Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-06-15
.6-CENT FARE FIGHT
TO Be RESUMED IN
COUNCIL THIS WEEK
Powell Will Call Meeting of
City Body to Act on
Recommendation.
CITY WILL PAVE HULL ST.:
PRESENT BILL TO v. R. & P.
Company to Pay Sum Under
Protest, if 1t Finds 1t
Is Not Liable.
WILL SUBMIT CASE TO COURT
officials Disclaim Any Desire to
Create an Embarrassing
Situation.
CITY WILL PAVE HULL ST.:
PRESENT BILL TO ". R. & P.
WILL SUBMIT CASE TO COURT
officials Disclaim Any Desire to
Create an Embarrassing
Situation.

Ihcrc VIII be no delay in the
work of paving Hull Street. Follow
ing conference between tho Mayor.
members oC the Finance Committee
OF city Council and officials OF tn,
Virginia Railway and Power Com
pany in the Office of the Mayor ycs-
teTday afternoon. AT which Assistant
Attorney Anderson and Director of
Fupiic Works Savllc were present.
~ Was announced that the work
would hc proceeded with.
The conference was brought ,bo,,
by the statement OF the traction com
pany that. actinS in it's rights undcr
AN old franchise granted many years
ago by the city OF Manchester. !,
would not bind itself to pay II share
OF the costs OF paving. as required
by the city. Following this state
ment, Common Council, on Monday
night, tabled. on motion of Counci.-
man Carter c. Jones. a recommen.
dation of the Streets Committee. thar
the company he Given an extension
OF the Scent fare privilege. AS n
result Of the conference. IL was
stated last night by President Fred
H. Powell, Of Common Council, that
he would cali a meeting Of the BODY
late in the week for tho purpose q.
taking the recommendation from tho
table for action.
Maintain Original Positions.
Both The city ana the company. n.
the conference, maintained their orig
inal positions. The city. through the
city attorneys office. expressed itself
as positive that ii has iar right tn
collect from the company the costs or
paving the streets between its tracks
ana for two feet on either side. Will.
iEc company maintains that the city
has no such right. In order 10 re-
licvr tension, however. IL was agreed
tina; the city would proceed with
the paving. and that. when the work
is completed bill! for the company's
share OF the COS, viii be rendered.
The company agrees 10 pay this sum
under protest. and IL II believes after
further invests CATION that /, is not
Liable. ;hcn the question will be sub
lnittcd to the courts for final settle
ncnt.
No Desire 4" EnbarrnSs.
IL was stated by officials of the com
pany that II had no desire To create
an embarrassing situation aud that
IL had no wish 10 inject any delay in
the work Of paving the street. The
officials further stated that they did
not look upon the present as psy-
geological moment To force the Coun
ell into granting relief. hut that every
development came in coincidental Sc
quence
Councilman Jones, whose activity III
the interests OF the people OF his ward
was responsible tor tabling OF the
paper. WAS unable To attend the con-
ference, having been called out of the
city on business. He returned last
night and stated that, while the turn
affairs had taken was agreeable 10
him. he had not yet determined what
step to take in reference 10 action on
the committees recommendation for
Il continued scent fare. The Senti-
mcnt among Councilmcn last night
was against Increasing the proposed
fare above the 6-cent rate at this
time.