Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-27
CAR-LINE CONTESTS.
,ns PROPOSED ROUTES ON FIFTH,
CARY, AND WEST BROAD.
rh. Committee to Consider the Petitions
Tomorrow Night-Opposition from
Citizens and Churches.

The Street Committee will have an i'm
rortant and perhaps interesting session
tomorrow night at o'clock in the office
of the City Engineer.
Among other matters for consideration
vii be the petitions of street-car compa-
Mics for the right of way on Cary, Fifth
and west Broad streets.
There is great objection TO tho line on
18th street. and number of persons will
be present 70 oppose the scheme.
The petition for the right Of way on this
s,rect comes from the Richmond Union Pas
senger. Railway Company. They ask the
nriyilece Of commencing at Main street
sn9 constructing a single or double track
siong Fifth street 20 the corporate limits,
,bc SINGLE track from Clay TO Baker TO be
,,sS5 AZ a part of the road. The company
desires the privilege to propel cars by
electricity or other motiye-power. III they
succeed IN getting this charter the road u
,s understood. Will be extended out Fifth
street 20 Chestnut Hill, the property of the
Northsido Land Company, which is being
rapidly developed.
THE OPPOSITION.
The opposition 20 car-lIue on this tho
,ouchfar0 is as great as was that 10 the
proposed road on Grace. which petition
,he committee rejected al It's last meeting.
Tomorrow night there will be commit
tee from DR.. Hoge's church and one from
residents on the street 70 oppose the grant
Inc of the franchise. IL Is very likely thst
Centenary Methodist and II. James Epis-
ropal churches Will also send representa-
,iyes 10 the committee 20 oppose the road.
which II constructed would pass very near
tothose houses OF wor, hip.
-. Ion
tween Main and Broad has signed the pro
test against the road.
on the other hand the street-car COM
panv will have representatives at the
meeting 10 show how il would benefit the
CITY 10 have line extending out f1fth
street 70 property which is now beng "a
uidly developed.
BRoAD-sTBIET EXTENSION.
The petition for the road on west Broad
street Is from the City Railway Company.
They desire to extend their tracks from
laurel out 10 tho Exposition-eirounds and
n found advisable to the Boulevard.
So far as is known there Is very little II
any opposition TO this extension. In fact,
many persons living on the line OF the pro-
posed route are favorable to II. That sec
ron of Broad street between Hancock ana
the Exposition-G Grounds Is being rapidly
iuilt with residences. and the persons who
live IN them will no doubt be glad OF the
increased facilities for reaching the city.
Another thing IN favor OF this extension
Is that 10 will afford an excellent way, OF
getting TO the EXpOsition-Grounds "hen
lars or expositiOns are held.
cARY-sTBEEI ROUTE.
The River-View Railway Company is
asking the night TO construct double
track line on Cary street from the western
corporate limits TO Seventh street. where
II will connect with the road soon 70 be
operated by the Southside Land and I'M
provement Company.
The RiveT-View Company is now build
ING the road from their property, a short
distance southwest of the New reservoir, TO
the limits Of the city.
There IA considerable opposition 70 tins
road. but whether or not 1t will take prac-
tical shape is not known. Cary street
along the proposed route is very narrow
and IL built up almost exclusively with
residences. and as the citizens have
one line already within a square OF them
they contend that there Is no necessity
for this road.
There will be large number of visitors
at the meeting and II will no doubt sd-
iourn from the Engineers Office to the
Chanccry- Court room.