The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-12
PROTEST AGAINST
CUT Of TRANSFERS

Hereafter. If Mayor Ainslie approves
the bill which has been passed by
both branches of council. the people
living along the Seven Pines line. be-
You'd the Twenty-ninth and + street
juncture. will have TO pay two fares
TO get TO their places of business.
The resolution to that effect. which
has already been passed by common
council, was concurred In by the board
of aldermen last night. 1t Is now up
TO the mayor.
Before the vote was taken on the
measure Alderman Nielsen entered u
protest In behalf OF the people of the
eastern section Of the city, who are
compelled to either use the Seven
Pines line or walk, and stated that
those people objected to such an i'm
position upon them.
The man who lives along the Seven
Pines line" said Mr.. Nielsen, who has
to GO TO his shop or his office must.
under this resolution pay two fares
going and two fares coming. The girl
who may he employed in a Broad
street store must do the same Those
who have bought little homes along
the Seven Pines liue are now placed
under an additional expense In coming
down town. What has annexation
done for them >"
Alderman Paul, of Clay ward. was
the only supporter Mr. Nielsen had.
SO it is now up to the mayor.
Those who voted for the PROPOSE
ton were Aldermen Adams Powers.
Grundy, Mitchell. Fuller, Disney, Per-
due, Gilman. Bliley and Gunst. BY
this vote. as the clerk explained,
those who voted in the affirmative are
responsible for the cutting out OF the
transfer system on the Seven Pines
line.
The Virginia Railway and Power
company was granted an extension OF
nine months in which to complete its
West Broad street extension.
Two traffic measures affecting this
company were also concurred in, one
compelling the cars to stop on the
near side OF the street and at all trans
fer corners. except Eighth street.
Alderman Bliley endeavered TO
secure an amendment by which the
cars might be required 10 stop on
both sides of Eighth street at Broad,
and that all Main street cars stop on
both sides at Main and Eighth.
This amendment meant that at Muir
phys hotel, Eighth and Broad streets.
where there is generally congestion
of not only pedestrians. but of cars,
the cars going down Eighth street
or going east or west on Broad street
should stop on both sides OF the
street,
Captain A. r. Guigon, representing
the Virginia Railway and Power COM
pany, was very active on the floor Of
council. and when the vote was taken
even after amendments and substitutes
were offered. the proposition was
adopted as the company wished, So
that, under the ordinance, the cars
at Eighth and Broad streets may simp-
ly stop on one side of the street, the
near side. and there will be similar
stop al Eighth and Main.
The traffic ordinance was further
amended by the passage OF an ordi-
nance providing that street cars go
Ing and coming must stop at cross
ings until the approaching car has
moved on, SO that passengers altght-
ing. may be protected from possible
accident in passing around car. This
ordinance was considered a good one.
and several members expressed the
wish that the employees of the COM
pany watch this and eliminate all
possibilities OF accident from. this
cause.
An ordinance was concurred In APP
propriating 1000 for a tractor for en-
CINE company No. 5, upon request OF
the fire board
The sum Of $500 was agreed upon
u
partment vacations.
At the suggestion OF the health de-
partment. $4,000 was appropriated for
the vaccination fund,
In view of the anticipated large
number Of bankers coming here in
attendance upon the annual conven-
ton. the board appropriated $4,000
to assist In the entertainment, against
the protest OF Alderman Powers. who
thought that big sum. He thought
It would still be bigger when Colonel
Grundy notified him that the adver-
Using committee of council would do
nate $4,000 more, making $4,000
from the city To help entertain the
bankers
The salaray of the city bacteriolo-
gsi was raised to $4,000.
The important question Of the
establishment of municipal en-
ployment bureau was temporarily
tabled. because of much discussion as
TO the salary of the manager and that
OF the clerk. The original ordinance
provided for salary of $4,000 for
the manager. and $1,000 for the
clerk The finance committee cut
this to 1880 for the manager and
5000 for the clerk Discussion was
entertaining on this point, No one
could state what the duties of either
the manager or the clerk might be
and 1t was minated that there was
no man who would accept the posi-
ton at the figure mentioned by the
finance committee.
On motion of Mr. Mitchell the ordi-
nance was sent back to the ordinance
committee
After short speeches by Mr.. Grundy,
Mr.. Disney. Mr.. Fuller and Mr.. Pow
ers. the board concurred in the reso-
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