The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-14
ICOUNC|LMEN TOUR
NEW URBANNA ROAD
Inspect Richmond and Kappa
hammock. Now Graded
10 Pamunkcy.
WANT ONE YEAR EXTENSION
Company TO Apply for Short Re
lief rs Regards Cross
ing Of River.

Al the Invitation OF officers OF the
Richmond and Rappahannock RIVER
Hallway Company = delegation OF
c,ouncilmon and Aldermen accompanies
operat!nC officials yesterday upon III
j,srnc,ion tour OF eighteen and one
ma1f miles OF road that the company
has graded iu preparation for tho con
s,~rr,lou OF the new railroad from
Richmond to Urpanna.
.rho marty left Richmond At 10 O'clock
Yesterday morning III motor cars an"
snert the day in going over the route
The return 10 the CITY was ii'uo A''NN
in tho afternoon.
Thc immediate object OF The !nspec
lion tour was 10 acquaint the ~!
council with tho actual progress OF INC
work in order that II may &c. 80"
visedly upon an ordinance whicn VII
lie Introduced al the meeting OF w
BOARD OF Aldermen tomorrow night
extending 10y one year the time I''t't
within which the company. uh"c' ~
franchise agreement win mo CIV
Richmond is required 10 complete me
construction OF the railroad over INC
Pamunkey River.
Provisions of Ordinance.
MO civ ordinance. passed on Feb
mary i. 1917, permitting the Virgins.
halfway and Power Company 70 SCI
rs seven Pines line TO INC hic"inon"
l-rbanna ana Pcuinsular RAILWAY CON
pany. stipulated ihat me n uiv"1 ,',';i',
.,or,,ranv. or its successor shaIi pG'i"
-ailroad TO and across the PamunkeN
T,i,.a-. NJ two years, and 10 CrbanhH l"
80 vta-s The amended ordinance
,hat w.l he introduced 'o-mosrCW
night extends from FEBRUARY -
"a February -. 1915, the time hin''
fo- the completion OF the Foau "S'oS@
Cc,.c.lnler who made tho trip yes
te-6av expressed themselves as highiF
-,lea.ed with The progress OF me I'm
80 ,vt.hov: committing themselves
.,,,rar, the ordinance. indicated
,S,,- 1-t-;on that the extension askc"
- 81 view OF ;hc difficulties which 'ne
ro-lc..ly mas encountered, is ehu'el!
Other Provisions Fulflicd.
oe,!tioa prepared by Vice. Fres'-
de-t ,-harle. = RUM. Of the N!Shinol'u
ard Rappahannock River Na''"'S
sc,s form that the company has com
rlieI FULLY with all the provisions la'o
Jo., i, the ordnance of 1917 unGet
,.l,irh the contribution OF the ROAD ~
,ei,r pursued Tho ordinance re
ouirod that the company file Soo'opV
,,ond. that it begin work within ninety
DAVIS and that il complete the "orh
within tho time limits named.
she provisions as TO the bond ana
,h.. bccinning Of work, the petition
declares. have been fulfilled, but DELAYS
over which the company had no con
Irol will make IL Impossible to com
ply with tho requirement that inc
Pnmunkey he crossed hy February -
1914. The company prays for an OK
tension Of one year as regards TINS
provision alone. 10 protect 1t against
The possible forfeiture OF the $6@ooo
bond. because Of it's inability to dc
j what is practically impossible
Got Little Co-Operntion.
Tile fact that the railway compa ny
WAS .Sndcr :; $4,000 bond TO build =
line within two years, the petition
explains. was generally advertised
and instead or the railroad being re
ccivcd with n spirit of cooperation ny
those through whose lands il desired
10 pass il has, with very few excep
lions, not only had 10 purchase II:
right of way from Richmond TO Tho
rammLc. River, hut also pay am eN
,esstvo rat,
People, r'ho FOR wears had clamorc'
for railroad TO bc built through Han
over County, named cNorhtaut figure
when Tic railroad asked 10 cross thei
lands. In order to as far as possihl
overcome this opposition the railroa'
surveyed two lines. but finally Sc