The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-01
Sub commit ttee at Least.
Recommends That
1t BE Granted.
8PROVISION MS TO
PROTECT CITY
One Amendment Is That Rich.
1nond Power Company Shall
Not Get Permit TO Open
Streets Until Generating
Plant is 40 Per Cent.
Complete.

After several f1ours@of discussion
subcommittee from the Council Com.
5mittee on Streets last night recon-
mended the granting OF a franchise
to the Richmond Power Corporation
under certain amendments and restric-
ttions. The company, which has been
organized by S. pabney Crenshaw,
Miles NJ. Martin, clyde w. Saunders
and others, proposes to erect an elec-
trio generating plant ataEthe mouth
OF the Midlothian Coal Mines. and to
transmit current for lighting and
power to Richmond and other nearby
cities 1t has applied to the city OF
Richmond for franchise to operate
q system OF poles and wires and con-
fduits IF II
The. subcomnlitteefh su has had number
of hearings, when att orneys for the
Power Corporation and the Virginia
Railway and Power Company were
heard. Last nigh several cityso officlals
outlined e''la their views on points designed
to protect the city, and the committee
began balsreyisl0n or. rsdraft Of
the ordinance as proposed by the ap-
pltcants. The substitute franchise as
amended will be printed and dis
trtbuted before 1t cemes UP for action
In the Street Committee.
Much Amended,
Major Martin, for the Power cor.
poration. said last night ttattit was
impossible tosadiscuss the proposed
franchise until he had had an oppor-
tuntty TO Study It more closely and
discover the import of a number Of
the amendments. An amendment pro-
posed by City Engineer Boiling de-
signed to prevent the digging up OF
streets by Forcing the company to lay
silscondnfts n advance of paving, was
aaopted. as ifere sasynumber of sugges
tons by Engineer sTrafford, 1of = = 2 t;;e
city eleetfic plant sallsd IN BY chair.
man Adams ssa ansafvi sor,. 3 ff1cAE
olds ssi ssiailS iais gasss dafsrs,, /.
end7nent provtdi ikg i,at ri Il III =,
would have THE risfi III to nurc ns Ss ~ z
power Who'll eaale at > fixed rate. say
cents per illowRtssh which. nc
asserted, would icave q good ma nI,facs
turing profit. 4 By the use of the mini.
i mum rate fof resale tfeS CITY woiiiT
hold the whipI hand In fixing rates. and
could carry any overload which might
hereafter be imposed on the municIpa]
fitent ity 0s feas'n q the q s tss ii
Wants Assurance OF Good FaitL. ].
city Attorney Pollard urged that. tc
protect the CITY from imposition, there
should be guarantee that the power
mouse s : ! be advanced to a certain extent
say. 90 per cent. before permits are
given for opening streets for wires ol
condutts. He wanted an actual begin.
ming of construction work, not a mere
weed cutting. referring to tie troil:
mond and Henrico Compa s to star
building operations. Assistant City
Attorney Anderson proposed an ex
tended amendment as to the Joint use
of poles and conduits. which not onIy
allows theanew company to use exist.
Ing poles but also requiresgit8to allow
the same privileges to others. thus
avoiding duplication Of ofSconstruction8iu r.
the streets. =
Mr.. Powers, OF the committee, pro.
posed a number OF amendme Is fby
which the city might acquire the prop:
erty at tile end OF the franchise term
or compel the removal OF all poles and
sconduits and also a proyiston that any
violation of the provisions Jof the fran.
chise will result in that instrumen,
being declared null and void
The draft, as many times amended
was referred to the City Attorney tc
|5bes properly drawn with the amend.
be reported favorably to the mex
meeting OF the Committee on Streets.