The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-15
CITY COUNCIL
OF MANCHESTER
Consideration of The Street-Car Or
dinances Postponed,
NEW ECTRlC LINE.
tsi.i,, OF Way Asked Through the
Streets Of the City-Pcr TcIc-
phone Il Success-Ncws, Per
soual and Brief.
NEW LECTR1C LINE.
Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times.
No 10. Hull Street.

Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times,
No. 10. Hull Street.
The December meeting Of the City
Council was held last night in the Coun-
Gil chamber. President O'Brien presided.
The following members being present:
NessI:s. Bradley. Campbell, Wakefield
Wayerly Nunnally Abbott, Ttz. J.. NJ
Nunnaliy. and Fahr. Clerk Hall read
the minutes OF the last meeting, which
were approved. The first business taken
under consideration was the reading Of
che several new ordinances governing the
operation of the Richmond Passenger and
Power Company In addition 70 the
general ordnance there was offered an
ordinance providing for the temporary
removal OF a portion Of the southern
rack OF The Richmond Passenger and
Power Company on Hull Street from
Twentieth Street westward, and for the
TepiacipS,of the same at the direction of
The City Council. It was the unanimous
opinion Of the body that more time should
be given to The consideration OF the ordi-
nances, and upon motion OF M Camp
bell, The matter was laid over to be con?
side-cd ana acted upon at an adjourned
ineetiaS to be held next Friday night.
THE ORDINANCE
Tho first requirement of the ordinance
is that the company shall commence at
once to place in thoroughly good running
order the whole Of its system owned and
operated in the city, TO the satisfaction
OF the Street Committee and the City
Engineer, and shall complete the same
y reason 3illfa shall ~. .-arLirai
:,y the Street Committee.
Second: The tracks, cars and other
equipments used in the city shall be Of
the best patterns and materials and APP
proved by the Street Committee, under
the SUPERVISION of the City Engineer
Third: The company shall run its cars
in the city so that some one of its cars
of the same branch-both going TO and
returning from its different termin-shall
pass each point upon said route at least
every ten minutes. and if at any time the
interest of the travelling public shall re-
Quire closer schedule in point of run
ming time. the Council shall have power
to require the same
The fourth section Of tie ordinance
deals with the transfer proposition. and
secures For the citizens of Manchester
legal right of transfer to any and all
lines OF the Passenger and Power Com
pany in Richmond. both at Fourteenth
and Main and Seventh and Main.
Fifth: During the months Ct May,
Sune, July. AuTuSt and September the
company is required to run on all lines
IN the city summer cars of the most APP
proved design and pattern, except that It
shall not be required at any time to run
on It's lines crossing Mayo's Bridge cars
D. such a weight or capacity. as the con-
sition of the bridge at the time may Teu-
i.r dangerous.
Section SIX deals with the question Of
ssres. there beng little Change, If any,
from The present rates School children
are allowed a special rate ticket, with all
privileges of transfers. at two for i've
rents.
THe casa for over Mayo's Bridge is
sesroa seven: Company shall at all
times keei, their czrs properly equipped
si,h the most approved tenders and
guards and heated with safe appliances.
,-.renever The weather IS such, as the
comfort of the passenger requires the
some Eight: Crossings Of all steam rail-
roads or if its own tracks il this city, the
company shall haze steel crossings, to
nifor;1 smooth and easy passage
Another provision OF the ordinance is
thai the company shall pay annually TO
.he city for use and occupation of the
streets, a sum equal 10 three and one-half
per centu-r nj the total gross receipts col
locted or earned by the company on the
south side OF the James river.
TO PETERSBURG.
The following communication was re-
:erred 10 The Street Committee
TO The City Council
respectfully ask permission Ifcr myself
and associates TO construct a double
track railroad, commencing at the corner
NJ Pctersour; Turnpike at the southern
corporate limits. and extending along said
Turnpike no cambridge Street: thence
down Bainbridge Street TO Eighth or
Ninth Street; thence on Eighth or Ninth
20 Senrnes; thence down SenlTnes 10
Seventh Street and along Seventh Street
20 The property o. the OF the James hirer
Bridge Commissioners. ] desire TO build
this road il connection with a road TO be
built along The Petersburg Turnpike from
NancheS,ter TO Petersburg, and ask that
sflis application be referred TO the Street
Committee 50 that proper franchises may
be prepared.
Respectfully Submitted,
tSlg'led) JOHN c. ROBERTSON
The gentleman who is at the head of
the plan is now III Richmond and within
the last few months has personally gone
over the entire route between Manchester
aad Petersburg. il is stated tina; an
'.ier Was made The Petersburg and Man
sfes'er Electric Railway Company to
purchase The right Of way which it owns
between the tWo towns, but that an agree