The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-04
AFTER SCALPS OF
MILLS AND FULLER
Report Says Henrico Company
Would Gust Them From
Street Committee.

Street Committee.
| Presidents Of both branches OF the
| City Council will be ready to announce
| their new committee assignments on
Monday night. President William IL
| Adams, of the Board OF Aldermen, mas
| issued 2 call for a joint session Of
the Board of Aldermen ana Common
Council for 7;30 o'clock 10 elect
school trustee TO succeed John BaSby,
resigned. 4 caucus of the Clay a
Lee Ward delegations has agreed 10
! present the name OF walker c. Cot
trell.
President Adams issued YESTERDAY
an additional call for meeting OF
the Board of Aldermen for 1:45 o'clock
Monday night when he VIII announce
the aldermanic members of the new
Joint standing CON :nittees. The Com
mon Council meets Monday night az
S o'clock in regular monthly session.
ana President Peters has announce
that his committee lists VIII be redo'
at that time. The Council VIII nave
before il several routine reports. In
/ Guiding ordinances recommended by Inc
old Committee on Ordinances, Charter
and Reform before Il went out OF eN-
: istence.
! While the presidents of both branches
are averse 10 discussing the matter
II is reported IN political circles that
strong pressure is being brought on
the two presidents TO change the per-
sonnel of the new Street Committed
The old committee had one member
/ from each ward in each branch, max
; ing eight.
! The new committee IS 20 have nine
members. giving place for one more
member from the lower branch. and
il is conceded that the place will go
to a member from south Richmond
! II will be recalled that the Street
Committee recently reported adversely
the proposed light and power fran
chise sought by the Richmond and
Henrico Railway Company on the
aground that in the opinion Of the com
= mittee there was no demand or need
for competition in the community
while the service was adequate ana
The rates lower than in most cities
because the proposed franchise was i'm =
Droperlv and vaguely drawn, and be-
cause the offer OF 80 for the use
of all the streets and alleys in the
city was held to be totally inadeq uate-
The Council over the protest OF the
Committee on Streets. awarded the
; franchise TO the Richmond and Hen
rico Company at its bid OF $40
). Has Supervisory Powers.
/ Under the terms OF the franchise,
! which il proposed. and for which ],
v earnestly contended. the Richmond and
Henrico Company must within a spe-
Gifted time file. an initial route with
the Committee on Streets, and thai
I committee may enlarge or diminish
/ such route. II was the current belief
and was openly charged during the
franchise controversy. that the Rich
rnond and Henrico Company only de-
sired a light and power franchise 10
sell surplus current from its street
railway power house; that Il had no
; intention of extending its lines into
residential sections at present; and
\ would only seek to reach at the outset
u the cream Of thS territory
Il Now, according to the report cur
4 rent. the Richmond and Henrico Com
II panv desires a more friendly com
i mittee before which to file its initial
y route. the fear being expressed that
the old street Committee might seek
20 force II to live up to its campal 81
promises of serving practically the
entire city
II is known that strong EFFORT. T.
j branch and Alderman Ordway Puliei
4 in the Board Of Aldermen, both OF
whom voted against the light fran
chise. by men more friendly 10 tns
Il Uenrico Company. have been maze
I though as the presidents OF the two
branches decline to discuss the matter
II cannot be stated what success these
efforts have met with.
i Wei informed Counciimen have eN-
messed the aelicf that when the new
;, lists arc announced. it will be FOUND
that the Committees on streets ana OF
Finance are practically the same as
heretofore. though the otner 'v,
nittees are being practically made
new.
Some Chairmanships
As to the chairmanships. = seems
IN no conceded that Colonel Grund2
will continue at the head OF the ~
nance Committee. Councilman SiirfT
X Pollock q: the head OF 'N'
street Committee. and Councilman
racob rmIauf. At tho head OF the new
Committee on Ordinances. tho tito 81
which has been much simpiihed cap
tain Mills IS mentioned ior chaitHla
shin 81 the new Committee on Public
buildings. Utilities and Propefties- ,"'
duties Of which are vague AZ yet hu'
,,tich NAV be developed into one NJ
Tho most important committees In ti'
council AIR Rogers will proba"i'
lead the Committee on Dock. kisr'
I'd uarbor. and Mr.. Atkinson tn
Committee on Claims
Marriage Licenses.
The following marriage licenses wer'
issued yesterday "a the clerks ono
Of tho Hastings Court Russell