The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-16
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RESIDENTS BEFORE
TIE COMMIT TEE
Third Street Franchise Referred 10 a
Subcommittee.
RICHMOND TELEPHONE COMPANY
Asks for a New Franchise Allowing go ln-
crcase ia Rates Many Matters
Acted Upon by the Street
Committee.
RICHMOND TELEPHONE COMPANY

When the Street Committee met at 5
CLOCK yesterday afternoon, about sixty
residents OF Third Street. among them
many ladies, We're present 70 profess
AGAINST the proposed cross town !iEe run
Mug on that street. applications hid
pse" ia2Getfor such a franchise by Messrs.
Writ H. Taylor, Z. s. Wilson, Henry wal
| inrStein ana others. and it was under
stood that the application would be dis
cuaSeG at the meeting. The large body
OF DIRECTORS present had its effect. ap-
pareutiy, upon the committee for when,
upon molten of Mir. Mills. the rules; were
suspended, in order that the application
might be considered, Mr.. King immediate
lily made q motion to refer the whole mat
ter 10 a subcommittee OF seven, win
the chairman of the committee {. mem
Der. to be considered at Il special meet
ing of the subcommittee. This delay was
considered by those present To protest
as the first victory for them, in that there
was another delay, which meant some
thing. They were then excused. and de-
parted in good humor. some OF the citl-
cents expressing IN emphatic voice the
thanks OF TIE residents of Third Streec.
Chairman Alien Then apnni::cd the ok
lowing gentlemen to act upon the sub
committee: Messrs. Allen, Bahen. Peters,
Curtis, Whittet King and Glenn.
REQUEST J'OR EXTENSION.
The request of ;ke Traction Line to OK
te, its tracks from Eighteenth To Twen-
ty-ffth Streets on Franklin. and then out
Twcnty-ttfth to the corporate limits. was
referred to the Ward Committees q JEFF
ferson and Marshall WatGs.
IN the reference - the work 81 Lee
District, sewer, which has not progress
cd as rapidly as called for i'll the contract
between the city and Contractors Pitt
and Hawkins, the matter referred
back TO the City Engineer with instruc-
tons to see THAI the contrs ct be carried
cut. The original contract called for n
completion OF the sewer IL September.
but this was extended to December lst.
Assistant Engineer Bolton stated that
from present progress the sewer could
not be completed III less than four
mONths-
Contractor Hankius stated that he could
not make more rapid progress. He was
losing money now. "a felt that by nllk :
ing the effort to complete the sewer sQu Z
er than in the time nentioaed by Nil
Bolton, he would lose more than Tire
amount OF the bond that was given The
main cause of the delay WIS the wealth
err He would, however. like to complete
the work, not so much In order to save
the bond, as TO do the work contracted
Tor.
TO INCREASE RATES.
A request from tie Richmcn nd Telephone
Company for q new franchise, by which
it could increase its rates. was tabled. and
Manager Robertson. of the company. was
requested to appear before the commit
tee to present an ordinance IN the let
rtcrs to the committee the Telephone Com
pany stated that an up-tO-date switch
board had been ordered from the Kellogg
Company. of Chicago. and that service
q bpSt world he given
order to give this service it, would be
necessary to have increased rates.
a member Of matters N reference 10
various ordinances IN relation to the
street car lines were referred to the cir
Engineer for report at tile l,ext meatlnG-