The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-10
ACTING MAYOR POWERS
MAY VETO ORDINANCE
Passed by Board OF Aldermen
May Meet Swat.
CITIZENS WILL BE HEARD
Melton. Christian and Powers Desire
Cars On Broad Street From
Eleventh to Eighteenth Streets, as
Wish of the People of the
City

After some debate last night at the
meeting of the Board of Aldermen.
engaged in by Aldermen Christian,
Melton, Mitchell and Gunst, the re-
routing ordinance, giving the Virginia
Railway and Power Company the
right To take all cars off Broad Street.
east of Eleventh Street except in the
block fronting St Johns Church. be-
tween Twenty fourth and twenty
fifth Streets, was adopted by the vote
of seven to one, the dissenting alder
man being Mr.. Christian, who advo-
Gated cars for Eleventh to Eighteenth
Street, on Broad
Mr. Christian suggested an amend
ment to the proposed ordinance. lie
urged the continuance Of the oakwooa
and Broad cars, running from
Eighteenth Street westwardly along
Broad. lie stated. what had been stat
ed by many people before the commit
tee, that the butines men and the
residents of Church Hill desired such
cars.
Mr. Powers voted with Mr.. Chris
tlan; so did Mr Melton. The other
five members present voted for the
plan as advocated by the committee
They were Messrs Gunst. Grundy, Gill
man, Mitchell and Workman.
Mr. Melton offered IN amendment
taking the tracks off Broad Street. be-
tween Twenty fourth and twenty
fifth Streets. He could not see why
the cars should run around that block
ana finally go through along the lines
as proposed by the company.
Mr.. Christian strove hard to get the
line continued down Broad Street to
Eighteenth.
Cmopnay Wins Out
But the company won out on every
plan as proposed. Mr.. Gunst was the
floor leader for the ordinance as re-
commended by the committee. He en-
tered strenuous objections to both the
amendments as proposed-thatb by MIR.
Melton and that by Mr.. Christian. lie
stated he had always voted against
the Broad Street hills, That was
when the Traction Company wanted
to use the hills, and when the Pas
senger and Power Company was fight
ing the Traction Company. In 1895
Mr. Fisher was the head man in the
fight which was being waged at that
time. and Andrew Pizzini had some
thing to do with the Passenger and
Power Company.
The ordinance is now up to the
Mayor. 1t may be up to Acting Mayor
Powers Mr.. Powers. as he stated
last night Is not welded TO the ordi-
for it. but as acting Mayor he has the
right to either approve or veto the
ordinance As he did not approve the
section taking the cars off Broad
Street from Eleventh to Eighteenth.
there is no telling what he may do
when the ordinance comes before him
from the city clerk.
Church Hill Opposes. -.
There is much opposition to the
proposed ordinance from citizens OF
Church Hill This situation was
placed before Mr.. Powers last night.
He said he understood there was
great objection, and that IL the ordi-
nance reached him while occupying
the position of Mayor, he would ask
citizens from both sides to appear be-
fore him in the Mayors reception
room to state their case, and he would
act accordingly.
The question was put to MT. Pew er5
last night If he would hear citizens
who desired to speak on the propo-
sition, and he said he would ho'd up
his signature until he had heard from
such persons.
City Clerk August will probably
have the rerouting ordinance ready by
Friday Then if It gets to Mr.. Powers.
according to a statement OF Mr.. Pow
ers last night, he will hold an open
hearing for ard against the ordinance
before he afIixes his signature.