The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-12
NO DECISION AS
T0BR|DGE RENTAL
Question Of Charging Street
Car Company $4,000 a Year
Under Discussion.
PLAN is TO DOUBLE CHARGE:
City Engineer Boiling Iestliles
That Railway Tracks Don't
Hurt Structure.

Without final action, the supeoil''iha
tee on Streets. which met yesterday al
ternoon for the purpose of consiuei me
an ordinance referred from me no"i ~
of Aldermen fixing the tolls OF inc
GINA Railway and Power COMPANY
across the Free Bridge at sS'VVV Pc
annum, adjourned subject to the can
OF the chairman. The interval WIZ oe
utilized by the Subcommittee ~ 60.
ering information on the subject
the next meeting, Engineer 4soaes,
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, W.
has had charge of the bridge ui,o. -.
the commission. will be summoned ~, w
give his opinion of the structure -
general and the effect of street co. 40
Calvin Whiteley, Jr., of the iisi,t.
Railway and Power Company CltS az
torney Pollard, City Engineer Soll.ne
and City Accountant Georges q
shaw will also testify.
| GuigOn Reviews History
| Most of the subcommittee tline se
terday afternoon was taken up w ~.
torney A. B. Guigon. OF the VIZ ~
Railway and Power Company WHO . .e
viewed the history from lSSV' Wile'a ~
| first contract was made WIN the ~
missioners, by which his company pa.s
| 5000 per annum for the use OF tns
bridge. Later on. when, on account OF
the condition of Mayos Bridge, the
company was Obliged to bring the
i IJnll Street line across the Free Bridge
\ n fiye-year contract was made ana 'he
amount was doubled. The rental az
Il the present time is $500 per annum.
Mr.. Guigon stated that while the com
many did not object to paying the rem
j tal now exacted, 1t was his BELIEF ina
the bridge was as much city street a.
Broad Street, and that no charge u
all should be made. He explained ina
the company was required TO keep vi
the bridge between the rails ana lor
specified distance on either slue Oh III.
tracks, as In the case of streets ana L
4 place adequate timbers under the roao
bed.
He defended the companys position
by producing figures TO show that !
was the largest taxpayer in the CITY
having paid into the treasury durih'
1909 s93,1SO.T5 in taxes, not 1ncluoih'
paving, street sprinkling, free llghts
free tickets and half-fare tickets
which bring the total UP TO s1ii,fso.oS
I He went into other facts and was IN
dorsed in his statement by FRITZ 9ii
terding, who was also present.
Tracks Are benefit.
4 CITY Engineer Boiling said he wa
lnot prepared at this time TO make
exhaustive report concerning the cor
ditions. but that he had made cur
sory inspection after the structure wa
i turned over TO the city by court orde
with the view of making certain fs
pairs.
4 Like Mr.. Guigon, he thought that u
vibration caused by heavily load'
.lwagons moro damaging than the sire
a cars. and that the tracks and tmne
! greatly reduced the strain and VloI
!. ton. On the whole he thought Il
> tracks a benefit
. The resolution under considerati
: by the committee provides that the !
c creased rental shall be in effect Wh
the contract for the Virginia Railw
: and Power Company with the jan
). River Bridge Commissioners cSpir
!. Mr.. Guigon explained that there /"
! no limit to the contract as the co
! missioners had reserved the right
5. rescind it at will after the expirati
7, of the original ive-year contract so
!, years ago. So as the city mas Tan
!. over the bridge as 1t was helo by
= commissioners, the increase, should
d ,be passed by the Council, VIII pc IN
feet at once
le The amount is to be paid to the =
n, Treasurer in twelve instalments
e $3.50 each. according to the terms
~ the new ordinance.