The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-25
QUESTION: OF
TRANSFERS
Corporation Commission f1ear-
Ing Complaint Of Seven Pines
Citizens Against Car Co.
CONTENTION OF DEFENDANT
Lines 81 Richmond Passenger
and Power Company End at
Corporate Limits.

IA further stem in the fight OF the peo-
| pie living along the line Oh 'no
Pines road to force the ra'i"'3
pany to continue the granting % .t."s
| fers from that line to me eieo'''o 49,
| within the city, and the con'inuA''s7
the Issuance of school and lapor 'iche's
Wa ,raae IN Yesterday before the state
/ Corporation Commission.
Some time ago tho railway companies
operating the city lines ana "rat ''
| known as the Seven Pines me oise'''
| tinued the granting of transfers pe'
i the lclty lines and tho line running "
seven Pines. Mr.. William d. Oakley
promptly filed a complaint against 'he
Virginia Passenger and Power Company
and tho Richmond Passenger and Power
Company, petitionins the state Co '
| ton Commission to require those INES 20
! exchange transfers. mat case Va,
4fuIly heard before the commission anu
| witnesses we're heard on both sides. inc
result of that hearing was that the com
/ mission la nded down an opinion, IN whlcn
it required the Virginia Passenger anu
/ Power Company and the lichHlo!'u ~
| senger and Power Company 70 restore t'., tio
4 transfer system between the eleclFlc .,Iss
within the city and the line between le.cii.
| mond and Seven Pines. However. ms
ioninion7 was based wholly upon the fact
/ that the two railway companies mao
| changed their rates without first having
| obtained the permission Of the corpora
J ton Commission. as required ps iaw.
| The commission at that time ola no,
| enter into the case further than ina = ahu
! in the order issued by that podS, re-
| curing a restoration of the transfer
svstan, between these two lines and the
| continuance OF the sale of school ana
| labor tickets, It was set out that, II tho
| defendant companies desired 20 mass
] such a change in their rates, or any othel
| change, such petition would De hearo
by the commission formally. Thus II was
that the companies we're required - GU
/ tinue the issuance of transfers.
THEN ASKED PERMISSION.
/ The Virginia Passenger and Power Com
many and the Richmond Passenger and
| power Company almost Immediately llleo
n petition with the State Corporation
! Commission seeking from that pody au-
1. thority to change their rates, and make
I a charge of five cents over the seven
/ pines line, and also to discontinue the
/ sale Of school and labor tickets "hich
1 are sold at a greatly reduced rate.
4 A formal hearing of this application
I OF the two electric companies was had
4 on Yesterday before the State Corpora.
/ ton Commission. The electric railways
i Interests were represented by MAJOR NJ.
4 M. Martin and Captain Alex. Gulgoh.
i the regular counsel OF those companies.
i Messrs, George 4Er. il and F. NJ. Conner
1 arguing the case against the companies.
l Tho city attorney, Mr.. Henry r. Pollard.
| was present to look after the Interests OF
tho city of Richmond. One witness Was
nut on the stand. and then the case WAC
I turned over to counsel for argument.
i Major Martin opened the argument IN
speech in which he set forth the various
steps leading UP to the requirement OF
the various railway properties around
Richmond by the present Two elect'lc
times. to-wit: the Virginia Passenger ana
Power Company and the Richmond Pas-
senEer and Power Company Inc con
4 yeyance of the several properties fIoip
1 the hands Of the old Richmond Electric
"A Railway Company and from Mr. George
p. Fisher to the present owlie:s 10
some what complicated affair. IT 10"
annears that all OF the lines within the
corporate limits OF the city Of h!chlnoho
= are owned and operated by the hicnlnona
Passenger and Power Company. Whiie'
as soon as the lines pass the corporate
limits they become the properly ana ar .
a onerated by what Is claimed to be iii eh-
J
as the Virginia Passenger ana fo"er
Company. on the lines nccessurJ 10 pc
used In going from any place N Inc
ii cjty3to seven Pines there is an !ntcrsect-
ING noint, at which It Is necessary 10
transfer, at Twenty-ninth ana + Streets,
while the corporate line OF ne ehS
crosses the electric railway two ana u
ha1f squares beyond Twenty-ninth and !
q Streets. Major Martin states that ms
companies cannot be required to give
nsfers from the lines Of the lHchrnohh
Passenger and Power Company u seven
pines good beyond the line Of tue city
limits, which would be only Two ana = =
half squares from TWcn,y-nlnin ana
streets the transfer point. whlch trahs-
for wo,,Id of course be practically USE
iess 10 n passenger for Seven lines
THE OTHER SIDE.
,,,,a tr,,chtsa5 ~ the Richmond Passcn-
eer and Power Company az was drought
ou, IN Inn arguments or counsel Tor We
nIaintifr Messrs, Bryan ana CONNER ~
n,ures that that company snall lSsue
i transfers TO its passengers AT lilefA"ct'hg
Ilnes. and it Is in the ascer'HihEc'il o.
49,, ts the end of the line winch begins
:" '. ,r,an,w-ninth and r Streets That rs The
solution OF the problem, y Inc coIn4nls-
s,on sbalt declare the end of thal line
n ho nj the city limits. whicnl II Two ana
n half squares from T"slty -hinth ana
i r streets, the transfer point, men VIC
transfers VIII be good no further than
: that point, IT. on the conlrai%;,. VIC com,
, mission finds that the ""Nl OF ila'
line is al seven Pines az ciAltIen ~
3 counsel for plaintiff, passenger "l'l De
enabled 10 use his transfer TO that point
IN. commission on yests'diy 'lefrd
spcechcs by Major SarllN, or 'len 81
. bryan and Mr. r. ~ Corner, ~ "'llcl
t today. owing 10 the fac, ~ oaptar
Guigon had become too nnwe,, % pro
coed further with the Co. ~ ~. ~ !,
o'",nck mr pollard VIII be hoard ant
oarr liuiron win follow II Is also
E ts,ecsd that ei the plaintiff win put othe'
witnesses on the stand
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Old Richmond Boy Here.
2 IL nn OLD Rlchrnnn