Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-28
East End Citizens Ask Coun-
Gil to Vote Against Sug-
gested Rerouting.
WOULD LIMIT LIFE OF
FRANCHISE: TO TEN YEARS
Two Organizations Adopt Rcso-
lutions Laying Down Priv
ileges to Be Retained.
PLAN EAST END MAss-MEETING
Citizens to Hold Big Rally at Chin.
borazo School and Invite
Company's Officials.

cuiled upon by representative mem
(. bers TO opposc the granting OF
blanket franchise, which. IN It's sug-
scsted form. was designated az obJec-.
Z tionable, and as a crime against
Church iIill.' the East end Citizens
Association, the lending socla!-political
organization in tic eastern section OF
the. city. last night adopted res6lu-
t!ons requesting the representatives OF
the East End In the Council to fight
any grant that would remove ans ex-
istinS street ear tracks cast OF
Eleventh street and north of the river.
Besidcs tho restriction as to the
removal Of tracks the rcsoIutons
cnumcratc specific provisions as to
rates OF fare, transfers and Frequency
or ,cars. which he Council Is asked
= to Incorporate In any new franchise
that may be granted. The term of sucl,
!, franchise, the resolutions recommend,
shall not extend beyond ten years
from the datc OF its adoption, In order
that possible competition OF the fear
thereof will ever keep the company OH
Its good behaviour toward the public
REs0IETIONs ADOPTED
DY UNANIMOUS VOTE
The resolutions were adopted by Il
unanimous vote following heated
speeches rcpudiatiny the claim OF the
NHSlhia ftaiiW dy ana POWER company
that the proposed readjustment Of
trackage would improve the street ear
service ia the eastern section OF the
city. and warning the city against
banterinS Il service and rate OF fare
which Is giving satisfaction, for n now
Instead OF promising Improvement.
represents nn abridgement OF tho
privileges now enjoyed.
simultaneously, With the meeting of
uf H.. aE.x,.N
thc' cifphousefln chimborazo PARK, tile
last End Progressive Association held
q mestlnG at tie Keepers house In
Oak wood Gem etery. and adopted (. an
Ing WAS presided over by the prcsi-
dent OF the organization, j. r. Day.
WILL HOLD AIAsS-MEETINE
FOR EAST END CITIZENS
Besides passing the resolutions re-
ferred TO, the East End Progressive
Association appointed q committee of
three, consisting of r. II. Wakefield.
n former president; C. ri Mosby and
u. a. Berger TO arrange for mass
meeting OF East End citizens to be
) held at an early date In the auditorium
OF the. Chimborazo School The mass
meeting Is designed to bring together
"A representative gathering OF East End
residents for the purpose OF ascertain-
Ing their desires with regard to the
pending franchise- Representatives of
the Virginia Railway and Power Com
pnTy Will he Invited TO be present
Tho Paramount Citizens .Associa ton,
Z the third of the tr!umvifate of East
End organizations. which embrace in
their united membership majorityNof
the voting strength OF Jefferson Ward.
franchise application. which Is expected
to return report early next week.
Tho action of all three organizations
VIII be laid before the hi,,ss- nj eetiug at
Ghimborazo school.
VIGOROUS sPEEChEs Al
Fast END MEETING
Presiden. j. Matt Dnvis, OF the East
End Citizens Association, called the
Chimborazo Park meeting to order at
S:l1 o'clock. Chairman Charles Evans,
OF the resolutions committees, presented
the committees report. and IL was
adopted without material change.
Joseph w Stewart, a director of the
Church! Hill Bank, WAS particularly bit
ter In his criticism OF the plan of re-
arrangement suggested by the Virginia
Railway and Power Company. TO pull
up tile East End tracks of the Clay
Strec. line and the tracks on East
Brond Street;>he said Aould be an i'm
position on the people of Church Hill.
and would inconvenience the whole
eastern section of tho city from Oak
wood Avenue 10 Nennhlc Street.
Mr. Stewart viewed with alarm the
Gconpany's suggestion to{Nthc Council
that 1t fix II ..rcasouablc''Nrate OF fare.
holding L: to portend an effort on the
abrldgment OF the liberal privileges in
this respect that are now enjoyed.
+ WANT NO TRACKS
REMOVED FROM CHURCH HILL
we want no removal. OF tracks on
Church Hill or anywhere else in the
East End" said Mr.. Stewart. "The
people In this section OF the city are
N lad fk.l hest u
ent service that can be provided. 1t
Is In. this SECTION of the city that peo-
pic are compelledSto arise at 6 and
o'clock in the morning and ride In tho
street cars to their work. In order that
The residents of the West End may
continue to get UP at o'clock In the
morning and ride down town TO their
work In automobiles.
You have on your hands the biggest
i!gf,t In your history. we will have
TO Nght Tor our rights not only in JEFF
ferson Ward, but in every other ward
in the city. We will have need of tho
best advice and ] hope that tho legal
department Of our city government
Will see to II that the ordinance that
j is finally passed is the right Kind OF.
ordlnance--one which insures, complete
protection to OUR citizens.
I CRfTICIzES PRELIMINARY
{ Fl. tyORi< ON ON5ANNsXATIONS
we do not want another legal per-
foinnilce like that which accompa-
/. Mod anncXation.i The last annexation
Z is q stigma In the face of tho city O.
Richmond. Every day brings q new
claiming exclusive rights and prop
critics In streets which arc nov part
s of the city. Why werc we not advised
ofNthis berore? somebody,gis respon-
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