Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-11
REFUSES TO CALL Y, R. P.
n PETITION FROM TABLE.
Request of Traction Com
+ pany for Franchise Joltcd
by Council Committee.
FULLER OPPOSES ACTION Vow
Declares ftc Is Not Prepared To Go
into Matter Until City Secures Vnl-
untion of Properties of Hallway
CORPORATION.

. The petition of the Virginia Fail
way and Power Company, asking for
blanket franchise, was given. an
other jolt yesterday evening at the
meeting of the Streets Committee OF
City Council. An clTor; was made by
Alderman Marx Gunst to have the
paper taken from the table. where
IL has rcposed for many months. Mr.
Gunst explained that he "cclie"cd i.
time 10 act on the petition. one way
or another" lie said the public WAS
getting restless over the street car
situation. and sugSs stcd that the pa
per be taken from the table and n
date fixed for tho discussion The
committee disa greed with him by tho
vote OF five TO three.
ut is time we disposed OF this
proposition" declared Mr.. Gunst. Il
do not commit myself in the matter
l do not know how I shall vote when
the question comes to an issue. But
let us do something. The Comp
trollcr, the City Attorney. tho Direc-
tor Of Works and the Director OF
Utilities, cam give material assist
ance. and We are capable OF decid-
ing the case when 1t comes To that
point
Wants II On Table Indefinitely.
Councilman Harvey T.. Atkinson
said the city is in no mood n. this
particular stage OF the case 10 give
a franchise And he would like the
paper To remain on the table indcti'
nitcly.
Alderman Fuller and Councilman
sullivan declared they were not pre-
pared to 20 into the matter until the
city had secured its own valuation
OF the properties OF the company. and
that could only I've done through an
appropriation and the employment OF
specialists TO do the worh.
The company has not shown US
anything" said Mr.. Sullivan "wc
have nothing To work upon. We can
not accept the figures presented by
the company. no matter how correct
they may turn out TO be, but wc must
ascertain the facts FOR ourselves
will not vote FOR "A franchise until the
city is in position "a shcw It's own
valuation"
II see no reason for taking this pc.
;i;ion up II this time" said Mr Pull
Ter. The company has TO show me
moro than II has done. We have no
franchise for sale. II We go through
tho work Of preparing franchise
and it is refused by the company. We
have gained nothing and the COM
papy has made no progress All our
WORK vii! have been for naught We
should appropriate " sufflc!cn; sum
= -; tho valuation, and then We
may have something concrete upon
which 70 act"
stand with Alderman Gun>t.
Alderman Epps and Cornci!'n n
Moore stood with Alderman Gunsi on
,h- proposition OF aS!ag date for
Consideration Those who voted
ara.ns. the resolution 10 take IN
,yc-- A.dern,u F'y!l-r and Woody.
Cou1c.l.uen English. Atkinson, SL!N-
Van !, was stated ~ NJ. I'nl!e- shat
the Finance Ccrr.zittr. would al 'ts
-.er, meeting recommend an app-o-
r-!a;iua - lie used .or ,he valuation.
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go busy or lie :-zrch.se
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when - p.cpD:ei stree. e.. FRAN
chis- !s considered.