The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-24

f. Dickerson denounced the move az
one calculated to impress the people
with the fact that a new blanket fran
chise should be granted the company.
proposition which is now before the
Street Committee.
Many For and Against.
A number OF petitions for and against
! the proposition were presented the
committee. These petitions seemed
harmless documents until Councilman
Sullivan. who had been requested TO
present one containing about 1000
names. declared that while he had pre-
scented 1t by request, he had taken a
casual glance over 1t and had dis
covered that large percentage of the
names appeared to have been written
in the same handwriting. He therefore
repudiated any responsibility for it.
This statement brought forth storm
of applause from the large gallery of
opponents of the request of the COM
pany. and number of protests from
the citizens who had gotten 1t to-
| gether
/ 1t was shown by the opponents that
one mans name was on the list against
his wishes He declared that his wife
had signed his name without his con-
sent. Another was shown to have been
/ signed by Il daughter of Il resident OF
Church Hill. who opposed the applica-
tion.
There were mo objections to the
other signatures.
| During the debate concerning this
condition of affairs a gentleman arose
and said that he represented the labor
| union OF the city, and that as he had
understood there might be a move
! ment on the part of the Virginia
| hallway and Power Company to
abandon the Richmond and Henrico
! Company, if the proposed temporary
irerdutiug were not allowed he could
say for the labor unions. and he be-
lieved they would stand by him, that
the unions would buy the Richmond
and Henrico and run that line.
He declared that the people of the
East End did not want a single
change in the present condition OF
the lines on Church Hin.
| Sullivan Moves to Table.
/ Various citizens argued pro and
con. and Mr.. Sullivan moved that the
( paper be laid on the table until ac-
tion had been taken on the PROPOSE
tion OF granting Il blanket franchise.
! On this motion the vote resulted in
| Noes: Butler, English. Powers. Pol
! lock and Fuller; ayes: Jones. Nielsen
and Sullivan.
Then Alderman Fuller moved that
the request Of the Virginia Railway
and Power Company be recommended
! To Council. The vote on this resulted
as follows: Ayes-Butler, English.
! Jones. Powers, Fuller and Pollock.
= Noes--Nelsen and Sullivan. Six to
two The two representatives from
jefferson Ward. Mr., Butler repre-
! SCENTS Lee Ward; Messrs English and
Fuller, Clay Ward. and Messrs Jones.
Powers and Pollock, Madison Ward.
I'VE ought TO have had more men
on that committee from the East
. End" remarked a citizen.
Now Goes to Council
The proposition now goes to the
City Council The fight will be as
strongly waged at that time as 1t has
been and both factions will be busy
In their efforts to induce members to
vote for and against the move.
Under the resolution the Admins
trative Board may require the COM
pany to act in their rerouting in ac-
cordance with their wishes. Super
intendent Buchanan stated last night
that he would urge the issuance of
transfers TO every one on Church Hill,
so that no time would be lost in get
ting TO business.
The proposed rerouting takes the
cars off Broad Street between Eley-
enth and Chtmborazo Park. 1t takes
the lakewood and Hollywood cars by
way Of Eighteenth and Main Streets:
The Broad and Main down Main to
Twenty first Street, and the Broad
and Twenty fifth over the Marshall
Street viaduct.