The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-16
HAVE TRANSFERS
AND CHEAP FARES
Many street-Car Ques-
tons to be Considered.
NO ARGUMENT YET.
Special Meeting TO be Held 10 Take
Up the Railway Matters
MAY APPOINT ARBlTRATORs.
Companies May BE Forced by the
Committee 10 DO This = II Is
Likely I'ha: Three ald-;t-
Third Cen, Tickets viii
&c Sold om Main
Street i4inc.
MAY APPOINT ARBlTRAT0RS.

The battle between the two street car
systems in Richmond is fairy on. The
Council Committee on Streets yesterday
afternoon had before it half dozen or
more resolutions. petitions and ordinances
providing for improvements. transfers,
io;nt use of tracks, etc. but the task OF
considering these papers at a resuiaE
sitting was too formidable, and the whole
batch was laid over until next Tuesday
evening, when it will be taken up at
special meeting.
Not the least important matter, so far
as the public is concerned, to be CONSIDERED
at that time will be the resolution relative
to a general transfer system between the
two companies. The committeeman h3d
hoped that the companies might settle
this question among themselves put they
have so far failed TO reach an argument
and are as wide apart as ever. 1t IS un-
derstood that the street Committee will
require arbitrators to be appointed by the
companies to arrange the terms on which
transfers will be issued
There is another street car matter that
is of great interest to the Richmond pat
ronS of the street cur lines. 1t is the
probability that within the next few
weeks the Richmond Passenger and Power
Company will be selling tickets on its
Main Street lne the trunk-line of the
system, at three and one-thrd cents
each, or three for ten cents. The counsel
of the company have been directed to pre-
pare a resolution to this effect and it is
said in a most reliable and authentic
quarter that the same will in all proba-
bility be adopted by the Board of Direc-
tors of the company when it meets to-
day. The object is to do away with cash
fares as far as practicable. Where pas
senger desires transfer he will have to
pay five cents.
RAILWAY MATTERS LAID OVER
The Committee on Streets met at
O'Clock Chairman Allen and Messrs. Ba-
hen, Burton, Gibson, King, Pollock.
Woody. Glenn. Lawder. Mills and Peters
being present. AS soon as the roll had
been called Mr. Pollock moved that the
regular order of business be suspended,
and that the street railroad ordinances
and resolutions be taken up, nasmuch as
a number of the gentlemen interested in
these questions were present. This was
agreed to, and the committee decided to
NEE: next Tuesday afternoon to consider
these papers, this time being acceptable
TO counsel for both of the companies in
terested.
A number of allegations for street and
alley improvements We're heard. and the
Council was urged to order The work IN
each case.
TRAsH-BON MATTER.
The report of the committee on the trash
box matter came back from the Council
for further consideration. Mr.. Mitchell,
representing the company controlling the
trash-hoxes. spoke briefly concerning their
n11 n M fIIin yJA
boxes We're in use IN Boston and ST. Louis
and had rot proved Objectionable from
sentary point of view. Mr. Bahen said
he was opposed 10 the scheme, as ne had
found receptac!es for trash a great nuis-
anoe The petition of the company was
rejected
Col. John Murphy presented plans for
the ornamental bridge he desires to build
over Eighth Street to connect his present
hotel a the corner of Eighth and Broad
Streets with hotel ne proposes 10 erect
on the opposite side of Eighth Street The
bridge is TO have clearance Of II feet
G inches.
Mr.. Mills moved that the whole question
be referred to the Ward Committee, the
City Engineer and City Attorney to pre-
pare an ordinance granting permission for
the construction of the bridge with proper
restrictions these gentlemen 10 report at
the next meeting of the Committee on
Streets OH tile evening pt SclpEtF -otli
Al the suggestion ot Col. CUtshaW, Col.
Murphy promised TO have some ropes
stretched across the street TO show exactly
the lines of the proposed structure, and
the committee decided 10 meet a Murphys
Hotel al 4:3o P. NJ, October 2Sth, TO see
what Col. Murphy proposes TO do.
GATES AND WATCHMEN.
\ letter from the Seaboard Air Line rela-
tive to gates and watchmen al the various
crossings was read. II was explained that
the gates had been ordered and would
soon be in position. The company was d.
rected 10 get up these gates as soon as
possible.
Mr.. Mills asked if II were possible for the
committee to require the Seaboard Air Line
to build houses for its watchnen TO protect
them from severe weather. He was in
formed that the committee hardly had the
right to do this; but could request the COM
pany to take proper steps 10 protect its
watchmen in this respect. Col CutshaW
said the company would have to erect
houses when the proposed gates We're put
up.
Cot Cutshaw called the attention of the
COMMITTEES 10 q request he had received
from the trustees of All-Saints' Church,
on Franklin Street for permission 10 pave
the sidewalks around the church editice
with granolithic. After some discussion
the matter was referred to the Ward CON-
mittee ana the titN ILitSi!!eei-
After the transaction of some important
ro,l-;ne business the committee adjourned
COMMITTEE ON LIGHT.
There was a regular meeting last m m.shl
of the Council Committee on Light. Ihose
in attendance were: Chairman Grimes ana
Messers. Ferrter, Mosby, Shea, Iee1eS
and Wood. The disputed gas p.ii ot
Marks for gas charged against him which
he intimates was used by FANNY os the
name Of Marchetti, was considered at some
length, but acton was deferred until The
rext ee.ins of he committee. IL order order
c,n,m, ,,ication fr2m Sup erinteadent
Knowles explaining that the department
1,.a,,,d ,,aa1 81 $50 more than It has 10 carry
It to the end of the fiscal year. Mr..
Knowles saa that owing to the advance
~, :; ~. mas. Twelve months, and the IN
c,e,, sed quantity of gas manufactured and
Consumed. - s12.G00 would be needed for the