The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-30
BELL CONPANY'S
CONDUIT ROUTE
More Territory Than the Franchise
Provides For
RICHMOND CoMpANY's REQUEST
Street Committee 10 Look Into the Question
OF the removal OF Railroad Tracks
from West Broad
Street.
RICHMOND COMPANY'S REQUEST

There We're number of Church Hill
citizens present TO speak on the ques-
ton of the extension OF the Traction
tracks on Franklin Street from Eigh-
iecnih to Twenty-tifth. thence north TO
Inc Traction lire on the Northsdc. In
View OF the fact that the subcommittee,
10 which the matter had been referred.
were not ready TO report, the matter went
over, ard the citizens We're requested Lo
appear before that committee at a meet
ing to be held on Tuesday night at z
o'clock.
Captain W. II. Curtis chairman OF the
subcommittee, said he had attempted
upon several occasions TO get the COM
,nitec together but without result AIR.
Mosby said he had been prevented from.
attending because Of a business. engage
Inent out of the city. and Mr.. Mills; said
lie had no excuse 10 offer
BELL COMPANY'S ROUTE.
The rules We're suspended in order that
the plan of the Bell Telephone Company's
proposed route might. be considered, and
MIR. Hunt ChipIey, representing the com
gpany, presented his plan. with a map of
the proposed conduit route. The map dis
closed the fact that the territory to be
used for conduits had been extended
greatly beyond that placed in the fran
chise as adopted by the Council and in
reply to question, Mr.. Chipley stated
that the route had been none over by the
City Engineers oftice,r4an that it had
been approved in EVERY detail by the City
Engineer. Colonel Cutshaw verified the
statement. and after some discussion as
TO the rights Of the committee to act, the
route as submitted was approved. and
Mr.. Chipley said that no time would be
lost in starting the work. The main OK
tensions of the conduit system cover the
following territory. the points within the
boundaries mentioned beng covered by
conduits:
Main Street, from Eighth TO Nine
tenth; on Ninetcenun, from Franklin to
Dock: on Fourteenth to Mayos Bridge;
on Ninth to Free Bridge: on Broad, from
Ninth. to Nineteenth; Seventeenth, from
Franklin: Seventh from Grace to Jack
son: Sixth. from Ora TO Canal; Brooke
Avenue to Baker; Main. west from Fou-
ehee TO Cherry: Franklin to Harrison,
Grace to Shafer; Broad to Laurel
Wherever possible the alleys in rear of
the streets named are used
The New Exchange W II be erected on
Grace Street. between Seventh and
Eighth. and will be begun shortly
RJCHIIOND COMPANY ORDINANCE
In reply to Il request from the commit
lee TO furnish a copy of the FRANCHISE
asked for, Mr.. John c. Robertson, of the
EiClnlonO# lCItpilpllG Company, di'tSH4 ~
with printed copies OF the franch sc. On
motion, the matter. was laid over for dis
cussion at the next regular meeting OF
the committee.
The franch Sc asked for is similar in
many respects to that granted the Ben
Company. The material difference is the
paragraph in reference to underground
wires, which says:
within that section the city of Rich
4l,S 1ra,y1l I 4
north side of Marshall Street cast OF
Twelfth and the north s de OF Clay
Street west Of twelfth Street, on
The south by the south side OF
Cary Street, on the west SIDE by the
west side of Laurel Street, and west side
of Gilmer, and on1thes cast by the cast
side of Ninetc cnth, 'no''pele nor overhead
electrical conductor after ten years from
the passage of this ordinance, shal DE
placed or maintained, except such pores
and electrical conductors as may be re-
ouireG for local distribution; and 1t is
hereby expressly provided that no wires,
cables or electrical conductors shall eX-
tend from one distribution pole to an
other q Strihution pole, and Such pores
shall be used only for the overhead ter
Eanals of the conduit system. Such poles
10 used for local dlstrlbe-on TO De Piaceu
in alleys wherever practcable; nut the
Council may from time to tine require
said under ground district to be extend
ed along other streets ta.ah 'i'o9o
set FORTH ,ss7
Mr. Robertson urged that the request
he considered at as early a time as irTac-
ticable, as his company wished TO get 10
work He said that in the event or the
granting of the franchise the company
would begin at once putting the wires
underground and that before the exPi-
ration of the ten years limit ali the
wires would be underground.
SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS.
An ordinance requiring the owners OF
Mayo's Bridge TO keep il in order and
1iphted was recommended to the Council
Tho question of.. the running Of street
cars according to- the provision OF the
franchises was laid over to the next
meeting. The contractors Tor Lee Gis-
trict sewer were given more time IN which
To complete their work. The ordinance
in reference to the issuing of street car
transfers will be amended so that the
5ast nara crapl, will read that the section
does not apply to points icadlng out OF
the city, but the matter was taid on the
table for another meeting, Ihe refers
resolution in reference to the oNercTo"o-
Ing nfstreet car platforms was referred
to the City Attorney.
Mr. King offered a resolution directing
the street car companies to take on all
summer cars which was referred TO the
CITY Engineer With instructions 10 act
in the premises.
Mr.. King also moved that committee
be appointed to look into the advisabilitS
of having the tracks of the Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac road re-
moved from Broad Street. This resolu-
+ion is intended to have the effect of get
ting the Richmond. Fredericksburg and
Potomac trains to enter the AIain-Street
depot, which would do away with the
use OF the tracks oyer Bclvidere Street
and on West Broad Street
The chair named the following gentle
men to act on the committee: Messrs.