Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-29
4 TRANSFER SYSTEM.
EXCHANGE OF TICKETS DISCUSSED
BEFORE STREET COMMITTEE.
CROSS.OVER MUST Be TAKEN UP.
That mt FRAT and Droad TO BE
Pulfcd Out-Ofd Company Get"
New Route-Much Other Business
Transacted.

civ Hail at a o'clock yesterday AFTER
noon. Those In attendance were Chair
nan Allen and Messrs. Bahen, Bloom
berg. Burton. Carter. Ebel' Foster John
NJ. and John J. King, Lawder. Pollock
and Woody.
great deal OF discussion was INDUCED
in upon the proposition OF Mr.. POLLOCK
10 reconsider the action Of the commit
tee by which the Richmond Traction COM
pany was directed TO take UP its cross
over at the intersection of First and
Broad streets. The committee refused 10
reconsider by vote Of noes 10 ayes
Mr.. Pollock was OF the opinion that the
cross-over should be allowed TO remain
for a couple of months, until its adVan-
tage or disadvantage could be ascertained
The Richna ond Cedar Works asked for
the extension Of the sewer on Nicholson
street. The Council was recommended
10 authorize n hearing Of allegations.
RIGHT OF WAY AT CROSSINGS.
Bills and pay-.,olls were approved, and
MIR. Carter. as chairman of the suo-com-
mittee on the rights OF the dliIereh'
street-railway companies as 10 CROSSINGS
submitted a report on that SUBJECT Inc
recommendations OF this sub-coinmttee
were printed in the Dispatch several uays
ago. They gave the right OF way at
crossings in the following order the same
being Incorporated into an ordnance:
Rnth companies 10 stop at Broad and
Twenty-nrst and Broad ana Seventh
streets.
Richmond Traction Company to have
the right of way at Twenty-thlrd ana
venable. Broad and Twenty-hrst streets.
gfF
Fourteenth streets. Broad and Ninth,
BROAD and Laurel. and Laurel and Cary
streets -
Richmond Railway and Electric Com
many TO have the right Of way at Broad
and Twenty-ninth streets Broad ana
'rwenty-fourth streets. Broad ana
Seventh streets, Broad and Hancock
vtreets. Broad and Harrison streets ana
FIRST and Main streets. The ordinance
also embraced penalty. and it was
adopted.
OTHER REPORTS SUBMITTED
Mr.. Woody. chairman of the sub-com-
,,,ffea IN which was referred the petit
ton of the Richmond Railway and Elec-
trio Company for permission TO build a
line ont Twenty-ninth street from
street to the corporation lire, submitted
!. renort which recommended the grant
Ing OF the request. After much discus
n,on the report was adopted, and the
i.Ity Attorney directed TO report an orul-
sance granting the franchise
Tbe report of the subcommittee rela-
dive 10 the Lombardy-street line was
handed in by Chairman Foster. and its
consideration was laid over until May
1h at p. NJ. A.. A..
AIR Iawdor. of the Subcommittee dele
Gated 10 look into the curbing and gut
terlng of Twenty-sixth street, reported
favorahly upon the work, ana II was
ordered 10 be done. Mr.. Lawder also
handed IN his report upon the matter
OF allov'ng the Chesapeake and ONO
Pailvyav company TO build track across
the dock into the yards Of the Southern
Railway Company. The City Attorney
was instructed to prepare an ordnance
in accordance with the request.
Bids were opened and contracts award
ed for alley and street work as follows:
Grading and paving the alley north OF
Park avenue and east of Harrison street,
and also the alley between PARK anu
West avenues west Of Harrison street.
~ Nessrs Armbrecht & Millerdorf
LAYING sidewalks on the east side CT
Twenty-sixth street, from y TO streets
TO NJ f. Billings.
The City Engineer was directed 10 pre-
pare schedule for the expenditure Oh
the 5000 transferred from the account
known as streets generally TO the pay
roll account Of hands and carts and roAer
and crusher.
AS TO GENERAL TRANSFERS.
Mr.. John NJ. King here presented the
following communication relative TO
general transfer arrangement between
the two street-car companies Of the city:
10 the Honorable Committee on Streets
of the Council of the City of Richmond:
conference.-the Richmond Traction
Company has, as is well known. from
time to time within the past eighteen
months, with n view to securing to the
people of the city Of Richmond the maxi
mum benefit from the street-car service
OF the city, made repeated EFFORTS 10
secure from the Richmond Railway and
Electric Company a system of transfers
between the two companies on fair and
equitable basis. These efforts have thus
far been fruitless. We now desire to
offer the following formal proposition TO
your honorable committee:
The Richmond Traction Company Is
willing 10 carry into effect a system of
transfers whereby a passenger will pay
but one fare and secure transportation
from any portion of the Richmond Trac-
ton Companys lines to any point on the
lines of the Richmond Railway and Elec-
trio Company. and vice versa, the Rich
mond Traction Company agreeing to is
sue TO passengers who board its cars
tickets for transfer. which shall be
honored by the Richmond Railway and
Electric Company at all points of inter-
section between the two companies. and
the Richmond Traction Company Will
agree TO honor the transfer tickets is
sued by the Richmond Railway and Eiec-
trio Company in the same manner.
The transfer tickets issued by the Rich
mond Traction Company and taken up
by the Richmond Railway and Electric
Company shall be presented the day af-
ter they are used at the office OF the
Richmond Traction Company for re-
demption. the Richmond Traction Com
pany redeeming them at the rate OF from
10 2I-2 cents per transfer ticket. or at
one-haIf of the average amount received
by the Richmond Traction Company from
each passenger on the day on which
the transfer ticket is issued. the Rich
mond Railway and Electric Company set
Ting with the Richmond Traction Com
pany for It's transfer tickets. Issued by
the Richmond Railway and Electric Com
pany and honored by the Richmond Trac-
ton Company, on the same terms and In
the same manner.
HOW IT WOULD OPERATE
We know OF no fairer basis for trans
fcrs than this. It's operation would be
thus: An individual living. for example,
say near Oakwood Cemetery or Church
Hill, desires TO 20 10 the corner Of Frank
In and Harrison streets. He boards a
Traction car. pays the cents fare and
IN carried on the Traction car TO the
corner OF Harrison and Broad streets.
There transfer ticket Is handed him
by the Traction conductor. and he trans