The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-21
THE COMMITTEE
MAY BE RELIEVED
Talk Of Council Taking Depot in Its
Own Hands.
WILL COME UP ON MONDAY.
Chairman Ebel To Make One More
Effort 10 Have His Committee
Report the Ordinances.
Plans Are in Danger.
WILL COME UP ON MONDAY.

Tt is possible and even probable that
the Comon Council will Dee called to con-
slider q proposition TO discharge the Street
Committee from the further consideration
OF the Chesapeake and Ohio and the
Richmond. Petersburg and Carolina Ordi-
nances
President James Caskle was approached
on the subject OF converting the Council
yesterday. lie said the street COMMITTEE
should Doe given am opportunity of dealing
with this question before amy other action
Is taken. Chairman EDel, OF the suD-
committee. is anxious tO make "A report
as early as possible. llo will call the body
over which he presides 90 meet Monday
night. If an agreement cannot bc reach
ed at that time. Mr. Ebel will state the
facts 10 the fun committee on the 18th.
ana ask that body to make a report 20
the Council
Mr.. Axteu intended being absent from
the city Monday, but Doc Will stay 20 the
meeting OF the subcommittee.
WILL SAVE TIME.
The gentleman who spoke 10 Mr.
Caskie about converting the Council, said
20 Il reporter: at Is evident now that it
will be some time before the sub-com-
mittee will boz ready % report 90 the
as whole Will have 10 review the ordi-
nances They will finally have 90 go 20
the Common Council and Board of Alder
men. 10 seems 90 me chat much time
can be saved by having the Common
Council act as a body and then let the or
dinances Doe carefully considered by
the city Engineer and city AttOr-
ney. and approved 10y them. The
objections made hy the subcommittee are
largely technical and the same may bee
made in the Council Why not have AN
the counciimcn meet and dispose of the
matter al once?
DANGER ~ DELAY.
II required months of diplomatic work
to bring the two companies together
They finally reached am agreement 10
Jointly build depot and 90 make certain
other improvements. 90 was due 10 the
uufiring efforts and zeal of Mr. AXteil,
Mr. stevens and Mr. Wickham that the
Chesapeake and Ohio Company was IN
duccd 10 unite with the Richmond. Pc
tersburg and Carolina Company in the
plans agreed upon. The latter company IS
really 20 bc a division of the SeaDoard
Air Line which is q rival OF the South
ern's 'he Nand.rbIlt- control The Chcsa-
roake and Ohio and the Southern.
The local officials of The Chesa-
Itaht anu AltlI H""t" -'i-' Oh f'.''-.'t'
pride in seeing the plans tiey have on-
ginecrcd carried OUT But. DO b. believed,
they fear that conditions may Doe imposed
upon this company that viii make II i'm
practicable % accept the terms of the
ordinance.
SIDFTRACK RICHMOND.
Some Of the big officials OF the Chesa-
peake and Ohio have long advocated
building n belt line around Richmond.
Their scheme was 90 construct a road
about nine miles out Of Richmond FROM
the main line 20 the Peninsula Division
and 10 run the fast through trains ovei
that route and have local train 20 bring
and carry the Richmond passengers 10
and from this city. This plan, according
TO gossip I'm railroad circles, has been
vigorously fought by the local officials OF
the company who have mp u this time de-
feated the proposition TO sidetrack Rlch-
moud These gentlemen now II seems.
are afraid that their work in behalf Of
Richmond will bring no good results.
They have told the controlling spirits OF
the road that Richmond would deal In a
fair and conservative way with the COM
many. II what they have said is not VERT
fled by developments these gentlqemen
fear they will be unable 10 accomplish
~ Richmond what they hope for.
II is said the Atlantic Coast Line Is
nerfectlv willing for the Richmond. Pc
,ersburg and Carolina road 10 use the
Rvrd street Depot. proposition has
already been made that Is regarled by
the Richmond. Petersburg and Carolina
as exceedingly fair. IL Is not likely to
be accepted unless the CITY conneil shall