The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-26
NEW LIME OF STREET CARS.
rrospect of satisfactory Competing Ser
vice.

In conversation yesterday about the route
proposed by the River View improvement
Company. Mr.. K. Il. Chanln said: "lhc
contract which was nade some twe months
since with the i,ichinond Union Passenger
Company and The River View improvement
company, required the electric road tO<urn
ish our company with ties, iron, wires
and poles in Ashland street. west OF
Meadow. for the purpose Of building The
line % River ' lew. The Electric Company
now plead their inability 10 perform this.
The River View Improvement Company is
willing 10 release them rs 10 this, M con-
sideTatiOn Of better service than the oriei-
nal contract required; but as yet the Elec-
trio Company refuses 20 make such guar
antec."
Mr.. Chafiin further saidl "TW TINS
interview with Mr. Pizzini gives wrong
impression in regard Ia the fight between
the River View Railway Company and the
Electric Company. so far from los being
strange that the River View Company
should ask 10 use Meadow street from Ash
land 90 Cary O sing to the Electric road
having already asked for H. 10 Is just the
contrary. The River View Company in H.
charter granted by the legislature, asked
and Obtained permission 20 use Meadow
street from Main South. and when applica-
ton was made 10 the County Court. for per-
mission under its charter 10 use Meadow
street from Ashland South. y. Thompson
Brown q Co.. rs AGENTS FOR thornton Not
ley, Mrs. Flynn and others interested in the
Electric road by petition filed for them ass
owners OF real estate ON Meadow street.
opposed the occupation Of that street hy
any railway tracks, claiming that
10 should be kept as a drive all
the way through 10 Broad.
Afterwards when il became apparent
continued Mr.. Chain, chat the electric
people We're not complying with their con-
tact, petitions were prepared and the ddill
papers announced that at the nest term OF
the County Court the permission. already
asked for in a petition tO the Board Of AL
dcrmcn Of the city. would Doc asked 90 exc
tend The River View Railway COmpanys
lines tO Cary and along Cary from Tenth iO'
the Boulevard. n was only after an this
that counsel for the electric road during the
term Of the court informed the judge Of iis
desire 10 use Meadow street.
"1he readers of the TINES" said The
speaker in conclusion. "~houid not per-
Judge the questions; as since the Cary street
route was proposed parties of abundant
means have shown disposition 90 cooper
ate with those Interested in the River View
Company. and arrangements can probably
he made with other lines which VIII give "a
frsi-class service from River View. the New
Reservoir Park and the NcSt-Lnd generally.
20 the business centre of the city. with 20
connection at seventh street. with
the lines now building north 90 the lOcomo-
tive works; Norhsidc Improvement Com
pany's property, and south o. the Spring
Hill property, in Manchester. Cars can
easily be run by these two lines, under ar-
which may be made for opera
tion as one system which viii give first
class service from The leading improvement
west. south and north, through
the heart Of the city, and the people OF Rich
mond viii probably find them@fivc- bDnt-
hted by having better service on these pro-
posed lines. and that the electric and city
lines will have. under the spur of c0mpcti-
ton, 70 improve very much their service