Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-16
.REROUT|NC ORDINANCE
MEETS WITH DEFEAT
Board of Aldermen, by Tic Vote,
Rejects Long-Pcnding
Proposition.
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH OBJECTS
Plan Proposed Consolidation of Cross
Town Lines, ble-Tracking on
FIRST Street and Removal of Old
Hcnrico Line Tracks.
Vt. PAUL's CHURCH OBJECTS

The ordinance designed to allow tn
Virginia Railway and Power Company
TO reroute it's Ginter Park and Barton
Heights and Hull Street cars into n
single cross-town line. double-tracll
First street and to remove certain
tracks on Baker and Duval Streets and
Brook Avenue was defea ted last night
when the Board of Aldermen refused to
concur The vote was tie. as fol-
lows:
Aye-Messrs. Gilman, Grundy. Gunst
Mitchell Powers and Adnms-6.
Nay-Messrs. Christian, Melton. Nell
sen. Paul. Puller and Workman-6.
The measure met death after the
Board. by the same vote refused to
recommit it for further hearing by the
Committee on Streets.
various reasons were advanced why
the paper should be recommltted, the
principal ones being that citizens OBJ
jected TO the removal of the Richmond
and Hcnrico tracks In old Jackson
ward. the inauguration of the skip
stop" system and protest from the
vestry and congregation of st. Paurs
Episcopal Church. Grace and Ninth
Streets.
PROTEST. COMES FROM
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH
a letter from the church protested
against the ears being routed up Ninth
street on the ground that the noise
interrupted services. This objection
was elaborated upon i'm a letter from
the rector. Rev. w. Russell Bowie. D. D.,
who is now out OF town
Alderman Christian moved a recon-
initial Of the ordinance with the direc-
tion that IT be printed and distributed
among all members Of both branches
OF the Council. He declared that it
was only within the past few days that
II had become generally known that tho
ordinance allowed The removal OF the
tracks on Duval and Baker Streets and
Brook Avenue.
Alderman Fuller intpoduced peti-
ton signed by 1914 citizens who OBJ
jected to the passage of the ordinance,
which had been adopted by the Com
mon Council by vote OF IS TO ..
Alderman Mitchell strenuously op-
posed recommttal. and characterized
1t as "dilly-dally method" to bring
about the measures defeat. I'VE have
got to keep up with tho progress of
the city" he said.
Alderman Workman opposed the
measure on the ground that the sched-
uic proposed for South Richmond was
Objectionable to his constituents. and
asked that the Board recommit. in
order that differences of opinion might
be adjusted.
Alderman Nielsen said that he was
not aware until lie was on the floor of
the Council chamber that the measure
included the inauguration of the skip
stop" system on the Barton Heights
and C;inter Park lines. and was against
II on that account.
Alderman Christians motion was
lost by the tie vote of t to e.
At this juncture Alderman Paul
moved that the section allowing the
adoption OF the "skip-stop" plan be
stricken out and t was lost by the
same vote.
When the measure vas placed on its
passage the alignment of the votes was
the same. and, requiring two-thirds,
was lost.
This measure has been pending be-
fore the Council for the past eight
months. II was first considered by n
subcommittee OF the Committee on
Streets. which whipped IL into shane
and unanimously recommended II for
adoption by it's parent body. The
Street Committee was also unanimous
In recommending IT, to the Common
Council for passage
At tho meeting Of the Street Com
mtttee st. Paul's Church registered its
first complaint. but further objection
did not develop until tho ordinance was
put on Its passage in the Council.
Here there was strong sentiment to
reoommit the paper. but. following Its
defeat by slight majority, IL was
adopted by an overwhelming vote.