The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-06
At Which Time Acton Upon the
Matter May be Taken.
CHANGES MADE IN ORDINANCE.
n Resolution Agreed to Requires
That Work Shalt Begin Within
Six Months After the Adoption
OF the Ordinance aud Be
Completed Wi Ii in
Eighteen Months.

The Street Committee yesterday after
noon decided to recommend to the Com
mon Council. at its meeting tomorrow
night, an ordinance providing for the use
of the Jenkins underground system on
Main Street, from Laurel to Twenty
eighth Street.
The seats provided for spectators in the
committee-room in which the Street Com
mittee met yesterday afternoon at
o'clock, were comfortably filed when
Sub Chairman Pollock called the commit
tee to order.
In view of the Importance of the meet
ing many representative men were pres
ent Among those present, aside from
the committeeman, Were: Messrs- c. V.
Meredith e. l.. Bemiss, E.. Randolph Will
liams, Everett Waddey, Chris. Manning,
il, S. J.. Kelley, w. f. jenkins, and
others.
The committeeman present We're:
Messrs. Pollock tsub-chairman}. Mills
Peters, Glenn. Woody, Lawder. Gibson
and Whttet. City Engineer Cutshaw
was also present.
The ordinance in reference to the piac-
ing of the underground system on the
Main-Street line was read by the secre
tary This ordinance had previously
been referred to the City Attorney. with
a communication asking his opinion on
the matter
ALLOW OR REQUIRE.
The opinion was submitted by the City
Attorney and read by the clerk. The
question arose as to the clearuess of the
opinion as presented by the City Attorney.
in that a distinction was made between
the words require and ALLOW.
Mr. Miller raised he point that the COM
mittee had asked the question as to
whether the Council could require" such
other company using its tracks to use the
power provided by the Passenger and
;r0r,nouI- and whether the
company could allow such use.
Mr. Poilard's opinion dwelt upon the
word allow" pnd it declared that the
Passenger and Power Company could al
low such other companies TO use the
power by which the Passenger and Power
Company is operated.
Mr. Whittet being in the chair, Mr. Pol
lock moved that the City Attorney be re-
quested to give his opinion as TO whether
the City Council can require such use
OF power, but no action was taken
The City Engineer suggested that II an
underground system were TO be enforced
oy the Council, it should be done on some
hort line in tie way of an experiment.
Mr. Woody following the suggestion
made by the City Engineer, offered
resolution to the effect that the City
Engineer take up the matter and recon-
mend some S.lort section on b0th lines AT
some place to be made in MS suggestion
ior the experiment with the jenkins sys-
tenn.
UNNECESSARY BURDENS.
NJ. c. V Meredith was given the privi-
| !ese Of the floor. on behalf of the Traction
Company He wished it distinctly under
stood that the Traction Company. If it
| we're put on Main Street. would not agree
| 10 t:le Joint use of any system. The conf
| lany wished to use its OWN system. Such
| system, of course. that the City Council
| hall enforce. He did not believe the eN-
,ensive underground system should be en-
| forced in small cities, and he said that his
| company would not consent to such Il sys-
en- without making 4 protest He was
| lot making Il fight against the jenkins
| ystem specially. and if the proposed or
| finance stated specifically that sttth sys-
! EN- were 60 be used ne would say noth-
! ng He said that such expensive system
| nDosed unnecessary burdens upon the
| railway corporations y proper overhead
! system can be pat into operation By
| bonding tae tracks, 50 that clectrolysls
| would be prevented. and the Traction
| Company is ready to properly bond IT'S
racks If such system as proposed he
| laced upon tile other company. ne asked
| hat the Traction Company be allowed 70
| lSe their own system. He would say nota-
| 10 arainst the jenkins system. and were
! the ordinance under consideration specitc
! n reference 10 tlat system, he would say
! noting.
| MR.. KELLEY SPOKE
| Mr.. S L. Kelley, on behalf OF the JeH-
| l,ins system, was extended the privileges
! ii the foc- He said that Mr.. Meredith
| Had said good ceal for Che Jenkins sys-
| TEN, and he felt taat the ra' tious b -twees
| ne renllirs system ana tta tractor Gem
| @uv r-e~c r easart re = o!Crei L1e alb
sence from tie c--nuittee-.oora Of regre- en-
| tiyes oi the Passenger and Powt Com
f! any. and sa: i that it would have ap-
| 5eared better 10 have been present thar
| o have simply written i letter ot pro-
! test against the introduction OF suCa
| ;vstem on their line. He hoped the con-
| cnittee would recommend such an e>@i
| nance as that under consideration.
| He suggested that the words jenkins
system be inserted in the proposed ord
| nance.
| Mr.. Woody's resolution was tflen voted
| lc5wn. and Mr.. Peters offered resolution
| whic;, Incorporated into the proposed or
| .finance the words Jenkins underground
| .vstem.' This resolution was adopted or
| re following; recorded vote: AyeS-Gienn.
| y.awter. Peters. Pollock, Wh!ttet. Woody
| Noes-C:Jbson. Mills.
| Other resolutions were adopted, reGu:r-
| ing that work begin within six months
| after the adoption OF the ordinance. aud
! TO be completed within eighteen months,
! ron. Laurel TO Twenty-eighttl Street.
| The ordinance viii be reported 10 the
! Common Council It is believed that It
| will hardly pass that body in its present
| shane. as it does not contain q provision
| For separate wires for the Traction Com
| 7any. After being acted upon by the Coun-
ii. It goes to the Board. which body
| meets on the fifteenth.
Two Le"al HarSinSs.