The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-07
CITY WILL OPPOSE
CANAL RIGHTS SALE
TO PRIVATE PARTIES
Subcommittee of Council
Votes to Have City Attorney
and Richmond Representa-
tives Fight Senate Bill.
Rosy Prospects Fail to Attrac,
the City Fathers--Bradley
Charges Short Sightedness-
Mr.. Pollard Slaps Corpora
tons.

slOIlSs
Unqualified opposition on the part
OF the city attorney. the city ensi-
neer. the superintendent Of the wa
ter works and the superintendent OF
the electric light plant to the argu-
ments advanced in favor Of the pro-
posed legislative measure. allowing
the sale OF tho Chesapeake and ONO
railway canal rights to private cor
porAtion yesterday caused the sub
committee Of the council committee
on utilities to request tho city nttor-
ney, and the Richmond delegates In
the legislature to oppose the proposed
measure in every possible way.
The motion TO this effect was made
by Councilman Radcliffe. and was car
ried with one dissenting vote. The
request of the committee Will be re-
ported to the board of aldermen next
Tuesday night with the request that
the matter be given the earliest posi-
BILE consideration.
The special meeting of the sub
committee was called. for the sole
purpose of considering the measure,
at the suggestion of the city attorney.
The session lasted for nearly two
hours. during which representatives
Of the corporation. seeking the wa
ter rights of the canal. were heard
an well as representatives of the mu-
nicipal water and electric plants, the
city attorney and city engineer At
times the questioning and answering
OF the various parties was spirited.
and neither spared adjectives in their
efforts to carry their points. Tne
combined and cooperative opposition
which the city representatives show
ed to plan was sufficient to cause the
subcommittee to consider lightly the
rosy prospects which tho corporation
represent atives held forth, in the way
Of increased taxes to the city. and
greater water and electric power.
- 'vAsls y, ouesttou.
rx.,-n wi,i~ haa rIerk Alfred
1xoTns.,.aii raaa The tevt Of senate bill
os, r,.htnh 10 "a ntioned az follows: A
III s,..ar;ra w. I~haraneake and
nt,o raiIu,ay comnanv To make sale
80 ,rarsfa- ~ the Iames River and
Kanawha Power company. or to such
othar nprchaser as may be approved
nv the State corporation commission,
Of the canal formerly owned by the
James River and Kanawha company
between Bosher's dam and the eastern
face of the masonry of the first lock
above the ship lock, including Bosh-
q u.
its real estate and riparian rights as
NAV he appurtenant to tho use there
~
A 7 BRADLEY. represe nting the cor
noratton. was the first person to speak
hefore tho comittee as the city at
tornev when called upon suggested
that this side Of the case should be
heard first Mr.. Bradley jumped into
the exnosit;or Of the plaf.s Of the cor
poration at once with the declaration
that the nersonel of those who were
hacking the proposition was sufficient
IN ruarantee its good faith and that
tho amount of capital which these
men would he able to invest would in
s,,ra ,he s,ccessfuI fuIfiliment OF their
eytensixo Dlans. He stated that there
! u:as a sufffcient amount Of money be-
hind tho proposition to luy Richmond
al ITS face value and that the plans
for tho deal had been quietly under
wav for the last 1--WE years.
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