Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-17
RECOMMEND NOTORIOUS
PAPERS TO CITY COUNCIL
City Attorney 10 Prepare Or
dinancc in Time for June
% Meeting.
ALSO CONSIDER TnoLLIn,s FLEA
r.. Randolph Williams. Representing
v. u. q. Company. Appears In
Opposition to Proposal Of Gilbert
Il. Pollock. ct ME.


That the petition of Gilber; *. Pol
lock and associates. asking for Il
franchise To operate a notorious limo
IN the West End viii he recon-
mended To Council 10y the Committee
on Streets. was indicated Yesterday
evening when the committee accept
ed several amendments to The ordi-
nance as suggested by I. era! Had
don, counsel for the petitioners. and
requested the Cl-y Attorney TO pre-
pare the ordinance and have copies
furnished every member of the COM
nittes at It's neNt regular meeting,
June =" II Is likely that at this
meeting the petition Of the Virgin
Railway and Power Company for
franchise to operate u trullibus line
also VIII be taken w for discussion.
I. Gray HRddon appeared before
the committee yesterday evening in
advocacy OF the petition aud the pro-
posed ordinance. which had been
adopted by subcommittee. and l..
Randolph Williams representing tho
street car conpany asked that be-
fore final action on the NOTORIOUS
proposition is taken tn. trollibus pc
tition be taken up and disposed OF.
What Ordinance Provides.
The Ordinance. as recommended by
the subcommittee, provides for
notorious line over the recently
adopted route for jitneys in the fan"
district, beginning at Ninth and
Grace Street. passing out TO the
boulevard through Hanover and
Franklin Street TO Ninth The fare
Is to be 10 cents straight, or three
tickets for % cents: there are to be
twenty cars, cacn with seating ca.
pacity for twenty 1--WE persons;
schedule OF FIVE minutes or less. and
II bond in the shape OF insurance liza
tility OF $4,000 for each car is TO be
provided. or. in lieu thereof, de-
post with the comptroller OF $4,000
in city bonds. The company il TO pay
over to the city : per cent OF its
gross revenues In lieu OF other taxes
for use OF the city streets
Mr.. Williams protested that befor.
action is taken on the notorious
franchise something be done in ref
erence TO the proposal OF the trac-
ton company TO furnish :ransporta-
ton over the same route proposed
by the other company. He declared
that the whole matter involves AN
important factor in transportation.
He said 4 duplication o: service al
ways initiated against public inter
cation in Richmond clearly showed.
Talks Against Petition.
Competition in transportation, or
any public utility" said Mr. Will
iiams, lis always waste and bur
den on the public. Transportation
IN the city should be under one man
aEement, and there should bc M
competition. Public service is nat.
ural monopoly"
Alderman Gunst and Councilman
Carpenter were inclined TO have tn,
committee consider the trollibus pc
tition, and 1t is probable this action
will be taken.
The committee, ~ request Of Al
derman Woody. adopted n resolution
directing the city clerk TO advertise
change in the routes Of street cars
on Church Hill by which doub, g
track is TO be placed along jefferson
Avenue, and the loop around Twenty
fourth, Broad. Twenty fifth and Mar
shall Streets is TO bc eliminated.
Tho company agrees 10 pave Twenty
NTH Street from Broad to NJ Street
and 10 make several minor changes
in tho routes. all satisfactory TO the
citizens OF Church Hin and the JEFF
icrson Ward delegation.