The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-17
THE ELECTRIC LINES.
A Sub Committee Appointed 10 Thor
oughly Investigate Them.


oughly Investigate Them.
The Committee on Streets last evening
determined 90 make % thorough investi-
cation Of the street-car question. and for
that purpose appointed "a subcommittee
OF five which will look into the question
OF tracks. cars. schedules and every
thing pertaining 90 the electric lines.
with @ view 90 making a general and
vigorous overhauling
Chairman Allen called the committee
10 order at 5.l5 o'clock. there being pres
out AlEssrs Bl0omDerg. Bdhen. Ebel,
Gibson Peters. Woody Whittet, Lawder,
Pollock and King.
There being a number of persons pres
ont tho committee al once took up the
hearing OF allegations for street i'm
pr0vement. the only one Being I'm regard
10 laying q sidewalk ON the west side OF
Seventeenth street from Lowndes 20 the
city limits Mr.. O.. b Wall, real estate
agent for the Chesapeake and ohio rail-
way appeared for that company and
opposed the Improvement on the ground
that nearly the whole cost would fan
ON the railroad company and that there
was already "a good cinder path there.
on motion of Mr.. Ebel the matter was
laid on the table.
a committee representing The citizens
of Barton Heights appeared before the
committee TO ask assistance IN making
the Richmond Railway and Electric
Company give a tWenty-minute schedule
on ifs Flrst-Street line.
Mr. John Rose addressed the commit
tee He said that there was no schedule
on that line, although there was pre-
tence OF having a twenty-miute one.
He had been keeping tab on the COM
pany and found that 10 was running only
three cars and had found that on the
1th instant, between the hours OF a.
N and @ T. NJ. five trips had been lost
on the 9Th. three trips ON the 10th ten
trips. on the nth, thirteen trips
Other gentlemen spoke along the same
line. complaining bitterly or pad scne-
dule. dirty. crowded cars and other
things. II was also said that the CON-
pany had again taken one OF its cars
on OF Seventeenth street 10 the great
inconvenience OF people IN that section |
A decision on The matter was deferred /
until later In the session, when the gen |
eral subject came up.
A petition was received from the Ameri- |
can Tobacco Company asking permits |
sion 20 use n rails on the extension OF /
their spur track on Twenty-siXth street |
promising 20 substitute girder rails When
the street should be paved.
The matter was finally referred 10 the
ward committees and the city Engineer.
sTREET-CAR TROUBLES.
Capt. A. y. Gugon was given the floor
and inquired what progress had been
made by "a subcommittee appointed for
me purpose I'm looking into the delays
occnsloned the cars Of the Richmond
Railway and Electric Company by the
ears OF the Chesapeake 4 Ohio i'm Fulton.
IL appcarlng that the subcommittee had |
neglected 90 attend 90 the duties Tor
which 10 was created the clerk was m
structcd to notify the members OF the
aid subcommittee and stir them up 10
attend 90 the matter
The petition of capitalists. Who desire
20 be permitted 90 conduct a regular con-
iuit system. submitted through Mr.. r.
B Shield was referred 10 committee
consisting OF Messrs. Ebcl. Gibson
3l0omberg. Lawder. and Pollock. 70 con-
lder the matter ga conjunction with the
lily Attorney and city Engineer, and
eport at the next meeting.
The resolution passed by The Council !
vas then taken up directing the Street
committee 10 inquire into the condition
u the two street-car lines ascertain
whether they were carrying out their
chcdulcs and also 20 examine ana re-
ort as 20 the cars and tracks.
Mr. Ebel called attention to the great
eccssity for searching Investigation !
r the question IN az Of its phases. and
as 70 whether the COM
anies had enough cars 20 make the
chedules required by charter. He also
bought that skilled men should be en-
loyed 10 assist I'm the investigation.
On motion OF Mr. Pollock the matter
las referred 20 a subcommittee OF five, !
OF Messrs. Pollock, EbeL Glib
on King. and Woody who are 20 be as
.Hstt. 81.
,rncy. I
TTTB NEEDS OF INe. Z
The estimate OF the needs of the Street I
apartment, aggregaung Si21 Ci2 for the Z
ear 1899. Was approved and the chair ?
40. sub-chaiTmaD, and City Engineer J