The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-29
THE STREET RAILWAYS
ocoUPr sErhRdL NOUS OF the
NINA or THESIEEE1 cOMMiTIEE.
The Richmond Railway and Electric Com.
psny Moving on Oakwood-0"es-
uon of Transfers.

REQUEST Tor an cNt'hHivA OF the me on
\ street was favoiaoly reported. rignt
OF way was decided ON, action on the
-omuardy-strc extension was post
po.ea. Ino qucstioll OF transfers WAS
also orousnt up. Out nosnins wos done.
inc committee met at . o COCK, ana
was in session unul 90 O'CLOCK, WIN
tn,so nDaloe.s present.. Mcss,s. Bloom
Dcig tcuoDimdnJ, Sanen, burton, Carer,
j. ~. h4uA. .. D. n,ns, rOstoi. rOi4O.k.
LOc, O.. 81. .Nlen, NVOuy, anu LO~ucr.
ssl-ol..IA ~-.sOsaANE.
The a,t.uli 90 tuv ,O4aAnI,,cc at It's last
mce.Als, vaUeains mat Lac CiOss,ns Ga
lAD 4aAlAlUu 1uAaydus al IIISL select &c
t4htu up. wac Iu,vDa4u,rcu. unurr sus-
ltna4OA of tnc Iui,s. tnc execution OF
suC Cumuittcc s. OIucr Adylus been uc-
fCIItu. Iu a-CDOIuanlo W4.n InatfuCDVns
nom seven IueAnOcrs OIL lac Stlcvt COni-
mlttCC.
"A petition signed by G.. IL. Clarke. III.
lsost nnc.u. anu Thomas TOt,s. caiiiis
attciiuon fo tnc dnes,u vlOIauun OF l7
contract ty tnc Ila,uOn company, ia
MOI runnlus cars continuously llOnI iiOi
lyMouO TO Odh~O0u ttiuctcfyt AHA "'N-
iuA tuat II uc Iuictd 10 remove the cross
over on rnst sttcct, Was Presented
lno conmluce Ceclucu 10 leave the
crossing rcn4ain.
a peluOu ol the Bell Telephone Com
pany Tor permission 10 replace ueiecuNe
Ioios Nas referred tc the council Win
cut recommendation.
NEW LlNE 10 LAKEWOOD.
The favorable report OF "a suD-commlt-
tee on the petition OF the Richmond Kan
way ana EIeCtrc company Tor the pINl
lcsc OF cXtcnulug IT'S nnc nom l"ehtS-
ninth 4 streets, ATOMS / street, 10 'ue
city umlts, was ADOPTED. Inc pan ~
understood 20 be 10 run the me 10 C"h-
a favoraoie report was ordered ON an
ordinance specifying the streets where
the new raiiwsnrdu cmiwyp NbgkqJz
two sircet-TaIrway companies have rlshts
Act,1n on the petition Of the Richmond
Ralway and Electric Company for per
mission TO extend its Lakeside ParR line
10 Main street, along Loinparuy anu vtNe,
streets. was postponed until May ON al
i. NJ.
Contracts for paving and grading the
alley north Of Park avenue ana east
Of Harrison street. and the alley between
Park and West avenues, west OF mar
rison street. were awarded 10 Messrs.
Ambrccht x Mittendorf. Inc coiSracts
for similar Work at Twenty-frst ana Gay
streets. and on the east side OF twenty
sixth street. near \ and o Streets were
awarded TO Mr.. NJ. e. Billings.
QUESTION OF TRANSFERS.
The following letter was presented 10
~lIcnmond, Va. April 2s. 1897.
10 the Honorable Committee on Streets
of the City Council OF the City OF Ken
mOnd. -
COMPANY have, as is well known from
time 10 time ia the past eighteen months
win Z TO securing 10 lhe peoplo
OF Richmond the maximum dement, l4olH
the street car service OF the city, mdde
rcpcated efforts to secure from the Rich
mOnd Hallway and Electric Company d
system Of transfers between the Two
companies on O. fair and equitable basis.
These efforts have thus far been fruit
less. We now desire 70 oter thc IoIuW-
ing formal proposition TO your hOhoiaDle
committee:
.The Richmond Traction Company is
willing to carry into effect a system OF
transfers whereby a passenger VIII pay
but one fare and secure transportation
from any portion Of the Richmond Irac-
fiOn Company lines 10 any point on lhe
lines of the Richmond Railway ana
Electric Company, and vice versa, lhe
Richmond Traction Company agreeing 10
issue TO passengers VINO board its cars,
tickets for transfer which snail be nom
ored- the RlchmOnd Railway and Elec-
friC Nnuany at an points OF intersection
between the two companies, ana ehe
Richmond Traction Company VIII agree
10 honor the transfer tickets issued by
the Richmond Railway and Electric COM
pany in the same manner.
THEIR PLAN.
'The transfer tickets issued by the
Richmond Traction Company ana lakeh
On bv the Richmond Railway and Elec-
trio Company shall be presented the day
after they are used at the Office OF the
Richmond Traction Company for redeInp-
ton. the Richmond Traction company
redccming them at the rate OF from 2 10
- cents per transfer ticket, or at one
half OF the average amount received Dy
tho Richmond Traction Company from
each passenger carried on the day on
HH dr. F.WnF FHlAlf &c issued fnI
Richmond Railway and Electric Company
settling with the Richmond Traction
Company for its transfer uck-
cts. issued by the Richmond Railwey ana
Electric Company and honored by the
Richmond Traction Company, on the
same terms and In the same manner.
we know of TO fairer basis for trans
fers tina this. It's operation would be
thus:
"An individual living, for example say
near OakWoOd Cemetery or Church III
desires 20 go 10 the corner Of Franklin
and HRrrisOn streets. lie boards a Jrdc-
ton car. pays a five cent fare ana Is
carried on the Traction car TO the corner
Of Harrison and Bread streets. There a
transfer ticket is handed him boy the
Traction conductor and he transfers % "a
car OF the Richmond Railway and Elcc-
trio Company going south, Is carried two
blocks and gets OF at the corner OF
Franklin and Harrison. Next morning
the transfer ticket which was given him
by the Traction Company conductor and
by him turned over to the Richmond
Railway and Electric Company. is pre-
scented by the latter company at the Of
nee OF the Traction Company. who vii
redeem IL. paying over TO the Richmond
Railway and Electric Company say TWO
and q half cents. Notwithstanding the
fact thai the passenger was hauled more
thar three miles on the Traction cars
and about one-tenth of n mile on the
cars OF the Richmond Railway and Elec-
trio Company.
Returning. tho same passenger gets on
a Richmond Railway and Electric Com
pany car az the corner Of Harrison and
Franklin streets. pays a five cent fare
and is given by the Richmond Railway
and Electric Company. a transfer ticket
for the Traction car at Broad and Har-
rison streets. rides back over the Trac-
ton lines 20 OakwoOd Cemetery or
Church Inn ever three miles. The Tree
tion Compan takes the transfer ticket
thus received from the passenger anc
~cOllecte for ~ the next dav from the
Richmond Railway and Electric COMPANY
say two and q haif cents on a three mile
haul the Richmond Railway and Elcctri~
Company retaining q two and a half
cent fare for carrying ifs passenger say
two hundred yards. or one-tcnth of q
mile.
long AND SHORT HAUL.
There viii. Of course. De other cases
iu which the Richmond Traction Com
uauv has the short haul. but 10 is reason
able 20 suppose that the Richmond Trac-
ton Comrlnv will get the long haul as
,Ff.u na fHo RfnImOuT RnffuyaV mud Ifao-