The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-05
GREAT TRIBUTE
TO TIE POLICE
Big Tax Payers Urge In
crease of Pay.
A STRONG PETITION.
Men Representing Millions of Dollars
are the Signers.
THREE NEW STREET RAILWAYS
Franchise for One Passed by the Council
Petitions for Two Others We're Submit.
ted-Trsction Wants New Route to
Oakwood- CrOss-town
Lins-Mayor's Message as
to Mr. Epps.
THREE NEW STREET RAILWAYS

Men representing millions Of dollars
| worth OF property in Richmond last night
sent q petition to the Common Council
asking that the pay of all the police be
increased ten per cent. President Nor
ris. of the Chamber of Commerce, was
the first sisner. Colonel John B. Pur-
cell, AIr. Z. i. Catlin, and Mr. Virginius
Newton, the three most prominent Lead
ers in the Good Government League a
few years ago, also signed the paper
The petition was referred to the Finance
Committee instead OF to the Committee
on Retrenchnent and Reform
The Council had a very long session
and many matters were disposed Of The
ordinance granting q. franchise to the
Citizens Rapid Transit Company was
adopted. Petitions for two new street.
car franchises were presented. The Trac-
ton Company wants another route to
Oakwood and certain gentlemen are
anxious to operate road from the
Union Depot to the northern limits or
the city.
The Carnegie Library matter was not
| taken up on account of the absence or
! Mr.. Caskie. who was too much indis-
| posed TO attend the meeting.
Mayor Taylor sent a message to the
| Council in reference to the discrepancies
| in the accounts of Mr.. Cecil Epps. late
| of the Gas Inspectors office, and an
| Investigation was ordered TO be made.
THE SESSION IN DETAIL.
| The Council was called to order at I;s;5
| o'clock by President Ebei. After the
| minutes had been read and approved the
following members answered. dto their
names: Messrs. Adams. Allen. Blanks,
Bloomberg. Camp, CottreII. Curtis. Car
Der, Gibson. Glenn, Grimes. Gunst. Hob
son. Mccarthy, Mills. Miner, Peters. Pol
I lock. Shea, Stein. Teefey. WaIIerstein.
| West. Wiltshire, Williams, and President
EbeI.
The Committee on Streets made a re-
| port recommending many improvements
to the public thoroughfares. The ordi-y
nance agreed upon By the counsel of the
| two railway companies, the City Engineer
! and the City Attorney in reference TO
] the right of way of the cars was agreed
| to without objection
| There was no objection to the ordI-
| nances allowing the Richmond Passen-
| ger and Power Company to change Ger
| tain OF its routes under the plan of re-
habililatior OF the lines operated by
| this company.
The resolutions reported by the COM
mittee on Streets providing for street
| improvement at the cost of abuttins
property owners were adopted.
RAPID TRANSIT ORDINANCE.
The next matter to come up was the
| ordinance granting Il franchise to the
| Citizens Rapid Transit Company (the
| jenkins underground SYSTEM. After the
| ordinance, as it came from the Commit
i tee on Streets, had been read about half
way through. the further reading was
| dispensed with on the motion of Mr.
| Pollock, who offered substitute which
! the company desired passed. One of the
| most important amendments in the SUB
/ TO oil tnuy he
| pany to charge tolls of vehicles crossing
| the proposed -viaduct. Mr.. 'BloomberE
had an amendment adopted providing
] that the viaduct should be free to biz
! cycii-ts.
| CONSENT OF PROPERTY OWNERS.
! Mr.. BIoonberg offered an anendmenr
| to subsection of section 1 by adding
| at the end thereof the following:
but the privilege herein granted oa
! constructing the vaduet.. is upon the eX-
! press condition that the said Citizena
| Rapid Transit Company, before commence
| ing the construction OF said viaduct.
! shall procure from all abuttings property
| owners the right to occupy Marshal.
! Street from the western end of said via-
| duct at or near Thirteenth Street. to its
! eastern end, at or near Twenty-first
| Street. by gift. purchase. condemnation,
! or otherwise. aud shall also pay to ali
/! property owrers al, cucsl sums as shalt
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| ages occasioned to their property by
reason of the construction of said via@
| duct
This amendment was adopted by vote
| of 10 to 1. Mr.. Carrier succeeded in hav.
! ing ar amenduse mt adopted providing that
| the con pany shall use the track of the
| Richmond Passenger and Power Company
| on Denny Street.
The reading of this ordinance. consumed
| nearly an hour and a half. There wert
| twenty-nine printed pages. Some slight
| changes We're made
| " OORDINANCE IS ADOPTED
Mr.. Gunst said he thought six months,
| an Unusually long time TO give the come
| pany within which to accept the ordi-
nance and to file. its Fond. and on his
! motion, Mr.. S. T. Kelley, counsel for ths
| con rany. was given the privilege OF the
| floor. He said the time was fixed by
| some member of the committee. All his
| company wanted was a reasonable tina
within which TO begin work. Mr.. Kelley
said the company had no objection TO ths
| time limit being cut down to a reasonable
extent.
| Mr Gunst offered an amendment to
| make the time limit for the accsptance
four months. He was the only member
who voted for the proposed ehangss y
The ordinance was passed vi sh out :
/ dissenting vote - - s Il sssse
Itauthori2es the construction OF d street
railway from the city limits at Crook
Avenue and Bacon Quarter Branch
| through the city 10 the outskirts OF
Fulton with viaduct over Marshan
Street The viaduct IS to be free tc
tspedestr.ans and bieyclis.s and the coH.-
panv Is to have the exclusive use OF tbs
.street-car tracks ever the via duct Wsrk
/ is to hs. commenced within twelve months
from the anpsovai of the ordinance and
con. .r;eted within two years
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