The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-09
RAILWAY PETITION
TO CONE UP APRIL |
FOR BLAN X Il T
FRANCHISE TO BE CONSID-
Erred BY COMMITTEE.

Five minutes after the Street Conn
mittee of City Council got together
yesterday afternoon the night OF
Thursday, April /. al O'Clock was
fixed as the time for hearings on the
petition of the Virginia Hallway and
! over Company Tor a blanket fran
chise to take the place of the many
franchises now owned by that COM
pany.
Vice. President Henry w. Ander-
son appeared before the committee
and stated that his company was
ready to proceed with the hearing,
and the committee feeling the same.
no time was lost In fixing date.
which was done AT The suggestion of
Alderman Fuller.
The committee. also, after hearing
from the CITY Attorney, the City En-
einoer and Commissioner Beck and
James r. Sloan agreed to recommend
to Council the requirement OF certain
land owned on the north side OF
Dock Street adjacent to the dock.
now owned by Mr. Sloan. and which
he agrees to dedicate to the city, pro-
vide6 the city will in turn erect q
wall along the property. thus protect
ing his interests as well as those Of
the city. The construction of bridge
over Fourteenth Street and one over
Seventeenth Street is embraced in
the proposition, all of which will cost
the city something like $4,000.
1t was stated by those who spoke
that the city would eventually have to
secure this property and that then it
would cost more.
In voting tur this measure Alder
men Fuller and Gunst and Council
men Jones and English declared that
they would not support the propost-
ton II it was shown that in doing so
there might be further delay in the
widening of Fourteenth Street
This latter proposition is now in
the hands OF the Finance Committee
and 1t is believed that a report may
be received from that committee u.
an early date.
Il want to so on record as oppos-
ing any measure which may in any
way interfere with the widening OF
Fourteenth street" said Mr.. Puner,
and l reserve the right to antag-
onize any proposition which comes
before the board tending that way"
HIS expression was echoed by
Messrs. Gunst. Jones and English.
At the request OF Colonel J. Thomp-
son Brown. the committee passed a
resolution granting the Confederate
veteran carnations the right to use
the grass plots along Monument Av-
enue, between Stuart and Davis mon
ume nts, fer the placing Of benches for
veterans during the reunion In June
This space Is TO be known as Court
of Honor and viii be appropriately
decorated and lighted during the re-
union. The Administrative Board
viii attend to all the details in con-
nectfon with this matter
The Southern Railway Company
was given permission to close the
northern end OF Perry Street, now &c
cupied by that company, so that track
extensions might he run across the
roadway. This section of the street
was formerly used for passengers go-
Ing to and from the depot at that
point. \ new station has been erect
ed on Hull Street, and ii was said
that the property in question would
be of no use to any one but the
company. II the space is used In flu.
tura for any other purpose than that
required by the railway company the
property reverts 10 the city.