The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-08
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ia ton or COZ, isets.. iosi Wit any
ossssl. tyil ts.ss
IS ss,s s.sat &c 5,.s,s.inz eyi-
tasasfS ii..e purpose u prevent -. {
cons iae evil fs.,ss ;aas:i lei tracks
On issittsa Street. tiid, By tn. ran ohisei
E.aisted H. require anat the Passenger
a.ld over tsGlti 10. Che clis
81 tbs Trsetl3sl s,ss1sts Gil /oad street
from Ninth to Laurel. .t:ls d. its fran
ci.isos 10 be:ii 5aa.a.liss provided that
81 where iaer. was such Joint use ~ stsassss.
S. The right, as bgiween the companies.
should be reciprocal
But surely no one viii iie.s.; to the tssonF-
ci tbs right to amend this franchise. upon
iiss request Of sha Passenger asl5 Power
Company. should dissatisfied thai some
oiaer plan woiiii be better. inc Passcn-.
ger AID Power Company has never rc-e
iasssi 10 curry ous the provisions of its
iFancaise requiring II to use the tracks
OF siie Traction Company on Broad Street
from Ninth to Laurel. but il has re-
sssselifni!t i.eiiiioned the Council that
these provisions be changed so as to per-
iii5i II to eiectfs1s and use its own tracks
soh that street. aud mus preserve in the
sillsst ineasnss i Individuality AMI its m
dependence OF any other company
head gse CT tile { y f1.lss- i1e,si. his To-
night reeo:nEasntsea that our POSITION pc
-eaested and tlaat M required 10 itsez
the racks a Iii; Traction Company on
isgs;sd Street -aia.saE1s lsr1stded +, a's
titse,s and therefore further Discus
sgit u tbs Si,sa8s u. -..-.-s..
i;aiS ay',isl'i perhaps he out oil place.
the general Gnmaittee on Streets
sd the Council should confirm the ae-
ION OF tgae subcommittee. of course w
s1s.ii obey of's!!ssrs promptly al q sraleef-
fully
Jfs .ssygeszTqoa OK MAIN STREET
WHIST is Ia. iikc!iacoI,,. inquired the
rsporter, 1.taai the Traction Com pans.
VII be allowed 10 ran Is cars on Main
: Street p
SO FAR as the subcommittee IS COLI
oelped. re9ltsd Major Martin. thai
question has also been d isI,osei of. TIE
City Attorney has given us; formal and
Official of1ilfion III writing that The ely
can 1a@fiitls, ret,.iLrse our Company - go
on the ira csS es tie Traction Company
OF, Broad Street from Ninth TO Laqlres.
ayitiiout giving The Traction Company t.1s
right 70 go on oui. tracks on Main Street
and adding that it is soieiy matter
s1elicy which ti7. Gtvunc.i must DECIDE. aT,e
the sl, committee has recommended thu
tbe Traction Gnmfanss petition be re-
ieeted.
TEE QUESTION OF GOOD FAITH.
But was 1t moi; further inquired the
reporter, -.an1erstooos either tacitly or
expressly. that the Traction Company
should nl4iirlaSets he permitted u run On
& Main Street, allsi would it not bea,ati faith
IN the Council 10 refuse that privilege.
.-Mcst er1ptla ticsaliv not, replhsd Major
Marin, '-for no. Oily VAS there no con-
GENT. either given ar implied. By the Cou1-
oil 10 the Traction ToInpanys use Of
fran
granted, or u-ifttSn tlis franchise Of the
Passenger ana Power Company was
E.araetl pui on the contrary the Traction
Company was a most vigorous opponent
of the Passenger and Power. company Tor
the Main Street franchise.
THE Council was evidently impressed
with the offer of the Passenger and Power
COMPANY. contained III its application Tor
the renewal OF the old .conpas3ys Main and
Broad Street franchise. that it would re-
ainquis.l 10 the city all of the old COM
fary's franchises, some of which had
many years 20 run and all of which con-
tanned provisions Very unsatisfactory 10
the city and 20 il granted the Passenger
and Power Company these franchises
asked for or Main and Broad Streets. and
likewise renewed TO i. all the old fran
chises of the Richmond Railway and lolec-
trie# COMPANY. The Council accomplished
This by e.lactcg 81 blanket franchise,
which was considered a Very desirable one
for the city. and at the same time 1t re-
fused the Traction Cenlp2;Iy.s applica ton
for franchise OH Main Street II would
& seem that the bad faith, il there IS to soe
any bad faith in !; he ma ter. would rather
pc in the suggestion that after this refusal
10 allow the Traction Company 20 run on
Main Street. and granting the PASSENGER
and Power Company that franchlse' the
Council should reverse itseit aiio grant
the Traction Company The privilege Whleh
iIilas heretofore refused
ut seems 10 me. cpntin'ieds MAJOR MAJ
fin, that the sole question to De con-
sitlered is whether The advantages TO the
city, of such permission TO the traction
Company to use our tracks on Main street,
would be commensurate with the evils
and Disadvantages which would loiicV
as legitimate consequence
THE PUBLIC CONVENIENCE
I'm the first place, we contend that
such permission is not necessary Ter
with the comprehensive system o. ans
fers already IN effect, it would seem that
the public convenience on Main Street IS
completely subse;xed- 1t IS true ,fae
necessary Improvements and endorsements,
at the poYer-house Of the Passenger ana
Goawer COMPANY have so curtaiied its
available power that it has hot bee.i
ubll.. as vet. TO run as frequent service
on Main Street as is contemplated, anu
"a would he profitable and desirable. ms
difficulty VIII be removed IN ). the course .
OF {: few weeks and hen the dual service zee.
on Main Street. rendered by the NAM .
street line and the cars Of the Union
line. VIII, transfers 30 the Traction Com
pa,,y al First and Main Streets and at
Seventh, and Broad Streets, would certaln-
sN s,e sufficient TO satisfy all the demands
of the pubic.
...,,s Important fact. which it would be
we'll not TO overlook in the discussion Of
This matter. is that the greater the number
OF cars tf.sre-sing q narrow street Ike
Main, where i; Is necessary for vehicles
to use the stree, car tracks. the greater
the interference with and danger to the
general traffic OF that Important thorough
fare.
THE most casual observation would con-
vince any reasonable man that the traffic
on Main Street is rauch more tedious.
dangerous ard difficult low Than before
the cars Of the I7...cn line Were also pro-
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