Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-21
Promises Made In the Past Have
Never Been Fulfilled.
INGALLS, HAS BEEN MIsINFORMED.
His Engineers Specifically stated
Dimensions Of Proposed Depot
Council VIII Throttle No Enter
Dimension

Alderman Otway S. Allen rose on
question Of personal privilege in the meet
ing Of the Board of Aldermen last night.
and replied to the statements made re-
Gently by President NJ. l.. Ingalls, of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company,
rejecting upon the attitude Of the city
Council towards the proposed improve
ments. Major Allen expressed deep re-
gret at having TO introduce any matter
Of business. pending the vote on the reso-
luton Of respect to the memory Of Mrs.
August. He felt compelled TO do so, how
ever, because he thought Mr.. ingalls, had
done a great injustice TO the Council and
the city, and one that should not be pass
ed by unnouccd or unanswered. He had
risen. he said, TO answer President In
gals, not i'm any spirit of animosity. but
solely in justification Of the Council and
the city. IL do not know whether Mr..
Ingalls, was quoted correctly" said Mr.
Allen, "but if So he was not in posses
sion Of the facts, and did not know the
sentiments Of the Council or Of the city"
THEIR PROMISES UNFULFILLED.
Major Allen then referred to the prom
ises Of the Chesapeake and Ohio and of
Mr.. Ingalls, in the past, which, he said.
had never materialized. "Mr. Ingalls,"
hc said, Speaks OF the opposition in the
Council and Street Committee. If there
has been any opposition. 1 don't know it,
and Mr.. Ingalls, was mistaken when he
made the assertion.
g..
thought the city wanted new station
here; / say We have wanted 1t for TWEEN
ty-fve years TWO years ago We granted
the Chesapeake and Ohio an ordinance as
liberal as it could possibly be. They let
1t expire; never did a lick of work. and
we never got the station. Yes, we want
it. and we are going to get it if the new
road secures line through the city
'He says that by granting the privileges
asked the tracks of the Chesapeake ana
Ohio will be- removed from the streets OF
the city. l don't know Of one track that
will be removed. but on the other hand
the road will have ten times the occupa-
ton OF the city's streets that they have
now.
'He speaks OF the city Council seeking
to block the progress and throttle the
enterprise. There has never been any in
tention TO do this, either by Council or
committee Mr.. ingalls, has allowed 10
20 by one of the most liberal franchises
ever granted to corporation.
THE PROPOSED NEW STATION.
"Nir. ingalls," he continued, certainly
could not have consulted the engineers
of the roads before making his state
ments for he said that the idea that they
were only going To have frontage OF
sixty-four feet was absurd. | myself met
the two engineers in Colonel Cutshaw's
Office. when the latter advised them TO
have a depot plan drawn TO submit to the
committee. The City Engineer then asked
the width of the station, and, unless |
am greatly mistaken the answer was
that ii would be sixty-four feet, with
sheds on either side.
Now Mr.. Ingalls, is trying TO throw the
blame and the burden on the Council OF
Richmond. which l am unwilling for him
to do. ! have never seen a Council more
anxious to secure a good station than the
present one. and | think the reflections
of Mr.. Ingalls, are wholly unjust.
what l have said" he went on, sis in
Justification of the Council Mr.. Ingalls,
seems very much misinformed in what
he has said He has been given oppor-
tunities here and has not embraced them.
INGALLS, CANNOT BE COhHOBO-
RATED.
"Ha is accusing the Council of dilatory
tactics. 1t is all his own fault. He cam
not be corroborated In what he has said
by a single person.
Il don't say this" concluded Mr.. Allen.
'in a spirit of animosity OF 10 get I'm
newspaper controversy. but because
deem it due TO the Council and to the
people Of Richmond. ! could say more ON
the subject, but will let it rest here.