Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-06-06
NO PROVISO ATTACHED
Street Railway Gets franchise
Without the East Amendment.
President of the Common Council Made n
Warm Speech In Favor of Half Fares
for School Children Other Work Mt
Last Nights Session of tho Common
Councll-Special Meeting to be Hold.

MI. faSt MADE his nSnt Tor half fare
on tho street cars for school children
going TO and from school and working
MEN going to and from their work dur
ing one hour in the morning and one
hour in the afternoon. at the meeting
of the Common Council last night. 1t
was an uphill fight. however, and he
lost.
He had the support OF only three coun-
cilmen. Messrs. Hannah, Tlton and
Taylor. MIR. Tilton was opposed to MIR.
fIasts amendment as u whole, but fav-
ored that part allowing the school chill
dren half fare. BY a ruling Of the
chalr, however. he was deprived of the
privilege of recording his vote that
way.
When the ordinance granting n fran
chise to the Norfolk Street Railway to
use certain streets in Brambleton, came
up with a favorable Recommendation
MIR. East wanted TO know what had be-
come OF his amendment making the
franchise conditional upon the street
railway agreeing to extend a half fare
to school children, and workingmen He
was advised by Mr.. Beaman. the chair
man of the Special Franchise Commit
tee. that his amendment had been voted
A WARM SPEECH.
Mr.. East made a speech. 1t was q
warm one. He called attention to the
1act That q like provision had been at
tached to the franchise of the Cnesa-
peake Transit Company TO use certain
Brambletop- streets. He also made the
point that the same company that owns
the Norfolk Street Railways owns the
Richmond railways, and in the latter
city, the condition imposed in his
amendment was attached to the fran
chise in that city.
He said he didn't know whether the
councils were easier worked" in Nor
folk than in Richmond or whether the
company had better representatives
here. Or maybe they were more liberal.
he sugglested. He insisted upon his
amendment. He admitted that part of
his amendment might work a hardship
upon the company-that part requiring
II to carry all passengers at one half
fare during one hour IN the morning
and one hour in the afternoon--and he
moved to strike cut the afternoon
clause.
Mr.. Hodges said he didn't object to
the amendment OF Mr.. East, but the
railway had the upper hand: 1t needn't
accept the franchise il 1t didn't want
TO, and the people of Brambleton would
ne without proper street car service.
GLASS LEGISLATION
Judge Keeling made an earnest speech
against the amendment. He declared
his love for the school children. and
his respect for the laboring man. but
he said the amendment would be class
legislation. Besides the people of Bran
oleton, he said. wanted the franchise
granted and accepted. so they could
get the street railway extension
ct Nlx.tr,r
said that the gentleman had used the
argument of the late lamented mug
wump." meaning Mr.. Cleveland, of
princeton. N. j., that n condition and
not a theory confronted the council
AMENDMENT LOST.
The vote on Mr.. Easts amendment
was then taken. resulting as follows:
Ayes-Hannan. Taylor. East-3.
Nays-Allen. Armstrong. Camp, Cou-
sins, Hodges; Joynes, Keeling. Ridge
well, Sthhl. Tilton. Whitehurst-13
Mr.. East then offered an amendment.
allowing only the school children going
to and from school. half fare
Judge Keeling made the point OF or
der that the amendment and Mr. East
were out of order. A discussion of the
point of order followed in which Col
onel Hdges. Mr.. Tilton and Mr.. Camp
sided with Mr.. East. and Mr.. Taylor
with Judge Keeling.
APPEAL FROM CHAIR.
Mr.. Beaman. In the chair. ruled Mr..
East's amendment out OF order. MIR.
Tilton appealed from the decision OF
the chair.
The vote on the question as to wheth-
er the chair should be sustained was
as follows:
Ayes-Armstrong, Cousins, Joynes.
Keeling. Ridgewell, Stahl, Taylor. Win
derdown. Whitehurst-9.
Nays-Alien. Camp. Hartman. Hodges.
Tlton, East--6.
The chairs decision being sustain
ed the ordinance was then passed-1I
ayes. and nays.
Those voting IN the negative were Mr..
East and Mr.. T4lton. Mr.. Tilton voted
this way because he had been deprived
OF the privilege OF voting for the Sec
| ond amendment offered by Mr.. East
by the raising OF parliamentary ques-
| ton.
COMPANION ORDINANCES.
Two companion ordinaces to the
| frar chise ordinance were passed. One
of them requires that only one railway
| track shall be laid on those avenues in
| Brambleton where both the Chesapeake
| Transit Company and the Norfolk
| Street Railway Company both have
| franchises. the companies to use the
| same track.
The other ordinance provides that the
tracks on the avenues to be paved
| shortly shall be laid before the pave
| ment is put down.
BONDS TO PAY BONDS.
resolution providing for the issu-
ance of $4,000 bonds by the city to re-
deem 1902. 200 per cent. bonds falling
due September 1st OF this year. was
passed Norf0lk's bonds are now SELL
| ing at per cent. and a premium, and
"a saving will thus be effected.
| A resolution appropriadng 1850 for q