Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-22
'SCHEDUL TOLLS
PRESENTED IN CONNECTION WITH
MARsHALL-sT. vIADUCT.
MUST FOOT PASSENGERS PAY
rh1. Question Raised by Major Allen
and Referred for an Opinion
Give. no such Right,
But Proposed Schedule Levies a

The Council Committee on Streets dis
posed of large amount of business last
night, cleaning up all Of the matters on
the table that were ready for consdera-
ton. Chief among this was the report
of the subcommittee with reference 10
the charging of toll on the proposed VIA
duct Of the Citizens Rapid Transit Com
pany. The report went to the city attor-
ney for his opinion as to its legality.
The application of the Southern Railway
Company for restoration OF the rights
formerly enjoyed by the company. was
referred to the city attorney and city en-
gineer for report at the next meeting.
The sub committee appointed to consider
a schedule of tolls to be charged by the
Citizens Rapid Transit Company for use
Of the viaduct to be erected over the
valley connecting the two sections OF
Marshall street, made a report fixing
charges for the various uses Of the pro-
posed bridge.
THE SCHEDULE.
The schedule presented is: Horse, mule,
or cattle, 4 cents per head, or seven tick
cts for Is cents; hogs or sheep, cent per
head, or thirty tickets for 20 cents: foot
passenger or bicycle, cent; one horse
vehicle, cents: two horse vehicle. lO
cents: three horse vehicle. Is cents; four
ho!.i vehicle, Is cents; vehicles above
enumerated, without teams, cents each'
automobiles with seats for not more than
two persons. five cents; for four persons,
10 cents; wheelbarrows, hand-carts or
hand-trucks, cents, or 10 tickets tor %
cents; persons other than drivers, l cent;
all persons under 10 years, whether pedes-
TRANS or otherwise, free. Tickets to be
p;cho hicvciiStS anu
one. two, three and four-hourse vehicles
at no higher rates than those speclhed.
Major allen raised the point that the
franchise of the company did not provide
for q charge for foot passengers This
was admitted by Mr.. S. L. Kelly, but Mr..
Kelly thought the city would have the
right to adopt the schedule.
Major Allen also raised the point that
the proposition would be an amendment
to the franchise granted to the company,
and if so, the city would not have the
right to act in the premises until the new
Constitution shall have been made effec-
tive by legislative action.
REFERRED FOR OPINION.
The report was referred to. the city at
torney to report as to the legality OF the
charge for foot passengers and to furnish
the committee with an ordinance in &C
cordance with his opinion.
The ordinance asked for by Messrs. Piz-
zini, Hill, Montague and others for q
franchise for the establishment OF an
underground electric burglar alarm ser
vice was taken up. Mr.. Montague was
present and suggested that the application
be referred to a subcommittee which
could consider the paper and get 1t be-
fore the committee on it's merits as soon
as possible.
Mr.. Peters suggested that the city could
not grant such franchise under the new
Constitution until it was made effective
by the General Assembly.
IN ORDER TO GAIN TIME.
Mr.. Montague said he desired to have
the committee consider the franchise so
that no time need be lost after the meet
ing Of the Legislature He told the COM
.ottee that h, die not expect the franchise
to be put on it's final passage in the
Council until after the new Constitution
had gone into full effect.
The paper was referred to sub-com-
mittee consisting of a member from each
ward and the city election. city attor-
ney and city engineer. The chairman
made the following appointments on the
subcommittee: Messrs. West, Adams,
Bahen. Peters, Mann, Minor, and Phillips.
PROTECT FIRE APPARATUS
The ordinance which was referred by the
Board of Aldermen to the committee. re-
quiring street cars to take more precau-
ZION to prevent collision with fire appa-
ratus, came up in its regular order. A
letter was also submitted from the Board
of Fire Commissioners asking that the
measure be adopted.
The ordinance was referred to the sub
committee, which is considering the revis-
ing Of the schedules and routes of the
street car lines in the city.
The ordinance OrOEidnS for the StOD
ping of street cars at the near" side Of
the street crossings, instead of at the
far side, took the same course. This
ordinance was passed by the Common
Council, and when it came up before the
Board Of Aldermen, was referred for the
consideration Of the Street Committee.
The members present were: Messrs.
Otway S. Allen, ]. NJ. N. Allen, Mann,
Phillips Peters, Whittet, Teefey. Williams.
Adams, Minor, West, and Blanks.
AN INCENDIARY FIRE.