The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-04

meeting dropped back into their seats
. while others around the doors hest
tated.
Come on back here. you fellows, {"
| urged Mr. Hirschberg. You are moi
going away from here now. You have
got TO take action on these papers"
Then all hands resumed their seats
/ After quiet had been restored the
! policeman had retired. and both Mr..
Morton and Mr.. Ganzert had wreathed
their faces with smiles, MI H.rsch-
berg took charge of the meeting, and
held it to the end. completely deca pi-
tating Mr.. Dickinson. who had been
Z unanimously elected chairman after
+ F.. NJ. Noble. who had been nominated
by r. w, Evans had declined to ac-
eept the nomination.
Mr.. Evans had been chosen secre-
tary. on motion of George Davis.
Al this point Rev. Gerald Culberson
pastor Of Third Christian Church,
stated raat he had been under the i'm =
I preston that the meeting was for the
purpose Of adopting a plan satisfactory
TO the people, and not one which had
; been formulated by the company and
he suggested that one Of the plans be
voted upon.
; s. r Turner offered n plan which
had been drawn by a number of citi-
2ens, and watch had been submitted 10
the Virginia Railway and Power Com
psny. lie. also. had :. letter from. the
company stating that II the proposed
plan were adopted ~ the citizens. 1t
would be accepted on the same terms
which had been proposed IN conncc-
ton with the four plans as submitted
by the com pany.
More Fuel on Flame.
This plan was placed before rle
meeting by Chairman Hirschberg. who
stated that II would be voted upon
the same as any other
The plan proposed that the tracks
of the Richmond and Henrico line Toe
removed from Marshall Street. be-
tween Twenty-fonrth and 1tairtieth,
and The tracks on Broad Streets. be-
tween those points be retained This
plan appeared to please many of those
who had opposed action on the com.
paay's plans alone.
At this point Harvey Strang tossed
more fuel on the pickering embers by
moving that the body adopt a resolu-
uon requiring the company to retain
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rms resolution brought out pro-
ionsed cheers from the anti-counpany
element but they were anticipatory.
and were knocked into p cooked hat.
when Mr. Strang explained that he
meant that the company continue the
service r now given It was believed
he meant t'1at the company should
resume its service as II was before
Council had granted the present tenn.
porary reroutins
During the short discussion of this
I *@sh-Atien-se aHteHa hundred tf the
citizens withdrew, and in the mean
tFne the patrol wagon with seven Of
hcers appeared at the door,
the self-chosen chairman kept the
gathering in good order. and the ser
wees or the policemen were not need
ed
! We all know what II means to give
a street car company temporary ad-
fantases, cried Mr.. Strang 1T means
thsf we never get back the perman-
ent rights which we have allowed to
Slip away from us"
rms expression was received with
applause. mingled with derissve laugh
ter.
+ Vote IL Taken.
After having appealed to the meet
ing to keep order. Mr.. Hirschherg
named number OF teliers. who pass
ed ballots around the hall. and who
afterward retired to an adjoining
room to count them. The tellers were
Messrs f. s. Boze. NJ l.. Boyle. Sr.
~ \. Baldwin s. y. Turner F. IT
Bell. j. g. oNeill, is, B. Frischkorn.
r. X. Brophy, w. d. Melton, II. S.
Dick erson. Secretary Evans witness
+ ed the canvass of the returns which
were presented the chairman, with a
statement that they were counted in
accordance with regular procedure. "a
the result or public meeting called
i through publications in the newspa-
pers and were correct
! The count showed that 372 ballots
had been cast, Route No /. that In
which the tracks are to he removed
from Broad Street, between Twenty
fist Street and the terminus with tho
exception of the block between
Twenty fourth and Twenty-fifth
Streets. received i7e votes, Route No.
2 the Twenty-ninth Street plan, re-
Iceived votes: Route No 3. the Mar
shall street plan, received ~ votes;
! Route No. 5. the Thrtieth Street pla n
| tTurner's>. received "a votes. and
| Route No. 'Strang'sl received 70
votes. Route No 4. combination
Broad and Marshall Streets plan, was
not voted for.
I At the conclusion Of the meeting,
/ Chairman Hirschherg called upon
Rev. MIR. Culherson 10 offer PRAYER,
I which he did, with every man stand
Ing. He invoked a blessing upon this
gathering. and prayed good will and
peace would prevail.
/ THE adoption Of this plan" said
/ Fommtssioner Hirschberg will have
the effect of giving the city the oppor-
ltunity OF proceeding with the work Of
trepaving Broad Street, and the COM
{ pany has promised to go ahead with
( It's part of the work n Council
/ adopts the plan which the citizens
have endorsed. and afterwards re-
vokes the temporary rerouting, the
company agrees 40 replay its tracks
along Broad street, and repave that
street along its right of way
The paper will be presented to the
Street Committee next week, and will
! be forwarded to Council at once
Some surprise was expressed by
many of those present at the meeting
that many Of the active advocates for
"A plan proposed by the company had
formerly opposed every move made
by II.
II Council acts favorably upon the
proposition OF the Virginia Railway
and Power Company, that company
will at once open the Marshall Street
yiadncr 70 pedestrians free of toll
charees: construct lift In the viaduct
at Eighteenth Street; remove its
tracks on Broad Street. between
Twenty and Thirty-fourth with
the exception OF 1he block between
Twenty-fourth and Twenty-ffth). and
perform its part of the smooth paving