The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-21
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Ordinance Passed the Board Of
Aldermen Last Night.
MUST BEGIN WITHIN A. YEAR.
School Trustees We're Reelected at Joint
Session Of the CounciI-Work Of Grounds
and Dull1lng Committees Exten-
sion to Be Discussed Tonight.

The amended ordinance of the Citi-
zens' Rapid Transit Company passed the
BoardQ of Aldermen last night. with
two minor amendments a strong fight
was made by Major Otway S. Allen to
have it committed to the Committee on
Streets. and to make several amend.
ments. which he considered Of some i'm
portance, but his fight was without re-
suit.
The amendments offered by Mr. Whit
tet were Of little Importance, the first
being in the first section, which simply
changed the preamble so as 60 conform
to the charter recently granted by the
Legislature, and the other allowing the
company to use certain tracks of the
Passenger and Power Company in Full
ton.
In stating his objection to the pass
age of the ordinance at this time Ma
jor Allen said he did not oppose the
granting of franchise to the Rapid
Transit Company. for he felt that it
would prove of great benefit to people
in Fulton and other sections Of the city.
But he did think the Street Committee
should be allowed to consider the ordi-
nance and to make such amendments as
necessary for the good of the city.
Major HtlO g..
He entered a protest, and had the
clerk record it, against the consideration
of any ordinance granting a franchise
for thirty years that had not been prop
crly referred to the Committee on Streets,
or without having been passed upon by
the City Attorney or the City Engineer.
He said the adoption of such an ordl-
nance would place the city in just the
same position it found itself in when Inc
Passenger and Power franchise expired.
The ordinance should be so amended as
to expire about the same time the otner
railway franchises expired. In his opln-
ion one or the other Of the old companies
would secure control of the proposed
franchise sooner or later.
Mr.. Thomson endeavored to nave the
..tlinance amended SO as TO make tile
franchise expire at the time that OF tue
Passenger and Power Company does. LIS
effort was fruitless, and he gave nolice
that he would vote against the tranchlSe
as proposed SO did Major Allen.
Before the vote was taken Mr.. Washer
p, PRESENTED a numcrcusly-signed petition
from residents of Fulton asking that the
ordinance be adopted.
Mr.. S. L. Kelley, for the company
stated that it had been deemed more
practicable in certain parts OF the pro
p, sed route to use other than the Jenkins
system, but that under the franchise the
Council could require that system 10 be
used all along the line
PROPOSED ROUTE.
The route of the proposed road is along
Brooke Avenue from the northern limits
the CITY to Bacon':s Quarter Branch, to
Baker Street, to Duval. to Fifth, to Broad,
connecting with the Traction Company's
tracks, to Eleventh Street, to Marshall,
- College, thence over a viaduct to. Mar
shall and Twenty-fitth Streets, to Thirty
1irst, connecting with the tracks Of the
Passenger and Power Company at Twen-
ry. first and Marshall. to Twenty-fourth.
10 Thirty-frst, to Grace, skirting the
slopes OF Chimborazo Park, to Main Street
extended, to the intersection of Williams
L:srG Avenue, to Denny Street, to Fifth
Street, Fulton. using the Passenger and
Power Company's tracks through Fulton
nicnS Louisiana Street to Erin or Gill
liam Street, to Graham, to williamsburg.
avenue to Denny, connecting with the
Il. rthern track on Williamsburg Avenue.
he franchise extends thirty years from
July !, 1902, and the work must be COM
lnenced within twelve months from the APP
prevail of the ordinance and be completed
within twelve months thereafter.
The ordinance will now go to the Com
non Council, which body, it is said, will
pass it
AIR. jenkins, the inventor of the sys-
tenn to be used by the company, was
congratulated last night by a number OF
friends VINO were in the Council Chamber
upon tho favorable action that had been
taken.
AT the joint session OF the Council.
called for the purpose of filing vacancies
about to occur on the school Board. the
iucumhents were reelected as follow.
First District-R. Edgar Shine. upon mo-
ton of Mr.. Curtis; Second District-Ferd-
nand Ebel, on motion of Mr.. Pollock,
Third District-Mr. Ruebcn Burton, on
.nolion OF ar. Gunst. Tie elections were
all unani!nOuSe.
An ordinance prepared by the City At.
torney III reference &c the eVerctOWdlnS
and safety of public buildings was pre-
Sented and considered at the meeting OF
the Committee OH Grounds and Buildings
last night. AID recommended by the COM
mittee for passage by the Council.
The ordinance is an important one, and
places in the hands of the Chief of the
Fire Department the matter of fire es-
capes on such public buildings; the Chief
of Police the matter of proper observance
of such ordinance, and to the City Engi-
neer, the matter of remedying complaints
made by the other departments.
Resolutions in reference to the Death
of the late Captain Ferriter We're
adopted, and the City Engineer spoke
feelingly of the character and work of
the deceased.
The insurance on the City Hall eleva-
tors was awarded TO the Travellers In
surance Company. the same company
having held the insurance for the past
year.
Routine business was tranacted and the
committee adjourned. Those present We're
Chairman Gibson, Messrs. Adams, Pol
lard, Grimes, Washer and King.
The Committee on Extension of Cor
porate Limits win meet at o'clock to-
night to hear citizens on the proposed
extension OF the boundary lines Of the
city.
Tho Common Council will De called to
meet on Monday night to consider the
budget. None of those who are familiar
with the appropriations can say any
thing about them, having pledged them
selves to secrecy until the document has
been presented to the Council
1t is understood that the Police De-
partment has been practically ignored in
its request for increased force and sail
ary: that the Fire Department will get
one engine: that $4,000 will be used to
put city wires under ground, and that