Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-27
THE REUNION CARS.
Both Street Railway Companies Make Big
Concessions TO the Veterans.
MANY WILL ne CARRIED FREE.
The Traction Gives 1000 Tickets at
alp Cents and "a Liberal Cash Do
nntion-RichmOnd Railways Gem
crous Oncr.

Surely no one can say that Richmond
Is not preparing TO 90 TIE hospitable
thing toward tho United Confederate
Veterans who meet IN annual session here
nsxt week. She has provided halls and
sleeping apartments ana food free for
thousands. has arranged elaborate and
dcl.htful entertainments, and lastly, but
not least by any means. the street rail-
way companies have stepped TO the front
with the most generous conditions for
the veterans 70 reach the Exposition
Grounds. The Richmond Railway and
Electric Company has issued TO the Re
union Committee between 1000 and 5000
kcts to be distributed free Of cost to
tie veteran, which tickets will enuue
them 10 ride out TO the grounds on the
cars of that line.
RICHMOND RATE TICKETS.
Besides this. the Richmond Traction
Company. whose superb line on Broad
street was formally opened several days
f.1. ana whose road out Robinson street
t1 tle reservoir was placed in operation
yesterday has placed I'm the hands of the
tl be sold 10 the veterans at IL cents
each. The Traction Company also made
donation OF $50 10 the Entertainment
Committee which is equivalent to con-
trbuuon OF 500 tickets at the same price
r.l went 20 an expense of between 5000
and 5000 TO .ut down the temporary
tricks on Broad street between Shaier
ana Hancock. which win have TO be pulled
up as soon as the reunion IS over.
Am arrangement has been effected
whereby cars will on the Broad-street
lne from Hancock out be run on a
minute schedule. which will mean that
lut 600 persons can be transported
t1 the grounds by these cars each hour
Tine Broad-srcet lire is now operating
most successfully.
CHANGED THE LOCATION.
ra Thursday the Traction Company
started To put down crossover In front
OF the Broad-stroct orgine-house. In
acl. the laoorers had made quite an eN-
cavalon. when Ch.a Puher's attention
was attracted 20 the work.
Knowing that 81 the work was allowed
to ro ON. not q single piece Of apparatus
could ct out OF the house in case OF
fire. he requested the contractor TO stop
I'D work until be could see the proper
persons % have the crossover placed else
where. The contractor said he had been
ordered by the City Engineer TO place II
n front OF the ergine-house, but If an
other location could be secured it would
err him just as we'll The Chief soon
hal President Fr.schkorn. Of the Fire
Board: City-Attoruey G.. V. Meredith,
Ctr-EnFineer C1,shaw and several
representatives. Of the Traction Company
.u hand.
After long consultation the City En-
.lrcer agreed 10 allow the cr0ssover TO be
.f-csi ON Broad street between Eleventh
ana Twelfth. provided q majority Of the
committee on Streets would agree there
to Mr.. Frischkorn then drew mp paper
asking the committee 20 authorize the
chang. and gave 81 TO Secretary Paynter'
with instructions TO get the necessary
SIGNATURES. which he promptly did.
RUN TO THE RESERVOIR.
The Traction Company's reservoir
branch viii be opened for travel this
morning. and the cars OF that company
VIII run through from Chimborazo Park
t1 the reservoir There will be twenty
cars ON to-day, and a iive-minute service
Viii Pee given.
The ordinance under which the traction
road was built requires that six tickets
shall Doe sold for a quarter This system
vu De put into operation in the near
future.