The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-02
STREET-CAR MEN
TO MAKE CHANGES
New Tracks TO be Used by the Rich
mond Passenger and Power Co.
The CITY COUNCIL TO MEET.
To Consider the Report Of the Council
Committee aud The Ordinance Of
tered by strcct-Car Company.
Meeting iacld Yesterday.
THE CITY COUNCIL. TO MEET.

In summing up the work CT the Richmond
Passenger AMI cover Company oruec to
SdtuGT III the sustaining uUnuS uI me Old
ltitc companies tne Council COMMITTEES,
wn9cA the office O, CITY Attorney
L. foi.acu yesterday afternoon, FOUND
tndL the cGinpe1tly was doing III its
power to carry out t.ie provisions OF the
meeting OF this committee was held
at . o Goes. I.lere were present Messrs.
DDel, wnIt,et, sutton, Snla, hins, Clerk
"a II. Mcdowell, City Accountant Carton
-,1c,-4ltny, MIR Mics III. .lA1tIn, City At
toIhey PulIaid ana others.
City Attorney tUiIaru read the report OF
the Counc-l committee watch visited New
ork 10 examine The Donds at the ONCE CT
the MERCHANTS Trust Company, ia that
city, which stated that only about SltivU
worth CT the bonds remained unoeposlted,
anu thar they We're principally those OF the
Richmond and Manchester Electric Rail
way Company.
ORDNANCE RECOMMENDED.
Mr.. Pollard also read the ordinance Of
fered by the company, which amends the
original ordinance in such a way as TO al
low the Richmond Passenger and Power
Company 10 operate It's lines under It's pro
visions without any further hCulty. Inc
ordinance ana the report VIII DC recoi,l-
menled to the City Council, which VIII
meet in Special session tomorrow night.
The City Council recently extended the
time thirty days within which the Rich
f1lond Passenger and Power Company IS
to gather in remainder OF the out
standing bonds OF the old companies. Ihe
thirty days expire on August ed, at which
time the Richmond Passenger and Power
Company will have surrendered the fran
cnises OF all the old onlpanies.
WILL BE PRINTED.
In order to allow the members of both
branches of the City Council to faniiEarlze
themselves with the ordinance and report.
the committee ordered that they be printed
by u O'Clock to-day in order that they may
be distributed among the members this
afternoon.
There is some talk that President Ebel
will call the Common Council to meet to-
night. This being the case, the Board OF
Aldermen VIII only meet Tomorrow night
TO concur or refuse to concur in the action
Of the Common Council.
After August 23d there Will be many
changes in the lines of the Richmond Pas
senger and Power Company. New tracks
are now being laid on many of the propos
ed circuits ana will be completed within
twenty-one days. This vii! not include all
the improvements that the company is 20
make It Is already operating its cars
over a new track through Barton Heights.
This obviates, the trouble caused by the
curves just after crossing the bridge, as
the line is straighter and better now than
it has been heretofore.
ALI. FOR ONE FARE.
It is probable that in the near future the
two companies will come to an agreement
by which transfers Will be issued for all
connecting points of the lines of the Rich
mond Traction Company or the Richmond
Passenger and Power Company In the
course of time the horse car with its
three-cent fare, will be a thing Of the past
There is already talk of doing away with
these cars, which are at present popular IN
stitutions among the ladies who have to
do Broad-Street shopping