King. the committee
C..fH.I f. u.t r.Nt Thursday evening
PUT IT UNDER GROUND.
petition NJ the American Tobacco
i 1 'j cary Street t9 ' by wi irs
-. .. r.u flrnuEh cable about twenty
fr.m tle ground led 90 discussion
-.. respective merits OF overhead ana
and construction. While every
o. favored the placing Of the wires IN
t.r-..uuI. some doubt was. expressed as
whether the placing of the wire i'm
f.N underground would nor leaQ 70 COM
-ious when Che Virginia Railway and
.rical DEVELOPMENT Company Is pre-
pred to build its conduits.
'r EhCl lel the fight I'm favor OF plac-
!.r t.. wire underground. and his mo-
chat this should be done was adopted
r-.- considerable discussion.
ECTRIC COMPANY'S CONDUITS.
tr Railway and Development Com
Y..r presented plans for The condults
e. u. laid 10y this company. The work on
tea plans is about % fSgin. the ordi-
81 AIMEE requiring ground 90 be broken by
Der lst. The conduits. . said. would
built Cf tCrra-cOtta, the best material
available. The plans show the streets
O. which the conduits are 10 be run, and
when the tubing Will be laid, and the
inl Of construction that will be used.
gil. largest conduit Of the company Will
my siXty-fiye ducts. They viii be laid
tHl feet five inches below the surface.
Is had been haded in for this work
Y.-terday Thursday, said Mr.. BemlS,
ana the terms We're that the work was 20
I.cin at once and be completed by Deem
l.r alst He asked that the committee
should approve the general plans ana
authorize the routes desired.
COLONEL CUTSHAWS VIEWS.
Colonel Cutshaw said that the conduits
would start nc the power-hOuse foot of
Twelfth street. t0 Cary and Main streets.
Nu Cary ana Main % Ninth, and up
nth On Broad. The location Of sewers
a-d other pipes has been noticed and
avoided in these plans. The conduits
would Doe laid at the side of the streets,
G. near the sidewalks as possible. lie
..umended the adoption of this route
r. -t tenn OF distribution provided Tor
gu. .-- NJ the Edison tube. which would
& placed several feet under the ground.
-. tu..s he thought. should be placed
g. laid ur Broad and Franklin streets as
fr 1ilnf0rd street. That is the en-
t.. r.- proposed at present. Colonel
C...u described the construction MI
l.f.-. end said IL was the same pre-
o-.H now being put down in
" aslu- and Baltimore.
DISCUSSION or DETAILS.
Air. h.- moved that the committee
should t, from its former action ana
delegate Oh. authority TO approve the va
l they arise II. fne Ctey Engineer. the
committee approving the general Plan
SIR. Ebel said l- though 1.-THE city was
f.. much Tho same position IN deailhg
H.tl This first conduit company as IL had
l.Fl lu dealing with the first railway
uTduy. The time was coming, ne
Thought. whom ali wires would be rele-
lt.l t0 CoUduifs. The utmost care
irul Dee exercised so as not 10 give 10
t.4 company rights which would inter-
-- with other projects. The plans OF
IFS company. ha said, might be so ar
i.-4 That companies would De com
I fo use these conduits willy nilly
lle City Engineer said that point had
De-. carefully ruarled and the interests
O.. ID. city protected.
Hr Pollock opposed hasty action in
lg with the general plans. The To-
cation NJ Che cOuluits had not been eN-
and Doe did not think the com
Ir. bad sufficient light 20 vote intel
c.la Cutshaw. I'm reply, stated that
OIL proper time 10 guard the city's IN
forests was when the franchises were
lur -ked for. He did not think The
ol I'd company should be hlndered
r..a once the privileges had been
..l he went further into the qucs-
t nd eeusral location and construction.
ACTION Is DEFERRED.
N. Ihel moved that the matter be laid
l f.e table until the next meeting
ORDER that the committee might De
mon. familiar with the plans.
.r E.uls said the delay would really
very serlous matter. The company
prepared 90 close contract Tor the
t... to-day friday. Mr.. Ebels motion
carried after some further discus
u- Pollock moved that the City Engi-
I. ar.ulu furnish the committee with
slowing the location Of a general
system so that there should De
Hct Boo event Of the CITY 6Ian'ihs
general conduit ordnance Auopleu
r CITY ATTORNEYS OPINION
... opinion Of the city Attorney on tnS
Hallway question was receiver an"
I". fl the special committee meet
S.. H. held next Thursday. Inc oplh-
..s with: First the date OF lhe
t.I.n 0f the franchise OF me llCn-
r .rr railway; second, what nollce
IL .-r tUc city Is required 10 give Inc
OH. before the expiration or ts
third the terms upon when
..... cam take back the franchise, anu
t uT.f terms the franchises may DC
D. ..t t1 any person In respect 10 me
D. mo owners OF the franchise tOurlh,
... present Council the right 20 put
franchise? nth other matters
iI Doc Cts Attorney thinks necessary
l REPORT upon this question. l.,..
I. ponse 20 these questions the Cliy
Attorney cites the opinion Of his prede-
Sir O. s. Meredith, given IN re-
t1 similar resolution.
nm
I'll regard % the obligation laid upon
O. D.fN ly the Council Of 1855 go take