Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-30
MULE WON'T GO YET.
NOT 70 BIZ suPPLAKTED ny EIEc-
TRIcITY FOR soME TINE
consy Island Cars and steam-Eneinss to
Carry People TO the Expo
sition-Other Notes

tric MOTOR this fall.
When the Dispatch made this predic.
ton little more than a month ago the
officers OF the company laughed at the
idea, and said that the newspaper-men
knew nothing about the matter but
what follows viii show that the Dispatch
was right that time. as it usually is when
it stakes its Judgment.
That the change will no. be made 10y
the LIST Of October as was proposed is nc
fault Of the company perhaps but never
theless it will not be made, and the rea-
sons for this are doubtless good.
At meeting OF the Board OF Directors
held here Tuesday afternoon there was q
long discussion OF the means to be used
for carrying people to and from the Ex-
position.
The Committee ON Transportation,
through Mr.. Maurice b. Flynn. chair
man. reported that they bad some two
weeks ago. notified the Exposition Com
mittee that the two lines of railway IN
this city would not be responsible for
the handling of the enormous crowd
which will certainly attend the great ex-
hibit.
WHAT WILL BIZ DONE.
Mr. Flynn offered the following, which
was unanimously adopted
"The directors of the City railway,
after considering in all its details the
question OF equipping the City railway
with electricity, came to the conclusion
that it would be impossible to have the
whole line completely equipped by Octo.
Der Sd on account of the additional
work required yet TO be done for the
| Richmond Union Passenger Railway
Company and as the effort to complete
both roads would result in impair
ing the efficiency of both it was
thought best not to attempt the compile
ton of the City railway equipment
before the Exposition, but to allow the
Sprague Company TO make every neces
sary addition to the equipment OF the
Richmond Union Passenger Company,
and that the City railway should provide
all additional needed facilities to make
the horse line thoroughly effective
during the Exposition, and not allow itf
operations to be obstructed by electrical
equipment until the Exposition il
finished, and that on the conclusion oi
the Exposition the electrical equipment
be promptly proceeded with"
The Sprague Motor Company is SC
overrun with orders that it cannot fur
nish sufficient motors and other ma
chinery for both lines, and it was thought
best to turn over all the electrical appli.
ances sent here between now and Octo
Der lst TO the Union Passenger-railway
80 as TO have that line fully equipped
and with sufficient machinery in reserve
TO provide for any emergency.
WHY IT WAS THUS.
Captain Andrew Pizzini, Jr., secretary
of both the Union Passenger and City
Railway Companies, in conversation will
o Dispatch reporter yesterday said
"There were two reasons which led tC
this action of the board. The first il
that when we had on examination OF the
City railway track made to our surprise
we found that from the Old market most
of the way to Laurel street on Main new
stringers will have to be put under the
rails, as the old ones are almost entirely
decayed, aud we do not think it would
be advisable TO prepare the track for the
use OF electricity until these old tim
bers are replaced by new ones You
see here is trouble wholly unfore
seen, and one to remedy which will take
considerable time. The second and more
important reason is that the Sprague
Company could not possibly supply US
with the motors and other machinery
needed. These two things considered II
will be seen that it would be an utter i'm
possibility TO get the electric system IL
operation on the City railway in time for
the Exposition, and it was thought
much better to continue and improve
the horse-car service"
THE CHANGE.
"When do you suppose the change
from horse to electric power will be
made 2" queried the reporter.
"Well l can hardly say" replied
Captain Pizzini, "but no time will be
lost. We do not want to interfere with
the arrangements for the Exposition
travel, and viii not. but the work OF
raising the poles on which to string the
wires is being pushed ahead, the wire
has all been received, and it will be
strung as soon as possible. There is a
full determination on our part to make
it an electric system at the earliest prac-
ticable moment"
AN ORDER But NO CONTRACT.
"Has Mr.. Flynn in reality closed a
contract with the Sprague Company fol
furnishing the electrical equipment?
pressed the Dispatch man.
"Icannot say that the contract has
been closed" Mr.. Pizzini responded
"but the matter stands just this way
MIR. Flynn wanted Mr.. Sprague to obli-
gate himself to furnish the necessary
machinery, &C., in certain time, but this
he would not do. SO MIR. Flynn has Just
given the order, and the motors, &c,
will be furnished as fast as they can be
gotten ready. The order has been given,
but there is no contract as to the time of
filling the order. That is just how the
matter stands"
THE EXPOSITION TRAIN.
The Exposition train, Captain Pizzini
said, will consist of four or i've Coney
Island cars, which will accommodate
about 100 passengers each. These trains,
OF which there will be two, and which
will run about every five minutes, will
be drawn by railroad engines like those
used on the road from Brooklyn to
Coney island, and not dummies.
At The meeting referred TO above the
president of the road, Mr.. Trigg, and
The superintendent, Mr.. Selden, were
constituted committee to take charge
of the matter and do everything neces-
sary to make the service OF the horse
car line as near perfect rs possible.
They were also directed to complete the
double track to Fulton at once. When
this is done the citizens Of all sections Of
Richmond will be accessible TO the
streetcars and can thereby reach the
Exposition Grounds without great diff
Guilty or expense.
To make the service as thorough as
possible, it is understood that the Broad
Street track Will be extended from Laurel
to Harrison street, where the Electric road
now crosses Brood. The Main-street cars