Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-13
system Of the Richmond Railway n
Electric Company.
MIR MARTINS ARGUMENT.

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MIR. MARTINS ARGUMENT.
Mr. Martin. representing tho Boyd-New-
! ton syndicate. was next heard. Replying
! to Mr. Bomiss he said: II acknowledge
! that we are not as old as Che Traction
! Company yet; that company IS, ] believe,
| three years older than we are. We think
/ the proposition made by the Boyd-NeWton
/ syndicate is madG by men who are
! anxious 20 give Richmond "a nrst-clasi
! street-railway system, because lhey want
! TO sec the city in which their interests
/ are bound up 20 ahead. They are ready
! to surrender all franchise ANA start
/ anew with a franchise, the terms OF WhlCh
! you are 20 dictate. Inc questloi ne
! thought. was from which SIDE VIII the
! city get the most advantage. IT there
were burdens on the Richmond Hallway
/ and Electric Company the gentlemen VINO
| asked for the new franchise were ready
! and able TO deal with them All tho lines
| would be put I'm first-class condition. 81
! Is said" continued Mr.. Martin. that the
Traction Company Is ready 10 60 ahe"u
| and put the Main-strcet line in iirst-claSs
! condition. We say more than that-We
] have no burdens, and are ready 20 go
| ahead and put the whole system In hrst-
! class condition" He cOntcnded that u
was not I'm the power Of the COUNCIL 10
/ grant a franchise TO become operative
! twelve months from date. but the city
/ could deal with tho proposition Of the
! BOyd-Newton syndicate, because u vas
| submitted with the endorsement or the
old company. If the Traction Company
/ we're allowed to 20 on Main street the
/ other branches Of the Richmond Railway
and Electric Company would drop on
! like rotten branches from tree into the
/ lap Of the Traction company. me CIR
| cult proposed by the Traction company
/ would absolutely kin all the feeders.
! Under the plan proposed. The Boyd
/ Newton syndicate would bring the Clay
street line down Twenty-hTst 20 Main
street and to Seventh, and the people Of
/ Church Hill would enjoy great advan-
/ tages. II would give two-mnute-and-a-
/ half schedule on Main street.
Replying 10 Mr.. Peters. Mr.. Martin said
/ that no underground system that had
/ been tested so far could be operated Dy
| the syndicate. but the ordinance before
/ the committee provided That the company
would use any motive power that tho
| City Council might prescribe
/ AFRAID OF Mr.. FISHER.
/ Captain Pizzni was invited 10 address
+ the committee on the petiuons, re stlu
/ the Conduit Company believed That the
/ oyd-Newton syndicate alone could ask
/ "A franchise at the hands Of the city. II
| not the property would all 60 back INTO
the hands Of Mr.. Fisher. il the CITY
could not take over the property or me
+ Richmond Railway and Electric Company,
"a the city Attorney held " could not,
| then Mr.. Fisher would have his fran
/ chises renewed. or the result would ne
I lawsuit No one was fOndcr or lawsuits
| than Mr. Fisher. and the city would be
/ lied up for years as She had been ny
/ the Bell Telephone Company. All the
Conduit Company asked was that what
/ ever cOmpauv should secure the fran
/ chise it should bo compelled 10 use the
Jenkins underground system, II II proved
| 20 be q success.
DEATH TO CLAY-sTREET LINE.
Replving to Mr.. Pollard. Captain Piz-
| zinia said the Traction Company ON Nam
/ street meant death TO the Cl3y-sireet
| line lie thought az first that the Irac-
| zion Company on Broad street could not
| compete against the Clay-street line but
| the receipts Of the BrOad-street line had
| increased from $1,000 TO NsbVo year,
while the receipts Of the Clay-street line
/ had been reduced from $1,000 10 NopVh
Mr. Bemiss quoting from the city Au-
/ ditor's figures. argued thnt Inc diHeTehce
in receipts between the Main-street ana
Clay-street lines was only N6Vj IN Ia
ON motion of Mr.. Lawder. the City
Attorney was asked 90 submit an opinion
as 10 whether the present Council could
or could not deal with franchises that 40
not expire in its lifetime.
THE UNDERGROUND SYSTE
A motion that the Boyd-Newton ordi-
| nance be taken up was Withdrawn I'm or
! der that Captain PiZz.ni might be heard
! further concerning the construction. ope-
ration and expense of operating under
/ ground systems Replying 20 MIR. Lawdcr,
| CAPTAIN Pizzini said the best place 20
see the system in operation would be in
washington. The cars there are equipped
for overhead and underground systems.
They used the underground trolley in the
cities and the overhead i'm the thinly-
populated districts. That was me system
mat the Conduit Company proposed for
| Richmond The jenkins system could not
be tested for six weeks.
After further discussion tho committee
adjourned until tonight. when CAPTAIN
PizzinI will present further facts bearing
ON the operation Of underground systems.
Give Them II Half Holiday.
The Health Committee last night re-
ferred the butterine ordinance TO the
Roard Of Health. and the board was given
instructions TO carry out the resolution.
directing the issuance Of certificates or
Vaccination without cost whenever de-
II was also decided that the employees
Of the Health Department should have
half holiday on Saturday. working
through the dinner hour and leaving az ?
o'clock.