The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-08

electric plant by the city for municipal
lighting and pumping purposes, we
desire to submit herewith for o
confederation tho following PROPOSE
tion. namely:
The receivers OF the Virginia. Pas
senBer and Power Company agree to
furnish the city OF Richmond electric
current for municipal lighting and for
pumping the water supply, az needed.
at n price as low as 1t could be pro-
duced by the city at the proposed mu-
nicipal electric plant, II the same were
established, this cost to be arrived at
by n board OF three competent and Inn
partial experts. not In any way con-
nected with either party. In this way
the city would receive all OF the ben
eatabIiahman 80 is nv rian. ,n,.he
40, raat.,.a ~ ar a' ~
nv IN anv woy ,,crea a,nv Tho hondad
deht tnr tho ,,,rnasa sr,,a ,antraat
,,,o,id he ,ar = 80
tn tar whtn, ~ liz, uia,t DIT
r,i,h nrorar 800 ~ ,,,.h.ni $500 n'
tbe annrn,.,, -. 49, Irut.ed CO...
co,,rt yory rasnect,nl,,.
Ss,araD u1I AZ NopTiipop
N tIrS-py ,,tcptrsu
poco,,or. 1,,rn,nia passonaar ~,
d.. -asnaa anu
NJ Miner .nnhn hriae,, Il, ,d,,ocac, =,
hi. resolution maL,na a o.,n aarneat and
yorcer,,I n,ea +hera,nr To mada M cr,ti.
cism n, Tho oant,amen Who favored tho
mmn,cin., n,ant nrono.itinn h,,t cited
the yact tb,t thara Moro manv other NH
iic.snir,ted c,ti1an. ,,,ho d,aspreed WITH
them He commendad the nronosition a,
tho passenper and pavar comnanv as n
matter ~ b,,s,nes. ana Urged that n he
at least considered The company nro-
pos.d 70 furnish current Tor iirhtine the
citv an we'll as for numn,ny at the price
at which he citv couid produce such
current Mr. ,,iner Urged tho edontion
the entire matter as suggested.
T-:1 ~.
on 4aple.
Mr.. David Meade White moved to lay
the table the resolution and accom-
panying petition offered by Mr.. Miner.
A parliamentary skirmisE- here ensued
as to whether the adoption OF a motion
to lay on the table carried with 1t the
ordinance reported by the Finance Com
ton published above was properly before
the Council. Mr.. Pollock, Mr.. Cannon,
Mr.. Mills and Mr.. Lynch spoke. The
finally held that the motion to lay
on the table applied only to the Miner
r ,rsn,aa t,nn ana % the s,rs eeom bsid COM m
communication offered by Mr.. Miner was
before the body.
Thereupon the motion of Mr.. David
Meade White to Law the Miner resolution
on the table was adopted by the follow
ing recorded vote;
Ayes-W. T. atkinson. OF Jeffernon.
James e. Cannon. OF Lee: C. P. Davis. Of
Clay: John F. Don Ieayy. OF Clay: F. IA.
CARRIER. OF MARSHALL: n. o. Gates. OF Jeff
ferson: julius A. Hobson. OF Madison:
Harry Huber. of Henry: Morgan r. Mills.
of Jefferson; John T. Neagle, OF Mar
shall. n. r. Pollard Jr NJ lee. r. x
Pollock, of Madison: Jefferson c. Powers.
of MARSHALL; e.. D. Richardson. OF Mar
shall: Jacob Umlauf. OF C1ay: Gin We'll.
of Henry; David Meade white. of Madi-
son; r L. Peters. OF Henry-1a.
Noes-E. A. Barber. Jr. OF Madison.
John b. Bliley. of Monroe: Hunsdon Cary
of Henry; E II. Ferguson, OF Lee: T. +.
Green, OF Monroe: Graham B. Hobson.
of Henry; John P. Lea. OF Monroe: John
Lynch. Of JEFFERSON: E.. w.
Miner, of Clay; W. Waller Morton.
OF Lee; A. L Phillips, OF Lee: c. p. Ri,h.
Clay Ws e. H; Spence. of Monroe; William