The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-16
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; !.n on lights, transferring $3.50 from
s..,s street lighting department to the light
Saving department, was adopted.
HAD A LIVELY TIME.
shessrs. alosby and Pollock IL Parliamentary
Struggle
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q q WI, Two hours yesterday afternoon.
tn wy = OF the time was taken up by a pref
~ iil.le parliamentary struggle in which
s ives Pollock and Mosby figured as the
'e .u,'i. on their respective sides.
ne important question over which tie.
5uisPute arose was whether or not Capt.
A. Is Gu1son should be permitted to adj
dress es the committee on matters relating
no 10 tie work of rehabilitation of the Pas
senger and Power Conpany's lines
:, WI. MosbE was perfectly willing to hear
Capt Guigon. but he wanted the hearing
TO be granted in a strictly parliamentary
way. In order to- give the Captain q
ehance to speak, Mr.. Pollock offered
many motions. Mr.. Mosby picked flaws
in them as fast as they were made. mr..
Pollock is a resourceful man when 1t
comes to motfon-making. He seemed to
have an almost inexhaustable supply on
hand.
Some of the committeeman got excused;
others talked Of leaving. Twice motions
to adjourn were made and lost by tie
votes.
Capt. Guigon finally got his hearing af-
ter Mr.. Pollock hit upon motion that.
MT. Mosby thought emnently proper from
parliamentary standpoint. The Captain
told IN, a few minutes what he would like
to have. the committee do. It was this:
The Passenger and Power Company had
nearly, but. not quite. completed its work
of rehabilitation; it had done the best 1t
could but was now being prosecuted in
the Police Court; in brief, he wanted an
extension of time.
AS the work is being done under the
provisions of a Council ordinance, TIE
committee did not think it had the right
to extend time, but complied with Capt.
Guigon's request by asking the CITY Al
torney to suspend prosecutions IN the 70
a .naVt meeting. OF the
committee.
The body was called to order at $50
O'Clock, and the following members were
present: Nlessrs. Balen, Curtis Glenn,
Gibson, Peters, King, Mills, Mosby,
Whittet. Pollock and Chairman Allen.
The first matter taken up was the pc
tition of the Richmond Passenger and
Power Company to be permitted to oper-
ate it's Hull Street cars from Seventh and
Broad Streets over the free bridge until
Mayo bridge shall have been put in sale
condition. The company agreed to g,:e
the same schedule on Hull Street under
the new arrangement as under the old
one.
City Engineer .Cutshaw was asked what
he knew of the condition of the bridge.
He said he had made no examination of
it. but to the eye it looked as if it was
nearly ready to tumble down. The
( tIiuSsc, lie SCiIu " DIS l)llNSttS picpcltS
the city had no control over it..
There was come discussion as to what,
if any. effect the passage Of the ordinance
recommended would have upon the COM
pany's franchise. There was no one who
could answer this question, and the appli-
cation was referred to the City Attorney
and the City Engineer to prepare a prop
er ordinance and report to the next meet
ing.
LEE DISTRICT SEWER.
A letter from Maynard and Perkins, the
contractors for the construction of the
Lee District sewer, stating that their
work had been delayed by he rains dur
ing the summer ara other causes was
read. They thought the work could be
completed by the first eof next January
They ask for an allowance or their con-
tract.
Col. sCutshaw explained the cause of the
delay in the work. and recommended that
the time for completing the work be ex-
tended to December 49, and that an al
lowance be made as requested. This was
agreed to.
City Engineer Cutshaw, brought to the
attention of the committee the matter of
the award Of sewer contracts. He SAD
the lowest bidder was Mr.. e. r. Goodwin.
whose former work for the city was far
from being satisfactory. He did not feel
that. he should award the contract to
him. The engineer was directed. to give
the contract to the next, lowest resnonsi
BILE bidder.
THE TRANSFER QUESTION.
MI Whittet presented preamble and
resolution recting that under the r5royie
IONS Of the ordinance in relation to the
granting OF franchises it was unjust to
require the Richmond Passenger and Pow
ay. (Nnfo -
suburban lines. The resolution directed
that. the City Attorney ana CITY Engineer
draft an ordinance making such changes
IN the ordinance as may seem proper.
An effort was made to take up the a D.
plication of the Citizens Rapid Transit
Company ifor a franchise. Mr.. S. l.. KEEL
ley. counsel for the company. said the
matter had been before the cornmittee
for months and all he had to ask was
that the application be acted upon as
early as possible. He thought this was
due to the gentlemen interested~in the en-
terrrise-that they be given q, hearing and
the committee render it's decision rs early
as practicable.
AS several members had other engage
ments it was decided tc postpone the
hearing until the 18th of this month.
CAPT. GUIGoN. HEARD.
Capt. a. 3. Guigon. counsel for the
passenger and Power Company, asked
to be heard upon certain matters in re-
gard to the rehabilitation of the lines of
his company.
There was a pretty little parliamentary
hight as to how Capt. Guigon could get il
his remarks. Mr.. Pollock in order 10
give Capt Guigon a chance to be heard.
moved that the time for the rehabilitation
Of the Marshall-street line be extended
five days.
Mr. A1osby made a point that the former
action OF the committee would have 10
be reconsidered first, and he was sus-
tanned by the chair
After half an hours filibusterins the
motion to reconsider was carried, ard
Capt. Guigon then was heard
capt. Guison explained why the work
OF rehabilitation Of the Marshall-Strents
line had not been completed He said
there We're few remaining pieces of work
left undone. and he did not believe the
committee would punish the company at
ter It had done all within its power to-
comply with the ordinance
COL. CUTSHAW,S VIEWS.
Col. GCutshaw said the ordinance as to
ton wa 8 M sSod l,1, tho C>n1,roS1