The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-24
SEVEN PINES SALE
FINALLY APPROVED
Council Concurs in Ordinance
Transferring Line 10 ur
banna Railroad.
LEADS OPPOSITION
Delegate Throcknorton, Of Hen
rico, Sharply Scored by Coun-
Gilman Blake

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ban trolley line from the system OF tho
Virginia hallway and Power Company
| to the newly formed Richmond, Urban-
| na and Peninsula railroad. as II nucleus
for it's proposed railroad TO Urbanna
on the Rappahannock River, were con
CURED III by the Common Council last
night by vote of 81 to 3, and will be
presented to the Mayor to-day for his
approval. The amendments are TO be
advertised in the manner prescribed by
law FOR ten days. the ordinance being
Ill accordance with the agreement made
between the Council Committee on
Streets and the Richmond. Urbanna
and Peninsula Railroad Company, all
present rights and privileges as to fares
and schedule being secured for the res
idcnts along the line In Ilenrico county
between Richmond and Seven Pinct
! save that they lose the transfer priv
iiescs with cars OF the Virginia Rail
way and Power Company throug hout
The city.
In accordance with that aSrecmrnt
enc railroad company guarantees, under
eond in penalty of $4,000. 10 begin
surveys in ninety days. actual construc-
ZION III nine months, to coriplpte tho
road across the Pamunkey River in
TWO years. failure in which besides
forfeiture of the bond. results in the
road rcverting TO the street car com
3any, which expressly agrees TO resume
opera ton and again give ticket and
transfer privileges as at present. Fur
Their. the new company guarantees, un-
der its bond, to build TO Urbanna. or
the Rappahannock River, within nvc
years.
omlnuf Leads Opposition.
Mr.. Umlauf led the fight OH concur
renee. his opening gun beng IL request
tnat the papers agreed upon by III,
Committee on Streo,s DO now referred
10 the Committee OH Ordinance, Char
ter ana reform. OF which he is chair
man
icc-President Pollard. In the chair,
ruled that no further reference was
required by the rules the matter of
franchises being one under direct su-
pcrYiSion OF the Committee on streets.
MIR umlauc then moved that the papers
DC tabled ana printed. Mr. Pollock
saw no necessity for this delay, re-
mindins MIR. Umiauf that lie had at
tended each meeting of the Street Com
mtttse, wncn the matter was discussed,
and therefore could not plead igno-
rance
IL Is merely an effort 10 delay"
said Mr.. Pollock. II don't charge that
II is made with reference to /, certain
bill introduced in the Legislature de-
signed TO override the wishes OF the
city in this matter, but 1t will nave
that effect"
~ motion of Afr. Butler 10 refor ali
papers to the Ordinance. Charter and
reform Committee was roiscted TO
%. tho ayes being Messrs. Eoschen.
Butler. Powers, Rogers, Sullivan and
umauf.
MIR Umlaurs motion TO table ana
print was alec rejected. 10 20. the
ayes being Messrs. Boschen, Powell,
J. 7 Powers. Rogers, sullivan and
| u1nlauf.
blake Fnvors Concurrence.
Mr.. Blake ably supported concur
renee. asserting taat the franchise had
passed the Board of Aldermen 10 to .
had bean recommended by the Street
Committee to :, anu had been under
discussion for six months, both III the
Council and in the press.
"Ths people OF Underwater have been
! crying for fifty years for US 10 open
| the gates and let them in" ne as
| serted. we nave always had so,nc
obtcctor. Postponements are danger
| ous and while | make no charges, it
has been my experience that nine times
out or ten they are for an evil pur
pose. y bill; to defeat the building OF
| this road has been offered over at the
Capito! by a man for his own personal
benefit UNDERSTAND that Mr.. Throck-
| morton. its patron, appeared as attor-
| ney for some Of the protesting parties
| before the Street Committee-and now
! In their interest lie Is trying TO block
this great plan
+, Substitutes Rejected.
| MIR. Umlaui offered substitute for
| the ordinance, amending certain sec
| tons as to the conditions OF forfeiture
of the bond, and making the rate OF
fare as now nxed,' including transfers,
| until the line shall have baen coR
| pletcd and opened to Urbanna. in
speaking to his substitute, he ex-
pressed surprise that labor tickets
were only provided prior to y. Nj,
] admitting that he did not know that
no labor tickets have ever been lc-
copied in the afternoon on any stree:
car line In Richmond
| The preamble authorizing advertise
ment Of franchise was adopted &c to 8,
tho noes being Messrs. TIirschberE Sui
Ivan and Umlauf. after which the
Umlauf substitute ordinance was re-
iected TO %. the ayes being Mess7s
| Boschcn, Burke, IIirschberg. Powell
Sullivan and Umlauf. in reply to Mr..
| Umlaufs last appeal for his substi-
tutc. Mr.. Pollock said that he was sur
| pri.cd that man who so constantly
boasts before the body Of MS SINGER
| lty should say that he wanted q road
to Urbanna and then insist on condi-
tons that he knew could not am
| would not be met,
Ordinance coneurrcd In.
| Mr. Rogers offered n further amend
ment making the ordinance take eff.
feet when the road shall he opened &c
| ths Pamunkey River. intended as a
compromise. and this also was re.
jectcd. after which the ordinance wa,
concurred In rs II came from the Boarc
OF Aldermen and as drafted by tho
Committee on Streets by vote OF ..
to 5. the negative votes being Messrs
Boschen, Hirschberg, Rogers. Sullivan
and Umlauf
/ Under Suspension OF tho rules paper.
from the School Board In regard t.
new BELLEVUE Public School were re.
ferrcd to the Committee on Finance
and an appropriation OF ss,241.4o wa.
made for construction Of retaining
walia and nthcr unrk On Aiauo,a Is1a n