Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-13
CARSON WEST BROAD
sTReET-RAILWAY LINES TO EXTEND
FURTHER UP THAT STREET.
Several Changes to Be Made Looking &c
an Improved service-The Proposed
Grace-street Road.

Il now seems likely that before many
months street-cars will be running further
west on Broad street than they are at
present.
Mr.. George r. Fisher, general manager OF
the City Railway and Union Passenger
lines, intends making several improve
ments looking to better and more exten-
sive service and this is one OF them.
Within the three months during which
he has had full control there has been
manifestly better service than 1t was pre-
viously, and it is the determination OF the
companies to bring it up to standard as
near perfection as possible.
VIEWING THE ROUTE.
Mr.. Fisher, City-Engineer Cutshaw. and
several officials of the roads were out on
west Broad street yesterday trying to ar
range for an extension of the line on that
thoroughfare Residents in that locality
have for some time been desiring this ex-
tension and no doubt they will soon
see the tracks laid and cars running TO
suit them.
The arrangements by which both lines
now run to the Reservoir Park have given
great satisfaction, and the authorities are
doing oil in their power TO make the ser
vice as effective as possible.
ii is also in contemplation at some time
to extend the Broad-street lines down to
the neighborhood of the new City Hall, but
that NAV vet be some months on. When
tho roads on Clay, Main. and Broad streets
get into full operation the cars Will be so
designated that no one will make mis-
take. Those on the Clay-street route Will
be painted yellow: those on Main street
red. and those on Broad street green. ms
Jactcpotiop will ha fna1p a "a rapiIly nos
slble.
THE TWO CONNECTIONS.
Another matter which. if put through,
would greatly help the patrons OF the
road, and also improve the service on
Main street, is for the connection to be
made between the Union and City railways
at Twenty-frst and Seventh streets. by
which the west-bound cars from Church
Hill may get on to Main street at Twenty
first and those going east at Seventh.
Nearly all the businessmen who ride on
that line do business on Main street, or
near thereto. and having the cars on that
street would be great convenience to
them. while 1t would not add TO the time
now required to make a round trip, for by
this arrangement several sharp curves and
heavy grades on Franklin. Twelfth. and
Ninth streets which impede the progress
of tho cars would be avoided. No one
would be incommoded and large number
convenienced by 1t.
THE GRACE-sTREET COMMITTEE.
The committee appointed by the Grace
Street Baptist church to memoriaiize the
Council not to grant Mr.. Warner Moore
and associates the right of way for their
electric street-railway. the supposed route
of which will pass that church, met yes
terday and carried out the instructions Of
the church by preparing suitable docu-
ments setting forth the objections to the
occupancy of Grace street and charac-
terizing the car-line thereon as nuisance
to public worship.
This memorial will be presented to the
Committee on Streets at their next meet
ing.
OTHER CHURCHES.
The committee appointed to secure the
cooperation of other churches on Grace
street IN regard to this matter have not yet
held meeting, but will probably have a
conference some time Thursday. 1t ls,
however, understood that the action of
Grace-Street church is fully concurred in
bv all other churches on the route and OK
pressions have been heard from members
of many of them which indicate that they
are fully in sympathy with the movement.
In the report of the names of the com
mittee appointed TO memoriallze the Com
mittee on Streets of the City Council yes
terday the name Of Mr.. Charles l.. Todd
was inadverently used for that OF Mr.
Thornas Il Todd