Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-19
T0 HANDLE CROWDS.
N, OrsstiOD Of SlTeet-Car Service For
tbe Reunion Settled al Last.
.-,u,ction Asked as to Crossing ~
v,to aud Robin~on strccts-othcr
....,c-s Pertaining 10 situation Dc-
ettcd by street Committee.

-. cuncl Committee on Streets has
..... f., fecommcndauous OF the Neto-
committee as 20 stroct-car facilities
r.. rsuo..tou-CIouuds for The Confed-
... reunion. and this interesting fight
,....r the two companies appears to be
81 .a end.
d., al special session last evening the
....f committee heard another petition
,-. tra Richmond Railway and Electric
...-..ns lut voted 30 down and decided
,.t.I ttc cars going TO The Exposition
erls must pass over the Traction
Drrys tracks.
I. 0uer words. all Of the cars Of the
r.t. and Main-srcot lines Of the old
ry Will ron from Harrison ana
broad streets TO the grounds on the rails
t0e uew company though propelled by
r- from wires 20 be strung by them
m ue TucIou's poles.
OLD C0NPANYS PROPOSITION
t..- ue Street Committee had disposed
..u. other business last night Captain
U.... of counsel for the Richmond Rail
.r. Electric Company. presented the
Hu- petition and explained 10 briefly:
O.. H. Honorable Committee on Streets.
a..IamDn.-Ne are fully alive 10 the
necessity for prompt action with a view
ring such assistance as we can
t. handling of the multitude of visit
.. RH1 will be iu this city on the oc-
Dr NJ the Confederate reunion. from
.. th to July I'd, and who will de-
rr. du-port1tion 10 the Exposition
t.H.s
...e anxious t0 render every assist
.... Iu our power and wish TO respond
earnestly and aaDcntably 10 the s0lcita-
lions u. the Veteran Committee ana your
honorable body
$500 VIII increase TO the very ut
I limit of our capacity the service OF
or .ar-taH-stree. lire.
Nr viii run as great a number Of
..r NaF-street cars as we can possibly
spare uom the regular service over the
.t0I Compdnys tracks from Har-
lr street west % the Exposition
..s and return.
Wherever we use the Traction
.mrauy- tracks We VIII furnish our
... feed and trolley wires. so as TO avoid
..nce upon that company for our
"..r. power. and thus lesseuing the risk
. msuaps and delays
We win mutually agree with the
Traction Company that iu the event of
m.aap to the power Of either COM
HN .le other company shall furnish
"He' '1m Harrison street west for both
companies
~. win pay for the use Of the
I.m.uI Traction Company's tracks or
.H.. .r both. as they may he used. in
r.anue with such agreement as may
I. reached between the companies. or by
.It.rauou boo The usual way. the Trac-
r"n Company to $50 pay for our power, if
r-,. iF H.m. from Harrison street west
TIE NAlN-sTREET TRAVEL.
We aye satisfied that the
proper method of handling our NIaip-
su.l .r- s ls obtaining franchise TO
l al independent line from Main
.. 'a. IAN0-IuOu-GrOuuIs by way
.. Rowland auI Allison streets TO Broad.
Dr . us Broad into the Exposition
Grounds tlI- enabling this service to be-
pendent. oi amy other line or COM
f HI We respectfully ask your
f.. body to recommend to the
Council il. passage of am ordinance
e he Richmond Railway and Elec-
N Company The privilege OF building
... Iu..
Should however, your committee con-
tr That ihe solution Of the difficulty
...l ly ihc Veteran Committee is
i.. l.-. Ht VIII eudelvor as far ass prac-
i.i.. tH carry out that suggestion.
many off our Main-street cars
..H D.. spared from regular service
NaF o. Beach and Harrison 20 Broad
and thence up Broad 90 the Exposition
..,. ........ .... ..,. .,.. ..,, .,
r.. ..rt..,r, ga,l., ssr,o,5 tlools ana
r,....r... bv the CONGESTION of
f.H..t t... ..l,i,.t Of intersection NJ Han
r.r and nra.1 and also al tbs Tvnosi-
f...-..r.. ,,t.,. su the cers 81 an
I. .. ......,...I,,. md b. lilt.,,, -,
,. .... ,..',' ..,'' ,,a.i, ~, tSD7 7ot,.r
..I ..- ...t ,-,.t.,.. std,i5 ,,,D,. oc,',r