Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-13
.REROUT|NC ORDINANCE
TO Be RE|NTRODUCED
Northsldc Citizens Express Indigna.
ton At Its Defeat in Board
Of Aldermen.
WANT BETTER CAR SERVICE
Councilman IsOdcn Agrees to OTer
Measure, and Committee Is Named
TO Press Early Action In Both
Branches Of City Council.

Through tho efforts Of the citizens
or the northern sections Of tn" city.
tho recruiting street car ordinance
which was defeated q, the last meet
int, OF the old Eoard OF Aldermen. af-
ter II had been unanimously adopted
by the Council Committee on streets
and had passed the Common Council
with only two dissenting votes. VIII
h" r"introiuccd and strong pressure
viii he brought To bear. that the meas
urc may Ice approved the City Coun-
ell
\, largely attended meeting Of
The North l:ichuOud citizens ->ssoca :
ton. Of tho seventh Precinct Of Lee
Ward. hcli "a the auditorium OF the
EartoI Heights school last night, :,
resolution was adopted expressing re-
gro, "nd Indignation at the failure Or
the original resolution 10 meet the
apptoval OF the Aldermen. the entire
matter referred 10 tn" same com
inittcc OF the association that had tho
undertaking in charge, aud this COM
mitt"c WAS instructed to exert every
cfcpr, to have the measure adopted b.
the CRY Council
There was considerabl. Indignation
al the meeting last night. several
members Of the Council aud others
being riticzed for their part IN thu"
defeat uf the rcrou,ing ordinance.
Spcakc.s said that the defeat OF tho
measure was caused by those rcsidine
In other sections OF the city who were
unfamiliar with conditions as they OK
listed in the Norihside, ana were not
in &, position to deal with the matter
PETIT TELLS or HIS
TALK WITH WHEELWNICiIT
rrrs.den, w : ro,ti, told of an
interview he had yeatcrday with
President Thomas : Wheelw or
tho Virginia Railway ana Tower Com
pany. and said that III thought the re
routing measure would b. passed by
tho Council II the righ, action was
taken. cry speaker last night and
the cntii "sHemblagc, was in hearty
sympathy w,th tho rcrout;nc measure
and pledged their earnest support.
Councilman T.. Leo Roden. az Lee
Ward who was In tn" audience. told
tho association that any action look
ing TO . reconsideration Of the ordi-
nance must necessarily come from 'h-
Virginia Railway ana Power compan".
lie Was advised that :he original or
dnancc had been drawn ;arEc:y NJ the
request or NoTthside citizens, and that
thcy intended bringing tn" matter be-
fore the Council a second time MI
Isoden replied that ns would ciadis
Introduce tho ordnance.
Af,cr President Whe"iwrigh' and
chief Engineer 7 Norman Jones. %
'l5e Virginia Eatlway and tower Com
pai,r. appeared before the .tdminis-
,
par~"t that The company would be 81
lowed 20 construct tn. sidctTaCk in
FiTs; Street between Jackson aud
pur"i streets, that a better service
','ivh' be provided for The Norths!de.
rho board adopted resolution in
vr~"";inr city EnGI,ecr Boiling to
- g." IN INVESTIGATION % u"term'n-
'h"" az not the traction COMPANY
"r''cicnt materials in I'll" CITY to
r"a'7;ruc; the First stree line from
= 'r"l stree, :" ne Niaduc;. aud for
80 sidctrack without unnecessary dc.
r.. MIR Jones told The board that the
cpHlTauy had enough materials on hand
20 carry our IA" work At once.
officials OF the Virginia Railway and
Power Company said Yesterday that tho
sol" rcason Why the company had not
carried out the orders Of the board
call ny 'or the reconstruction Of The
tracks in FLOYD Avenue waS its in
ability - secure steel rails. The mills
w"-- said 10 10 far behind in filing
i'lcr rail orders Rails Tor Floyd
.,vcnue. they said have been ordered.
End the work will he started as soon
"a reach i;iClnoN1