The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-01
IRAlPID
Bill R'EPORI'T ] TED.
Senate Committee Considers il e
Revere omb Bill.
NORFOLK ELEcToRA BOARD
Many Names Are Suggested Roads Commit,
tees Are Back Prom Norfolk.
Live Legislative
Gossip,

The Senate Committee on Roads and IN
ternal Navigation held 8. long and inter
&esting session yesterday afternoon, given
over; to those who desired to Pc heard
y in connection with the bill incorporating
the Citizens Rapid Transit Company and
the bill authorizing the chesapsake and:
Ohio Railway to abandon ten miles OF
track on its Lexington Branch. from Bat-
cony Fails to Loeb Laird, and use the par
allel tracks Of the Norfolk and Western
instead.
In connection with the Citizens Rapid
Transit Company's bill, Mr.. Kelley, the
patron Of the bill, stated that the meas
ure had passed the House and that an an
ordinance granting similar privileges 1or
a. street railway and viaduct IN the CITY.
of iRichmand had passed the Common
Council Of that city and was now IN the
Board Of Aldermen awaiting the actloh
Eof the Legislature.
Major w. H. Sands appeared, repre-
senting property owners on & Marshall
Street, where it is proposed to CONSTRUCT
the viaduct. He did not desire to oppose
the bill, but wished thelincorporatiQ ion OF
ansamendment more specifically provld-.
ing for damages tosabutting property
owners.
Mr. A. 8. Guigon appeared as the rep.
resentative Of the Passenger and Power
Company in opposition to the bill. he
thought the provisions Of the bill IN re-.
lation to the yiaduct with toll charges
and the right to condemn as much as ten.
acres in any town in the Commonwealth
were unprecedented. Mr.. Kelley, in reply,
stated that these provisions Of. the bill
e were copied from the charter recently.
granted the Southsiue Railway and De-
Svelopment Company, an enterprise owned
and controlled, Mr.SKelley stated, by the
owners Of the Passenger and Power. Com
pany. The bill was reported favoraoly.
The committee next lookup the Dill,
which also has passed the House. allow.
ing the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway to
abandon ten miles Of the track
aof its L.exingto branch from Balcony
Falls to Loeb Laird, and use the paral-
lei Norfolk and Western tracks instead.
The Chesapeake and. Ohio branch route.
to Lexington would then startsfrom Glas-:
gov, instead Of Balcony Falls, and run
over the Norfolk and Western tracks to
Loeb Laird and thence over the present
route by Buena Vista to Lexington.
Mr.. r. w Winborne, Of Buena Vista,
appeared before. the committee as the
representative of that town. The change,
lie thought, would be detrimental to the
interests of Buena Vista. Messrs. C. IL
Paxton and w. NJ. Matthews, residents
rear the proposed change Of route, IA
Sored the change. The larger portion of
the present Chesapeake and Ohio line to
be. changed was through an unproduc-
tive and mountainous region that would
not be affected by the change of route.
Colonel Robert Cat1ett. of Lexington. did
rot oppose the change of route itself.
hut argued that the county should not
ioe,, Tow Ina ion,
of 100000. If the company would con-
tinue to pay county taxes on the present
basis, the county would not oppose the
change.
Mr.. NYickham appeared as represent
ing the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.
Ie explained that in the House an amend
nent had been added providing that
Glasgow to Lexington by way Of Buena
Vista over the new route.
The matter will be taken up at a ,later
cate in executive session.
There IS still much talk about the ru-
NOR that is aaoat here to the effect that
there has been or will be an understand
ing between the warning factions in Nor
folk city, by which Captain w. w. Dey
is to get the Electoral Board and Nessrs
Whitehead and Woodward are to retain
their seats in the House. Mr.. Whitehead
declined to discuss the matter yesterday,
but well posted members believe that
this will be the final outcome Of the mat
ter.
Captain Dey's committee, which has re-
Gently been declared the regular Demo-
cratic organization, has filed with Mr.
Whitehead the following names for the
Electoral Board:
Major Andrew Jackson Dalton, Ma
fnyst 2 A NJ M,
Ttnstall. The Republican City Commit
tee Of Norfolk has recommended the fol-
lowing names and asked that tlieir party
be given representation on the hoard:
Major Marshall Terrell. AIessrs. w, H.
Fl. 5Trice, r.. NJ. Hughes, H j.. Page, "A.
B Seldner and Captain John L. Eopcr.
Messrs Sale, Whitehead and Woodward
will not intimate whom they will recon-
npnd, but it looks as if there will be
no further contest and that the mem
hers Of the new Electoral Board will be
Messrs Dalton, Meyers, and Tunstall
such a turn in the contest would not
Jar any one familiar with Norfolk poll
.tics, as the leaders down there are known
to be great hands to violently scrap
with each other, and then kiss and make
up; It's pretty generally believed here
that love feast is imminent between
certain Of the leaders on the basis. named
above.
The Koads Committees Of the House
and Senate returned yesterday afternoon
from their. Norfolk trip and were de-
lighted with the treatment accorded them
by the Tidewater people.
They enjoyed ansoyster roast at Ocean
View yesterday and many other courte-
sizes were extended them. They inspected
1.-THE ground in relation to the tunnel,
bridge and ferry bills, and will take them
sup for constde ration in a few days. At
Ocean View there was oratory in which
many Of the members and prominent
Norfolk people INDUCED. Some OF the
Southwest members tasted for the first
time the famous oyster cocktail, which
lis typical of the Norfolk section.
Tho Good Roads Committee of the
House will meet at 10 o clock this morn
Ing TO resume considera ton Of the Cation
separate street-car measure. Colonel Ca
ton will close the argument in behalf Of