The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-18
REFER PAPERS TO
CITY ATTORNEY
Richmond and Hcnrico Distribu-
ton Plans Regarded by Street
Committee as Inadequate.
FURTHER LIGHT DEMANDED
Mills Declares That No Promise
Of Real Competition Is
Shown.

Plans Hled by tho Richmond and
iIenrico Railway Company for it's pro-
posed light and power distribution
System failed to meet the approval OF
the Council Committee on Streets last
night, being regarded by several mem
bers as inadequate. in that the maps
show nothing but two main feed lines,
with no plan of distribution at all. The
papers were finally referred to the City
Attorney for an opinion az TO whether
| the plans were in accordance with the
/ franchise ordinance, which requires
! the company to file with the Commit
tee on Streets ''an application for the
route that II desires TO cover with it's
distribution plant" Beginning at it's
present power-houee, at Lester Street
and the river. the company already has,
| In connection with its street ear sys-
| tenn, n main feed line along Orleans
| Street to it's right of way. and thence to
Fifth and Marshall Streets. This line
/ IL proposes to continue as far west as
! Bowc Street on Marshall Street. The
map also shows second main feed
! line from the power house along Dock
Street to Twenty-thi-d, to Franklin. to
Twelfth, to Cary, and west on Cary to
Belvidere
Says Plans Are Inadequate.
! Contending that the two main feed
| lines shown were utterly inadequate,
/ and that to secure current at any
point on any cross street cminating
! from 4 main feed line might require a
| separate ordinance of the Council, Cap
ain j1il]n moved that thc plais be re
jected. and the company required to file
new plans showing an actual system
! for the distribution Of current to con-
sumers as contemplated in the ordi-
! nance Objection was made that the
I committee cauld alter, diminish or en-
large the plans filed, but had no right
! to reject them.
| AS a substitute, Mr.. Fuller moved
that the papers be referred to the city
! Attorney, to which Mr.. Haddon asked
to be Informed whether. under the
| franchise, the applicant company would
! be required to serve all OF those with
! In the territory claimed to be covered
by the main feed lines. without the
passage of n subsequent ordinance re-
/ curing the erection OF lateral lines.
Dnn't Show What They Mem.
They promised TO give competition"
| said Mr.. Mills. Now all they show here
| is line up Marshall Street, part OF
which they already have, and a line up
Cary street. don't call two feed lines
running up town 4 distribution sys-
TEN By any means. If they mean bust
ness they should show us exactly what
them TO cover the whole city at once.
/ but we do expect them to make it clear
Just what part OF the city will be serv-
I ed at the outset"
In report signed by City Engineer
/ Boiling and City Electrician w II
thompson, after examination of the
map Med. the officials recommend thar
/ the company be required TO file a de-
( tailed plan shows location of poles
ana conduits. and n number of wires o,.
cables. with plan for the lateral
/ branches and house distribution svs
TEN, no part of which is shown on the
single blue print filed with the commit
| tee.