The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-29
NO HOPE
OF: PEACE {: |
warn, Times Over@Q Question Of
Elcctrolysis and Double; Over /
head Trolley in Sight.
LETTER FROM COMPANIES Q N II y :;
It Provokes Some Warm Words
and Foresta1ls Immediate Ac-
W ton Of Water Committee.

The Water Committee will, Mt meeting
to be held next Monday ut s p. NJ, rec
onmend an ordinance to tho Council re-
quirlng the two street railway companies
hero to nut in double overhead trolley
return current systems for tho purpose
OF preventing the owl. OF cbactrolysis.
The question OF electrolysis is still one
ofjthe 1ivest engaging the attention OF tho
Committee on Water and Mt this time
there seems no prospect OF any UNDER
standing or agreement between the city.
on ono side, and the two street railway
companies IN tho other.
d The matter OF undertaking to reach
como settlement. as to the alleged damage
done to tho city's water pipes from cleo
trolysis, resulting from tho company'a
rails, has been in the hands of n sub
committee, composed OF Messrs. Mann.
Mills and Morton, for many weeks and
at tho full. meeting OF tn, Water Com
mittee last night tho matter came up
and assumed It's old shape, with the COM
panics pleading for their position that
as a condition precedent to any settle
ment OF past damages the city should
concede tho claim OF tho companies that
the latter have permanently cured tho
evil OF electrolysts for all time Ttas is
tho vital point OF difference, and 1t is
evident that upon 1t there can be no
compromise.
WAS SPICY Al TINES.
The session Of the comniittee grew
q breezy at one time. Mr.. Charles r.. Win
ston having submitted tho s.tter which
Will be found below, from Manager s.. W.
HUH. of the companies in answer to one
from the committee. dated December %,
1903. which provoked some warm retorts
3 from members OF the committee
Mr.. Winston spoke for the company,
and while the most pleasant feeling pre-
vailed between him and tie members
Of tho cpumittee. there was much spir-
tied crosshfirlng between them over the
merits Of the controversy. The whole
matter. along with tho letter OF Mana ger
HUFF. was again referred to the same.
subcommittee. together with Superinten,
dent Boiling and City Attorney Pollard
to report at O. clock on Monday next,
1t having been announced that the sub
committee would meet at noon on the
same day.
soarE CRITICISMS.
Mr.. Pollard declared that the discus
sion might as well stop, as nothing
should be done until an answer to the
very adroit and misleading letter. OF
Z the companies could be framed.
Mr.. Rennolds said the letter was IAN
eloquent essay on gcnerallties and didn't
mean anything. He would never vote
10 accept elcctrolysis as cured until there
should be a settlement of past dam
age, alleged by the city. He declared
that the two propositions were lnde-
PENDENT one Of the other, and should be
disposed Of as such
Mr.. AIills denounced certain statements
contained IN the letter as false" and
said 1t contained .unwarrnnted charges"
Mr. HuF-F'S LETTER.
The letter of Manager Huff. as pre-
scented By Mr., Winston. Is as follows:
January IS. 1904.
Hnn John Mann. Jr.. Chairman Commit
tee en- Water, Richmond. Va:
Dear Sir.-I am In receipt OF a coH1mun-
icatton from the secretary OF the Commit