The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-24
STORMY MEETING
IN MANCHESTER.
Tilt Between counciImen and
Company's Attorney.
ORDINANCE LAID ON TABLE
Lights to Be Remedied by Passenger
and Power Company-school Board
in Regular Session Last Night
Other Manchester News.
.Manchester Bureau. Richmond Times.

Manchester Bureau. Richmond Times,
No. 116. Hull Street.
Discussion relative to the passage of
an ordinance compelling the Virginia
Passenger and Power Company to main
tain five minute schedule between six
and seven in the mornings md five and
seven in the afternoon, led by Assembly
men c.. l.. Petit and "A. l.. Sampson, at
the meeting of the Ordinance Committee
last evening, consumed over an hour
and was intersected with indignant de-
mails of Captain a. B. Guigon. attorney
for the read. against whom insinuauons
OF trickery or bluff were made. 1t was
finally laid on the table for about two
weeks.
Altogether it was the hottest meeting
this committee has ever had In sub
stantiat ton of he charge that cars on the
Perry Street line were over crowded in
the morning and night. Mr.. Sampson
introduced several witnesses to testify
to the conditions they had to contend
with every morning. And as a further
argument. he showed list of one hun
dred names of ladies who begged for bet
ter street car facilities in going to and
returning from work. The ordinance
making it a penalty for any failure OF
the company to maintain the schedule.
introduced at the last meeting of the
Assembly and sent to the committee,
was the cause of all the discussion,
which at one period OF the meeting.
seemed to be coming very personal
between the two Councilmen and Cap
tain Gugon, the latter denying and de-
flying contradiction. either In the room
or out of it. that he was guilty of bluff
or trickerv al intimated by the members
PROTECT THE LADIES.
In arguing the ordinance at the begin
ming of the meeting Mr. Sampson said
that he wa%.ed to protect the ladies of
the city from the insults of the negroes
and the rough men. with whom they were
thrown every morning in going to work.
Mr.. Petit then said a few things about
the company and the way it had treated
the citizens and said ne would sit there
until judgment day and fight the COM
pany before he would yield one inch
Captain Guigon asked permission to
address the members after these two
gentlemen had concluded. and while it
was plainly seen that he was laboring
under a. great strain TO repress his anger.
he spoke for awhile in a cool and clear
tone, but then grew indignant as he
spoke, saying he had never. in his seven
years experience with the company. had
such offensive insinuations been applied
to him by a councilman.
NO TRICK OR BLUFF.
He denied that there was any trick or
bluff of the company. stating that his
company did not bluff through him. and
he defied any member to tell him SO. IN
the room or elsewhere. There was con-
siderable excitement at this point. and OUT
for the cool work of Mr. Albeit III the
chair. there might have been some trou-
bic AS it was however, the gentlemen
were Gained down, and upon motion
Of Mr. Rudd to lay the matter over 1or
two weeks ALI were satisfied.
lust prior to the passage OF the reso-
1ution LAYING the matter on the table.
Mr. Sampson placed several gentlemen
on the stand to testify to the condition
of the cars during the morning ana eve
ming hours.
Mr. Craig gave an account q .ns
travel in the morning and after'ooh
Two other gentlemen followed him. an6
John Clayton, a young man. ABOUT W.. -,
1.-TWO or three years old. was asked %
tastifv TO insults he had heard heaped
,nonsladies in a car. Mr.. Bradley asked.
tafore he was called. to let him come
II "a he wanted to look at man VINO
uon,d stand and see lady insured ~
nepro and not do anything. ME-. .iaS
ron said he had hard the negro use So 'ai
guage that was insulting 70 tl'1 -
in the cars, and Captain Guisoi'
What did you DOR 49, vo,,nr
..yyhat could 1 dog" answered til 's. 'oA's'
man. - rvo,,,d
well 4 know what I coutu sll.,1 save
have done would have taNet. ,,a.,,5
thing and Knocked that negro -
off :, said Captain Guigon.5 ana :. ~. w ~
look OF the face he mean. a,,,dr.t
said The young man stiiu -
use his arms i'll the car
use 'is InEHT COMMITTEE
tho Richmond Passenger
pawer Company-General Manager
d aI..s. rornse1 Guigon. and Manchester
s.,aar,ntandert Buchanan-in attendance
SUP. ordinance Committee. remained
r,aating Of the Light Committee. IN
- Committee resolution was passed
e.. .s-ad hv Mr.. Gill; making it the duty
osara of the police officers to report
ga;,,r 70 the Mayor all lights that did
u s....1s ,urn the night before The Mayor IS
"a send this report over at once 20 si.'
IRA ford. superintendent or the Llsn.
ine department OF the Company IN TINS
way it is believed by the officials tn Ia
= good lighting setvice for the CITY cal
be- secured.
rbiss was the suggestion Of the counsel
for the company.
s,rhe cite School Board went into ses-t
sion shortly after S o'clock last night
ami continued until nearly II The pas 3
ment OF the bills incurred in the building.
az the new schoolroom consumed some