Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-17
ADOPT LINE OF ACTION.
.o>rrlrD FROM FIRST PACED

.-lNTINI JED hN-t AAtN'i AAAh'l
ei,rmonl ra...re.r aud Power Com
..~ynat said .. they had entered into
,.-.-... .. purchase all the stock,
.,- ..r.. .. hiso SIS granted they
,-rr. r.f. 4. render an the stock.
traction Company was
.e other fellow inside
.-.s In proposition OF the syndi-
. .-s. place the control of the main
limos .rI branches I'm the hands Of the
.-. I.. Traction Company asked
-. Franchise 20 build tracks on Main
-. chat they might drive the
Railway and Electric Company
N.u street while the branch
feeders would he in the control
company This would mean
srect-cars III. the thckly popu-
.uC,s would be- in control Of one
ani the system m the suburbs
and u.y populated part I'm control Of
company with no system of
re Tie was prepared. ne said. 10
all The facts and figures COM
M with the control and operation
De- Richmond Railway and Electric
@ ny They had been In hts Office
months before the Traction Company
saw them. The syndicate had a
act. which had not been entered
without fun knowledge of an the
tE
READY To PUSH AHEAD.
,-r Martin stated emphaucany that
tle syndicate was prepared 90 buy as
son as the ordnance was granted. As
@. the amount 10 be spent in the rehabil-
alton OF the system. that could not be
stated. but the syndicate was prepared
20 put the line in such order as the COM
uitteo. the Council. and the City En-
sheer required. The ordinance they
asked FOR was along the lines of the or
nee Of the Traction Company. but
r. .tered IL 90 the committee % make
mendments as they thought fit.
mistake we made" he continued.
.Ea. not employing the fertile brain
friend. and coming here for a
90 run tracks side by side with
Do racks of the Richmond Railway and
Company. so that we mieht get
a-r in @ split stick. We he add
N. emphasis Of the pronoun. "came
business men, The possibility
90 another electric line on Broad street.
la thought was the milk in cocoanut.
syndicate Old not want TO oppose the
Traction COMPANY on Broad street. I'M
.... PHI. Council compelled them TO cleo
..r rr.t Iue They We're glad to have
. r-..+f.r C,rron,- ON Ero9d street
I.. denied emnbaticaliv the charge of in
.-.r.r mad. AGAINST the Richmond
Railway and electric Company by Mr.
eI-.ltb and Stated tbat The comnaDv
vs paying interest and making money
I. conclusion Dr.. said we cone here in
.... frh n ,-Y Grant This ordinance
... ,.r. t,,.. . eo75 e,..,or, ana nat
within rh.rrv or sixty davs. Fir. Martin.
touching upon the question Of consolida-
r.r. said that Doe had iu his possession
figures which would show that the con-
..Hd.uou would mean the reduction Of
.lf working force
,re ,r-pr,Drvr4s ctr,Trr-N-cr
,r- IN,
'.'-'' D." ,ii'f C""'i'"5'i -dI'
'"' %" 81. i''"u-e 'h--e Ns1Its' ana 10
l''. ODD. contract WAN me olo CONF
gan, "-loA l.al'u iae 'yHl.1aie in the
o1.'I-- 10 Oo"o "s soon as me franchise
N'""'''' lH' I''.eI paper Ar contend
''' was H''N'"a more IMAM am opilon he
'"'' -i- 3. A'i,ite eid Aot cone
''- ''i''ia"f as
,r'...-.- 500, i-' Ii'l"i iil'lll" i-l
." ''.i'' JIG s"'u' "o1.1
.'-, o". way W.. CoHlpdAy could
.'r "-.'- De DF lhroltHns the traction
ana Ae oHered TO produce the
non To prove ihls at any time the
""4ld name.
@ 'n said the papers were not
me issue. The sole graya-
-. - charge was that III the
".-'h-a- Railway and Electric Com
JOB good order and in strong
d kil the Traction Com
e ine question, III you Will,
A. added
.r Pollock said it appeared from the
If counsel that whichever
.. asiOn OF Main-street line,
ompany would be Injured.
$40 aIr .re" he said. "tO protect the
.la interests" There was only one
alternative. b.. thought. Mr. Meredith had
s.t .le umittee no information as 10
'a tn. The city would derive from
tt franchise 10 the Traction
t1 rIn on Main street. ON the
r. be thought, there was
u lo De gained by giving the
t1 the Boyd-Newton syndicate.
could dictate a general fran
a om. The committee could see
10 -..I every foot Of the old company
t. I. Dun i'm frst-class order. Then,
f.e future the city would be In
position gu dispose Of the whole sys-
ae time. instead Of few feet
Im. as az present. lie then moved
committee proceed 10 take up
nee Of the Boyd-Newton syndi-
.t consider 10 seriatlm.
hs made q strong speech ad-
iHe motion OF Mr.. Pollock. he