Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-14
sKIP-sTOP ORDINANCE
APPROVED BY ALDERMEN
Coal Conservation Measure Now
Goes to Mayor Ainslic
for Approval.
AFFECTS ALL LINES IN CITY
Sharp Debate Preccdcs Roll Call,
Several Members Asserting That
Unfair Means Have Been Taken to
Make Matter Appear War Measure.

After much discussion. the Board OF
Aldermen las; night concurred. by the
vote Of 10 s in the ordinance which
provides co. universal sk!p-stop sys-
tenn for operation on the street ear
lines of Richmond Alderman Fuller,
. who was heartily opposed TO the skip
Stop plan when 1t was brought IN last
for the consideration Of the body. de-
ciared e3phatically ;hat the system
would save only little. az best. Of
fuel and Implied thai inaS'uUch As the
Richmond public was already suffering
from Indifferent service. the proposed
system deserved lit;le cons Iteration.
Alderman Workman declared him
self as being heartily opposed 10 the
plan because M. RenShaw, who visited
the city some months ago in behalf
{. the adoption OF the skip was
in reality CONNECTED with the American
Railways Association. and because his
appearance supposedly in behalf OF the
government indicated that the associa-
ton was guilty OF the use of unfair
means In putting over the plan.
Alderman Paul. In speaking OF the
ordinance, said:
Il cannot see. after close study Of
the matter. how the skip-stop can pos
sibly be OF any benefit to the public.
corner saves about L. minutes Iran
hour. about one minute in fifteen
locks: the man who misses tine car has
10 wait for ten or twelve minutes :or
another. Besides this the railway CONF
l.any will not give us better service.
i could give now fully - per cent
letter service than i, does, There are
Two cars OIL Laurel Street. Five are
+ called for"
BN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
Alderman Barton II. Grundy then
questioned MIR. Paul as to what inter
ests lay behind the plan OF universal
skip-stop. The latter replied that the
street railway corporations had pro-
NOTED the scheme long before war WAS
declared by the United States on Ger
many. thus showing that the measure
was not strictly Il war measure. Then
Aldermen Fuller and Christian took
the floor in order and requested that
the Board concur with the action o:
the Council, inasmuch as the passage
Of such ordinances as the one under
considcra ton was highly advocated by
: the government as means OF con-
serving coal After Alderman Nit
chell had said that the plan was held
in high regard in his district and AL
dcrman Gunst had IJeminded the body
tn
had withdrawn all previous objections
- TO the plan after more mature con-
n sideration, the roll was called and the
!, ordinance concurrcd in
The skip-stop plan provides for \
universal skip-stop on every street
car line In Richmond. In it's presen;
form. it is strictly a war measure.
~ and the Board has the power of cam
otlinH it should any Inconvenience be
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The joint resolution 10 accept the
principal amount in the discharge OF
outstanding liens on account OF loca,
rssessnat nts for public imp-ovene n 5
was rnncurred in by the vote Q. 4. 10 Q.
introduced b, Morgan r. Mills in the
Common Council, the resolution pro-
vdes 0-eans 10, collecting some So;
GOO due 20 The CITY. which could 10;
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