The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-29
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BELL HEARING
Committee to Consider Telephone
Waiter April 18th.
IMPORTATION ASKED FOR.
lpqairy as TO Taxes Due. Costs and the Pres
ent Condition OF the Exchanges OF
tho Two companies-Mneh
2 Committee Work.
IMPORTATION ASKED FOR.

Committee MOrk.
The Street Committee at its meeting
s'csterday afternoon fixed ApTil i4th DIS
the aa:c Tor a special meeting at winch
the petition OF thc Bell Ielephone CON-
,,anv for a franchise 10 60 business IN
Richmond will, be considered.
resolution was adopted asking for
information as 10 The cost TO the city OF
The litigation which has gone on be-
tween the city and the company. ana
also as TO the amount OF taxes due by
the Bell Company. and as 10 the present
condition of the plants OF the telephone.
companies here.
The City Engineer was instructed TO
sell the material gotten from pulling
down the brick store on The cityS lot at
the northeast corner of Fifth and Arcn
Streets.
Certain pole routes asked for by the
Virginia. Electrical Railway and Develop
T,cilt Company on Virginia Street were
approved. The request of this company
for the release OF its $4,000 bond was &c
1c,rcd 10 The City Engineer for his opil1-
ION.
A resolution allowing the Passenger ana
Power Company 10 construct and operate
n single track curve at Ninth and Main
Streets. 10 permit of cars coming from
The cast turning UP Ninth, was adopted
ABANDON -.MERR1-GO-ROEND
The Passenger and Power Company re-
guest permission 10 abandon the single
track line on Marshall and College Streets
and the service on This route, known as
the "Me1ry-Go-Round,'' and an ordinance
To this effect was introduced, the work
Of taking up the track TO he begun with Il
ninety Gays and completed within sixty
days thereafter. The ordinance was re-
commended 80 the Council. It permits
the immediate abandonment Of the route
NJ Cohen. Sons & Co. want Exchange
alley improved. There is some question
whether this is a. street or an alley The
opinion of the City Attorney was invited
ON this point, and allegations Tor paving
invited.
ASK FOR AREA LIGHTS.
Colonel John Murphy asked permission
10 haze area light openings on the side
walk on Eighth and Broad Streets in
front and at the side Of the new hotel
lie is building. The petition was referred
10 the Ward Committee a similar re-
quest from the Bijou theatre took the
same course. A similar request from
Julius Meyers Sons for area lights on
Toushee Street came up from the Ward
Committee and was recommended to the
Council.
"A communication from Colonel Murphy
was read stating that he withdrew his
offer to ray half of the cost OF paving
with asphalt Eighth Street from Broad
to Grace
The City Engineer was instructed to
give street paving contracts to The low
est responsible bidders Eighth Street
from Broad to Grace and Seventeenth
Street from Main u Franklin, on both
sides of the First Market, were ordered
>o1t
Contractors at work on the Mechanics
Institute and Murphy's Hotel were al
lowed use OF the streets.
THE TELEPHONE QUESTION.
Er. Mills introduced 4 resolution and
also made Il motion providing for a
special meeting on April 18th to take
III, the cousidera ton of the petition Of
the Fell Telephone Company
The resolution calls for information on
the subject and is as follows:
Resolved, That the clerk of this COM
7nitfee address Il request to the City At
to,ner asking him to advise this COM
-nittee. on or before It's next meeting,
the amount of costs which the city has
paid IN the suit Of the Southern Bell
Telephone and Telegraph Company Us.
The City of Richmond, the statement TO
include The amount paid by The city for
Special counsel. and all OF the cltyS eS-
p,nses incurred IN the defense of said
suit Also that the City Auditor be re-
quested by the Clerk 10 advise this COM
anittec, on or before its next meeting. the
amount of taxes due and unpaid by the
Southern Boil Telephone and Telegraph
Company 10 the city OF Richmond. And
that the Superintendent of Police and
Fire Alarm Telegraph systems of the
city be requested by The clerk. 10 fur
,.iSh Mis- before its
.ieNt meeting. report showing TO what
extent the city makes use Of the plant
of the Southern Bell Telephone and Tele-
graph Company in the maintenance and
operation OF the city's Police and Fire
Alarm Telegraph systems, also a report
showing the physical condition of the
telephone companies plants in this city,
Mr. Peters moved that the resolution
and motion be laid on the table. This was
lost The resolution and motion We're car
1ied by q vote of 3 to ;. as follows:
Ayes-Messrs Bahen, Gibson, Glenn,
King Mills, Mosby. Pollock, Whittet and
MOODY.
Nocs-Atessrs. Burton, Peters and Al
1en-3.
Certain clerical errors IN the ordinance
on The operation of the two street railway
compa MES Oh Eighteenth Street were cor
1ected
Mr. Whittct offered a resolution that
the lane from Tenth TO Eleventh. between
Main and Cary, be called Church Court"
The resolution was carried.
Water for the Natato-ium
Captain Andrew Pizzini presented a
communication TO the Water Committee.
asking that the West-End Electric Park
Company be given free city water, or
water at a nominal cost for the nata-
tor.am II plans to build near the New
Reservoir. The wafer would be used only
during four months OF the summer sea-
son. when probably 10000 cubic feet per
day would be used. He stated that there
would be free days when no charge would
he made. provided the city furnished the
r2fer at nominal cost, also hat water to-
hoggan slides and other public amusement
features would be installed in and around
the natatpriun.-