The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-08

cast along the lines oft1le provisions In
scorporated in the new Constitution in
the matter Of granting of public utility
franchises by cities ana towns These
constitutional requirementsSswe adyo-
Gated and championed by Mr.. Meredith.
of Richmond.
The only condition or stipulation sug-
gested by the Tracsion Company
is that on the proposed route '..ti1e city
shall not hereafter grant to any other
street car company. the privilege to oper-
ate its cars upon the tracks to be con-
structed Hereunder for a. greater dis
tance than three squares.
THE PETITION.
The following is the full petition of the
Traction Cornnany:
April Z, 1902.
To the Council of the City Of Rich
nlond, Va
Gentlemen
Your petitioner. the Richfnord Traction
Company, respectfully represents that N
the original plan for ,lle construction o1
its lines it was. proposed. an addition to
its main line on Broad oLSeet. sex.enul73
to Hollywood and Oakwobd from Firs.
and Eighteenth Streets respectively, tc
construct a line from Brock Avenue dni
Broad STREET.. northwardlyss on Brook Az
enue to the corporate limits. provided a
franchise could be secured from your oodJ
granting this privilege:
In pursuance of this plan your pr''-
TONER duly fled its peutinn with !ol::
honorable body, together with Il ran
chise which il requested should be grant
ed it. 81.
This Detition and franca.;eg.wcre GUY
referred to the Street CoTinl5tee ana W WeIe
consider at several special meetings
called for this purpose.
During the consideration OF thls' pe.i
ton and franchise there was pres -:...u :.
the street Committee. along with a petl-
tion from citizens that tnc franchlse oe
rrarted, a. petition from certain oti'el :
citizens protesting against 1he use -
Brook Avenue for this purrese
In addition to this protest from citlzens
.1onr he proposed route. a protest was
fled on the part of. the Brock turnpike
Comnanv nv its then president.
notwithstanding the earnest request OF
yo,,r oetitioner that this franchise De
granted it. the Street Committee recon-
nerded to the Council thatsthe petltioi
Of the Richmond Traction Company fof
the Brook Avenue route be rejected.
ANOTHER APPLICANT.
Your petitioner is. now advised that fthe
Rjchmork. Passenger and Power Company
made applica ton tc the present Councl
for the franchise which was refused te
the Richmond Traction Company.
The Richmcnd Traction Company the.e
fore. respectfully requests that you. non
orab,e body will again consider II as ar
applicant for this route. and in order ina
the ma ter may he properly determine
for the interest of the city OF Richmone
and that justice may be done both Peti
TONERS. respectfully requests that yon1
ror franchise
ing the privilege to either company t
operate cars from Broad Street north
wardly on Brook Avenue to the corno
rate limits and that the same BE- granite
TO the highest bidder. Your petitione
hereby agrees that if the franchise. npo'
terms ard conditions similar to the fran
chise under which it is nov operating
subject to the exception that the city shal
not hereafter grant to any other stree
car company the privilege to operate it
cars upon the tracks to be construcfet
thereundef' for a. greater distance thar
three squares. be offered to the f1ighss
| bidder. your petitioner will guarantee !o'
| cash bid therefor.
Very trult.
RICHMOND TRACTION co.
by z. L. BEMIsS. President
THE OTHER SIDE.
When shown copy of the Traction
Company's petition last night, repre-
sentative OF the Passenger and PoWe
| Company said:
Its a we'll known fact that the Brool
turnpike recently passed into hand
| closely allied to the Passenger and Powe
| Company The Traction Company woul
| simply run cul-de-sao. They could neve
| secure permission to run on the Broo
turnpike Under the clauses in bot
franchises providing for joint use Q
| tracks. we could put a road down on tn
| turnpike and use their Brook-AEcnue lin
to get into the center of town. Will
| they could not force us to let them us
| the road on the turnpike in the county
| The Passenger and Power Company,
| representatives also say that the provisio
| that the city shall not grant to a secol5
| company the right to operate on NOR
! than three squares of the tracks of tn
! proposed route. is in violation of the or
| dinances of the two companies "hlc
not only provide for joint use Q
tracks. but provide that this right o
| the part of either company is to b
! valid only so long as "a reciprocal
mutual right belongs to the other com
| pany.