The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-28
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TRANSFERS.
Deadlock in the Street Com.
mittee Last Night.
COMPANY ", GIVES REASONS IS
Special Meeting Set for Next Friday
Night to Further Consider the
Matter and Try to Reach a q
Conclusion.
COMPANY GIVES REASONS.

No reiiet was offered the patrons OF the
street cars by the Street Committee last
night, and tho question Of transfers re- re-
mains the pending question. It VIII l 30
remain until next Friday night, when the,
street Committee will again meet at 8.
3 clock to take another throw-out Of the
proposition. $i
There were Just twelve nlenbers OF the,
committee present last night, and those
twelve were equally divided as to- the fner-
Its and demerits of tho report :of # the
proposition OF the majority Of tho sub
committee, as well ms that Of tho min 3 '5
ity, which endorsed the proposition i sub
mitted by the street car people Two
votes were taken--iirst on the minority
report and then OH the recommendation n
OF the ma jority OF the subcommittee. TIE
vote on9 9the rejection OF the former was':$
u sAyes-B Bahen, Burton, Peters. West
yVhittet and Williams. ,is ssg3 % 5s6
Eoes-Allen, Huber, Mann. Minor Z 4l-s lEl'
Alps Teefey. tts II III stsi
n on theFr etaction of the majority report
the vote stood +. fS#l 8ss} s
Ayes--Allen, n Huber, Mann, Minor !. Phil
lips and q Teefey. S.i M,
Nj, Noes--B Bahen, Burton. Petsrs. Vest est.
NThittet and Williams. ls ]. 58 .8sss
The lineup was the same In each In Il
was different. .8 ls33 3 Sss5 5I3
;,7T '5s,Is 5s.1 MUCH TALK,
In tbs preamble to the vote there was
a lot OF talk along a line that had been
fpl city we'll worn out. The manner In
which the members voted showed the
sline upon which they talked, and Captain
AZ. B. Guigon,8 OF counsel for the company,
made an interesting talk on his side Of
the question. 81 & i.l lssS s
one Of the points he brought out was.
that .ot the .pro pos ed nge. j the an3an-
Fner OF issuing trans fers on N ailt Street
to#tha Clay Street line, and he mad mad, 9 j.
clear that the cornpany's 8 stand Z on tina t
%line was correct. ia3 i7E5i a l$s2 a
The new. position IS to decline 70
issue such transfers at Seventh and Main
Streets, but to- give trans, ,ers to persons
on Main Street east Of Twenty -arst. who
Wish to get on ant Clay Street car. such
transfers to 3be made Gat Twenty first and
Main Streets, and to require al persons
desiring a Clay Street car on Main from,
Twenty.first to Seventh Streets to- board
a Clay Street car. ~ Q time Is gained
between these points I; W boarding any
other car for the trans fer will have to
tbe made at Seventh! Street, h,and the pas
senger Yillfmak Just 4 as /, much time BY
waiting 4 on y the corner a. Il the point he
boards theS cal for the !tl Clay street car,
81 Captain G;uigon explained tina t 1t would
be more q con venient for a passenger to
got on his 4car& In the first place, rather
3 tina angto igetkon and then be compelled to
ansfer!F.This+ custom would also mini
mize the chance for accidents in getting
on and off cars, and would save time FOR
the other cars. HI tx Sd Il
8 This argument mad no effect on Mt.
fWh.ttet and five other members OF the
committee, "a all Of whom favored a uni-
Sversal transfer system, transfers to be3
given at points of divergence $ we'll as
and lno vote showed how
matters stood " tits III ,&ss W SF
iIn the argument Il twas brought out that
the City Attorneyiih had given an opinion
to the effect thatsunder their respective
franchises 4 the Council could not force,
tho companies to adopt a transfer sys-
tom that did not conform to tho fran
o1,lses, and that it would be useless work
to attempt to make them do something
not required OF them in their contract
with the city,
Mr. Whittet questioned this construction
OF the law, and said that ho felt conti-g
dent that tho courts would uphold the
Council In the enforcement oftsuch a syf-
TEN as that proposed In the suhcommit-
teas majority report. 5f @
Neither Messrs, Phillips, Mann or MI
nor Thought so, and they SO expressed
themselves In their vote, followed by
4Nessrs. j. NJ. n. Allen, Huber and Teefey.
When It was seen that there was
deadlock. Mr.. Minor suggested that the
matter be laid on the table until next
Friday night at 5 O'clock, which susges-
tion was adopted.