Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-30
CALLS ON WHEELWB|GHT
FOR ANSWER TO LETTER
Administrative Board Says Car
Schedules 'on Some Lines
Have Been Improved.
MRS. RANDOLPH COMPLAINS
Asks Investigation Into Condition of
Shockoe Hill Cemetery = Keeper
and Workmen Are Summoned Be-
fore Board Next Tuesday.

Reply to its letter of June 80, direct
ing that the Virginia Hallway and
Power Company maintain the schedules
provided for in its franchises on certain
street car line in Richmond. was re-
Questcd yesterday by the Administra
tive Board from President Thomas $.
Wheelwright. The board. in its request
for reply to the complaint. stated
that il knew schedules on some of the
lines had been materially improved
since the ten-day notice served on the
traction company. but. at the same
time, desired some statement from the
president.
This action follows n discussion OF
Richmond'S transportation problem
Monday afternoon by the Council Com
mittce OH Streets, in which Council
man Edgar y. English during the con-
sideration of the report of Assistant
City Attorney George Wayne Anderson
OF his investigation, said il was evil
dent that the board had lad down on
the job" He declared that the only
way TO secure efficient traction service
was to force the Virginia Hallway and
Power Company to maintain its sched-
ulcs. and not allow it to continue the
operation of a large number of cars
on certain lines and to reduce the num-
Der on others.
PREPARING TO ANSWER
CHARGE: OF COMMIrTEEMAN
The committee referred the attor-
ncy's report to the Administrative
Board for such action as II may deem
necessary TO force the traction COM
pauy to maintain the schedules re-
quired under Its franchise. This paper,
however. has not reached the board AS
yet, and will not until one day next
week.
The committees report first goes to
the Common Council. which mecrs
Tuesday night and will then be for
warded to the board. 1t was stated
yesterday that in view of the existing
circumstances the board made its re-
quest to President Whcelwright, in
order that il might answer the charges
made at the meeting of the Streets
Committee.
Major NJ. Q. Hankins. chief Of the
survey of annexed territory, was re-
quested yesterday by the administers
tive Board to report when, in his judS-
ment. the work of surveying the an
ncXed territory would be completed.
Major Hankns's previous estimate
made some time ago, fixed the time at
the end of the present year. 1t is hard
ly probable, 1t was stated last night
that the work will be completed by the
first of the year.
Acting upon the request of the Coun-
Gil Committee on Finance for figures
on the additional amount Of oil needed
by the City Gas Works for the re-
mainder of the present fiscal year.
which ends January 81, the Admins
trativc Board directed w. Z. Knowles,
Superintendent of the Gas Works. to
compile the necessary data and report
to the board not later than tomorrow
morning. Superintendent Knowles was
also instructed by the board to appear
before the Finance Committee to-
morrow night. when this matter will
be considered. that he might give
members of the committee all the in
formation they desired.
MRS. RANDOLPH SAYS
CEMETERY is NEGLECTED
Thorough investigation into the
complaint personally filed with the
board yesterday morning by Mrs
ton OF Shockoe Hill Cemetery was
ordered. and the superintendent and
laborers were notified TO appear be-
fore the board Tuesday morning at
1880 o'clock. Those summoned were
DR. r. c. Cabell, the superintendent:
Humphrey Calder. Superintendent Of
Cemeteries, and ~ J. Keith. w. S.
Blackburn, Mike Wood and w. D.
Montgomery !aborcrs at the ceme-
terry.
Mrs. Randolph declared that she had
recently visited the cemetery, and was
aStoniShed at the condition in which
she found it, That immediate work
was necessary was the assertion made
by her. and she suggested an investi-
cation as to why the cemetery was
allowed to fall in need of repair
Instructions were issued by the board
directing that the Virginia Railway
and Power Company comply with it's
franchise agreement and place tax
license tags on all its poles within the
city. Superintendent +. w. Trafford,
OF the Electric Plant, Tas directed to
report the company to the Police Court
for failure to carry out its require
mcnts. The suggestion Of President
WheclwriGht that a permanent tag be
issued to the company by the city for
its poles. instead of the present annual
tin, was referred to superintendent
Trafford for his report and recon-
mcndations.
! The boa.l authorized the extension
| of gas mains in Leonard Street, be-
| tween Belmont Avenue and Cleveland
Street; in the 1000 block Perry Street
and in the 100 block Powhatan Street.
| The Superintendent of the Gas Works
was directed to have the work started