Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-23
hEARtNG ON STREET CAR
Fare INCREASE DEFERRED
tAbsepce of Several Councilman
Causes Postponcmcnt OF Meet
~ Ing Called for Tonight.
EREpoRT UPON HOMECOMING
committee on Advertising Approves
Expenditure of $4,000 for Enter
tainment OF Returning Soldiers.
81 appropriate Convention Fund.

81 owing to the absence from the city,
OF some OF its members the City Coun-
gu Committee on Streets will not hold
,Sts meeting tonight TO consider the
happlication of the Virginia Railway
land Power Company for an increase
sof fares. No definite date has been
'set for the next meeting of the com
mittee to take up the matter. i; being
stated that this would be held on the
call of the chairman.
Although the situation in tho two
acities is not the same, Richmond city
officials are watching with interest the
night that is going "n in Portsmouth
over the Virgins Railway and Power
Company,s appliSation for increased
iares. The company there is asking
the same as il is hc-e--a G-ccnt fare.
with cents additional for transfers
In Portsmouth the company has one
advantage that it has not, "A; least I"
any great extent here. There 1t has
announced its intention OF putting into
effect, in territory outside the city
zone system Of charges. In order TO
prevent this the suburbantcs are inn
the city. the Increased fare desired in
order that the rates may be uniforr
both in. and outside the city.
But the people inside the city. and
particularly the labornG men. are
urging the city 20 tiEh; 10 retain the
present fares inside the city irrcspcc-
tive OF what the company may 90 on
the outside.
Await for Reports.
1t was thought that the matter would
be decided At the Portsmouth Council
meeting Friday night. but at that gath
ering, after much dc:natc. the Council
voted to postpone further action un-
til an adjourned meeting next Satur-
day evening pcSdnE the completion of
reports from the State Corporation
Commission engineers and the prcpar-
att or hnr aI-iI an,n ny lnn q
and by the traction company
Absence of members from tho city
prevented tho regular meeting OF the
Committee Streets here. which was
to have been held AT O'Clock yestcr-
day afternoon.
Approval of the expenditure OF So
500 of the $4,000 appropriation made
by the. city. was given B!st night by
the Councils Committee on Advertise
ing and Enterprises, when the report
or expenditures was mad" by the cit
liens committee which had in charge
the reception and entertainment OF the
soldiers on the homecoming occasion.
The $500 difference was not handled
by this committee. hut by tho Grays'
Association and this has also been APP
proved.
$4,000 Soldiers Fed.
In reporting TO the Council commit
tee last night, Clyde w Saunders said
that over 5000 soldiers had been fed
lie also told of tho other expenditures
/. ers further said that, olthouEl, the
I total amount had been expended the
/, city had some assets from tho pur-
chascs made. He called attention 10
the fact that the city will retain the
flags With which the City Hall was
decoratetl and that the committee has
about $4,000 worth OF flags which /, is
willing 10 turn over Ia tho city
II was also stated that too home
coming committee had a deficit Of So
3Sl for bills alrcady contracted for.
but the opinion expressed that
ln1s amount could be raised without
difhcultH: About $4,000 WAS collected
from citizens. 1t was explained that
the appearance, at one time. Of tho
pedestais in Capitol Square was due
To request that they be loaned for
the Tnrccntenary celebration. Mr.
were afterwards returned to tho com
mittec and bill presented for their
hauling. but that the committee had
refused to pay his hill.
Pro>ide Convention Funds.
On the joint motion OF Alderman
Adams and Councilman Rodcn. tho
committee voted 10 appropriate $3.50
for the entertainment of the National
Stationers Convention. which meets
explained that 500 I&sople Were cx-
pected. ~
This convention waste have been
held here last autumn. hut on the cv"
of the gathering influenza became cpl
demic here and kilograms had To Ice
sent ont telling tho members not to
come The kilograms stopped most OF
them but a few from Canada and from
distant cities OF the United states
had already set out on their journeys
and arrived only TO find that no CON
Nention was 10 Dc held.