The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-11
PASS RESOLUTIONS
AGAINST CHANGES
EAST END PEOPLE HOLD GREAT
MEETING AT CRfMnoRAZO
SCHOOL.
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These were the explanations that
greeted the only man who opposed the
adoption Of a resolution condemning
the proposed changes in the street
car schedule on Church Hill, and the
removal of certain trackage in this
section Of the city, when 1t was put to
a vote before n gathering of approx
mately $50 taxpayers of the East End
at mass meeting held last night In
the auditorium of Chimborazo public
school, Thirty-third and Marshall
streets.
The citizen who cast this lone dis
senting ballot is Barney Gallagher.
one of the hest-known residents of
Church Hill. When he arose to cast
his vote against the resolution and be-
gan explaining why he was opposed
to It's passage he had made but few ut
terances when the aforementioned
words rent the air Mr.. Gallagher as
serted that he did not believe IN max
ing any fight against capital. Tnis
vote caused an uproar for While, but
1t finally subsidized. when the chairman
arose and announced that the resoln-
ton had been passed by an over
whelming majority.
Present at the meeting were Vice
President Fritz Sitterding. OF the Viz
Z R1Dld EallNay ana EoNCI NohhPeeASt
and Henry w. Anderson. general coun-
sci FOR the street car corporation. the
latter Of whom delivered an address,
! telling of the company's position In
the matter.
Mr., Anderson Speaks.
Mr.. Anderson. who was the hrst
speaker of the evening, declared that
no definite plan as TO the reroutlng or
street cars in the city had been pre-
scented to the city. He declared mat
( in a way the street car company ana
( the public are partners ana Ihat thes
are obligated to each other
cit is our greatest endeayor to give
the people of Richmond an adequate
| street car service with reasonable
rates. and every man connected with
the company has striven TO gave TO
YOU p satisfactory service declared
| Mr. Anderson.
He said that the Virginia Railway
and Power Company IL not mo
nopoly, as was declared IN the resoiu-
zion adopted In asking for the new
franchise. he asserted, the corporation
is trying to revise the many iran
chises now existing. He declared tnat
the present franchise under when the
/ companv is now being operated is SO
complicated as to prevent them from
rendering the best service.
IF YOU people on Church Hi do
not like the proposed rearrahgeheht
of the routes in this section or the
citv -.et together and decide upon
what vou want and / win be glad to
meet the committee at any time;
we need your help. 1t IS Impossible
Ia please everybody. and when we
made The proposals we believed that
il would serve the pubnc IN an ehi-
/ csent manner. We have no desire TO
operate our lines contrary TO pubiic
sentiment and we will be glad to have
your co-operaton.
T.ouis o. Wendenburg, who was the
, next speaker introduced, was given
a big demonstration. He referred 10
The franchise which the Virginia Rail-
l. way aud Power Company is seeking
as bold and outrageous proposition.
HypBotism Necessary.
"The only wa that the street car
company will succeed in getting any
snch ordinance passed in the Council
viii be to hypnotic the members.
And then they. can't do that, for the
state Legislature has passed law
prohibitipg hypnotism.' declared Mr..
4 WendenburE.
Mr. wendenburg declared that In
4 eleven years the city will bave a
i right to take over the company and
operate company of its own And
if he city does any SuCn ttitHS tuc
young men of Richmond will have
more work. for II will not send TO
North Carolina to get fellows to OPP
crate the cars" he exclaimed, He
declared that the men before wnom
this proposition will come had better
consider it long time before pass
ing on NJ
Joseph w. stuart, who has been con-
uected with the American Looomttve
| Works for more than twenty years.
was the third speaker and he urged the
people to stand together.
Nonopeiistic Tendencies
James f. Dickinson. Church Hilfs
silver-tongued orator, delivered the
closing address. He declared that II
the Virginia Railway and Power Com
pany was not monopoly it has mo-
nopolistic tendencies.
He urged the voters of the East END
to watch the actions of their repre-
! aaptafiycs in the City Council with
| reference to this matter and be In
| readiness to mete out to them measure