The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-13
LINE TO URBANNA
. ENDORSED By CLUB
Business Men, With but One
Dissenting Voice, Urge Ac-
ton by Council.
SUBSTITUTES ARE KILLED
Greatly to Interest of Richmond
to Have Road Reach Into
New Territory.
SUBSTITUTES ARE KILLED

With Just one dissenting vote. the
BUSINESS Mems CluD at II largely at
tenued meeting yesterday approved the
pan to construct II railway from tnis
city TO Uruunnu on tue APPROPRIATENESS
i>lser, hs proposed an the Application
now pehuihs before the cay Councli.
leaving to the Council to determine
the terms anu RESTRICTIONS 10 govern
the stie OF the seven Plnes line.
ine resolution. Vnureu by Emmett
Seaton anu gwen approval by sew
GRAZ Hunureu members oil the club,
rehus las follows:
Resolvcu. That IL Is the sense OF
the memoers oil this CLUB that II would
De greatly to the interest OF TINS com
nunity TO nave constructed between
inns city ana Urbanna, Va, runway
such as Is proposed to he butt by
railway Company. the details concern
ing the same To be determined and
passed upon, by the Richmond City
The meeting was called to order at
~ o'clock by Second Vice President
u hoinas Z. Bryan, in tho absence OF
vice! 'r.-!a-nt Landstrcet. VINO wac
out or the csty. Henry W. Rountrce. OF
the board OF directors, was elected
chairman. In order to bar lengthy de-
pate oil an intcrminable character. at
torneys and all others not members Of
me club were not permitted 10 partici-
pate IN the discussion. Mr.. Rountree
read the action taken by the board
OF directors on December 2S, approx
Ing the plan presented by tho itch
hohd. Urbanna and Peninsula Rail-
Gan for Il general meeting OF the mem
bership of the club. That resolution
urged the City Council ito adopt
suitable and proper ordinance to en-
able tho promoters TO carry out their
plans
Amendments offered.
since It's adoption. it was stated. the
dcuon or the directors In indorsing the
EeHeraI plan presented had been some
what mlsconstrued the wording being
perhaps open to different construc-
l.. @. Whitehead offered az an amend
ment the following addition: provided
tne charter and franchise requirements
OF the Seven Pines line are assumed
oy the purchasing company," thus
seeking To tic the new railroad com
pany 10 giving tickets. school tickets
a substitute that the club merely In
aorse the resolution passed by the
poard or directors, saying that 1t w;s
clear enough what had been the intrn-
ZION OF the Doard IN approving tho plan
iof the new railroad. and the transfer
70 the new company OF the Seven Pines
.ihc under such suitable provisions as
the city authorities may see lit TO inn
pose. AS an amendment to that, Frank
J. sutton, Jr., Commemorative Attor-
ncy OF Hcnrico county. offered as an
amendment an additional clause rcquir-
ms the continuance OF transfers. OBJ
lection was quietly made in some
quarters that while aIr. sutton was a
member OF Tho club, he was present
county OF ficnrico, and that tho club
had just refused to yield the floor TO
attorneys both for the new railroad
company ana for the protesting citi-
Scns. Cutting through with a s,,bsti-
tute FOR the whole, Mr.. Scaton offcred
inc resolution given above, which met
approval. hundreds of voices Joining
heartily III the aye" on the question
while the single mo" created so much
located. 20
before adjournment 1t was announc-
ed that the club would have its annual
open house on the birthday of Geuerai
from to p NJ