The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-09
new SCHEDULE
TO WESTHAMP TON.
Car Company Proposes Fiftccn-
Minute Service, With Par
tial Transfers.
WILL HAVE ZONE SYSTEM
Country Club and Association
Considering Benefits OF
New Plat.

A fifteen minute schedule, with trans
tcrs within limited zone, is the prop
osition made by the Virginia Railway
and Power Company in response TO
the request OF the Country Club of
Virginia and the Westhampton Citi-
zcns' Association for better street car
service on tile wcsthampton line. At
ute service and has no general trans
fer system, having an Independent
franchise from all other lines, although
since the receivership and reorgan!za-
ton the road is fully owned by the
Virginia Railway and Power Company.
Some days ago the club took con-
current action with a meeting of the
Northampton citizens in regard to
street car transportation to rapidly
growing suburban section, the rcsolu-
lions reminding the company of the
volume of travel to the Country Club
and of the rapid building operations
in the neighborhood OF the new site OF
Richmond College.
Northrop Makes Proposition.
President William Northrop, of the
street car company. replied yesterday
in letter to President John A. Coke.
Jr., of the Country Club. making gem
eral proposition believed to be for the
betterment of the service. The new
plan proposes a fifteen minute schedule
for eighteen hours day. 1t also pro-
poses a transfer, coming out. from the
Main Street line and the Broad and
Main line. transfers to be good only in
the limited zone to what Is known
as 'Kissing Lane" on the map, Cren-
shaw Avenue, which marks the new
city limits.
From that point the car company
proposes a fare of 2is cents to the
clubhouse and to Westhampton. In
other words, the patron of the club or
college or resident of the neighborhood
may board a Main street car down
town, pay his fare and obtain a trans
fer to the Westhampton line. That
transfer will be good only IN the linz
tied zone of the city boundary, and
after passing into the county the con-
ductor will collect a half fare, arranged
in manner similar to the LABOR TICK
cts now sold before Z O'Clock a. NJ,
when the passenger tenders nickel
and receives back coupon ticket
good for another ride, making each
trip cost 2k cents. The passenger
to the club pays his additional half
, fare and receives a coupon which VIII
bring him on the return trip to the
city limits, where the regular fare
will be demanded. and on that fare ne
may obtain a transfer TO any point
within the city limits.
The Westhampton line is about hve
miles long and was built to be oper-
| ated as a separate property. Had the
Eclub's request for general transfer been
! granted it would have meant that
nassenper from downtown or on Church
| Hill might ride seven or eight miles
1 for one fare, while street railway eH-
perts assert that passengers cannot be
hauled probably by trolley FOX less
/ than l cent mile
/ President Coke said last night that
he would lay the company's proposal
! before the next meeting of the board
of governors and would transmit its
contents to the Northampton Citizens
Association for whatever action it may
see fit to take.