The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-10


ana such entering company. bur no corn-
| ,,aIlv shall be entitled u dsmands or receive
fi,fs privilege unless it haiiaconcede 10 the
Richmond Traction Company the right 10
run ever 4tile tracks of such entering COM
many under terms determined by SIMILAR
arbitration as to compensation.
And whereas your honorable body has
idcpted an nrtiinar1ce, approved December
% 1890 entitled an ordinance - authorize
the construction and operation of a street
raflwtty within the limits OF the city of
R;cf3.97ond l,v che Richmond Passenger and
Power Com llaGy, may. upon tha faithful
cdnl3liancs. With the terms and conditions
OF said ordnance, run their cars over d
certain portion of the tracks Of your peu-
toner on Broad Strest.
And whereas, n recognition of the re-
ctprocal right OF the yhlchnond Traction
Company 10 operate upon the tracks of
such company as should be authorized to
use its tracks, 1t was s;ugges- ed by several
members of the Committee on Streets.
when your petitioner was urging that said
committee specifically designate in said
Richmond Passenger and Power Company's
ordinance such portions OF the said tracks
Of the Richmond Passenger and Power
Company on which your petitioner might
operate lis cars, that your petitioner should
proceed by way Of petition. addressed TO
your honorable body, setting forth such
particular routes as your petitioner desired
to traverse. preferr!ns that such matter
b4 considered in a special ordinance, aid
said members expressed Their Willingness
10 advocate the same:
Now. therefore, your petitioner desires to
avail itself of the rights granted It in notn
of said ordinances as above referred TO-
and acting upon the suggestion "f mem
be-s Of the street. Committee, i0sS resEect-
fully present herewith an ordnance graEt-
ing your petitioner authority 20 operate
cc:'s over the tracks of The Richmond Pas
sanger and PoweG, Company, and asks that
the same be granted when the Richmond
Passenger and Power Company shall have
compiled with the terms of its IrancnlSe,and
shall be empowered and authorized to ope
rate upon the tracks Of your petitioner, in
order that the efficiency OF its road and
the convenience of the citizens Of Rich
mond may be greatly enhanced. Your pc
titioner presents with this, its application.
petition addressed to :'our honorable
body Of T,C51 white voters and working
women of he city Of Richmond, urging
your favorable action IN this matter.
Respectfully submitted,
RICHMOND TRACTION COMPANY,
BY e. L. Bemtss President
Mr. Wood resented a petition asking
the favoTa'3le consideration Of the resolu-
ton of Mr.. GorGon, signed by 1.2G9 citizens
Of Richmond, whch was also referred.
Mr. Drewry offsred a resolution embody-
ing the petit on CT the Richmond Fassen-
ger AMI Power Company in relation to
substituting electric cars for mule cars on
Broad Street, the full text of which was
printed n me T.agzs Of Tuesday October
q. Ii was referred to the Committee on
Streets.
4 ins,, r,fIrt; ySros Off
Thomason and passed calling on the City
Attorney to submit TO the Council bet
ter pan for/the collection Of delinquent
axes
IN ordinance awarding a ten-year con-
act to the Arm:tage Manufacturing
oH1pany for all a:nmoniacal liquor made
I the Gas Works at 40c. per 100 pounds
sas passed
On mct:on Of Mr.. King the trash-hox
5..1.lance wls@.sacep2miIted to the Com
ln.ttee on Streets.~Tna. Board con2urred
II a joint resolution appropriating $1,000
= defray the expenses of bringing TO the
atte:rt:on OF Congress the Improvement Of
James R.vEr. a joint resolution authorz-
ing the payment of the assessors of city
property the sum of $1,000 each and OF
their deputies the sum of SGG6 each, was
concurred in.
The following other joint resolutions
were concurred in oy the Board: Author
ing the payment of the salary of c. P.
Walfori. clerk of the School Board, for
aking the school census OF 1900: author
iZing the payment to the j. B. Pace Com
isany the sum Of S110 for taxes erroneousiy
assessed on certain property for five years:
appropriatirs $40 to defray expenses Of
w P. Knowles to the Convention of Su-
perintendents of Gas Departments; allow
ne; the Valentine Museum the use Of
5000 feet of gas free of charge. and one
apnrapriat:ng SO for payment of salary
taf Gideon Roach. driver Of the city patrol
wagon during his recent sickness.
a large number of joint resolutions
were agreed to-appropriatns money for
paving streets and constructing sewers in
different parts of the city.
The report Of the special accountant
was received and fled Among other
things. ii stated there were some rregu-
larties in the accounts at River View
Cemetery, which were now undergoing in
vestigation.