The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-12
Richmond, Va, November II, 1912.

Il about the year 1900 application pend
ing franchise by the then controlling the
Richmond Railway and Electric Company, which franchise
of Richmond including Mr. Forbes and Mr. Jenkins
Of the Richmond and Henrico Railway Company, applied
for franchise in competition with the existing company
The interests applying for, and which subsequently OBJ
agreed to pay gentlemen $4,000 money
ties to get out OF the field abandon their application and
aid in the franchise of the Richmond Passenger
and Power Company. This done and the consider
alton paid If these facts questioned pre-
pared to prove them to the committee
have in the newspaper what be denial of
this by the Richmond enrico Railway Com
pany by w. Forbes president jenkins president
make and then deny their version of the same
The application REFEREED to by made the al the
Virginia Conduit Company which Mr. Forbes and Mr. Jenkins
of my that prepared to prove
facts your submit following
and evidence
Statement Mr. John c organized the syndicate
which application Virginia Conduit
Company:
I'm the year 1899 before the time that the Richmond
Railway and Electric franchise expire organized
syndicate to apply for new franchise in Richmond
"A Franchise was applied for and when the same was
by the representatives the old Richmond Railway
Electric interests who offered to US 100000 to secure
the franchise for them to be paid $4,000 when the fran
chise reported by the street committee $4,000 when
was passed by the Common Council $50 900 when it was
passed by the Board of Aldermen the remaining $4,000
when it was approved by the mayor
before the franchise finally passed threatened
defeat if settlement was not made Thereupon
Mr. Fisher to Richmond and after great deal of
negotiation a settlement was made by which instead of
receiving 100000 as had been promised accepted
$4,000 in bonds and $4,000 in preferred
of the new company for securing the franchise for these
Mr.. W. s Forbes chairman of the who
settled the matter and received and distributed the
ties The securities were sold in order to enable to
make division, and the proceeds divided among
parties the syndicate Mesrs Forbes and Jenkins
ing their proportions
eff necessary, prepared testify to facts
tsigned) JOHN C. ROBERTSON"
Statement T. P Dav member of the syndicate applying
under the of the Virginia Conduit Company:
II member of the syndicate organized by Mr. John
g. Robertson and others 1899 apply franchise
Electric Franchise which about to expire Messrs
W Forbes and w. Jenkins also members of this
syndicate
by the representatives of the Richmond Railway
to my recollection in to iy we ~oud n
the franchise for that interest the securities be under
cate to negotiate the with Richmond Railway
and Electric interest and finally made
AS part OF this agreement think agreed
underground conduit system would be installed Main
"The Richmond Railway and Electric people failed to
make the payments agreed and there a great deal
by their delivering II a large amount of bonds and
stock recollection being that the of bonds
Fo me securities were sold in order make distr
button, and the proceeds distributed to syndicate
Mr.. ". S. Forbes chairman of the which
(sgned) T. P DAVE"
serding formerly President of the Virginia
Passenger and Power Company
When the application for a franchise in Richmond to
succeed the old Richmond Railway Electric Company
pending became in the matter along with
number OF other gentlemen
When the franchise application pending an appl
cation had also been made by syndicate which think
" s. Forbes and W F. Jenkins members An agree
reached between the so-caed Fisher interests
and this syndicate. whereby syndicate agreed 10 mid
in securing the franchise for the old Richmond Railway