The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-26
.CHARGElVO TOLLS
OVER The y'IADUCT T
Jenkins System 10 ;es on
,he |, II / K. .unu.
LIVELY SESSION HELD.
Both Street Car Lines Unite in Op-
posing the Ordinance.
NO FINAL ACTION Was TAKEN.
City Attorney Asked to Give Ills Opinion
as to the Exclusive Use OF .he
Yiaauct il it onou.d EVER
Be bui.i-4he Lviillit-
tee D.v.u>d oeven
10 rive.
Both Street Car. Lines Unite in OPP
posing the ordinance.
NO FINAL ACTION Was TAKEN.

For nearly three hours last night the
members OF the Street Committee con-
sldered the question Of the granting OF
a franchise to the Citizens Rapid Transit
Company It was not finally acted upon.
The promoters Of the proposed scheme.
as stated in the ordinance, are Messrs.
H. A. Carcaud, W. T. Jenkins, S. l..
Kelley, and John c. Hagan. The COM
pany asks the privilege OF constructing
and operating street railway from the
city limits at Brook Avenue and Bacon's
quarter Branch to Fulton. 1t is purposed
20 erect viaduct over Marshall Street
to connect the east and the west ends
# the city.
he matter OF the charging Of tolls over
he viaduct ana the Council reserving
the right to allow any other company to
lse the tracks over the vaduct.
The committee lined up as follows on
The various propositions voted on:
For the Observation-Disclosures. Glenn, Whit
Get, Gibson, Peters and Pollock-5.
Against-AIessrs. Allen. Mills, Mosby,
Curtis, Bahen, Burton and King.
At least, this is the way they voted on
the question Of charging tolls. That
was generally looked upon as test vote.
The committee did not act upon the
natter of the joint use Of the tracks over
the viaduct There were legal compl-
cations and the City Attorney was asked
to solve them by the 18th Of the month.
I'm BROTHERLY LOVE-"
The most interesting feature Of the
meeting was that the Richmond Passen-
ger and Power Company and the Trac-
ton Company we're yoked together When
it came to opposing certain provisions in
the ordinance. Captain Guigon and Mr..
E. Randolph Williams. who have had
many wordy scraps Before the commit
tee, pulled together as beautifully as
two well trained lawyers and gentlemen
could do. They did not have any special
bjection to the granting Of the franchise,
but thought some Of the provisions un-
just to the two old companies. In other
words, they conten6ed that 1t was but
Just, right fair, and proper that the
Council should reserve the right to per-
nit the Traction or the Passenger and
Power cars to run over the viaduct II
it should be built.
AS far as surface indications go. neither
the Traction nor the Passenger and
Power Company is backing the proposed
new company.
THE SESSION IN DETAIL.
There were present Chairman Allen and
Messrs. Pollock, Mills, Gibson, Mosby,
Whittet, Peters, Curtis, Bahen. King,
Glenn and Burton
Mr. Pollock moved that the rule pro-
hibiting smoking in the room on this
particular occasion be suspended, but OBJ
lection being made on the ground that
this would be undigniied, he withdrew
his motion.
The Committee on Stables was autho-
rized to purchase ten mules
A. ter certain other routine matters had
been disposed of, the application Of the
Citizens Rapid Transit Company for a
franchise was read by Acting Clerk P.
P. Taliaferro
The opinion of the City Attorney, in
which he said the Council, in his judg-
ment, had the right to order the Passen-
ger and Power Company to remove its
single track on Marshall Street from
Twenty-frst to Twenty-fourtn, in order
to make room for the tracks OF the Cit
liens Company. was read
Mr. Pollard stated that the matter of
the cost and who should bear it was one
of detail for the committee to arrange.
OPPOSES yIADUCT TOLLS
City Engineer Cutshaw being asked for
his opinion as to the granting of the fran
chise asked for, said he did not think ,.le
people of the city would approve of the
proposed viaduct over Marshall Street.
connecting Shockoe and Church Hills if
toll was to be charged. He thought if
the yiaduct was to be built it should be
free to persons on foot or riding in vehi-
ces. The matter of cars OF other lines
running over the viaduct was one for
the Council to carefully consider in all
tic Eperinear w no oh
ton to the proposed route OF the railway.
Colonel Cutshaw said he was in favor
Of placing q provision in each ordinance
concerning a Street-car company, provid-
ing for the forfeiture Of it's franchise it
the provisions should not be carried out.
He spoke oI the trouble the city has had
With the strcet-car companies. especially
with tie Passenger and Power Company.
Mr.. FISHER WOULD BUILD.
Mr. Mills asked if another street rail-
way company had not offered to build
viaduct on Broad Street and give the
people the free use of.
Col Cutshaw replied that Mr.. Fisher
had said his company would construct
viaduct If his company should have the
exclusive use of the aduct for street
car purposes.
Mr.. King thought the committee should
go over the route proposed in the ordt-
nance. and see If it would be advisable
or practicable to make any change. but
no action was taken on his proposition.
a mouon to change the one point Of
connection with the Traction Companys
tracks from Twelfth and Broad to Elev-
enth ana Broad was defeated by tio
vote.
TO USE EFFICIENT SYSTEM.
At the suggestion Of City Engineer CUT
shaw. Mr. Pollock moved to amen the
ordinance by providing that If the Jenk-s
ms underground system should prove un-
satisfactory. ..le !, omm.ttee on. Stress
Gil may require
Mr.. Mosby moved to substitute Denny
for Nicholson Street in Ful ton The mo-
tion was defeated. Mr.. Mosby also had