The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-14
THE MULE CARS
RUN NO LONGER
But the Passenger and Power Com
pany Holds on TO
Eighth Street.

The mule cars and the tug morse u.
Ninth Street-MherS are they -Asf> "
the Board Of Directors OF tbs. it.ciiiis5't"
Passenger and Power Company. w.ie NJ
their meet flg yesieraay cseAins ordered
that the mule car line stop al Eliuhis!tt.
So passes an ancient and honofsd iiiSa-
tuition which in its youth, several decades
ago, was q valuable and ar-io-Gate nuns
cipai convenience. But the years p'isseo
sad the age OF a new force mas eoii'e'
against which the s.ow-moVins R@fsS-cs't
cannot compete. Ono after another, cites
have given up .the old style methoa OF
Jocon,otion for the cable or electric car.
And now Richmond is added 10 the iiSt-
The Passenger and Power Company in
no sense however. is 10 pe reSafdei iS
giving up the franchise or right of way
,yhici il has enjoyed in the operation of
Inc cuie-car route. Ia particular 1t
sloutly maintains that il has Il right o.
way on Eighth from Broad TO MAN.
CAPTAIN George Airlslie. of the counsel
Tor the company. when seen last night
after the meeting of the Board Of DireS-
tors. stated that the company proposes
10 stand on its legal rights. It has rights
on Eighth Street and it proposes To ae-
fcrd them. As 10 the running OF mule
cars. ii recognizes that it has no autnoT-
ity in its franchise for their operation,
and il yields TO the wishes OF the Council
no way affects its right to operate under
its franchise 4 single track electric line
on Eighth Street"
MEN OUT OF EMPLOYMENT.
There viii ile n score or more men
thrown out % employment temporarily
but they will all probably get jobs later
on as motormen or conductors me
mules and tug horses Will be disposed OF,
except such as the company may be aoic
~
The meeting Of the directors was a brief
one a resolution had been prepared by
The counsel for the company. and 1t was
promptly adopted and the directors ad-
journei.
The next step probably will be with a
view 10 bringing the Two rival street car
companies 10 an agreement with reference
to the joint use OF tracks on Broad Main
and Eighth Streets.
Mule or horse cars were brought into
use here before the war. The first
operated was from Ninth and Main TO
iwenty-eghth and Main Streets. Later
on the Nain-Strect route was extended TO
Main and Vine Streets The mule cars
were dispersed with the Nain-Street
line more than ten years ago
nECLIEf1s TO ACCEPT ORDNANCE.
The Passenger and Power Company de-
t>iines to accept the conditions of the
ordinance. recently passed by the Conn-
Gil. with a view to getting il 10 use SeE-
Lenth Street instead Of Eighth Street for
its BIoad-Street line. This leaves the sit
uation simply this-that the Traction
Company has a right to two tracks on
Eighth Street and the Passenger and
Power Company TO one track on Eighth
Street, while the City Engineer states
that the width of Eighth Street from
curbing to curbing renders more than two
tracks a physical imposSibility-
Unless compromise or arbitration is
agreed upon there is every indication
that there viii be litigation over the
claims of the rival companies TO a right
of way on Eighth Street.
The following communication filed yes
terday by Captain A e. Guigon. Of coun-
sci for the Passenger and Power Com
pany, with the city clerk, Mr. b. I.
August. sets forth the purpose OF that
company to remain on Eighth Street:
Richmond. Va, Feb. II. 1901.
To the Council of the City of Richmond:
Gentlemen-We beg leave respectfully
TO notify you that we have Withdrawn
our application to the Committee on
Streets for the right to discontinue the
use OF our track on Eighth Street. be-
tween Main and Broad Streets. and to use
our Seventh-Sueet track in lieu thereof.
We respectfully ask that the ordinance
recommended by the Committee on
Streets. granting the right to discontinue
the use OF the Eighth-Sueet track, and
indefinitely postponed by the Common
Council at its meeting on January 4,
1901, be rejected.
We have withdrawn this request to be
allowed 10 discontinue the use of the
Eighth-Street route, and request the re-
lection of the ordinance recommended by
The Street Committee because of a change
in the conditions since the request was
made and in accordance with the direc-
ton of the Street Committee at its meet
ing February 1, 1901, and we shall imme-
diately proceed to rehabilitate and cleo
srify the Eighth-Street route.
Very respectfully.
THE RICHMOND PASSENGER AND
POWER COMPANY,
BY ]. D. PATTON. President.