The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-24
STREET CAR FRANCHISES.
TWO COMPANIES ASK FOR A.
MOST SAME ROUTES

Richmond Union Passenger Company aud
The River View Railway Company In the
Fieid-Nhat Captain riSsini Saws About
the Matter.
4 petition was presented Yesterday IN tue
ucnrico County Court by The Richmon"
Union Passenger Railway Company. 1hey
ask that permission be granted them 10 isl
tracks from Ashland street along Meade"
street 10 Main there 10 connect with their
Maln-strcct line
Yesterday afternoon Captain Andrew III
zini was seen by a reporter, and asked why
This track was wanted. lie said: Ashland
street is the street which runs by the Vld
Reservoir and is now traVersed by
the electric line: Meadow street Is
;ust west Of the Male Orphar- A-l-
linn grounds. and runs from ih,
river 10 Main street. There has been. ana
ycilk ". This summer. great complaint ""o"'
transferring passengers within the CIT,
limits. for ut each place Of transfer there ls Ai-
waysla large crowd Of people gathered. l1ie
j. one Of our objects In making TINS transfer
i'm the county. Another reason - thi.'
Cars will run on the main stem 10
Ashland and Meadow streets. ana
af that point passengers VIII transfer 10
,xbat will be- known as New Reservoir cars.
proNided Of course our petition is granted.
The car being cmptied of Reservoir pass IL
gers will 90 up Meadow street 10 MAN,
down Main ON our track now ON mat street
and will switch on at Beach street 90 iiici
own line. All this viii be- run hy elecirlci-
~. n far down as Beach street. and the lint
on Meadow street.
RESERVOIR BRANCH.
The passengers going 20 the reservoir
will. having transferred. 20 In five minutes
the ears on This line making The round trip
i'm less than ten minutes. By tins move.
car. that have before been obliged 10 go oui
10 the reservoir will stop. as said' ana tii'
will give more cars on the mann slth' bi
more cars being on the main line less
crowded travel viii cnsue. and the pupic
generally will Doe better pleased WIN ine
result. As 10 the reservoir cars being heit
10 carry all the passengers Drought 'iie'l ~,
fhe main line cars ! can.see no reason why
fbcy cannot. OF course, this move rs an en-
uoriment. and practical working Is the oni,
,hiny that can demonstrate It's WORTH hui
If me owners Of the road did not thnk 81
would work. / do not think they would r,
10 the expense O! putting it down.
LIMITED POWER.
.sAre Won oquipping any more electric
cars for the serNiceF qucried the reporter
ssYes sir: am doing all in my power
hut INV mower is very little The wholc
management Of both the car lines OF hch-
mond are i'm the hands of New oTkefs' aho
1 only carry out their instructions. ! de'
moi do ANYTHING Of my own accord ana
whatever promises are MADE are ul"ue u.
them-uof me- To-day the books OF tht
romantics were shipped by express q"
New York. and the instructions Were
,bot / am 10 open new -et Of books. mar
fh.V arr. going 10 do with the books do MOI
know. This order j. very similar To ihr
enuipment of the cars the motors are
ordered here and see that all work ncce.-
-sr, h. dore. buf "a. far as having amy au-
thority la the natter nave mo- more 'i''
BETTER TINES.
~ am positive that the ears are making
hotter time now than they used 10. Mi.
Dahnev. who is az the sheds, makes 10 hir
Hreciai work 90 see that the cars run wen.
and since the adoption of schedule some
davs ago. am quite positive that the road
il giving good service. Mr.. Fisher VIII pt
here i'm few days, and Will doubtless max.
other improvements, but % what extent J.
am unable 30 say. lie saws kichm"hu VIII
have "A splendid car service this summer
and | do not doubt that such VIII Doe the
case
RIVER NIEW COMPANY.
The Riveryiew Railway company also Irt-
scented "A petition Yesterday asking for the
RIGHT IA rum street railway along MendoM
street from Ashland 90 Main street, and
down Cary street from Meadow street 20
the corporate limits.
II is probable that this petition Is asked
for in conjunction with the compact recent
IA entered into between the River View
Railway Company and the Richmond Union
Passenger Railway Company. lheie mas
been some misunderstanding in regard To
This compact. the two companies consfulht
il differently. Negotiations are now pend
inr. and will be made public in few days.
With the facts at present u Is dilhcuii 10
see why the River View Company asks that
"A petition be granted for right of way IN INC
same streets asked for 10y the Richmond
Union Passenger Railway Company
THE JUDGES OPINION.
Receiving the petitions of two companies,
tho Cont stated that iuasmuch as the pub
lie generally were interested IN these mat
ter-. and should have am opportunity OF
making any objection 10 the granting Of
These privileges, the petitions would not he
considered until the next term of court, ana
decided that the substance Of the petitions
should be published in the newspapers. So
tnsf the public and property Owners along
said routes might have notice Of the priNi-
ieges asked.
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