Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-04
new TRANSFER PLAN

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Oakwood-Main lines ii both directions.
at Seventh street, to east Clay street
line, and to Manchester lines, north and
south
At Eighth street, to east Broad-Main
line
At Fourteenth. street. to Fourteenth
street line.
At Eighteenth street, to Seventeenth
street line.
In case of block, transfers will be made
from car to car.
Transfers will not be given on the Main
street line going east at the following
points, for the reasons stated above.
At Beach street, to west Clay street
line because this would permit q
loop back to the Reservoir.)
At Seventh street, to- west Clay street
line. because this would also permit a
loop.)
At Eighth street, to west Broad Main
street line. (Because this would also per-
nit a loop.)
At Ninth street, to north Ninth Street.
because this would permit a loop-but the
Ninth street Broad-Main cars will not
collect fares until after reaching Broad
street, thus enabling passengers from
Main street to ride up to Broad street
without paying additional fare). Under
this plan, passengers taking the Broad
Main street line at Ninth and Main, can
ride up to Broad street without paying
fare. In other words, there will be a
chance for passengers who want to avoid
the climb up Ninth street, to reach the
City Hall or the Capitol, to ride for
nothing, but the company seems willing
to grant this gratuity rather than give
transfers that might be used to loop back.
At Eighteenth street, to east Broad
Main and east Oakwood-Main lines. CAS-
transfers were issued to these cars at
First and Main streets, and Eighth and
Main Streets and from these points cars
have been passing over the same track
age.
At Twenty-first street, to east Clay
street line. CAS- transfers were issued to
this line at Seventh and Main streets,
and from that point cars have been pass
ing over the same trackage.
A Complicated System.
The plan shown in the case Of the Main
street line illustrates the general plan
Of the, company, with reference to all
other through lines that is too extensive
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has required great care and thought on
the part of Manager Huff. for the pecu-
liar routes of the car lines in Richmond
with their continual crossing and re-
crossing, has necessitated very criti-
cal study of the complicated system in
order to enable passengers to reach their
destinations by transfer system that
will not work hardship upon the COM
panys interests by those who wish to
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for looping back purposes
The company proposes to let down the
bars on all the branch lines in the mat
ter of transfers. There will be an open
door transfer system on the following
cross town lines. extending in all direc-
tinos, and good on all lines without
designating the points of transfer or the
lines Of cars to be taken: Perry street,
Hull street, Northside Northampton.
south Fourteenth street, north Seven
teenth street, north Twenty-tlrd street,
Riverview. and Seven Pines. For in
stance, passengers from Lakeside will re-
ceive transfers good at Clay or Broad
streets, going east or west on any car
traversing Clay or Broad streets. No re-
strictions are to be placed on these trans
fers whatever. and the same is true for
all branch lines. On the through lines
as Main street. Broad street, Broad
StieSl, S1dy Sl4SCL, Van WOO0~1oAOdo, NdhS
wood-A1ain and Laurel streets, the re-
striction placed on transfers is that the
points Of transfer shall be at the inter-
section of the lines instead OF at the
divergence of the lines, so as to avoid
the unnecessary double handling of the
traffic and the possibility, of looping
back
The company believes that this system
will operate to the advantage Of the pub
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time that it protects the company from
imposition. They claim that it will work
easily and rapidly when once thoroughly
understood by the travelling public, and
they propose to give every aid to this end
by supplying the cars with printed in
formation Of the plan, supplemented by
the use of transfers printed In colors
to ma tch the route light displayed on the
cars.
In speaking of the proposed system yes
terday, Manager Huff said that the COM
pany had to devise a system that would
be permanent, and for that reson the
present plan was the only tentative one.
subject to such changes as experiences
and Judgment should dictate. The off,
Gals feel that the permanent success OF
the street railway system depends upon
the rapid transit facilities that it affords
to relieve the congestion incident to the
early morning ana the late afternoon
travel, and that a system that puts a
passenger on the car that is to take him
directly to his destination, as soon as
possible is the best
BY the proposed plan. Seventh and Main
street. one OF the most congested corners
in the city. will not be used as trans
fer point for west-bound Clay street traf-
tic. and the. through Main street traffic
will not be delayed by the discharge Of
Clay street passengers. who have taken
the Main street cars at points west of
Twenty-frst street. with the intention
Of transferring at Seventh street.
Passengers IN this territory Will have to
board the Clay street cars directly.
The matter is up to the subcommittee
Of the Council for consideration. and az
ter the proposed plan has been tested.
the proper Council ordinances win put it
into permanent effect.
MILK IN THE c. c0ANuT.
a Further Explanation OF the Hitch
In Universal Transfer system.
Chairman ". II. Adams Of the SUBJ
Committee on Streets. to which YVES re-
ierred tho matter OF the universal trans
fer system. on request. further elaborated
the situation yesterday. as follows:
81 The existing ordinance aprescribes cer-
tain points at which transfera shall zbA