The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-07
WATER PROPERTY
SALE RESISTED
Council Committee Instructs City
Attorney II Fight Bill
III Senate.
OTHERS JOIN IN PROTEST
See Danger Ahead if c. 6 o. Is
Allowed to Sell to New
Power Company.
OTHERS JOIN IN PROTEST

o'SA iiipohy.
Endorsing. the position OF City Attor-
ney Pollard In opposing the bill now
ngsndlng In the Senate permitsing the
to sell all its water properties fr1m
,Inmes River and .Kanawha Power Com
pany, the Committee on Public Build
passed a resolution instructing the CITY
\ Attorney and requesting the Richmond
delegation to oppose the measure when
resolution will 20 to the Board of Al
dernen which meets on Tuesday night.
gineer Boiling, superi H,"GS 'S Tra f
ford, of the Electric Plant. and Super
intsndent Davis, Of the Water Depart;
Wyndham H.. Merodith. representing
sic, representing tho AlDemarle Paper
i Company. and Edward l.. Ryan, on be-
half OF The West End Citizens Associa-
ton.
Tells of Other rights.
~, In N, yo3icing III his strong dsa,pproval Of
way company. to dispose of it's water
properties to the company incorporated
day before the. bin was introduced
reminded the committee of tho city's
strenuous ell, eight-year fight against the
reserved 10 the city in the ordinance
permitting the company TO erect poles.
and OF the six years OF litigation fol-
lowing the city's struggle TO force the
Western Union Company TO put in un,
TO do when called upon. Both cases
went through the Federal courts. and
wound up in tho United states Supreme
Court, in which decisions were handed
down for the city
This corporation won't be different
from other corporations we have had
dealings with" said Mr. Pollard. Let's
say that we want none of it. If the
bin is passed it will not be tho fault
gineer, of tho Superin tendent OF tho
Water Department.. nor OF the super
intendent OF the Electric Plant" Mr..
| Pollard said that he did not doubt the
honesty of the men putting forth the
claims Of the new company. but he
who appeared for the James River and
1Sanawha Company. would be able TO
control the corporation after it had en-
that the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company could be trusted to preserve
It's contract to furnish the city water
for the New Pumphouse and TO main
tain and keep In order Boshers Dam
and the canal from that point to the
Pumphouse. But he WAS not sure that
a new corporation would observe the
volve the city in endless litigation.
Company Gould buy Town.
III. II. Bradley and William J.. De-
\ Saussure appeared for the James River
a ana 1ianaW ma ROVER company. MI
/ Bradley said that the company was
i Incorporated for $4,000. and explained
I the small capital stock by saying that
J the company did not desire to go TO
amy. great expense while there was
! doubt OF the passage of the bill. Neso-
,iations had had been zee, pending since Au-
8 ested In the project, he said, for the
4 last five years.
II the bill is passed" he said. I'VE
have men behind tho plan who could
buy up Eichmond at Its assessed valu-
alton" He painted in roseate hue the
tremendous potentially of the water
power In the James River if it were
lpropcrly conserved and directed. as the
corporation intended doing. He said
that there was 10000 horsepower going
to waste. and that If the company were
| allowed to buy the rights IL wanted.
many new industries; that the, city
could he served more cheaply, and that
electric power could be made as cheap
" in Richmond as in any city in the
United States.
lie urged the statement that the pur-
chase OF these rights by the new com
pany would increase the tax rate from
$4,000 to S250,000, and thought that
ought to be seriously considered.
1T is absolutely absurd that the city
could even think of lighting sch a bill
when IT would rebound SO much to the
good OF the city and her people, no
behind tho project. The people who
are backing it could buy up Richmond
again. gentlemen that ii Is absurd.
that IL Is crying shame. that such, a
proposition should be opposed by the
city. we VIII inciude IN the blil any
amendment mat you may desne. we
WANT me CITY Attorney 10 heip us pass
the Dill. ,
In reply TO Chairman Mills, Mr. Brad
Icy said that the ofiicers OF the com
pany were t. ;: Lloyd, ~. ,. HERBERT
=. ;. Blanton. H. a. Stumpf and ID; NJ
Vaughan. lie said ina, elaborate plans
nad necn prepares, anu lnat lhey could
pe seen oy any CITY oliiCiai. member OF
the city Council or other person au-
, horizea TO see them .
Fenrs greeks nearing Giits'
MI DeSaussure explained the plaT
) lufther, SAVING mat inc lnterestS OF
: the CITY would not pc Jeoparuized III
my way. out Woulu ne hep. az inVio ~, {