Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-30
WANT THE TROLLEY
BROAD STREET PETITIONS FOR IT
AND THE COMPANY WILLING.
Plan to Reach the Exposition-0rounds--
Another Transfer Allowed xester.
dsy-Elcctric.Car Gossip

The question Of eiectrifying the Broad
street car-line. which came up In the
Committee on Streets at It's meeting on
Friday night, upon q resolution pre-
viously offered by Mr.. Bloomberg,
Of Jefferson Ward. is not new
one by any means. Divers schemes
for the Improvement OF the rail-
way facilities upon that horoughfare
have been discussed from time to time.
and even within the past few months
petition has been circulated and signed
by nearly every leading merchant and
property-owner on that street from MINI
westwardly, asking that electricity Do IN
PRODUCED on this route. and requesting the
Council even to extend the franchise OF
the City Railway Company in the event
the company would proceed with the
work of eiectrifying the line at once
COMPANY VERY WILLING.
II is highly probable that this paper
we'll he presented to the Council at its
meeting on Monday night. Mr.. Bloom
bergs resolution contemplates, az pup
llshed In yesterdays Dispatch. not oniy
the adoption of electricity on the roau'
but its extension at least as lar easc
War0lI as f0uItttltu stitS1 -
10 accommodate that section or the Guy
between Tenth and Twentieth streets
from Franklin northwardly. This. 1t Is
believed. the company would be glad 70
do in case the Council! will extend us
franchise, which expires In seven or eigh'
years. ,,,
CAPTAIN Andrew Pizzini. who is largely
interested in the street-car lines Oh the
city, but who for the past Few years ma
not been a factor In their management
was seen by q Dispatch reporter yester.
dav and said that while the scheme had
never been discussed by the company az
a CORPORATION, the individuals Interested
in II had held numerous conversations
upon the matter. and he felt conndeh'
they would be glad to carry out M
Rloomberg's views in case the extension
OF franchise was granted.
An estimate Of the cost OF equipping the
Broad-street line from Twelfth street u
HOLLYWOOD Cemetery had been rhaue d
wear or two ago. he SAID. and the approx.
mat, cost was s150,o01-that Is, for inc
new tracks. poles. wires care, GU ~"
additional power facilities necessary AT
The nover-house He added that the COM
pany would not be justified In expendlng
such n sum unless It's FRANCHISE was iSi
longer period than now. ,.
Cantain Pizzni thinks the improvement
you'd be a great thing for the cHy %
Richmond. He does not know 'nat ~
yould be practicable to run an eiec'iI0
me all the way along Broad street 70
Chimborazo Park as the graues pe."e
Fourteenth and Twenty-fourth are terri'']
bly, steep.
MARSHALL WARD OPPOSED.
The Marshall Ward delegation on 'ne
Street Committee are bitterly opposed 10
IS In
street. because they say it VIII XIII inc
yiaduct scheme, which they regard as
one of the grandest efforts ever unner-
taken in Richmond. The electric COM
many does not, it appears. care 10 uhuer-
take TO build the bridge at all. although
several years ago 1t ofered 10 pay tno
interest on the investment proVdea the
CITY would construct the viaduct' ana II
would then build the road across anu
equip II with electricity. THIS piah' now
ever, fell through, as have one OF TWO
others since then. The JEFFERSON Ward
neople have fought the viaduct all along
IN the ground that it would injure the
value of the great bulk of property in
that section of the city.
TO THE FAIRGROUNDS.
While speaking about railroad matters.
Captain Pizzini said that when here some
time ago LII. MUM, IItSiutHI VI tiS SOi'i-
pany, stated that he thought the COM
pany would, II proper franchises could
be obtained, use electricity on the Broad
street limo to Hollywood Cemetery and
build and equip with electricity new
line out Broad from Laurel to the Expo
sition- Grounds. and give upon this branch
such a schedule as the traffic thereupon
required. OF course. the object of this
westward extension would be more for
the accommodation of visitors to the State
fairs and expositions than anything else.
This plan contemplated a five-minutes'
schedule upon the Broad-street line 10
Hollywood, which would be decided i'm
provement upon the present schedule.
The impression prevails that the electrical
people would be glad to do this now. and
this feature may be brought into Mr..
Bloomberg's proposition.
ANOTHER TRANSFER ALLOWED.
Mr. c. e. Fisher, treasurer OF the Rich
mOnd Railway and Electric Company,
was in the city yesterday, and a con-
ference was held between the authorities
of the roads. 1t was decided to grant
the request embraced in resolution OF
the Council granting a transfer to the
Broad-strset line from the Richmond
Union Passenger Railway Company CLAY
street line) at the corner of Seventh and
Broad streets, the change to go into effect
November LIST. This will mean that a
passenger can transfer to and from
Seventh and Broad 10 either OF the lines
intersecting there. and will be a decided
convenience to traffic.