The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-01
MEMBERS SHOW
SIGNS0F TtMPER
Heated Debate Over Date for
Hearing llenrico Railway
Franchise.
CALLS 1T DIsCoURTEoUS
Anderson's Request Tor Post
ponement because OF Public
Business Refused.


More than half Of the time of a pro-
lonsed session of the Council Com
mittec on streets was taken uj, last
might with q discussion of what the
committee proposes to do next week
After much wransling. meeting OF
the fun committee was ordered FOR
Monday afternoon at : O'Clock to hear
from the bidders for the Broad Street
paving. in the hope OF recommending
contract TO tho Council on Monday
night: meeting was ordered for
Tuesday night to discuss the propose,
franchise OF the Richmond and Hem
rico Railway Company. and another
meeting was ordered for Thursday
night to consider street railway track
extensions In the West End. A sub
committee has also hcen called for
posed heating plant franchise OF the
Virginia Railway and Power Com
pany.
Fight over Delay.
Some temper was shown and sew
eral sharp speeches were made in re-
gard to fixing the time for consider
Ing the light and power franchise OF
( the Richmond and Henrico Railway
Company Several members OF the
committee had signed call for spe-
cial meeting for next Tuesday night
Virginia Railway and Power Com
pany. who desires to be heard on the
pending franchise, stated that he
would be out of the city during next
week on business for the Richmond
Washington Highway. having post
poned his trip this past week to at
tend the meeting Of the Street Com
mlttee last Wednesday night. when
there was not a quorum OF the COM
mittee present
In view OF the fact that whatever
/ action is taken by the Street Com
IN ttee. it Will not be reported 10 the
Council before he July meeting. and
that no time would be gained. Chair
man Adams proposed postponement
until Wednesday night OF the week
following. which was rejected after
some rather heated protests from the
Henrico Railway advocates on the
committee by the following vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Ferguson. Gunst. Pol
lock. Nonderlehr and Adams. Noes
Messrs. Bl'lcy. Don Levy, Haddon,
Miller Moore. Nelson. Powers and
/ Wiltshire.
Discourteous Says Pollock.
Later Mr.. Pollock protested that
never in hts experience in the Council
had such discourtesy been shown by
Council committee in refusing SO rea-
sonable request. especially when the
I absence OF Mr.. Anderson was on pub
l'c business in behalf OF q movement
in which Richmond is deeply inter
csted. and he moved 20 fix upon Mon
day night week for the meeting. After
further and more heated debate, In
which the subcommittee came in for
Ing OF the Henrico etaoin etaoin nm
| much criticism for its diliatory hand
ling OF the Henrico Railway Com
pany's application for Il franchise for
light and power. this motion was also
rejected as follows: Ayes-Messrs. Fer
gusson. Miller. Nelson, Pollock. Won
derlehr and Adams. Noes-Bliley. Don
Levy. Gunst. Hatdon. Moore Powers,
sullivan and Wiltshire. The meeting
was then fixed for next Tuesday
night. Messrs Powers. Don Levy.
Moore and Biiley warmly reseating
any effort TO fix upon any other date
for any reason whatever.
Paving BIDS on Monday.
Efforts were also made to delay
consideration of the Broad Street
paving bids. but 1t was stated that un-
less contract was reported to the
Council on Monday night, the work
would not be started until late in
the summer. and might be delayed far
into the fall, and the committee agreed
to meet Monday afternoon at O'CLOCK.
to hear from the promoters of the
various kinds Of paving.
C. Manning. Jr.. presented plans for
q. new passenger station for the Rich
mond and Rappahannoek River Rail-