The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-06
INDICATIONS ARE
SLIM CHANCE FOR
F|VE-CENT FARES
Delay May Prove Dan
gerous to Passage of
Relief Petition.
SKIP-S OP PASSES
Much Debate on CUES
ton of Ordinance Civ
ing Financial Up
lift to Car Co.
SkIP-S T OP PASSES

There seems to be little chance for
action by the present city council on
the petition of the Virginia Railway
and Power company praying for
financial relief.
With less than a month of it's ex-
istence still rem aiming common coun-
Gil last night talked nearly three
hours on the question OF form o. re-
lief and the method of procedure. 1t
finally adjourned for breathing
spell TO Thursday night at 5 O'Clock,
when another bite win be taken of
the cherry.
From their expressions of sympa-
thy for the company every member
of common cod2cll is ANXIOUS 10 give
that corporation some relief. Some
mem ers want 10 give the company
rsuef regardless q what may happen
to The individual; others are willing
TO make it tfty-fifty, while still
others have tho fellow-fe cling that
the individual citizen should be given
first aid.
After animated debate. engaged In
by Councilmen English. Mills. koden.
Jones. Umlauf. sullivan and Haddon.
and with no progress apparent, on
motion OF Mr. Hedaon council ad-
journed near the hour OF saidnIght
to next Thursday night, when the
ordinance recommended by the street
committee will b. taken up discussed
some more, amended ana passed
along TO a still later meeting, after
the public has been notified through
the papers for ten days that such ac-
ton is contemplated by council.
All this will consume time. After
common council has acted the paper
will have 10 go 70 the board OF alder
men, where it will receive another
once over"
Fail to RecommI.
Early In the stage of the discus
sion last night an effort was made
by Councilman Um!auf to have the
paper recomm;tted 10 the street
committee. where Il could receive
swats from members of the Central
Trades and Labor Council and other
citizens who had not Yet had the
opportunity OF paving this particular
naper their respects. This effort on
the part OF Mr.. t'mlauf followed the
Introduction OF a letter by Mr.. Atkin-
SON from a legislative committee OF
the Central body, relating that Ii had
been refused hearing BY the street
committee at a called meeting in the
afternoon, and suggesting that the
measure be sent back 10 the commit
tee so that represep tatives OF the labor
organizations and any others might
and entering an objection.
Both Mr.. Sullivan and Mr.. Eng
lish protested against delay stating
their belief that the corporation
needed help and needed it at once.
Mr. Roden followed along this same
line OF thought. He could see no
reason for further delay. saying that
the committee had patiently heard
time after time the people who de-
sired to be heard for and against the
proposition.
Mr. English proclaimed tina. now
is the time to come to the aid Oh the
country. The proposed ordinance is
merely a war measure, and IL de-
signed to bridge the company over
for the period of the present conflict
and year thereafter. He could
hardly picture real patrio: in his
mind who objected to walk two or
three blocks further. or who would
not willingly pay more for a street
car ticket than he is now paying.
in order TO help the street car COM
pany get by.
Mr.. Umlauf said 1t was all n ce
enough to wish to help the corpora
ton, but the people of the commu-
nifty should be reckoned with also.
The individual Is now paying moro
for everything and is sacrificing
himself to the last penny almost to
help win the war. The corporation
should be likewise. The people
could walk all the way to work II
necessary, and give their nickels and
dimes to the country. But said Mr..