Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-07-01
ELECTRICITY on MAIN STREET.
Tho New Service an Improvement over
fTte cFd t'ars.

Whom tho Board Of Aldermen a shOr: time
since granted the city railway until the lst OF
August to put electricity into use on Main street
4 was supposed that for month longer our poo
yle would have to submit to tho slow-moying
muic-and-hOrse regime,
But sucn hes not been tho case; for, contrary
20 all expectation. the announcement was made n
few days ago thet electric cars would be put on
ihis rou'c on sunday, and. like all oi Mt. sol
dcn's promises, o. which he rs very chRry. 10 was
strictly kept; and yesterday, for the first time In
Years iu this city, horse cars were not running
on Main street between L0mbardy and twenty
eighth except those Of the Rr0ad-Street line on
tho block between Eighth and Ninth
STEADY PROGRESS.
During tho latter portion OF last week few
carg were r.n occasionally 10 te-t the track. By
Saturday three were on, sunday six, and yes
terGay eight This number gave about four
minute scheduie-netter than wo have hal for
long time. This does rot include the two IN t1i-
ton and one on the reservoir branch lie.
ATrE-UP.
Shortly after o'clock yesterday moring end
for como time hereafter therc WAS temporary
ue.up Of care, incident upon the Obstruction of
Main street between Reservoir ind Short by tho
hose used IN cNtiuguishing tho IRE on Morris
during tho romGlnIer OF tho day cverthiug went
smoothly.
TgASsTcEe.
All tho Brc' i-streaf cars aro running around
tho loop: that is. down Eicl.h and ny Naih-
necessitatiug ,flnst'r of every phssr ht
the corner ot Nialn WHO &. going 20 ur omuE
from Broad. t-ausior-agent has ttJn STA
toned 81 this point
T1vID ANIMALS.
The horses Gs yet sro q littie shy ~ the rars
on Main street Ihis A. % he eNp-'ted, and is
/ bat q T-pctIIa on ihe oIIeriencs on Franklin
Clay aud Otnsr streets nf the Ola kle'tric llun.
whore tho animals coon re rlne used 10 IN"
strange sight with few 0r np 4nriol- accidcufA
la fat. ~ most. II not oil, 0i iho morse n town
are used 90 these cars on other -'r cts DO seems
strange lhat they should bo shy Of them On
Nnn
Atpresent many ~ those animals are giving
trouble 20 their drivers. tlc rlmb.iug AMI
rol ing noise made by le -n seeming 70
frshtcn them.
sUGorsTfo,s.
Nov, let tho company nayo tho connection
with the Union Passenger railway al Twenty
FRS, and Seventh street d. thus gNug adliniunnl
service on Main street aud accom- plating many
persons Who now have 90 go 90 Bank 80 lrhnk-
I'm streets 10 catch tham. An Hlllfloral reas in
! l'e- in The fact that ly ihis company coming
OL 10 Main street they will bee enabled to get rli
/ OF seyeyRl heavy grades AMI eharp curves, thus
| relieving thoir machinery of heavy
strain. Then, II they wouli give transfers from
one line 20 another 40 Main and Iwenty-hrst
stro0ts aud NJ BrOad and seventh, u would re-
/ lieve tho mule lines ot tho heavy pull on Ninth
street This will no doubt be- done IN time, ana
the sooner the better for the patrons oil the roa!
SATISFIED.
All vii, used This lino yesterday expire
! themselves greatly cratihef az tho piea-ant
change from The "craw.ine apn process hereto
l fore used on the heavy grades 70 the swift,
/ smooth motion Of tho new cara.
The electric cars on Main street have certainly
started under :ne most favorable auspices, and
/ II thoy coun-us Go improve b. viii Do hard 10
/ 1nd IN all this city single person who regreis
the departure OF the horses aud mules as motive
power.