The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-08-07

Street Car Service.
Twelve beautiful cars have been re-
ceiyed from the st. Louis Car Company
for the City Street Car Company, of
Staunton. The cars are nicely furnish
ed, are of good workmanship and reflect
credit upon the Street Car CO., which in
tends to give the citizens of Staunton a
first-class service in every respect. The
numbers on the cars run from / to 70.
On the lower part of the body of each
car is the name of the company City
Street Car Co." On the upper part, in
the glass, are the names, RAILROAD De
pots, Gypsy Hill Park" &c. The cars
will in addition, be distinctly marked by
a signboard in front of each ear, indica-
ting its route and destination The in
side finish is OF cherry and ash, and seats
of Brussels carpet. Everything is neat
is for 90 persons. The cars will be light
ed by patent lamps and the destination
of the cars can be told at night by the
light shining through the lettered glass
near the roof of the ear. The service
will be put on to-day, and the regular
schedule will be run Friday morning.
Cars will be run every 10 minutes. For
the present the route will be, from the
Cemetery to the d. d. & b. Institution;
to the railroad depot and on Lewis ST.,
and to the Park. The other lines will
be added as completed. Cars to the
Il l, t,.oi
night and day. Arrangements have
been made to haul baggage. The time
OF service will be for the present from 6
a. III. to 1890 p. H., and will be extended
as the demand may call for it. Tickets
in book form can be had at the Compa-
ny's office on Lewis St, or from the
Manager, Mr.. Richard Apperson. A
book of tickets for family use can be
had at 81 so per 100. single tickets &c. or
nicllle to be dropped in the slot. The
first cars were hauled over the line from
the depot to the stables Tuesday after
noon. Little Jesse Geraldine Apperson,
daughter of Manager Apperson, and
Earl Watkins Frazier, daughter of Mrs.
John R. Frazier, of Arkansas, who is
staying with Mrs Apperson, dropped in
the first nckels and conducted the cars
to their destination. The little Arkan-
sas girls were proud to be the first to
"drop their nickles in the SLOT OF
course there will be some friction at first
The cars are new and the roughness of
the running gear must be worn smooth.
The track has spread in some places and
some switches will need to be adjusted
All these things will soon be running
smoothly, however, under the personal
supervision of Manager Apperson, who
has always shown himself equal to any
emergency. Monday night and every
night thereafter during next week the
band will play at the Park, and some
time during the week Mr.. Apperson will
give grand display of fireworks, due
notice of which will be given. For the
benefit of all concerned, especially of
parents and small boys. we publish be-
low the ordinance passed Tuesday night
concerning the street cars and obstruc-
ton of their tracks.
In council for the city of Staunton,
duced and having been considered, was
passed unanimously in the words follow
ing:
An Ordinance to prevent unlawful rid
ing on Street Cars and the obstruction
of their tracks by other vehicles.
Be it ordained by the City Council of
the City of Staunton, as follows:
See. /. No person shall put or place
anything or obstruction upon any street
car track in this city, whereby any car
might be jostled or thrown from the
track or delayed in any way.
Sec. 3. No person shall get upon any
street car or its platforms or it's steps for
the purpose of stealing ride thereon
OF of riding thereon without paying the
lawful fare.
Sec g. 1t shall be unlawful for any
driver or owner of any wagon or other
wheeled vehicle to stand his wagon or
other wheeled vehicle ON any street upon
which street railway shall be laid down,
except SO long as is necessary to load and
unload the same and then only to stand
with his vehicle lengthwise along said
streets at all times. This restriction not
to apply to ladies shopping or visiting in
buggies or carriages. But any wheeled
vehicle may stand along any street in
the city uDon which a street railway is
not laid down.
Sec. 4. Upon the usual notice to clear
the track given by the driver of a street
car, all drivers of wheeled vehicles.
equestrians or pedestrians shall clear
such track with as little delay as is pos
sible for the passage of said car.
Sec 5. Any person who shall violate
any of the provisions Of this ordinance
shall, on complaint to the Mayor, be fin
ed not less than two dollars nor more
than twenty dollars for each offense.
Sec g. This ordinance shall take effect
from it's passage and all ordinances in
conflict Herewith are hereby repealed.
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