Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-06-14
6-CENT FARE PAPER
TABLED BY COUNCIL
ON JONES' MOTION
Sensation Sprung When V. R.
& P. Virtually Refuses
to Pave Street.
PROPOSES TO DO THE WORK
IF 7 CENTS IS GRANTED
Conference Held With Mayor
Ainslic Today-Action Comes
as Surprise.

sensation WAS sprung at the
meeting OF Common Counci. last night
when Councilman Carter e. Jones Of
ncnda;ion OF the Street Committee
providing for an extension OF the C.
cent fare period as adopted at a
meeting Of that committee last Fri
day night. and which was tabled by
the vote of l6. TO /.
In explaining his action. MIR Jones
said he did not wish members of
Council TO infer that he had in mind
any proposition tending to increase
that fare. but. he said, from recent
developments. am inclined 10 ask
this body to permit the prevailing
ordinance, granting the Virginia Rail-
way and Power Company the right
to charge straight Scent fare. to
die automatically on July 80 and have
tho old fare Of six tickets for % cents
again in vogue"
iinslic In Conference Today.
Mir. Jones further explained that
he had been asked by Mayor Ainslie
to attend a conference in his office
at IL o'clock today for the purpose
of discussing d situation which had
arisen over the statement of the Nir-
ginia Railway and Power Company
that IL would not pay for paving Hull
Street. South Richmond. between its
tracks. This statement was based on
interpretations OF an old ordinance
granted the street car company by
the old city OF Manchester many years
ago. in which, it was said. no such
requirement is stipulated.
If this statement is acted upon.
the situation regarding the paving
of Hull Street will have reached an
acute stage. The city has begun the
work The street from First TO CO.
wardin Avenue has been torn up. AS
stated by Director Saville yesterday,
the company did not intimate that it
had decided to balk at paying for the
paving between its tracks until a
few days ago During the preiimi-
nary stages, said Mr.. Savilic. he had
held several conferences with Off
c!als of the company. in relation 20
the tiCIi ssllt tCl Nt'iEB oiiA Nv iiAN
been requested by them to get the
work done as cheaply as possible. for
the finances of the company were low
and large sums could not he paid.
Taking these precautions as indica-
tive of inclination On the part OF the
company to take care OF the situa-
tion. MIR. Savillc proceeded with his
plans and a contract for the work
at $50, 900 was entered into. In addi-
tion 10 this the company's cost of the
paving amounted to $4,000.
appear Before Committee.
President Thomas S. Wheelwright.
F. Randolph Williams and other Of
ficiais of the Virginia Railway and
Power Company appeared before the
Streets Committee yesterday after
noon to petition thai. body to consider
a proposition concerning. not only the
paving of Hull Street. hut in refer
ence TO A rec consideration of the for
mer action of the committee on the
6-cent fare plan. y letter from the
company was presented the commit
tee, in which IL was stated that the
company did not feel that it was re-
quired under the franchise TO pave
Hull Street: that il was in such imam
cial straights that it was practically
impossible to secure funds for the
work The expenditure OF $4,000 was
no mere bagatelle, and the company
could not see its way 10 make this
expenditure. 4 suggestion was made,
however. that Council grant a 7-cent
fare. and upon that as anticipate
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