The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-01
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Church HiII Petition Defeats the
Traction Company.
FIGHT IN STREET COMMITTEE
That Body Order. the Removal OF the Cross
Over at Twelfth and Broad, With
viewto Securing Better Ser &
vice to tie East End.

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Practically the entire time of the Street
Committee of the Council at its meeting 4
yesterday afternoon was given to a dis
cussion of the removal of a crossover at
Twelfth and Broad Streets, which the
Traction Company has used for some FIVE .
years. Captain Curtis presented a petit
ton signed by 200 residents of Church
Hill, Who petition that the company be
required to take up the crossover. as its
presence. the petitioners state, has oper-
ated to the injury of the street car SER
vice to Church Hill. Mr. Bemiss and Mr..
q. r. Williams very earnestly presented.
the arguments of the company. that it be
permitted to continue the use Of the cross
over Mr.. Pollock, Mr.. N1osby Mr.. Cur
tbs and Mr.. Mills were all heard on the
advantages which would result to East
End residents from the full Broad Street
service going through. and no part of it
being turned back at Twelfth and Broad.
The result of the debate was.a an order
that the company remove the crossovcr.
which was carried by a vote of to I.
Captain w. II. Curtis presented a petit
ton from ZOO signers that the Traction
Company be required to take up the turn
out OF crossover a. Twelfth and Broad
Streets The petition stated that the per-
y
expired by limitation in November 1895;
that the Traction Company had failed TO
take the crossover up, and that the oeo-
pie on Church Hill. in Jefferson and Mar
shall Wards. have been Inconvenience by
the Traction Company's turning back a
number of liz cars at Twelfth :ad Braod.
Mr. BEA1ISS HEARD.
President Bemiss. of the company was
heard on thesIueston.. He thought the re-
moval of the crossover would rather in
Jure than help the service to Church Hill.
He stated that his services on this portion
OF Broad Street was alta two and half
minute interval Mr. Mills interrupted
| him to state that with Mr.. Camp, of the
| Council. he had recently waited for seven
teen minutes. From the time necessary
| for the cars to operate on the Broad Street
| hill one ~ a time, MIR Ben1ss thought
| that no closer service could be run down
| this hill ana on to Church Hill The re-
moval of the cTossover would only injure
! the service on the west side of the cross
over. In case of accident, the croSSoVer
| would much facilitate the removal Of
broken down car. AS to the Westhampton
cars, it is not proposed 10 run them down
! into town. but if necessary to run the
| Traction cars to the park.
| Captain Curtis stated that his people
would be satisfied with a five minute
schedule, bat that they were not getting
it. Frequently he had been put out in all
| weather at Twelfth and Broad and had to
| wait for fifteen minutes.
! Mr.. Peters moved, that the matter be
| laid on the table and the motion was
j lost by vote of to 4, as follows:
| Ayes-Messrs. Burton. Gibson, Glenn,
! and Peters,.
| Noes-Messrs. Bahen. Curtis, King,
| Mills, Niosby. and Pollock-6.
| On the motion OF Captain Curtis, that
l I1,a prDa III
/ taken up. Mr.. T. p. Williams, of the
/ Traction Company. was then heard. lie
! thought the removal of the crossoTer
/ would give the rival company q large
1 advantage in its ability to run a larger
| number of cars on Broad Street. He
! argued earnestly for the continuance OF
1 the permission to operate the cCossover.
Mr. Glenn asked Colonel Cutshaw
! whether he thought the crossover neces-
| sary under the present conditions, and
he replied that he did.
MR.. WILLIAMS ARGUES.
Mr.. Williams thought the removal Of
| the crossover would increase the danger
| to the travelling public at the points
/, where the Chesapeake and Ohio and Sea-
/ board Air Line cross at grade, Mr.. Mosby
| called Mr. Williams attention to the
fact that the Sea board Air Line crossing
| at grade had been granted at his-Mr
Williams-request Captain Curtis and
| Mr.. Williams Joined issue over the ques-
| ton as TO whether the Traction car SER
+! vice to Church Hill is at this time what
/ 1t should be. Captain Curtis was sure
| il g not.
Mr.. Pollock thought the milk in the
/ cocoanut was the desire to get the West
hampton line cars down into the city, for
! which no such permission has been given
| He thought the Church Hill people We're
!. asking only what was due 70 them, and
4 oil Ct
| could be arranged for otherwise.
! Mr. Williams and Mr.. Bemiss zwcra very
! earnest in their assurances that the
Westhampton line did not enter the mat
| tel at all. The cross-over was needed for
I the regular operations of the Traction
| Company.
| Mr. Mosby stated that he proposed to
/ vote for the removal of the cross-over. as
| nc thought tina otherwise it would be inn
! possible to give a proper schedule east OF
/ Twelfth He WIGS sure the removal of the
| scross-over would benefit the people Of
the East End, and he thought the COM
mittee had no right to discriminate be-
/ tween the people of the East End and the
! people of the West End. or to legsiate for
! the good of the Traction Company when
the interests of the people We're at stake.
REMOVAL is ORDERED.
1 On the calling of the pending question
! the cross-over: was ordered to be removed
by a vote of 6 to 4 as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Bahen. Curtis, King.
j Mills, Mosby and Pollock-6.
4 Noes-Messrs. Burton, Gibson, Glenn and
4 Peters,.
i Mr.. Glenn moved that the City Engineer
be directed to Investigate ana ascertain
/ whether the two street railway companies
i are at this time operating a fve-minute
4 schedule over their lines as required by
! ordnance and that he shall report to the
/ City Attorney, who shall proceed, if need
be- in the Police Court. The motion was
4 adopted without division.
i The Seaboard Air Line requested per-
4 mission to paint its name in white letters
on tho viaducts of the company where
they cross the streets. Colonel Cutshaw
thought the granting of such a permission
4 would be a mistake.
!. The matter was referred to the Ward
4 Committee, the City Engineer and the
i City Attorney.
4 The Virginia Electrical Railway and
4 Development Company. after some discus
4 sion, was granted permission to cut into
4 the vitrfied brick paving on Franklin be-
1 tween Second and Third