The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-16
WANT MORE FIGURES
FROM CAR COMPANY
Council Committee Asks for
Revenue From Power and
Light as Well.
ALL ARE READY TO HELP
Councilman Butler Would De-
mand Free Passage Over
Viaducts for the Skip
Stop System.
ALL ARE READY TO HELP

yotcinr the sentiment of its entire
membership. and after many or those
present had expressed themselves. the
street committee Of city council last
night tabled the petition of the VIZ
ainIa Railway and Power company
asking for financial relief, and ad-
.o,,rned TO meet at o'clock TUESDAY
July 20.
This action was taken after mum :
her OF committeeman had expresseo
the belief that before the committee
could intelligently act upon the peu-
,,or more information should be pro-
yiaad The speakers all expressed the
ontnion that under existing circum
stances. with the prices of everything
soaring, the company is entitled TO
some relief, but the extent of that
relief could not he measured with
the facts now before the committee.
In order that such Information may
be furnished on motion OF Council
man English a resolution was adopted
calling unon the company 70 supply
figures indicating the approximate
gross revenue OF it's street car. light
and power departments, separately,
for the years from 1918 to 1918.
Several of the committee expressed
surprise that such figures had not been
supplied. They stated that II was
their understanding that such data
had been requested.
Conclusion as to this action was
reached when the point was made that
while all hands felt the company
should receive some relief, that or
ganization should supply all available
data upon which the committee might
base its findings. 1t was shown that
such relief would be forthcoming. II
the companys figures indicated that
1t could not maintain acceptable ser
vice otherwise.
Butler Makes First Move.
The first step was taken by Council
man Butler. who favored a sort OF
reciprocal action, by which the city
might. after having given the COM
pany the skip-stop system. receive
from the company in return free pass
age over the various viaducts con-
trolled by 1t. including the First street.
Fifth street and Marshall street struc-
lures. He showed that the company
had derived a total OF s2s.7s4.3s in
tolls over the three viaducts during
the year OF 1917. divided as follows;
First street. $75s9.tf. Fifth street
sb,2426s: Marshall street, s1s.9Ss.
50. He figured that the amount saved
in coal through the skip-stop system
would probably reach this figure.
Councilman Sullivan thought the
company Is losing money on its labor
inasmuch as prices had arisen. and
wages had gone up and that another
raise was imminent, under an agree
ment. by which the employees are 10
receive at an early date two cents an
hous increase in wages. But he saw
that the committee was divided on the
subject OF extent Of relief and could
not see how the body could get to-
gether until the company supplied the
information sought concerning the
revenues from the various departments
Of the company
Mr.. English pointed out that the
compan yis losing money on its labor
and school tickets. and that it was
paying the city tax on the receipts
from this source, which source In it.
self is tax. ard that II IL deriving
little revenue from the six-for- a. quar-
ter tickets. the total revenue from all
Of which being about 1919, 900,
But" said Mr., English. THE cam
'pany cannot expect to have the street
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