The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-10
SQUARELY BEFORE
COMMITTEE NOW
Question of Granting Power
Franchise on Docket for
Note Tonight.
WHAT MPANIE.S CLAIM
Wide Difference OF Opinion on
Problem Which Has EN-
cited Some Feeling.


rho question of granting franchise
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mi M. taken mn ro.nirh, nv ,hn
49,, M,n p1 s ',r' on Stroets rh"
t,rn,,nsi,ion mas hcen discussed for
~, i'm, ,,..rnro suhconinitt..n ma
an, u, rr.-arL IN which tb.re is
r,,rb .;Iyisio,i of orinton. both within
~ ,,.itbnu. mo council Ab1o ur.-u
,,,s havo haon made for ana against
- f-an,bisa ,h, anpIicants .nnllin.-
ovlarr, moi, b,istnass md holdinl,
- ~ ,nd,isomont of romr.ti,ion
I'm. M. nu,,orents uti.s,inn ,hs adj
y,r,oga al such competitton and
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- ro,,,,T,,ritv Ia cor,ncnsnto il for
- s.,ht. a,,,.ro.,i,n.nt n,, stra.ts ~
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N Recommendation Wade.
THO s,ibromn1iiten in ,ccordancc
v3tb lis tns,ructions has nrenar.d a
fnr.,, 90 franchise COVERING mo light
s-+ oowcr iield. 10 be offered for
~ II, IN, manner provided bv law.
- suhrittinr this. however. r., did
nd. recommend tina, any franchise he
-.,-sd at This ti,,o but in - con-
ss-ys.ive naper urged tho mn Com,
-,i,,es on Streets carefully To- woiuh
~ whola question and ia determine
~ Motley for the future i'm regard
- ,,-ota-iior of Invested cnuital cf-
-r1srcv OF service and control OF
--.s
-5f whole committee. therefore
xJ tsLc M nrs, the question Of
,-s,r-r q, is advisable for this CITY.
r-5er present conditions. 10 grant a
..-,r.-sns, f-anchisc i'm view nf Tho
,-,i.sio,5 NJ the npplicants tbat thn
s..s,irr comDauv is rendering an
tss,t,.tr service nj REASONABLE, rotcs.
.-e- j; III. committee determines to
--t = franchise at ell, 1t viii 30
-, the provisions of the form re-
-,r..i bv tho subcommittcc
Nhnt .bc compnnics Claim.
* between the two companies the
,--rsiCn has reached an acute stage
Herrico Railway rcproscn,s that
3, x a going conccrn-not a new
..-l--,1arv-tbat fl has in full opera
so, an electric street railway. and
has constructed ana opcned n viaduct
which has nroved u valuable addition
"a INC ritv,s means Of Recommendation
H. now. ae,,. tn H.. allowed IN ertor
~. rorornI 1irbtinr ana noyer nnld
-, onr,nati,io, win mo virpt,,in roI'
w. "a poyyor Co,nnonv
Tho older ron,nnnv has couo boldly
-, III, ho,ta and hoe nre,und ,b,,
,,.,n wtn no no hrroft ia tb, com
,,,nr{tv NV a duplica,ion az no,cs and
ytros nrsdic,inr = icrcn way NJ r.to
cutting win an inovltahln cousolida-
ION after which rates will 90 nm in
order TO nav the iuteres; ON the d,ipli-
cate outlay and double Capitalization.
If franchise is to he granted. the
old company insists that there should
be competition on something Tx
equal terms ana That the incoming
concern should not he allowed 20
enter only the Wholesale district. cut
ing rates on the cream OF the terri
tory, without assuming amy oil the
burden OF long ana expensive lines
Into the residential sections.
The Committees side.
The third standpoint in the contest
Is that taken by a numoer OF mem
Ders OF the committee who desire 10
Sec the city protected. Ihese mem
Ders have insisted that II a franchise
is granted. il should be made TO en-
pre- at the same time as the present
rights so that hereafter the ci'E may
hold the upper manu- ia renewal
NEGOTIATIONS 'hey insist NAV me m
coming company HhonIN DO a certain
amount OF woris,oh iIs poWefhouss as
u evidence OF goo" f"''h nei"re yea"