The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-21

EPLlES ARE STRONG

The hearing OF the arguments In
fhe case of the city OF Richmond and
certain individual business men
against the owners Of the Richmond
docks VIII be con iaded to-day.
Yesterday morning. when tho case
was called Eppa Hunton. Jr.. repre-
senting the bondholders' committee,
asked perin's sion to amend his for
mef motion 20 disEaIas the petitions
and h amend his demurrer to the
petition. so objections were made by
the attorneys for the petitioners
Gr. HINTON then moved 10 dismiss
the petitions on the ground that the
Cor poratIOn Commission VAS without
Jurisdiction in the premises. Mr. Hun
ton made a lengthy ard abie argu-
ment IN Support ~ his contention that
his clients dld not constitute "A put
4c service corporation. H3 declared
tEat tho Richmond dock was not a
ca mai. but terminal that il sustain
sd the same relationship 10 tho or g.
nAi canal as platform does to IA
railroad He urged that tho canal
was 81 means of transportation. but
that the DOCK Itself was in no sense
"a canal. and the fsct that his clients
we're the owners of the same did not
constitute them pubitc service cor
poration. he aggGed that there was
10 responsibility resting upon his Ill
ents by virtue OF the at - 1879 fur
Their than To see tha, persons having
water rIGhta-A right 10 supply OIL
water ana NOT matter 0f ndEtga
tiai-~batweeu BoEners Dam and
rldewator should not be deprive d ot
sut IA supply MIR, Huntan claimed
tt..f,, rqEar&- "a IA. r
and there was no sort Of liability, az
t9al OF implied. growing oat ol the
act Of 1879 to compel the owners
Of the dock 20 keep IL IN repair.
Judge Crump's Reply.
Judge Beverley T Crump, eoUase!
for the individual petitioners. replied
to the argument a. to The coiauts
slon's Jurisdiction and pointed out
that the basin In the legislation VIVA
reference thereto had leen referred
10 as said cana1. basins ana works
The public Improvement had been
brought about ay liberal monetary Aid
from State and city, and that II had
been regarded and taken as public
highway for the transportation % as
goods, wares ana products, - tarrc
4rv power" demanded the attorney,
that can wrost this property from
paAfjc use
Judge Crump maintained that the
w r. Trigg Company acquired the
property with all the burdens placed
thereon In tho original charter ana
which had been handed down from
,na owner to the other from tho time
of the original incorporation OF the
Richmond Dock Company nearly a
hundred years ago and that the bond
holders committee succeeded 10 exact
tn the same chartered rights and as
sumed the same burdens az its pres
decessors lie insisted that in the eyes
oF the law the committed was pub
lie service corporation and could lee
compelled 10 keep the dock in repair,
Colonel Anderson speaks.
Colonel George Wayne Anderson.
assistant city attorney. representing
the city OF Richmond, made master
~ speech presenting IN clear and
logical manner the gist of ths situa-
don.
He showed very clearly that the
dock WAS a part Of the original James
river and kanawha canal. that it was
artually used "a a means OF navigation
and transportation as well as 81 dock;
that the act Of 1901 fsstens upon the
tsssigas, OF the. Is'4sg Company lhse duty
of maintaining the dock and the Very
act~of purchase. under the laws then
In force ana appIGaDie 10 bNS Stk ud-
tion automatically operated to make
of the purchaser or purchasers pub
lie service corporation In the eyes OF
the law. such Incorporation being
mandatory.
Arguments of counsel for petition
ers made an evident impression upon
the commission and at the conclusion
of Colonel Andcrsons speech ct the
suggestion OF Mr.. Hinton. adjourn
ment WAS taken until this morning a.
II O'Clock.
Four Expense Accounts.
Four expense accounts were nled
by legislative candidates with the Sec
rotary OF the Commonwealth yester-
day, as follows
r. T.. l.. Farmer, of the Twenty
fourth Senatorial District, certiles
that his expenses were 1850; +, w.
Miistead. who won the Newport News
seat in tho House over w. +. Bar
rett. says he spent $3.50. Il. l.. Toney.
defeated candidate from South Rich
mond, paid out s1o7,75: while Ed
mund Parr. Republican candidate for
the Senate from the Sixth District,
saws his nomination cost him 81.
Capitol Gossip.
Many Of the high officials In the
Department Of Education and Educa-
a