The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-06
Fight HARD over
SEVEN Pines SALE.
tcontinued From F.rat pnxe.A


this company be relieved by proper or
dinaIce OF the prcjon, obligation with
respect to transfers and fares upon
tho seven Pines Line beyond tho cor
porate limits of tho city, which, in
tho event of such sale. would be no
longer subject to Its control"
MIR. Northrop stated his belief that
the contradiction OF the proposed rail-
way would be very benenclal to Rich
mond. and added that, owing TO the
peculiar conditions In regard TO trunb-
iers, tho Seven Pines Lane 'iB now, aud
nus been for many years, operated at
loss. In conclusion Mr. Sorthrop
said:
IT has always been and Will be the
policy OF this company 10 deal with
the Council and with this community
win the utmost fraRkness. and to do
nothinS by Indirect or unuerhand meth
Gus. l have feit therefore that 1t was
que 10 both the company and to your
committee that this definite and oitl-
clal statement on the subject should
be mado."
Terms of Ordinances.
hr. smith opened the argument, toll
ing OF present conditions and of what
was proposed. s,uling that the present
transfer agreement TO Seven Pines,
giving passenger on labor ticket
a roe OF from nine to twelve miles
Tor : 70 cents. was the result OF a des-
pcrate rate war between two colnpet-
ing street car companies, which in no
case could last longer than the fran
chlse OF tile line. wnICh expires in 1918.
ne limo was now being operated at a
loss OF about $4,000 year. and might
DC abandoned altogether at the end ci
that periou. II not then profitable.
inc terms OF the ordinance he cS-
plalned as requiring surveys 10 begin
In ninety days. actual construction In
nine months and completion OF the
road across The Pamunkey River in
Two years, failure to comply with
which would give the Council powor TO
restore the line TO the Virginia Rail-
way and Power Company. wnicn bound
itself TO resume all ticket and trans
ter obligations at present required. y
bond of $4,000 is provided forfeltablc
II tho work IL not at all ti'ncs pushed
forward to tho satisfaction OF the CITY
engineer Were the roau to revert
the promoters would lose all that mas
been expended in construction In addi-
ton TO the bond and tine OF from
| $40 TO 500 per day tor failure 10 COM
plete the road 10 Urbanna within uvc
! years.
Contract ls signed.
He exhibited contract with IL. ID.
Eicheibcrger. properly Endorsed. to
! construct the road 10 the pamunRey
| River. payment 10 be made in bouns
| of the new company. and read letters
from three Richmond bankers approx
! Ing the plan of financing the new
road as feasible ana prucLica bic.
| The opposition. MIR, smith asserted
was founded in msItatement. tallacy
| and prcIuuicc, and an exaggerated idea
| OF the rights" Of the parucs oppoalng
1T. resulting IN IeterUIinrd cuort To
| defeat proposition Designed for the
| good of the wnoIc city, and ,udurs.c
| by the hoards OF the CnamDcr OF Com
! mcrcc, tho Business Mems Club ana
tine Retail McrcnunLs ASSOC cation. nu
charged that the opposition was using
/ yelled insinuution In place of open
! statement. that IN order TO prejudice
: the MINDS of Councilm" II WAS Dc.nG
/ limited that the wnoiu schcnc wuL
| "a iraud-n subterfugc of the street ca.
| company TO get r,n CT ali unprontubiG
! line, without proouclpg any evidence
to support such II ri!arGe, und IN luce
| of the open and s.gnco denial of III.
president OF the street car company.
siu,n capital had been med.. he sud,
OF the moral issue involved. INC
I only moral obligation. NJ sand, wa,
Tor the new line IN render Il reason.
acie service at a reasonable fare. Inc
Corporation Commission nad n&cd IL
cents as q rchson"btc turc per mile FOR
steam roads. put the new roau rs OF
terng to carry passcngers 10 and IRON
seven Pines. q distance VI cignt miles,
Tor cents.
se,cIuI Voice Opposition.
w. kirk 3iatnews spuKn ON behalf
OF the supervisors oI I;Gnrlco county.
:ie Vas not Opposed To the construc-
| uon OF the roaA, tut coutcnue.I mat
lne ordinance as proposed wuuid not
require Tic new, company 10 so iurtncr
IMAM the l'hnunKey isIvcr, ai.n asserl-
co that he nau never seen a iorIcit
! Imposed BY the city of licnmonu Oh
! amy purIc service corporation.
y. >. t"ad. large iann owner ana
prInclpaI promoter oil Ine settlement
Oh tiIBni',nd SPRINGS, spoke against
the oruinnnce. questioning IN" gvpd
| Faith OF tnu SAFE, anu asserting that
others were wiiIng 10 buy tnr ilnc,
| and that MS Duupie were Wiling 10
g.IG up transfers. u their cars would
| come down TO inc heart OF tine citS.
maurice y. Powers spoke ~ some
| length. cuntendlng tnat tnc cltys gu,.d
tuitn was pieuGuu 10 the commuters
! VINO hau estauIisiicd tneir homes along
TINS line. l.. q. wandcnburG argued tnc
:nJustIcc OF the proposition, and en-
letru into vehement attack on the
wnUIe pan AS u suD,nriuGc, asserting
tnat the new company nun no lntcn-
tun OF puIid,ng TO uIpniinu, but mere
~ of hoodwlnKins the city, asserting
inat Junn =. ltuDertson nad Always
occu the man who pulled the chest
AUS out OIL inc nre wnen corporations
!. got into ditticulties."
!, Judge r. AsnDy WiclSham read let
. tcrs III opposition 10 the sale of the
Seven Pines line and the withdrawal
OF ticket and transfer privileges TO
; the residents from the Vlrginia-C caro-
: lima Hardware Company, =. ii. Halves
! and Jonn stewart Bryan. tie asserted
. that the line had collected more ,nan
I loo. 900 IA res iRst year, and was not
;, sucn q losing venture as had been PIC
tured.
Before nc had concluded his argu-
ment the committee decided 10 hear
, from citizens OF uroanna who were In
Richmond merely for this meeting.
Urbnnnu welcomes Road.
Walter II. ItylanG appeared as the
spokesman, telling Of the round about
: and exposed trip the committee of siN
) citizens had taken, spending moro than
e. six hours in coming fifty miles to cS-
L onr hone for direct u