The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-01
PHONE QUESTION
NOT TAKEN UP
Subject Not Referred to in Street
Committee Meeting.
NEW POLES ON MAIN STREET.
Traction People Want the Old Company to
Put Up Iron Ones-Eighteenth Street
MuddIe Discussed and Referred.
Many Meetings.

The Street Committee of the Council
met last night. The telephone matter
did not come up, but it may be brought
I'D at the next session of the committees.
Almost the entire time of the meeting
was given to the consideration of the
Eighteentll-Street tangle between the two
street railway companies. The matter
was finally referred to the City Attorney
and City Engineer for their opinions
The Traction Company wants the Pas
senser and Power Company to replace its
wooden poles on Main Street from First
to Eighteenth with iron poles. The poles
are said to be in bad condition, and the
additional strain OF having to carry an
other wire when the Traction Company
gets on Main Street is thought to neces-
State new poles The matter was re-
ferred to the City Engineer for his opiu-
ion.
EIGHTEENTH-ST MATTER.
Then the Cighteenth-Street matter
came up. The Passenger and Power
Company have a one-track franchise here
and the other company a two-track. fran
chise. The former company complain
that they haze asked lines and grades of
the City Engineer and have been refused
upon the advice Of the City Attorney.
The Traction Company is proceeding
vigorously with its work on Eighteenth
Street and the other company wants it
stopped. Captain GuigOn and Mr.. Mere
dith represented the7tw companies in the
discussion. 1t was argued at length. pro
and con, that the Passenger and Power
Company had lost its rights on Eighteenth
Street by reason Of it's failure to file de-
tailed specifications for the work as re-
qured in the ordinance.
The matter went to the City Attorney
and City Engineer, who will report at a
meeting at an early date.
FOOD AND MILK INSPECTOR.
The Health Committee OF the Council
met last night. Routine business was
transacted and the payroll ordered to
be paid. The larger part of the time of
the committee was given to the consid
Grafton of the need of an inspector of
food and milk. No action was taken. An
ordinance on the subject will be pre-
scented at the next meeting.
NO RIGHT TO INTERFERE.
The Committee on Water met last
night The bills for the month were
ordered to be paid. The communication
from the Virginia-C Carolina Wheel Com
pany was laid on the table. Several APP
plications for free water were granted.
After long discussion of the matter
the committee thought the ordinance on
the subject gave them no power to inter-
ferc in the dismissal of Mr.. John NJ.
Higgins by the superintendent of Mar
shall Reservoir.
ANOTHER PATROL WAGON
The Committee on Police met last
night. Reports for the month were re-
ceved and the payroll ordered to be
paid. The need of a second patrol wagon
was discussed and the purpose of the
committee is to join with the Fire Board
i'll a very urgent request to the Finance
Committee for a special appropriation.
No action was taken last night.
The Committee on Second Market
ordered the payroll to be paid. The city
attorney was requested to frame an
ordinance which will prevent dealers
from encroa ching on the sidewalk with
their wares in the neighborhood of the
Second Market.