The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-24
ALL THREE WE'RE
ONCE RECOMMENDED


All three ordinances had been re-
commended to the Council for passage
by the same committee at a meeting
neih Two months ago. la the Common
touncil the measures encountered on
position. The universal right OF way
ordinance was rejected and the near
sue ordinance was amended. only the
ordinance regulating the passing OF a
the GAUNTLET without change. At III.
instance OF the special commission OF
company. and the Police ana Fire
Boards. which drafted them, the ordi :
nances We're all recommitted in the
nope that another public hearing would
remove the objections.
Special Invitations were issued to
members of the Council. and a number
OF these were In attendance last night.
The committee sat for three hours and
listened patiently TO an able exposi :
ton of the ordinances and the good
they are designed TO accomplish.
IRE stdcnt Peters, Of the Common
Council. who led the fight against the
universal right OF way ordinance In
the lower branch. took the floor last
II. Al present only street cars that are
east or wcstbound have the right OF
way over other vehicles Nehicular
town cars. The new ordinance gave
street ears the right OF way over all
traffic going in any direction.
SAYS MOTORISTS HAVE RIGHTS
As WELL AS SIRAP-HA NIGER
Mr.. Peters was bitterly opposed to
surrcndering To the street car com
pany the last traffic RICH; enjoyed by
autoin obiles and other vehicles. The
people who travel in these convey
ances. he held. have rights that are en-
titletr TO as much respect as the rights
OF the people who ride in tho stree
cars. To give up the right of way
over cross town cars. he said would
be 10 cndanger the life Of every person
travelling in any kind OF convenience on
-
Grace and Franklin Streets.
Mr. Guigon made a plea for the or
diuaHcc on the ground that ii was for
The greatest good of tho greatest mum
Der. II did not relieve the company
from any liability. he said. but mini
mixed the danger Of accident once
street cars have the right Of way. the
car-traek. he said, would become /,
danger signal and accidents would de =
crease. Under present conditions. lac
pointed out, 1t was often Impossible
to know which had the right of way.
and even where this question was
plain, the answer demanded Il frac =
tional consideration, which often proved
di sa strous.
ORDINANCE is GIVEN
"DECENT BURIAL"
The committee voted In the end to
refer the ordinance TO a special com
mittcc of three from the Police and
Fire boards and the street car com :
pany, Tor further consideration and
report. Commissioner Lccky remarked
that that WAS at least a decent burial.
The ordinance regulating the pass
ing of standing ears was recommended
without amendment. IT provides that
the inotorman Of u car approaching an
other car at u standStill.N shall slow
down his speed. ring his gong and ad-
vance at the reduced speed until tn q
front Of his car shall have passed the
rear platform of the car standing still
AS originally drawn, the near side
stop ordinance provided that all cars
| snail stop n intcrsccting streets only
vision which authorized the Chief of
Police, with the approval of the Po-
nee Hoard, TO designate. in their dis
erection. danger points al which all
ours snail be required to come to Z,
full stop.
The provision giving discretionary
powers to the Police Board was at
tackled by Mr.. Peters. who thought that
IL any such power should be reserved,
IL should rest with the Council. Al
dcrlnan Gunst presented a substitute,
Whlch provided that all cars shall stop
on the near side of the street to re-
! ceive and discharge passengers. but
mat stops shall be made on both the
far and near sides at transfer points
with divcrging lines. 1T contained no
provision for additional danger points
ut which cars should he required
the police no discretionary powers.
The substitute was recommended for
adoption
The committee recommended unani-
mously the resolution, introduced by
Councilman English. looking to the
separation of the white and colored
races in the railroad stations of the
city. 1t authorizes the City Attorney
10 apply to the state Corporation Com
mission for an order requiring the
roads TO, furnish separate waiting
rooms.
WOULD SELL CHURCH.
TO COLORED PEOPLE
Members o. Emmanuel Baptist
Church, Fifth and Leigh Streets. urged
the recommendation of an ordinance
authorizing the trustees of the church
to sell the church property to negroes.
Rev. w. y. Hall, the pastor, pointed
out that the vicinity is being rapidly
settled by colored people. and that the
life of the church as IL white house of
Worship was limited In that commu-
nifty. The ordinance involves sus-
pension OF the segregation law. The
committee voted to meet at the site
at o'clock Wednesday afternoon and
deferred action until that date.