Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-20
PLACE FOR CANNON.
TO BE PUT on TRIANGULAR LOT At
BROOK AVENUE.
CONSIDER THE CONDUIT QUESTION.
Ordinance Talked over, hut Action
IL Deferred--No Agreements Touch
Which VIII BE Further Discussed.
IL Deferred--No a,

The Committee on Grounds and Build
ings last night decided that the two can
non captured In Cuba and offered by the
War Department to the city shall be
placed on the triangular lot at the Broad
street end Of Brook avenue.
Motions 10 place them IN various parks
were defeated. Colonel Cutshaw stated
that the guns were better fitted for mu-
scum than any other place. He advised
against placing them in any OF the parks.
1t would ID Inappropriate. he thought, "a
the cannon are antiquated and really Sig
Nifty nothing. lie could not think why
the government had offered them to the
city. The triangular lot he thought,
would he the best location that could be
selected.
Discuss the Conduit Matter.
The Committee on Streets met last
| night TO consider the plans Of the Virginia
/ Electrical Railway and Development Com
! pduy for the laying Of cOnduits under
The franchise which has been granted 10
| them. After a lengthy discussion, action
| was postponed pending an opinion Oh the
! city Attorney on certain legal points, and
! the result OF q conference 10 be held De
tween the City Attorney, city Engineer
| Mr.. Bemiss, and the electrical expert OF
/ the company.
Mr.. Ebel renewed his objections at the
! outset OF the meeting. He argued that
/ the company had no right TO construct
cOnduits under the provision or the iran
Mr. Bemiss, president OF the Develop
| ment Company, thought the proposition
| was so simple that It could not be more
| clearly expressed than In the words OK
| ba a rpCite1
imposed by the ordinances and the mdIine'
| in which the company had complied. MI.
! Bemiss said he thought his company was
| empowered TO run conduits under all the
| streets and alleys OF the city. The only
| section referring TO territory was the
one reserying to the city the right TO re-
quire the placing OF wires underground.
After considerable discussion the foi-
| lowing resolution was adopted: Ihat me
ordinances Of the Virginia Electrical Kan
way and Development Company pe SUI SUI
mitted 10 the City Attorney ana lily
| Engineer and that the CITY Attorney ps
reniIested to report as to all the legal
rights OF the said company, ana that n II,
also report, whether, under tnelE oluI'
nances the company has rights 10 con-
struct conduits in any or all OF the stlssts
or alleys OF the city, and that the CITY
Engineer will report as 10 the IVSatio l
construction, and material OF sdlu On
Quits. and that MT. Bemiss De reQuesi ~ =
10 90 over the plans ana orulha4ngvs, VIZ
the CITY Attorney and CITY bhslneet,
Nh Tbe committee decided to adjourn until
7.9O o'clock this evening, AFTER cOhsluel
able discussion.
The street Railway Matter.
The Committee on Streets viii meet at
o'clock tonight TO take up the orul 1lt.
! prepared by the Boyd-NeWtOn - 9e
| comforting a franchise 10 operate ens
street railways OF the Richmond ran 1.
way and Electric Company under certain
The situation at this writing remains
precisely as it was at me eig T, C s,a tH.
meeting last Monday night. Inc star
ment that an agreement exists petmSgitL
| themselves and the Boyd-NeWlVn ~ IL,
cate. whereby the jenkins unoeIs o ,r !,
system will be used by the - H. is verN
emphatically denied by prominent men -
the Bovd-Newton syndicate ,-. 80
The statement published yestSaui"y ee,
! ternOon that an agreeheil noo o,t
reached by the Traction Company an
the Bovd-Newton syndicate, WHEREBY ~
former consents not to oppose the pei
ton of the syndicate in conSlaeraIloh a, -
, ri,J on Broad Street, IS also denied:
Mr. Bemiss, president OF INC 80 -
comnany. said last night that there MAJ
been no conference, and that no az TT
rocnt had been even suggested -,
tbougbt. with other officials Of the ROAD
ut fhe action Of the Committee VI
Streets did not shut the Traction com
! ranv ont of the field. the represeutdu q
~ The company will be present at tn'
meeting tonight. but whether anothel
netition will be presented depends eIltlIe
| f. on the trend Of circumstances. IL W
| Committee takes up the petition OF w
| povd-NeWtOn syndicate, and consluSts ~
We shall be there. and Will consider
With them" said Mr.. Bemiss. Inc com
nanv has not even begun 70 lost h0P'
mat the Main-street franchise VIII la
into their lap.
proposed Charter Changes
The Committee on Charter changes
vbich was called to m set last night, Iall
ed TO GET a quorum. An effort, VIII Dt
made to secure a quorum at o CLOCK ti''
The following proposed amendment,'
will he submitted In addition TO those al
ready indicated in the Dispatch; .,..
Amending subsection Z OF .see'ttGqn
"a ~ The city charter, authorizing tl'
! Gitv Council TO build bridges IN anu cur
,,erts under the streets Of the city, anu g
| c6aroe FOR the use of culvertS Wnete th'
evne1se OF the construction or the sain'
| bas NOT been assessed against ana coileCl
ed of the property-oWners' - ia. 3,
And i'm any action against the ci'y ~. W
,oonr-ar damages against il for any neg
ligence I'm the construction Vi h, 10 rtr,
nance OF its streets, alleys, Vi P"l ~, a.
where any person IS liable WIN lne Slt:
Tor such negligence, every SuCh Pel1V,
| shal he Joined as defendant win the w.
IN any action brought to recover odinasv
=! e. 81 .;;,cb negligence, and where there i
| ~ s,-.f - gffv. As well as TN