The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-28
may NOW BUILD
hallway II ] To FAIR 4.
Board Of Supervisors of8Henricol
. Grants Temporary Franchise
Along Boulevard ard
si3 @ - - 49,
Mr.. COOKE RAISED 0B LECTION
Mr.. COOKE RAJ SEQ OBJ LECTION.
This Was Withdrawn, However,
When Known Branch Would
Not Be Permanent.

The Virginia Passenger and Power,
Company may now build @ branch line
from Broad and Robinson Streets to tho
fair ground Just as soon US 1t pleases. This
The franchise to do so was granted this
company yesterday by the Supervisors q
Henrico county. There vas some mis-.
Understanding at first regarding thu
wlsl,es OF the company; whether ter-s
porary or permanent privileges were de-#
sired. IS. } n n 5s22s ,;i
FINALLY, however. the Supervisors voted
to permit the company TO lay It's 4 racks
along the Boulevard to the stats
Fair grounds, 81. or, condition that nat
pany shall remove the rails AMI
level off the grade after Thirty days
notice II the Supervisors should 50 wish
It. M s{ss
Mr.. w. G.. Saunders presided In tie
absence OF Erayser, who was
sick. The Traction Company was repre-
scented BY their chief engineer, A1rsWh te-.4
ley and Attorney Arthur Cannon. Blue
prints OF the proposed extension OF tie
tracks from Robinson and Broad Streets
to the bridge crossing the Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
were shown. requiring the laying OF aoollt
1850 feet OF track. u
Under Wrong Impr ession.
al After the company had laid Its petition J.
before the board Mr.. Charles, B. Cooke
was invited to give his opinion. 4 ~ ms
time 1t was understood that the company
desired permanent franchise. and Ar.s
Cooke strongly objected to granting y.
He considered that the line would no5
great harm 10 the public highway by de- /
stroying Its beauty and making vehlcl,
IA MAJ
TEN of boulevards which the city s
contemplating In this section, and said
street car line would mar the plan. Ha
preferred no line at all TO the fair GROUNDS
if a permanent franchise had tofbe given
along the highway.
Car Facilities Necessary.
4 Mr.. John stewart Bryan took the o2-
posite view to Mr.. Cooke. He considered
street car accommodations necessary
transport the great numbers $l.ot pesoplo
who would be continuously going ~ ana avg
coming from the fair grounds. As 81 one one
closely connected wlththe fair Ne y, ocon-
Mr.. Cooke theK asked why the cos'l-
many did not purchase It's roadbed tnron.r
the property of Mr.. John r. Bran ~, =! y r.S
Cannon replied that this would sliiNoAs4
condemnation proceedings md other De-
lays, which would not give the company
time to build, before the th'i ot''eet'sN'' t-t
After further discussion the con,p.o.
mise was reached in which me tee e.,',
many agreed to tear up the tracks 'ii'sr
thirty days notice
1t was objected that the bsidee .sp ,,a
the railroad, which is twenty IL, m,uI,
is too narrow to accommodate me ctoMus
and causes menace to lfe,l sna y w" ~,
suggested that the Traction cnnpany y
required TO build a foot bridge across no
gap. KY NJ Z. =,
Mr.. cannon objected TO- tn y !, sMs'hls
that III VAS asking ootmuch OF them,
MI. Bryan said that he th mo a.ls
rai,, K ssociation would erect temporary
modern nsl 8 tructure for foot pa ssengers as
its avn expense Thesboard then stated
,hat III Tie franchise would be granted 1ust
80 the bridge Vas built, and the car.coln-
many nv, isnued transfers to and from us
Ira BRAN nch line line. hssking9only one fare FROM
anv mart OF the soity, Z,
"a As The buildingnof the bridge Is tina
only obstacle to the company beslnnlna
n - JIM is tracks. the State Fair Assoc'a,
~ will In all probability agree to act
according to Mr. BYan's suggestion IT
once.
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