Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-23
FULTON CAR SERVICE
THE STREET COMMITTEES MAKES
A TOUR OF THAT LOCALITY.
Views Of Property-Owncrs and
Others Heard and a Plan Decided
Upon Which IL Is Hoped VIII
Prove satisfactory 60 All Interested

The Committee on Streets met at the
City Hall yesterday afternoon at O'Clock.
and from there went to Fulton on a tour
OF Inspection to ascertain what change in
the street-car tracks in order TO provide
better service for that locality might
be desirable. The members who went
on the tour were Messrs. Allen CHAIR
MANI. Blanks. Bloomberg Barton, Dia-
cont, Ferriter. King. Mcdowell. Mann.
Page, and Colonel Cutshaw. The COM
mittee went over the ground very care
fully. and then adjourned to meet again
at L. NJ. In Room No. Of the City Hall
for the purpose OF discussing the mat
ter and hearing the interested property
owners and residents OF Fulton.
At the appointed hour the same men,
bers of the committee were on hand. with
he exception of Messrs. Bloomberg and
Mcdowell.
Colonel Cu;shaw stated that a sub-com-
nittee had considered the question at
some length and had conferred with the
railroad company. bu; had failed to come
TO any decision In view OF the conflicting
Views among the property-owners. He
explained that several suggestions had
been made in regard TO the proposed
changes. The first one was TO take up
one track on Lester street at point
near Poplar street and 10 nun single
track over the present route. Another
proposition was 10 run a single track
from a point near Poplar through Lester
and Louisiana streets and Williamsburg
avenue. instead OF coming back through
Denny street. The track should be
moved one square further west In order
to run through Nicholson street under
the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad tracks
to Lester street and back to the starting
point. A third proposition was to cons
t,nue the track on Williamsburg avenue
over what is known as "Gas-House HIT
to Main street instead of going down
Nicholson street In conjunction WIN
either of the three propositions, IL had
been suggested to lay a number OF tracks
in the street opposite the Clyde Lane
dock. running into the single or double
track on Lester street. so that cars might
be switched off to avoid a break or to
keep cars in waiting for the arrival OF
steamboats, TO accommodate the people
returning from excursions.
WANT A SINGLE TRACK.
Mr.. John Romer. a resident of Lester
street stated that that thoroughfare was
entirely too narrow for "A double track
ana that at present the cars greatly inter
fered with the traffic of wagons. inc
residents In his vicinity We're In favor OF
a single track on Lester street, but they
were opposed TO running the cars along
Williamsburg avenue 10 Main street
Mr. James Hartley expressed hnhseh
In favor OF running a sing'e track Oh
Lester street. and advocated that the
track be continued through WILLIAMSBURG
avenue In order that any interruption IN
the car service through high water might
be avoided.
Mr.. Mann presented n petition from
residents on Denny street who opposes
the proposition OF running cars through
Nicholson street.
MIR. Mountcastle said he was opposed to
the present route, and all he desired was
a good service. He therefore advocate"
that one track be taken up on Lester
street, and that the other be continued
through Williamsburg avenue.
Mr. Lawder was opposed to running inc
cars through Nicholson street on account
Of the public school there, ana for 'he
reason that for distance OF eight squares
no cross street ran into Nicholson street
Mr.. James Hartley advocated that the
switch ON Twenty-eighth and Main streets
be taken up and that the cars be run east
from Main street through Williamsburg
avenue, and then through Louisiana ana
Lester streets back to Main.
THE COMPANY Is WILLING.
CAPTAIN Andrew PiZzini stated that the
street railway company had not asked
for any change, and the hrst lntlmatloh
he had had as TO any desired alteration
in the route was when 1t had become
necessary to repair the tracks. Inc ohiy
objection against the laying OF the track
on Williamsburg avenue WAS the danger
GUS condition of the avenue at the rail-
road crossing near the gas-works. After
viewing the ground however. Mr.. Fisher
had come TO the conclusion that in order
to accommodate the people in Fslton pe
would readily consent 10 anything me
city and the citizens of Fulton desired.
The present schedule of the car service
all over the line from a. III. TO IL r. NJ.
was at six-minute intervals. and In the
afternoon. three extra cars were run IN
the central part of the city. giving that
norton a. three-minute service. He also
thought, the whole difficulty would be
remedied by shifting the two tracks on
Lester street four feet further south.
Mr. l. weislger. of the James River
Navigation Company, thought 1t Wouid
be a hardship for the transportation COM
panies TO run the cars on Williamsburg
avenue. which would be a great incon-
yenience to excursionists. He added that
ne would submit a petition signed by
every minister and Sunday-school super
intendent protesting against such
change.
After some further discussion, Mr.. King
offered a motion to have the CITY Engl-
neer notify the railroad company to run
a track from Williamsburg avenue east
through that thoroughfare TO Louisiana
street, and through the latter east to the
main line, and allowing the loop to re-
main on Denny street and "I' track
on Ash street to accommodate excur-
slonists; to take up the crossing AT
Twenty-eighth and Main streets. and to
take I'D one track on Lester street from
williamsburg avenue to Denny street.
The motion was carried.