The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-09
Passenger and Power Company
So Directed by Committee.
SPEECH BY ALDERMAN BAKER
Pending the Discussion of Revision
The Company Must Follow Out
the Letter Of Their
Franchise.

alderman Bahcn, OF jackson Ward.
mad. brief but telling speech before
tho subcommittee on Street last night
ma carried the day and the resolution
he was advocating with almost unan-
unity.
lhe occasion was the meeting to con-
fer with the Passenger and Power Of
tjcials with the end in view of getting
u satisfactory revision of the existing
schedules on the various lines of street
railways.
MIR. whittet had Just offered a resolu-
zion recommending TO the general com
nittee that the Passenger and Power
Company be required to carry out their
schedule as provided in the ordinance.
MIR BA9EN'S SPEECH.
Mr.. West had spoken in favor of the
resolution and Mr.. Phillips had spoken
against II, when MIR. Bahen arose i'm
pressirely to mako his speech. 1t was
his 1lrst speech since his fail and since
his temperance without clutches; I'M
der the circumstance his voice was good.
Il want to say that / will vote
for the resolution. he said, because
think 1t Is right Gen. Phillips rides
what the railroads runvbgkQj cmfwyp
what kind OF q schedule the railroads
run. Blu II have to walk, and / don't
want to have to stand out on the corner
Tor a half an hour before l can get
car. i want to vote for this resolution
because I thing 1t is right Its Just the
thing we need and the right kind Of a
resolution. no better resolution could be
presented, and because it is (: good one.
It, We got the best street car line in
It. We get the best street car line in
the country and j don't want TO see it
go back to the stage and the mule cur.
The meeting was called TO order al
o'clock with Messrs. Adams, West
wmttet. Bahen and Phillips present.
REPLY OF CAPTAIN jUIGoN-
Captain A. b. Guigon and General Man
ager HUFF We're present in the interests
of the company. The former said II was
the desire Of the company to do every
thing the public demanded. but that he
falt It was not the desire of the commit
tee tn subject the company to unneceS-
sary expense in running cars when there
was no demand for them. It would be
natural for the company to seek all the
business 1t could handle. and it certainly
would not take off cars that We're needed
for the business OF curtail a schedule that
w:ls necessary to accommodate the public.
That would not be business.
company to combine the cars in the Hol-
lywood loop. to take UP the tracks on Pine
Street and to utilize the Laurel Street
tracks in making the circuit. He also
showed that the Traction extension out
Twenty-ffth Street from Broad was Of no
real benefit to the public and that it was
the wish of the company to remove those
tracks, the public had every conye-
1nencc over the other lines in that direc-
ton on the Nenable Street line, the Clay
Street line and the Seven Pines line. There
were other minor changes the company
contemplated which would in no way in
terfcre with public convenience, but which
would do away with useless running of
ears on Main and Broad Streets
COMPLAINT ABOUT SCHEDULES.
Messrs. Whittet and West stated that
they had received many complaints from
citizens about the schedules. Mr. West
made complaint himself about the Clay
Street schedule, in which he said he kept
TAB on cars Sunday afternoon between
and O'clock and that they were at least
Elk minutes apart, when the schedule
called for four minutes.
Both Messrs. HUFF and Guigon replied
10 this by stating that the Clay Street
schedule had been changed for years and
that St ran on four-minute schedule
II there was any delay on Sunday after
noon 1t was caused by some local trol-
lila
Then Mr.. Whittet presented a resolu-
ion asking the Passenger and Power Com
Hany to file with the committee detailed
specifications of their wants. This reso-
luton was adopted, and following it came
the resolution recommending to the full