The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-16
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Street Committee Requires This Of
Car Companies.
TELEPHONE. Fight GOES OVER.
General n1aury. on Hand, but the
Hearing Deferred TO Await tho
Supreme Courts Dccision-The
Jenkins Matter Deferred.
Street Committee Requires This Of
TELEPHONE FIGHT GOES OVER.
General nIaury. on Hand. but the

JENKINS mater DclCIACus
The Street Committee OF the Council
met last night. The, entire time and at
tention of the committee was given ID
the Southern Bell Telephone Company,
the Richmond Traction Company, and
the Passenger and Power Company.
The consideration Of the Jenkins under
ground trolley ordinance in the light OF
the opinion, rendered by the City Attor-
ney and the routine business OF the COM
tmittee will come UP at an adjourned
meeting to be held Tuesday night at
O'Clock.
THE TELEPHONE FIGHT.
The petition of the Southern Bell Tele-
phone Company praying for the estab-
lishment of relations with the city and
the granting of a franchise was read.
Discussion brought out the fact that the
Supreme Court of the United States is
expected, in a lew days, to hand down
an opinion in the case between the COM
pany and the city. Until the opinion is
handed down or the company WithdraWs
its suit, it was the mind of the COM
mittee that the communication should
not be considered. Mr.. Pollock moved
that it be placed on the table until a
meeting on Wednesday, next. This was
lost. Mr.. King moved that the :oLn-
munication be placed on the table to be
taken up at the pleasure of the COM
mlttee. This was carried. General
Meaney, general manager of the com
pany, and Mr.. Chipley, manager of the
company for Virginia and North Caro-
line, Were present, but did not address
the committee.
ASK FOR ARBITRATION
Mr.: Meredith, of counsel for the Rich
mond Traction Company. presented a Pc
tltlon from that company that the COM
m1ttee request the Passenger and Power
Company to appoint an arbitrator to meet
an arbitrator from the Traction Co.l-
pany, and take up the consideration of
the terms on which each company is to
use the tracks of the other, as permits
sion has been granted to the Traction
Company to operate on Main Street, and
to the Passenger and Power Company to
operate on the fractions tracks on Broad
Street Mr.. Meredith stated that the COM
panieS had been endeavoring to come to
terms, but without success.
The ordinance requiring the Passenger
and Power Company to arbitrate stipu-
lates that in the event of its failure to
come to terms with the other company
or name an arbitrator. the Street Com
mittee shall request the Passenger and
Power Company to appoint an arbitrator.
and in the event of their failure to do so
for thirty days, the City Engineer is to
appoint one for them. Mr. Meredith
stated that his company had repeatedly
requested the other company to appoint
an arbitrator, but without success. They
now desired the Street Committee to
make Il request of the Passenger and
Power Company for an arbitrator; that
the period of thirty days mentioned in
the ordinance might be entered upon.
Captain Gugon, of counsel for the Pas
sengcr and Power Company, asked that
this request be modified into a request
by the Street Committee that both CON-
panies appoint arbitrator. Mr.. Meredith
stated that no request need be made OF
the Traction Company, as it was ready
| and anxious to appoint an arbitrator He
also called attention to the fact that the
| ordinance requiring the Traction Com
! pany to appoint an arbitrator stipulated
| that in the event of its failure so to do,
| the City Engineer was to appoint one for
| them without notice or action of the
| Street Ccnmituee.
Mr. Mills at first favored the reference
! of the matter to 81 subcommittee. but
! withdrew his motion. Major Allen ar
| gued against delay and for immediate &C
| ton Capt. Guigon stated that he wanted
| no delay, but thought the companies
/ should be- treated alike. The differing
| provisions of the two ordinances on the
| subject were pointed out, and the reSoiu-
ton requesting the Passenger and Power
| Company to appoint an arbitrator was
| adopted
RIGHTS ON EIGHTH STREET.
! Captain Gllison preSente 4 commune